Connecticut western news., 1880-12-01

Will Cook had a thankful Thanksgiving, in he shape of nice treadle bracket saving machine,
 MT. Edwin Booth had the misfortune to sprain his thumb, while unloading some heavy machinery at Mill River.
 MT. and Mrs Herman Norton of Thomas ton, Conn.,, spent Thanksgiving at Deacon Egbert Norton's, returning Friday.
 Bennie Price, of Grants Station, was here a day or two last week. When we met hlm, he looked decidedly thankful.
 TATTLE TALE, Falls Village. MT. Wm. c. Baldwin spent Sunday with relatives in Lee. B. w. Spur, Esq, was in New York last week, purchasing supplies for his store. Lewis Burkett is having his weeks vacation ! as fireman. Some 20 from here attended the ball at Salisbury Thursday evening, who speak of the music as belng fine. Thomas Laird, pattern maker at the R. k. shops, has given up his job, and went Monday to Bloomington, III.
 Walter R. Hubbell of ofBridgeport has been paying Amesville friends visit. Miss Emeline Rprgert of New Ha~A- N. Y., is the guest of Sugar R" 0s'
 '' N"f'OA goes to New York this "''A .,!r new stock of goods for the holi- day trade.
 Jacob Herman of New York city, has been visiting acqHaintances in town.
 Mrs. Wm Dakin will be pleased to see good attendance at her house on Thursday, where by appointment, the Cong, ladies' aid society will meet.
 Miss Bonnetti enjoyed Thanksgiving with friends in Bridgeport.
 MT. Ezekiel Booth, late over seer in the R. R. Cos. blacksmith shop has gone to Copake Iron Works to accept situation there.
 MT. Murray A. Brown of Lenox, was the guest of c. Hunt over Sunday.
 One of the village boys, while frolickiug with several other lads on the ice near the "whirlpool," Saturday, ventured too near the | edge, and it had the effect of somewhat daGsp- enSng the ardor of his sport Rather late in | the season to take baths in the Housatonic, is it not, John?
 Mrs. Richard Clark of Ct. Burlington is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Henry Wolfe, in Amesville,
 It seems there is still mistake in the name of the bride of Theron Dean, and the lady is quite indignant over the name which has been published in the newspapers, as Barton, ' and she says her name is Caroline NJ. B,Stton Mrs. II, M. Holmes is in New York pur.
 -"s fnr her millinery emporium, chasing new gou>,- '"' The funeral of Mrs. Sarah B. Beluen, \. Newtown, sister of the late Geo. K. Peck, was attended at this place Thursday. The body was taken to Sand Hill for burial. De- ceased was 49 years of age.
 The funeral of Mr. Michael Smith, who died Nov. 23, was attended Thursday at the Catholic church, of which he was prominent member A long procession followed tue re. mains to the Catholic cemetery.
 There is dearth of water in this locality, several wells and springs yet being dry and the we'll known3" "BIick" spring opposite the Amesvlle school houso, which was never known to fail but once before, has ceased tc | flow.
 MT. T. Tucker is giving the Lakevle band boys instructions. having given them theil ] first lesson last week Monday evening.
 The river 'basin" opposite the railroad shops being fozen over a wolkman living or this side of the river, crossed over to his din ner, and after finishing his repast, he at tempted to recross the same way, but the ice bridge gave way, and the result was, he was obliged to return home and get change o l clothing. He now goes to and from his work via. the R. R. bridge, and will probably continue to do so until we have another frost
 IDLEwILD. LitchficId
 Litchield county jail has twentv-one in- mates. Four were put in recently, among whom were one Johnson, of New Milford who was charged with theft from the persor and bound over to the April term of the su perior court for trial; Wh;tford, also of New Milford, who is serving a sentence for theft and two boys by the name of Parrot, from New Hartford, aged l6 and IS years respect lvely, who are being punished for breach o the peace. The number of prisoners is larg CT than usual Some of them, it is prob l able, committed small offences for retex to get good home through the winter free of charge. The accommodations are so limi ted that no work can be given them inside, and they herd together and most of them only toast their shins by the fire. This system cer tainly cannot be productive ot much good, 1 especially to young men who are confined for the first offence, and thus associate with hard. ened criminals. Many sorts of dispositions have to be dealt with. The worst disposi- toned fellow, and probably the most deprav- ca, is tramp, by the name of Griffin, who is bound over to the April term of the superior court. He has repeatedly drawn a dirk on persons, and was terror to the community l before his incarceration. A peculiar individ- ual is a man by the name of Coffin, who is confined for drunkenness. Since his impris. onment he has had large number of adver. tisements come from cheap jewelry firms, and also lot of jewelry. The latter the jailer will keep till his term expires. - Times. D R.V.G will cure every case of Sick I1eadache See other column. Guaranteed by all Druggists.
 St. Nicholas f0r1381.