Connecticut western news., 1880-05-05

Mrs. W. T. Ferguson is visiting friends in Wlnsted.
 The mercury stood s1 degrees above zero in the shade yesterday
 Mrs s. 0. Beckley started Monday for Chatham, where she will visit friends
 An adjourned temperance meeting was held at East Canaan last Tuesday night. spent the Sabbath with friends in Waterbury. MT. M. Knckerbocker has been having a severe tussle with fever, but is at present reported on the gain.
 "A five gallon keg of French brandy be- longing to Druggist Camp was stolen from the depot last Saturday night.
 The City store ad. in another column of. fers fine line of bargains in all kinds of spring goods. The ladies will do well to read it.
 Rev. Mir. Stone of Grauby occupied the pulpit of the Cong. church last Sunday Rev.
 
 Sunday.
 The first hand organ of the season, with monkey accompaniment blossomed out in full dress last Monday morning before the sun was man high.
 Frank Comstock has tame young fox which he caught in the Sandtown swamp recently, and which runs about the house and yard like a kitten. s-
 Miss Anna Carman, whose mother recent ly died, is visiting friends in Copake, N. Y, and on her return will make her home with Mir. s. 0. Beckley. ..-. The passenger tariff of the Conn. Wes- tern R. R. has been reduced and the fare from this place to Hartford is now $l.65 in stead of S2.O0 as formerly MT. Olin Nash, in charge of Pine Grove camp ground, is visiting friends in Lee, Mass. His father, Rev Albert Nash IS staying on the grounds during his absence.
 The H. R R. passenger train brakmer are now required whenever train halts at 6 station, to announce the name of the uex station at which the train will stop.
 Camps drug store looks lever so much better since it was ceiled and overhauled, anC tt makes them so 'cityfed" that the clerk. all wear white aprons and new clothes.
 Thomas Shaw, who was tried befor Justice Pratt at Lakeville last week for as saulting his wife, and breach of the peace, wa sentenced to pay fine of S1. and costs,
 The Conn. Western R. R. has been turn ed over to the State treasurer, who will ru1 the road for the present. and foreclose il the interest of the bondholders as soon e practicable.
 A young child of George Beardsly of Ne, Milford got button hook down it's throa last week and in taking it out blood vesse was ruptured which has since caused tn death of the child.
 Fever and ague is shaking up the color ed population of Shutdown. It's about tim for something lively to transpire down tber again unless Shutdown had decided to sin into calm oblivion.
 We are under obligations to Secretary I s Gold of West Cornwall for a copy of tn Connecticut Board of agriculture's report fo 1879. It makes good showing, and reflect credit upon the management oi the Board.
 Miss Nellie Richardson late teacher il the intermediate room of High school, re turned from her Chatham visit last Friday and after spending few days with Mis- Jennie Brown departed for her new home il Chapinville.
 -Pinafore is soon to be presented in thi place by the Lakeville Pnafore troupe accor ding to our Lakeville correspondent, Thi will give our people an opportunity to witnes something which they never-that is, hard ver-saw before.
 A new time table went into effect on tn II. R. R. last Monday. Very few change have been made the only change at this sta from Falls Village which leaves here at 6. l: instead of GOO as before.
 If our subscribers who have paid u etc during the past week find that the col ored label doesn't indicate the proper credit please lay 1t to smashed thumb, which no only prevents correcting the type list but SC riously flinders in other work.
 Rev Mr. Mackey will lecture on tenn perance in the Nj E. church next Sunda, evening. When MT. Mackey talks temper ance he hits from the shoulder-no milk ant water logic, but ringing, stinging facts that setsnug wherever they strike.
 -E. R. Lorrain, whose card appears in this weeks issue, is well and favorably known ir this region, for the excellence of his work, and remarkably low prices. Ed. does nearly all the carpenter work in this and adjoining villages, and always glves satisfaction.
 The temperance element of Winsted have cause to feel proud of the results of the per sistenee with which they have pursued and fought the rum traffic of that piece for the past two years A batch of ninety cases against Wins,ed liquor sellers in the superior court last week were disposed of, and the amount paid in settlement by the sellers ag- grsgates s2.ls5. El