Connecticut western news., 1880-09-29

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 ' MT. Joseph Harris, Millerton's popular tailor, finding his rooms in the Webotuck hall building too small for his increasing business, has moved his stock to the vacant store in Kinney's block.
 Mall agent Gilbert of the c. W. R. R. has a new dog; chicken thieves beware.
 Wm Jinks and H. H. Becker went to Twin Lakes fishing last Wednesday, and caught 20 pounds of nice pickerel, and it "wan't good day either"
 MT. John Templeton of Northeast Centre shows some corn which he raised this year, the ears measuring from 15 to Is inches in length. Next.
 Wm. Jinks has in James Finch's show case two apples of the fall pippin variety, that weigh respectively 17 and IS ounces They were raised on the farm of Orrin Wake man of this village.
 Wm. Norton, formerly conductor on the O. w. R. R. is about to return to this v1l. lage. We shall be pleased to see Biily's smiling face among us once more Sausage will soon be in market, as Ed. Kenyon is home. He has laid up his ma chine from which he deals lightning at fash ionable resorts through the summer. Miss Annie M. Henderson of Winsted has been visiting her sister, Mrs. s. H. Sherrill at the residence of F. A. Cummings.
 Mr. Frank Clark, clerk at the Millerton ho. tel, took his vacation laslweek. Grid took a rest from politics in his absence.
 Chas. Hyde and Bernard McDermott, for merly fremen on the c. w. R. R. have re turned from the West. They report good time; they stayed with Kib Coggswell three or four days. Kib is doing nicely now; he was sick with chills and fever when he first l vent there. He is running regular freight i train; days work is 92 miles, for which he receives five dollars, and has the privilege of making as many extras as he likes. Kib wish ed to be remembered to all the boys. Mr. John Whalen has been building new stone steps in front of his house. Quite an improvement, John. NIX. East Canaan.
 Miss Fannie Allen of New York is visiting at John G. Lawrence's
 Mrs. Caroline Hotchkss and daughter Car rie have returned from Easthampton, Mass :, where they spent portion of the summer.
 Many of the farmers hereabouts have sold their tobacco at good prices, to MT. soules of New Milford.
 Owing to a severe cold, Rev. Mir. Forbes was unable to preach his sermon, last Sunday morning, although zhe managed to make g prayer and read the hymns. Rev. MT. Good. enough will preach next Sunday.
 The Wangums were defeated in game oi base ball with the Claytons last Saturday with the score of 20 to 13.
 A number of East Canaanites will eat pea nuts and throw balls, at five cents shot al the Ct. Harrington fair this week. The room over Clark s Ives' store is Fmonopolized by three industrious young la dies, Misses Jenny Adam, Mary Beaujon ant Sarah Relcher, as a dress making establish ment, and if any lady wants any aouncing ol frilling, or any of the gingerbread work tha adorns the female rigging of the present day your correspondent isn't @ married man and can't be expected to enumerate the in dispensables which millinery shop can sup ply-they will do well to call here.
 Charlie Adams, of Bridgeport, has beer spending few days at his home in this place
 Politics are booming like a pack of fire crackers, and every body is chock full 70 patriotism, we mean; this is temperance town,-and it is the easiest thing in the world to kick up rumpus, and get a politician frothing at the month by simply stroking the back of his candidate the wrong way-freu the tail toward the head. , Some of our young people enjoyed visit tt A. J. Spurs, Chapinville, last Saturday even ing. They didn't fall into the lake, nor ge shot at, as people generally do on Sunday, fo Natty was along, and "wouldn't go near thu waterp HUMMER.
 Falls Village.
 The Congregational ladies aid society me with U. H. Miner Thursday p. m. A picnic was held last Wednesday at Gar diners grove Twin Lakes, by people iron this village and vicinity.
 Miss Minnie Jacobi visited friends in Corn wall last week.
 Charles ". Wolfe is the newly appointed agent for the Conn. Western News for thi place and Amesville, of whom extra copie may be obtained.
 Fred c. Brown and Miss Minnie Jacobi at tend Prof. Hurlburt's school at Lime Rock.
 Passenger car 70 has been newly painted and has been placed on the road again.
 Mrs. E. M. Turner and son returned las week from visit at Boston. l, The war horse "Zepp," which WAS rode by Col Hubbard in the late war and wen through several fierce engagements, received , fatal injuries by getting "cast' In the stable one night last week, and they were obliged , to dispatch him, He was about 30 years old and was on s. Nott's milk route for seYera , years, and at the time of his death was owned by MT. H. R. Wolfe of Amesville. ,. The Amesville people had treat one eve ming last week. in the shape of stereopticor show.
 Mrs. H. M. Holmes, the new milliner 1T this place, has moved her millinery goods te her rooms in the Crandall block, and is now in New York purchasing new stock for the fall trade, and will arrive home the latter par of the week.
 There was union temperance meeting al the Cong. church Sunday evening. There were six confirmed at the Episcopal