Connecticut western news., 1880-09-08

Col J. B. yHardenbergh and Nr. J. W. Peet, delegates from this place. are attending the Democratic Congressional Convention at Bridgeport today, and A. T. Rnrabaek, Esq.,, attends the Republican Convention in the same city.
 -J. G. Zimmerman, Jr, of Troy, N. r., who bought up the tobacco crop last winter, called on us the other day. He is enjoying pleasure trip through the country, at the same time keeping an eye on the tobacco crop, which he pronounces immense.
 A loaded car was thrown from the main track just north of this village last Saturday, and the regular trains were obliged to "go around" which they idby running on side track, the derailed car, fortunately, being di- rectly beside the turnout.
 We acknowledge the receipt of an invi- tation to be present at the llth annual reun. ion of the Eight Regiment, c. ", to be held at New Hartford on Friday of next week, l7th inst A special invitation is extended to all veterans of other Regiments, to be pres ent.
 Next Friday (Reunion dsy) passengers will be carried at half fare on all regular trains on the Conn. Western R. R. and also all trains on the Housatonic R. R., south of this place. The south bound through freight passing this station at LILO p. m. will stop at all stations south.
 An illustration of the viper biting the hand that feeds it occurred not long ago, without money and without price" at Mir. Shields, showed his gratitude by stealing $24 in cash from the vest of Thomas Shields which hung up in the room where he slept.
 Alexander Waters of winsted is doing the piping and plumbing at the new East Canaan furnaces. "Aleck" was some years ago in business in this place, and is well known hereabonts. He is also lone of the boys" of the old "2d Connecticut Heavy Ar tillery," and will be on hand at the reunion next Friday.
 -Dr. J. D. Clemans, with his brother Dr. s. T. Clemans of New Milford, is spending Q couple of weeks in DesMoines. Iowa. So our Canaan friends can enjoy the toothache in peace, and feel relieved to think that they can call at Dr. Camps office on Friday to have the plaguey thing pulled, and find no one there to pull it.
 A stranger hired horse and carriage at Warmers livery stable on Saturday, Aug. 28, saying that he would be gone five days. As he had hired the same horse several times before for one and two days at a time, and paid up squarely, Landlord Warner gave him the rig without hesitation, but at the end oi the five days, the horse did not appear, noI on the tenth day, whereupon Ed. quietly hitched up last Monday and started of on 6 little detective expedition of his own, with nc clues or assistance of any kind. At Millertor he got track of his horse, which he traced te Sharon, and there, after diligent search, he found the carriage in one place, harness 1T another, and the horse in still another, tht | AofAAS5 bO0AA S"HPRGA oAN BUN three times He recovered every article, in cluding blankets and whip.
 A story is told of one of our bashfu young bachelors who summed camp meeting because of his fear of the girls. He was in duced by a friend to attend the meeting ol Sunday, on the condition that the friend would agree not to introduce him to an
 girls, and would keep him out of their way They attended, but the treacherous friend, in stead of standing up to his end of the agree
 ment, waltzed his trembling companion up
 bevy of gushing beauties, and, beginnin
 the usual formalities of introduction, had onl
 got as far as ''my friend, Mr.-' when wit
 desperate tug his friend Mr." succeed
 ed in wrenching himself loose, and with
 frightened expression on his countenanct
 and eyes bulging out with terror, he turne
 and ran frantically from the Grove, nevt
 stopping to take breath or look back until
 had reached his home and crawled under tn
 bed. He won't attend camp meeting agai
 until the association hangs out shingle sa, ing Ladies positively not admitted"