Connecticut western news., 1881-03-09
4Fne weather.

our. friends in the county, or elsewhere, who ! will send us particulars of any occurrence of | interest which may come under their notice. s4Fine weather. l A free concert is talked of, to be given about May 1st, by the Canaan cornst band. The Rev, J. c. Briggs, who has been stopping at the Warner House, has gone to Laksville.
 : Barnes photograph building was remov-\ cd to Falls Village on couple of OK sleds last Wednesday.
 -Will. Ferguson made flying visit to this place last Sunday. He says he likes Falls Village first rate.
 --Nr. J. R. Benjamin, the music dealer of winsted, was in town the other day, and made the sanctum call.
 Large quantities of hay and straw are being bought by MT. James Hamb,in, at the hay press in this place.
 The annual meeting of the Village I'm provement association will be held in the read ing room next Saturday night. Frank B. Lindsey, at Col. J. B. Harden bergh's law office, has taken the agency for several insurance companies. + -S. M Parker of Boston is canvassing this place for book, descriptive of the city ot Washington, which sells readily.
 Conductor W. B. Curtis has resigned his position on the Danbury branch, and is for the present at his home in this place. '. Miss Anna Carnan, who has been living in Falls Village for some time, returned to her home in this place last Thursday Fred. spaulding of Norfolk, is officiating in the telegraph office in this place as substi- tute of Miss Hattie Wilcox, who is laying off, Who hath receipt for paid up subscrp. tion? Those who are so unfortunate as to be without one can be supplied at this office. Please call.
 MT. Martin W. Prescott was in the vil- ,lage yesterday, for the first time since Christ mas, having been confined to his house with rheumatism.
 The venerable mother of Hon. G. w. Peet of this place, died at her residence in Falls Village last Saturday. The funeral was held Monday.
 MT. Charles c. Calender of Sheffield is to remove to this place about April 1st, and will occupy Mir. Frank Cummings house on Church street.
 An experienced salesman, with good ref erences, can learn of good situation in g clothing house, at liberal wages, on applying at this office.
 -Dr- P. c. Cummings has promised to see what can be done toward erecting band stand on his large building, for open air con 'certs by the band.
 .4 "A brakeman on the c. w. R. R. freight train was knocked down, On top of car, by the large iron pipe at the watering tank al this place the other day.
 The society for the promotion of good morals was organized at the reading room last Thursday night It is named the 'Canaar Home Protection Society,""
 The Riverside Park Association, it is un- derstood. intend to have some good trottine on their park the coming seas on, as severa fast stsppers are in training.
 It would seem that there was 8 remark ably large crop of tobacco raised in this vicin. ity, as purchasers are around every month or go and buy largely, each trip.
 About $1 900 worth of the late John A. Beckley's notes were sold at auction in front otths warner House last Monday, by K. J. Aunson, administrator, for $1.25.
 If our correspondents will get their letters to us by Monday noon of each week they will greatly oblige us, and they will be more like. N appear without s'scissorabridgment."
 Three young men of this place say that they have discovered the fact that scrupu. lous person who wouldn't se1 quart of cider for the world, can conscientiously take pay for the trouble of draacing it.
 
 who some time ago gave music lessons in this place, and took active part in concert here. has entered the "blissful state" and the NEws adds it's congratulations 10 those of her other numerous friends.
 "A train composed of several cars loaded with horses and camels for Barnum's stonlv Rreatestn big show, came from Pine Plains, where they have been wintering, and went down the H. R. R. to Bridgeport last Mon day to circus headquarters.
 "A society for social, mental and moral improvement is to be organized, to work in conjunction with the village improvement as- sociation. Something of this kind is needed here, and this effort should receive the sanc- ton of the whole community.
 Neil. Lynehan of this place, who is fire Map on the locomotive of Conductor Cum- '.Bzinss' train, fell from the running board of shBsng;ns Tn Hartford, the other day, strik- snEor his hip, and bruising it 50 that he was >laia np for few days. He has gone to work agAin. zSidnsy Speneerha received the appoint mans e conductor of the passenger train having Pittadeld every morning, and doubl- aag the rosd. Sid. is perhaps the youngest epudustor en the road, and quite popular gita ths ESYslipg public. and hs has opr