Connecticut western news., 1880-03-03
Work will be resumed at the East Cal san quarriss soon.

san quarriss soon.
 John W. Northrop of Kent will remove to this place in the spring
 -Mr. W. B. Dauchy, the wagon maker, is to remove to Chapinville April 1st
 w. M. Deming and wife, of winsted, spent the Sabbath with c. M. Deming in this place.
 @-New Marlboro lyceums are discussing the benefits of the proposed railroad from Mill River to this place.
 -G L. Parsons new house is now in the hands of Hoag's masons, and will before long be ready for occupancy.
 -Rsv. Mr. Mackey of the M. E. Church exchanged pulpits with Rev. Mr. Belcher of Falls Village last Sunday.
 Miss Emma Waldorf of suffeld Ct., a former resident of this place, is visiting at her consin'A Frank VanDeusen, in Tetaug. Francis P. whittlesey, M. D., who re- gently graduated at. New York University, arrived at his home in this place Monday. Joseph Brinton of Lakeville is to work : one of his ore mines near Sheffield, in part nefship with Hon. Frederick Miles of Chapin- vile.
 sJ. c. Zimmerman of Troy has purchased about 8 tons of tobacco hereabouts, which is how being sorted in Cornwall, preparatory to shipping to Troy.
 -Tilton's lecture upon "The Problem of Life" at Ct Harrington last Wednesday night drew few from this place, who were greatly pleased with the lecture.
 During the month of February Sheffield ahipped 20i9 40 quart cans, and 42s 20 and Fl quart cases of milk the total freight on which amounted to $l,oo7.41 Prof Lawson's readings at Town Hall last Wednesday evening was not very largely attended, although the merit of the pro- gramme deserved crowded house.
 1.-The old district school house on Elm.st recently purchased by Frank vanDeusen, is oeang torn down, and will be removed to We taag to be reconstructed into dwelling. Mi NcDonald of Thomastop proprietor of the Stevens Hou- :, the new day and assumed mans- SC, arrived Mon 1rs Riker will rsm~ .gement Mir. and
 ,ve to Winsted this week wish to- Grs. Bartlett Owen of Lakeville ths' .eturn their most heartfelt thanks te If numerous friends, for the kindness, at tentiou and solicitude displayed during thei aHaiction
 The school exhibition is to take place ol Thursday the 1lth inst. Considerable time i being devoted to rehearsals and preparations and the entertainment will undoubtedly sur pass that of last year.
 The L D. D. '. Clubs last dance of tn season. held on Friday evening, was one the pleasantest the club has held; quite number from abroad attended, Salisbury, Nor folk and Falls Village being well represented -Mr. A. S. Fassett will continue the busi ness of the late firm of Fassett < Durant a Ct. Harrington. MT. Fassett is born mel chant, aud will no doubt conduct the bushes in systematic manner, and on an extensiv scale.
 Roll. Rood of this place. who has bee elerking in Glendale, Mass, for the past yeal is spending few days at his home before go ing to New Hartford, where he is to connee himself with the mercantile establishment of Gates Tiffany.
 John T. Pearce again took charge of tn Newtown Bee last week, Editor Hawkins be ing unable to "meet certain obligations" an Mfr. Pearce will change the form to quarte and the price to $l 50 per year instead sI.00 as heretofore.
 It is whispered, but faintly, that the girl contemplate giving leap year dance in thi place soon. With such Hgo-ahead'' set girls as Canaan possesses, thereis no oostacl in the way of leap year dance-except tn girls scrupulosity. t'Scrupulosity" is good
 MT. George N. Eggleston, formerly COT ductof on the Connecticut Western Railway but for the last four years, passenger COT ductor on tic St. Louis and South Easter Railway, has been offered prominent pos ton on the New York and New England roa and will accept.
 Al the meeting of the stockholders of th H. B. R. Co. at Bridgeport last Friday th old board of directors was reelected. Tn stockholders subsequently voted to issu $70OOO0 five per cent. bonds, to take u &4o000O of outstanding six per cent bond and provide means for completing the equip ment of the line with steel rails.
 Rev. [. H. Reid of the Congregations church Last Sunday announced his decision discontinue his pastoral relations with the SC ciety, on account of failing health, the disse lution to take place April lst. He will preac his farewell sermon next Sunday. Muc feeling was manifested by the congregation a the announcement, and the pastor was e1 idently affected.
 -Ex-editor Rogers, formerly of Ct. Bal r;ngson, is no slouch on the shoot, and 1T dulgss in the sport considerably during hi sojourn in Florida, and with success, as tn following proves, taken from the St Angus tine Press: ''One of the guests at the Mag nolia hotel, Marcus H. Rogers, of Hartford Ct, shot large and handsome pelican of tn eolden neck variety, on Tuesday. It meas ussd l-4 feet from tip to tip of it's Binga."'
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