Connecticut western news., 1880-05-12


 ing to MT. Kilmer. Incendiary.
 MT. Ambrose Clark of Salisbury, who for some time past had been in Cedar Rapids. Mich. in the mercantile business, died at his in Salisbury yesterday morning. He was young man of promise, and leaves many friends to mourn his loss.
 The Winsted Press says that MT. G. W Wright, of that place, has been recently ad- mitted to the Society of the Professors oi Dancing in New York city. The standard of membership in this association is helo high, and admission is difficult, MT. Wright oeing with one exception the only dancing master in the state who has thus far been ac- epted as member.
 The business of the late c. Humphrey will hereafter be conducted by the sons of tho deceased, William and Horace, both of whom Ire thoroughly conversant with it's every de- 'artment, having been associated therewitl' from childhood; and as both possess busi- ness tact and judgment, it is safe to predict that the enviable reputation heretofore en- joyed by the establishment will be fully sus- ained 7.
 -Murrays circus to-day will undoubtedly call together large crowd, which the show, if fully up to the standard of Mr. Murray's prevous efforts, richly deserves. His per- rormances in this place two years ago, were well worthy of any show of much greater pretensons. Mr. Murray. as manager, ia one of the most successful young men before the public, and by reason of hls honorable lealiug and the fnlallment of his entire pro gramme. enjoys popularity which few show. men can boast
 Last Saturday the news came, of the death of Charles W. Parsons of East Canaan which occurred at Pequabuck, in the town of Plymouth last Friday He was taken about two weeks ago with typhoid pneumonia, of the most violent type, which, notwith. standing his powerful constitution, culminat ed, as it almost invariably does He was un' til the time of his sickness, employed as watchman in the foundry of Terryville Man ufacturing Co.,, where he contracted severe cold which induced pneumonia. His remains were brought to East Canaan last Saturday and inferred Sunday, Rev. MT. Forbes o Winsted preaching the sermon. He wa about p years of age, and unmarried.
 That Comical Brown, New England's olt favorlte comic artist, announces series of hi unique entertainments in this vicinity, as fol lows Falls Village, May l4th, Lakeville 18th, Salisbury, l7th, Colebrook River, 18th Riverton, 18th, and Canaan, 20th. Mir. Browr advertises a new programme of his delinea tions and comicalities, and will be assisted by Mr. J. B. Wsstendorf, talented tenor vo calist and pianist. Brown makes specially of low prices of admission. Tickets only 20 cents. children underT twelve years, l! cents. Reserved seats only JfOe cents extra MT. B. has been drawing crowded houses through the state this spring. and the pres speak highly of his entertainments. Al wishing an evenings enjoyment at 8 low price should attend. See advertisement il another column.
 -one would naturally suppose that tn temperature of the business end of a horne would be hot enough to burn up @ nest, bu on the contrary it requires over 200 cords Q seasoned four foot wood, and the sprouts an stubble on several acres of land, to effectivel, | destroy one summer residence of these socia ble creatures. Last Monday afternoon man set fire to & hornets nest near Joh Galyin's, at East Canaan, and before he kney it the fire had spread until it got beyond hi control, working north toward the marbl quarry, over the land of the Barnum Richard son Co.,, Peirce, Lawrence < O., Fenn Bil elow and MT. Lawrence, consuming ever, thing combustible ID it's path, with 70 cord of wood piled up, belonging to Messr
 Barnes, and over loo cords belonging Q Il
 B. R Co.,, besides damaging fences and oth'
 property. A force of men were fighting
 nearly all the afternoon, and succeeded in @
 tinguishing it about 8 o'clock
 -EDrreR NEws:-The following is a mel oranda of the snow storms. as they occurr, 5 during the past season in this town:
 Oct. .24th, first snow squall
 ! Nov. 3d, five inches deep, with hail; St three inches deep; 18th, ground covere
 23d, showed 1 1-2 hours.
 liec. IA, showed hours; 18th, hour y 22d, all m., inches deep; 3lst, p.
 and evening, 6 inches teep.
 | 1o,, 4 Feb 3d, last night and to-day, II inch !. ieep, (heavrest of the season ) 7th, storm e hour; 2lst 2 inches; 23d, 2 inches deep. Mar. 7th, ground covered: 10th, groul covered; llth, showed all day, 8 l-2 inche
 18th, last night and this morning, 1-2 inc
 es; 18th, showed necessarily from 10 Q. till evening.
 < Apr. 24th, ground just covered. t Storms not exceeding half an hour in d ration were not recorded Whole numb'
 20; last year 30, and the year before,
 The greatest burden of snow occurred Eel 1 3d; last season Jan. 3lst, 6 inches deep.
 H. M. A.. Canaan, May 10 1880.
 d The sporting men of this region asse' 0 bied at the trotting park last Saturday aft' noon to witness race between Dr. Car
 and Myron Decker, who own two very like colts, capable of going inside of three mi t utes. The contest resulted in victory Dr. Camp, in s.O2. An interesting feature the occasion was the speed showed by 'Squi : Peet, who, having invited reporter to E aboard" drove to the park, and onto t track, where his steed, who is an old mare
 20 years, with record of 2.32 ten years al e seemed to fully comprehend the situation ' for, taking the bit between her teeth, 8 IT sped away like an arrow from the bow, ov t hauling both Decker and the Dr, who WI
 leisurely exercising their trotters before liz
 gigs. They responded to the 'squire's oh
 lenge, but were distanced in less time than
 takes to write if the old mare going at