Connecticut western news., 1880-02-18
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 Births in Canton in 1879, 78; deaths, 51 marriages, 27, about the average of the pas ten years.
 1 Richard Frazier and John Grant are in jai awaiting trial for taking horse and bugg, without permission of the owner.
 Of the four colored births in Collinsville il 1879, three of the fathers, and two of thu mothers were formerly slaves in the south.
 Eugene Barnes shot three old foxes Jan 27th on the hills of 'Satan's Kingdom" | D. B. H. LakevllIe.
 How has the last week appeared to you al regards weather7
 The performance given by the Salisbury Dramatic Association on Tuesday evening O last week was success financially. Every seat in the house was filled. The Sherlocke family gave concert ir Academy Hall Saturday evening last, to ( large but not enthusiastic audience. The singing was not of the best quality. MT. James Harrison is around once more having recovered from the injury to his ankle which has kept him confined to the house fol some time past.
 It is reported that MT. Chas. Chapin, the junior partner of the firm of Griggs & Chapin is to retire from the business, and that MT. Chapin's father is to fill the vacancy. R. Salisbury.
 MT. T. M Wells who has been spending some little time at the home of his father, MT. Silas Wells of this town, left on Monday for his home in Negaunee Mich. MT. Wells holds the position of head clerk in the store of the Iron Cliff Co.,, Negaunee, and is most competent business man, and one whom Sal isbury may well be proud to own as one O. her 'boys."
 The Salisbury Dramatic Association gave the long talked of entertainment last Tuesday evening to full house. The drama is the finest and most difficult ever presented by the association. A previous engagement ren dered it impossible for us to witness the play but from report we gather that it was per formed in an excellent manner, many con sidering it the finest representation the asso citation have ever given. The Barnard House is to be sold at auction Feb. 26th, also the coal yard and severa small lots of real estate, as advertised by D T. Warner, Esq.
 The Rev. MT. Striker of N. Y. occupied the pulpit of the Congregational church last Sunday morning.
 There was small and informal gathering at the house of l.. P. Ashman last Saturday evening. No cards. MT. T. F. Dexter has gone to Newtown, oi this state, to engage in business for short | time.
 E. s. Bower of Pleasant Valley, N. Y. spent last week in town. Everyone remem bers "Sam." Bower as the former genial, jovi al clerk at Clark Bros. QUIs. Huntsville.
 "Going, still going" Every day fresh vic tins with the matrimonial epidemic, with nc signs of abatement, and no knowing where it will break out next. The latest was double and silver wedding, all at the house of Wal lace Millard's on Wednesday last.
 Miss Katie Sabine has returned home for a few weeks vacation from millinery estab- ishment in Harrington, Mass.
 No births this week, unless a new cider grocery has started into existence on the noisy scenes of life since yesterday. Our wor thy citizens wink at, and support five such concerns in Huntsville, which feed upon the earnings of the easy teamsters, and send woe and misery into the homes of many sorrow ing family.
 In letter from Pennsylvania learn that every rolling mill foundry..and Iron furnace in that section is working on full time, while iron is selling at rise from 16 dollars to 40 and 80 dollars per ton. Don't know though if "disinterested persons" in Huntsville have heard of this.
 Some of the old furnace hands are coming into the place, and it is expected that the great wheel at the furnace will shortly go grooming on it's rounds of duty.
 JOHN Goss1p.
 A few people in this vicinity have gathered their annual harvest office.
 The school in District No. closed Friday, Feb. l3. Whole number of scholars B, av- craze attendance 23 BIO. MT. Leighton will spend his vacation at his home in New York state.!
 Miss Nellie Andrus of Winsted is visiting Miss Ellen Dunning
 Mrs. Hotchkiss and daughter are visiting friends in Milford, Conn.
 James B. Adams has accepted olerkship in the store of Dickerman & Jopp of West Winsted, and entered upon his duties last Friday. Jamie leaves host of friends who wish him the best of success
 Watson Dean has rented his place to T. sacket of Clayton. who is to work for MT. E. Lorrain the coming summer.
 Miss Mary Rood, who lives about one mile from the station in this village, has never rid den upon, nor seen the cars but once on the c. W. R. R. X. sharon.
 The Congregational singing school will soon close. Prof. Hart has proved himself an efficient leader, and the improvement in. that part of their service is very marked.
 We are happy to report favorably in regard to A. R. Woodward. Although still very weak and feeble, it is hoped he is out of dan- ger. H. c. Rowley has assumed the editorship of the Amenia Times, which seems to divide him up, important town offices holding him to Sharon, where he will retain his residence | for the coming year, while his interest in the | Times takes him to Amenia daily. We wish | him great success.