Connecticut western news., 1880-04-21
LOCAL NEWS.

We shall feel greatly obliged to any O. our friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send us particulars of any occurrence O. interest which may come under their notice.
 Several private telephone wires are talk ed of this place.
 The Housatonic R. R. Go. have cut 2s 900 tons of ice this season.
 Miss Carrie Smith of East Canaan is teaching school in Amenia.
 The slips in the Methodist church are tc be sold Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
 -Presiding Elder A. K. Sanford is tc preach in the M. E. church next Sunday eve. ming.
 Camps drug store is to have a new cell. ing, and other improvements. ''None but the rich"-etc.
 Gents straw hats will be worn on top of the head this season. The ladies' styles are not yet announced.
 A hive of bees belonging to W.J. Can. field of Canaan Valley swarmed last Wednes. day. Spring is coming.
 A hail storm threw stones at the glass No damage was done here.
 Street sprinkling has commenced, and the small boy who holds the nozzle and squirts all over the passer by, is happy.
 Boys are scooping out suckers with their hands, from Underwoods brook, some of which weigh nearly two pounds
 Frank Hitchcock is doing good job at the Franklin farm in the way ofgrading, etc., near the crossing. It looks well.
 The travelling fish market which has been laid up with measles for the past week, starts out tomorrow, full blast F-I-srHl
 An Amenia boy IA years old has built an engine of wood about two feet long, said to be a most remarkable specimen of mechanical skill.
 Fred Young has been engaged to take charge of the reading room, hang up the.pa- pers, turn out smokers and take the cussin' this year.
 The owners of fast horses are exercising them on the new trotting course near the Housatonic river, with view to improving the track.
 MT. Chauncey R. Morris, formerly mas ter mechanic on the Housatonic R. R. goes to Ft. Wayne Ind. May lst to accept sim liar position there.
 Charlie Marvin of Sharon, drove over to this place last Sunday, with tine-looking rig, which wasn't oU 'livery and exchange, ; to visit friends and relatives.
 According to the political papers there = to be an election fer president in this country next November, and already several candi. dates are mentioned, among whom is a NJ. Grant.
 William J. Ferguson and Frederick Bronson of this town have been drawn as jurors at the.United States District Court, session commencing next Tuesday at New Haven.
 Superintendent Jones and General ticket agent Pearce of the c. W. R. B. went through this place last week, on business in connec- tion with the attachment of the Company's property.
 Landlord Mcdonald is to make special offort to induce summer boarders to rusticate in this place the coming season, and it is hoped he will succeed in filling his house brim-full.
 On account of the illness of the teacher, Miss F. A. Dean, there was no school in the intermediate department last week. Miss Bertha J. Granger teaches in Miss Deans stead this week.
 Jacob Decker, of Sheffield, who recently moved into A. T. Roraback's tenement in this place, has vacated the same, and taken the west suite of rooms in Watson's ''city frontn on Church street.
 : -Sperry Sisson, who committed suicide at New Marlboro last Saturday, was formerly a resident of this place. His self destruction is attributed to desire to evade an impending lawsuit, of an unsavory character.
 Frank Strong, brother of c. P Strong of this place, who is carrying on tin, stove and furniture business at Hinsdale, Mass, was burned out last Sunday morning together with several other concerns. Frank loses about $l ,000.
 Miss Grace Langdcn opened her school at Huntsville, Mary Cummings at South Canaan, and Emma Stiner at Canaan Mountain last Monday. If any school district is minus teacher, apply at Canaan High School" sat isfaction guaranteed. The Housatonic R. R. Co.'S. new locomo- tive, "John B. Peck" is out, and is the heav- | jest engine on the road weighing when coaled up 54 tons. It is capable of hauling 50 cars Another engine about the same size is being i built for the Fl. R. R. Go. The following gentlemen have been ad- mitted to the bar in Litchfeld County Daniel Cady, student with Gov Andrews; Mr. Baker, student of J. Wade Hughes of Sharon, and MT. O'Hara of Washington, student of Seymour Seymour.
 The Allen trial at Hartford for the mur- der of the watchman Shipman at Wethers- field prison, terminated last Saturday morn- ing, in the finding by the jury, Of verdict of murder in the second degree. He was sen- telccd to fife Imprisonment in the state pris oh. Judge Granger of this place occupied the bench with Judge Pardee of New Haven.