Connecticut western news., 1880-06-02

Idis Issue. -'- = j. East Canaan mourns Ian epidemic rag ing among cats"
 The thermometer stood at 99. in the shade last Thursday. The Sacrament of the Lords Supper will be administered in the M. E. church next Sabbath.
 Rev. Mir. Mackey attended the State Sunday School convention at New Britain last week.
 -Talmadge Baker, the trustee of the Conn. Western R. R. reports the future out look of the road excellent
 Henry Cowles had an ear nearly severed from his head by being thrown from his wag- on at New Hartford recently.
 Miss Laura Roys has returned to her home in this town, on vacation from her school in New Brunswick, N. J.
 New fences have been erected in front of Mrs. N. M. Browns and MT. c. L. Par sons new houses on West Main-st
 The 4th July comes on Sunday this year, and young America will probably de- clare independence on Saturday. the 3d.
 Sherwood Cummings, for several years clerk at Camps drug store, has accepted a position as clerk in the drug store of H. s. Betts at Norwalk
 MT J. I. Pease of Twin Lakes laid on our desk the other day some mammoth pie plant, and also some last years apples, in a fine state of preservation.
 -"Crow will be favorite dish next month, 5 says the New Milford Gazette As the Ga- zette hasn't officially withdrawn" we didn't know it was a candidate.
 The refreshing rain last Wednesday night came just in time, as vegetation was be- ginning to scorch, and the farmers are now looking better natured.
 Founded on fact Boarder-'eWaitress these eggs are too hard; I want soft ones. " Waitress-"An right sir, I'll take them out and boil them little longer"
 Willie Shields has launched, out on the broad road to fortune and volubility, having apprenticed himself to Charlie Fowler of this place, in the barber business.
 Fred. Lawrence has gone to New York to accept position as conductor of stree car on the Belt line, and is now punching 1T the presence of the passengaire." The New Milford Gazette thinks an ordi nary sprinkling pot would be sufficient t, keep Canaan's streets free from dust If i will be sufficient that's all we'll ask.
 To-day the Republican party will nomi nate president at Chicago, and several 'sdarl horses" will be sorry sorrels tomorrow. Tn Winsted Herald's ticket is Grant Hawley
 John Lyons of this place captured snar ping turtle at Twin Lakes the other da weighing about 10 pounds, which is no, boarding at the Stevens House, in the swi barrel
 The railroad commissioners who passe over the Conn. Western and Housatoni roads few days since, report the railroad throughout the state in unusually good COT dition.
 The selectmen are after the unlicense dogs, and owners of such had better recor the pedigrees of their animiles in the tow clerks office. Read their notice in anothe column.
 -2.57 was Myron Decker's score at th trot last Saturday. MT. Russell Bierce ( Rr;J zh1o If En,h ming, will be present to participate in the tre next Saturday afternoon.
 The lessees of Lake Buel, A. L. Hubbel P. A Russell, L. P. Reyes, and Wm. Gibso placed in the streams tributary to the lak last Tuesday, 30,O0O landlocked salmon, II ceived from Commissioners Island fisherie Mass. 10000 were put into the lake la year.
 MT. Marcus H. Rogers and wife, forn erly of Ct. Harrington, have returned fro their winter sojourn in the sunny South, ar have been spending few days in Ct. Barrin ton. their old home, returning to Hartfol last Friday. MT. R. reports himself muc benefited by the southern trip.
 --The annual school meeting for th district was called at the school house Ia night, but as the notice had not been general circulated the attendance was not large. D. Lawrence was elected clerk, J. B. Rec G. L. Parsons and J. s. New, Committee f the ensuing year. The tuition fee plan is be continued in the upper room.
 
 It was awful mean in the boys to tie tn rope across the walk in front of the churc just for the fun of watching the gymnast performances of the gay Lothario returnil from call upon his "Doxie," the other ev ming; and meaner yet, to supplant the swe recollections of the kiss at the door, with wicked desire to implant kick in the req somewhere.
 The NJ. E. strawberry festival last nigl was well attended, and pleasant affair, b. it was rough on two of our guileless youth, see their sslittle punches of roses" under u protection of Lakeville Adonises; and it wi touching to see the guileless youth, with the woe-begone countenances, holding an ndi nation meeting in the corner, instead of devi ipp a scheme to get even with the Lakevi lains. Says one: May be essentially GUS ed if I ever again go six miles out of my wa to bring gal to festival for another fellow benefit. It's worse'n being kicked by hos 's'noutrage."