Connecticut western news., 1881-11-16

Two prominent members of the "Ladies' State Aid Society" of the Episcopal church, are to meet the ladies of Christ church parish at Village Improvement Hall this afternoon, to confer in regard to establishing an auxil, iary aid society in this place.
 Prot. W. R. North has returned to West Cornwall, arriving last Wednesday night. He looks emaciated, and there is no doubt that, had he remained longer in Washington Ter ritory his constitution would have broken down irreparably, if not causing an early death.
 Frank Emmons and Elihu Donalds, of Canaan Valley, went to New York last week, with some more home talent from this village. New York couldn't imagine what struck 'em when that crowd of Canaanites landed, and the militia were called out and an extra po- lice force put on duty. The arrivals enquired first for Castle Garden and John Kelly, then visited the Brooklyn bridge, and the Ameri. can Institute, where they expected to see 8 political machine" in operation.
 Ed Prescott went over to York State on 8 visit last Saturday. Up to that time Ed was one of Evangeline's bachelors, but when he started for York State he gave his number gaiters a triple-plate shine, adjusted his necktie with an extra twist, parted his hair little closer to the middle, and "set up" the cigars and besides he has recently establish. ed himself in paying business. So taking all these suspicious circumstances into con- sideration it looks as five might have some some pleasant weather pretty soon.
 Last Monday afternoon, as MT. Henry Ford of Southfield was backing his horse out of MacDonald's barn, the animal took fright and started on run before MT. F. could get into the buggy He had a firm hold on the bits. however, and hung on until, after being dragged a few rods, he released his hold. The horse then ran out of the yard, dashed across the railroad track just below the switch, and in turning, the switch caught 8 wheel tearing it from the buggy, which then capsized and was dragged up Railroad.st. to Pat. Riley's where it was stopped. The an- imal was slightly cut about the feet, and the wagon was sprinkled all along the road.
 By the recent disastrous fire in Wood. stock, New Brunswick, James Macdonald, father of landlord Mcdonald of the Stevens House in this place, was burned out of house and home. his property being totally destroy cd, including his house, store and tenement. His loss is about SIC, 900 on which there was no insurance. In view of the fact that both Mir. Macdonald and his wife are in their ex. treme old age and both invalids, MT. N. hay ing recently suffered paralytic stroke, and Mrs. M. being victim to rheumatism, this af1iction falls heavily upon them, and also throws an increased responsibility upon their son here, who will take it upon himself to provide for them.
 The Barnum Richardson Go. have put into their East Canaan office new fre-proof safe from Morris Ireland, Boston. It is the largest sized safe made by this company, and weighs three tons. It is equipped with double doors, has combination lock on the outside doors, and each of the numerous re ceptacles is secured with two Yale locks, there being no two alike. So that, although not designed as burglar proof safe, yet it would puzzle burglar quite while to get at the contents without blowing it open. It is mag. nifcently decorated with oil paintings on both sides of the doors, and MT. Cowdrey, who can unlock it three times out of five, points with pride to the ponderous affair, and tells how tired he was after he had brought it in and set it down. We rather suspect that it will be used principally to lock up some ol Georges stories, in which case a burglar proof safe would be more. desirable, for nc amount of fire proof composition will save them from scorching.