Connecticut western news., 1881-05-11
Free concert to night.


 interest which may come under their notice.
 Free concert to night.
 Concrete your sidewalks.
 Where are some of our correspondents this week.
 -Rsad what Ovid Gillette says about fresh shad, in another column.
 Rev. Father Lynch has sailed for Ireland, and will be gone all summer.
 Some of the fast horse owners had a lively trot on Riverside Park last Satur- day.
 George M. Brown, son of the late H. R. R. superintendent, is now conductor on the Danbury Branch.
 Miss Lillie Wetherell of Huntsville plies the needle and thread in Miss s. P. Norton's dress making establishment.
 Robert Egger, Swiss, lately employed by E ". Warner as hostler, has gone to New York as interpreter at a hotel
 Mrs. J. R. Fuller is improving her prem ises, re-shingling the house, etc. She has re- gently purchased Dr. Camps cream colored carriage horse.
 -Dr. Camp has just bought finely matched team of dark bay horses. Dr. has also Hambletonian colt that is bound to make fast stopper when broken.
 -sThe water pipe on Railroad street, which has aeen frozen ups all winter, and bursted recently, has just been repaired, and now Railroad streeters are happy again.
 -T6 be given away postage free-A re- ceipt for one years subscription to the NEWS, to any one who will send us $1.50 to pay for the trouble of printing, mailing, etc.
 Rev L. Fl. Reid, formerly of the Cong. Church in this town, now at Lakeville, was in town on Monday, for the first time since his departure. about year ago. and his many friends reioicedto see him.
 Mfr. M, T. Pritchard of Boston, familiar to our Camp Meeting DAILY readers as it's kt ually recovering from dangerous attack of acute catarrh and neuralgia.
 w. T. Ferguson of Falls Village was in town last Monday, on his return from Win sted, where he went to take another peep at the little l2 pound popsy wopsy that came to gladden. his parental heart few weeks ago. He will move his family to Falls Village in a few weeks.
 Unless something is done awful quick, Sandtown will soon be depopulated. as the inhabitants are moving off rapidly. Last week. part of the Rice tribe moved to Win sted, and some of the Coons are going soon to Norfolk. Mayor Hall must put his foot down again.
 -Tronson and Fritz, of Red Hook, N Y. have opened shad market under the Stevens House, next door to Ovid Gillett's, and with peddling wagon on the road, make the shad fly, (6guratively, of course.) If our people don't get all the shad they want this season, it will be because there isn't enough in the Hudson river
 1t may not be generally known that there is public bath room in town; but there is, nevertheless at the Stevens House con- veniently arranged bath room, with all the necessary fixtures, hot and cold water, etc where baths can be had for 25 cents, and as it is great convenience it will undoubtedly be extensively patror.ized during the summer months.
 Deacon A c. Woodward of Sharon, own- CT of the brick kilns in this place, died at his residence last Saturday evening, and was mess man, upright in all his dealings; and honored as public spirited citizen and con- sistent, devoted Christian and wide circle | of friends, in business and social life, mourn 1 his death. "A fire in Sandtown last Saturday night | destroyed the office building of Maltbie's lime works. The building contained a large amount of super-phosphate, some farming tools, cooper tools, etc. and all of Sam. Wat kins' clothing; boots, and $5. in money, which leaves Sam. with nothing but the clothes on his person. The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary.
 Mrs. W. A. Mackey was agreeably sur prised last Thursday on receiving from the express office package, which was found, on opening, to contain magnificent silk dress, trimmings, etc. complete. Suspicion points to "home talent" as the orignators of the donation, and duplicates several of the ladies of the parish, who, it seems, have warm cor ner in their hearts for the "gude wife" of their faithful pastor.
 -CK. Hunt and workmen have finished Falls-Clay ton telephone line. Instruments will be placed in the telegraph office, Sheriden W Barnes house, Dr. Camps house and office, Judge Granger's house. and Hon. Geo. W. Pset contemplatss putting one in. A private inc is being constructed to connect the NEWS ,face with the house of Col. Hardenbergh bout half . mile distant. Hello, hello lt -ED. NEws:-The Archdeaconry off : 1tchaeld, comprising the clergymen and lay delegates of all the Episcopal parishes in this County will meet in this place on Tuesday md Wednesday of next week, May I7th and 6th. There will be public Missionary C meeting in Christ Church at 7:30 o'clock V Tuesday evening, andEthe holy communion, 1T