Connecticut western news., 1880-09-08

we en&u 1eel greaSiy oDngeo bo any O1 our friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send us particulars of any occurrence of interest which may come under their notice. -Mr. D. L. Freeman is visiting friends in Illinois.
 Mi. C. Loomis of Hartford is stopping at the Warner House.
 r-Thers was no preaching in the Metho- dist church last Sunday night.
 -The schools opened for the fall term last Monday, with good attendance.
 The East Canaan Sunday School had 8 picnic at Lakeville last Thu siay.
 Miss Alice Peirce of this place is attend ing school, the fan term, at Claverack
 The employees of the Housatonic R. R. have just been examined for color blindness. Mrs. Geo. W. Peet arrived home from her European tour last Friday, after a rough voyage.
 -of course all Canaanites will attend the cattle shows at Falls Village and Ct. Bar rington this month. e.. The crinoline is coming into fashion again. Now the bicycle will certainly have to keep of the sidewalk.
 The Rev. W. L. Bostwick of New Brit ain oficiates as rector of Christ Church dur ing Rev. Mir Bodley's absence in Europe.
 -Baggage master A. A. Hubbard of this station is enjoying his vacation at Tyringham; Walter Lord of Falls Village takes his place. Pine Grove is now deserted save by Watchman Nash, and two carpenters who are building an ice house near the boarding house.
 The Canaan Cornet band is constantly improving,-so say outsiders and nothing else,could be expected under Prof. North's tesching.
 Miss Emma J. Stiner of this place will wield the birch and inculcate wisdom in the Wetaug school house this fall, commencing this week.
 The recent upstarting of bootblacks in this place has abated to great extent, and the manipulators of spit and tar have retired on their laurels.
 Prospects are favorable for big attend anee at the reunion next Friday. Good music, good speeches, and good refreshments can be relied on.
 Roll M. Rood, of this place, who fol some time past has been clerking in New Hartford store, has secured position ill th' freight office m Hartford.
 The local freight train on the H. R. R got three Hat cars badly of the track at thi station last Thursday, bending and twisting the rails with great.. force.
 About 30 from this place "took in" th' Rockaway Beach excursion last Saturday, ant before they got home they broke off about five hours of the Sabbath.
 -Lucey's last excursion of the season goes next Wednesday to Long Branch. Al excursion will be run on the H. R. R., tht Ire for round trip from this place being S2.o0 The Cornwall Star suggests the need o n early train, starting from this place, fo New York, and late train in return. good suggestion. but not likely to be actet upon.
 -Messrs. B. J. Bradley and M. s. Pratt late of the Miller House, Ct. Harrington, ant formerly of the Union House and Warne House in this place, are spending few week in No: tn Carolina.
 Conductor Pollard, who came to talk charge of Conductor Curtis extra freigh train during the latters illness, went home sick. in few days, with ''fevernager," anc losn Jim Lake runs strain.
 It beats all, how many homeless people there are in town. It is no uncommon oc curence to see men stretched out in the shad ow of picket fence at night, apparent! dead-''no place to lay their head"
 We are obliged to abridge our cores pondence this week, owing to an unusual. large supply of matter. Other interesting communications are left out for want of room some of which will appear next week.
 Judging from the preparations, the Sec. ond Heayies will have to stay in Canaan { week to eat up all the provisions which vii be provided for them.-Neso Milford Ca zette. Guess not if you come up, Robert.
 Geo. L. Parsons has put in a stock o flags and other decorations suitable for reun ion day, and it is hoped our citizens will sup ply thspselves and decorate their dwelling and public buildings in becoming manner A large band of gypsies passed through this place for Winsted last Thursday. By the time they find out whether there is any mail for them in that well post oficed town they will be perfectly willing to "Ex Move O. N."
 If anybody thinks there isn't much force to the water of the Canaan water works, just ask the young man who attempted to hold a cork in one end of pipe when it was turned on and immediately soaked his head, wiped of his chin, and put on a dry shirt and col. lar. He thinks it is forcble argument Miss Zadie Davis, one of Sandtown's bellies. who for some time has been languish. irg in Litchfeld jail for drawing a pistol on hcr father, a respectable and hard working colored man, has come 'out ofbondage" and Is again beneath the paternal roof. Miss Ionic Rice, who employed underhand means to areplenish her scanty wardrobe" few seks sipcs, s still in durance vile.