Connecticut western news., 1880-03-10
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
 ss* We shall feel greatly obliged to any of our friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send us particulars of any occurrence of interest which may come under their notice. School exhibition tomorrow night Schools close Friday for three weeks vacation.
 Miss Ida Caswen has taken up her abode in Bridgeport. ; Salisbury will see about putting in bid for the new lunatic asylum.
 Rev. W. A. Mackey of this place lectured at Hillsdale the other evening.
 HI. H. Cogswel planted peas last Friday. They haven't blossomed yet. so far as we can learn.
 There isn't a man in town but has done the 18, 15, IA combination, but "can't tell just how"
 Rev. MT. Mackey of this place will lec- ture on temperance at Falls Village next Monday night.
 There was picnic at Squire Roraback's the other day. The legal fraternity is in- creasing. See births.
 -Tyringham had a $500 incendiary fire last Saturday night. the reflection of which was distinctly seen here.
 Rev H. s. Ball will recall with smile the incident of which ''Veritas" speaks. Send Ter back, Mir. Ball keep rolling.
 Those who have ''come to stay" will do well to read what Geo. l.. Parsons new ad. says about flexible hip corsets.
 -Wm. Noonan moves to Winsted this week. H. Merchant of Twin Lakes will oc- cupy MT. Noonan's farm this year.
 A republican caucus is called at Rora- backs office Saturday night to choose dele gates to the state republican convention.
 Rev Robert Hunt is to deliver a tenn perance lecture in the Ashley Falls free church on Thursday evening of this week. Francis P. Whittlesey of this place, who recently graduated at New York University, is to pursue the practice of medicine in Ct. Harrington.
 John Hollenbeck, living on Egremont Plain, has sold his farm to his brother-in-law, Wm. Lawrence, of Canaan, Conn.,, for $6. 00o,-sSun cor.
 The Housatonic Railroad Go. have fitted up one end of the old freight house in thi: place as an ice house, and stored several car loads of ice therein.
 All the brick in Adams brick yard hav' been purchased by the Barnum Richardson Co, who will use them in the reconstruction of the upper furnace at East Canaan.
 In the new History of New England the articles on Litchfeld and Fairfield coun ties were written by MT. Wm. Knapp of Ne5 Milford, and are spoken of as remarkably we done.
 An auction sale of property belonging t. the Salisbury Savings society, occurred Eel 25th The Barnard House was bid back fc $2,6Oo, and the Frank Richardson place fo $500.
 J. R. Johnson, practical printer of Ne' Milford, has invented an adjustable '1ock-up for locking up matter on galleys for proc taking. The need of such an article has lon been felt in printing offices.
 -Ozias Root aged s5, who has lived O Canaan mountain near the pond, for the pas 62 years, says this is the first year during tn whole period of his residence there, that tn pond was clear of ice at this season.
 Gus Caldwell captured live coon las week, which he confined in barrel and ir tended to tame but it refused to eat, an the other morning Gus. looked into his barre and found the deadest kind of dead coon.
 HERE WE ARE AGAINl-Just received carload of trunks and satchels, also carloa of draft collars at 444 Centennial Avenue Lakeville. Please call and examine.
 Yours Truly,
 3w37 J. NJ. MILLER.
 The pier supporting the road bridge owe the Housatonic river near George Bartholt news at Ashley Falls, became so undermine by the water, that it settled last Friday mor1 ing, and portion of the bridge fell into th river.
 A quiet and felicitous affair was the ma riage of c. E. Vroman of Millerton to Mis Ellen D. Peirce at the latters residence this place last Wednesday. The happ couple went to Bridgeport and other cities o their bridal tour.
 --M. w. Prescott has sold his wood lot Mir Edwin Barnes for $20OO. Mr. B. ha dealt great deal in wood, and knows whe he sees good bargain. Anybody havin wood to sell would do well to call on him, 6 he is honest and upright in all his dealings whole souled and friendly with all he meet the right man in the right place. X.
 -The bondholders of the Connecticut Wes tern road will hardly expect to find in an new management the road may come under set of officials who will be likely to run it affairs with more scrupulous care for thei interests than the present one has showr It may not be generally known, but it is n less a fact, that neither President Camp no any member of the present Board of Director have received dime for the service they hay rendered the company since the new man agement took control of it's affairs. If thi kind of service is to be improved upon, ne' administration, such as is desired by thos