Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26


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 MT. and Mrs. Underhill leave town for Catskill to-day.
 The Doolittle- V olcott bridal party took the noon train north yesterday. . The I. D. D,Y., dancing club is reviving and making ready for the coming season.
 The old freight house is again covered with blazing circus posters that set the young sters wild. :.
 -Colepaugh is selling lots of those dollar hats, and has added supply of hobby stiff hats to his stock.
 MT. and Mrs. George c. Hatch of Bridgeport, spent the Sabbath with Mrs. N. M. Brown in this place.
 Mir. W. Mcintyre, on Railroad street, is preparing to re shingle his house, and will also put on new siding.
 Our columns are considerably crowded this week by circus advertisements, and we are obliged to abridge somewhat.
 Time and space forbid report of Rev. pr. Eddy's lecture On "Push and Clear Grit last night, whichAwas well attended and highly praised. ~ B.
 John Robinson brought into the sanctum the other day. a sweet potato raised by Sam. Eddy measuring nearly foot in length, and weighing one pound.
 It has been suggested that if our "Wran- gle-land' correspondent would remove to ':West Cornwall, No. 2" he might fndmate- rial for several racy letters.
 The two barrels of clothing sent from this place to the Michigan sufferers have been received by the relief committee at Port Huron and duly acknowledged.
 Miss Lille B. Wooster, teaching in Nor folk, suggested to her scholars the propriety of contributing to aid the unfortunate Mich igan people, and the sum of $3 50 was raised and forwarded.
 The Rev Dr. Eddy lectured in Canaan, on "Push, and Clear Grit" We suppose the latter part of the doctors subject has especial reference to an attack on Canaan camp meet ing dinner-Gd Gazette
 Blacksmith John Barrett is to remove his family to L. Foote's tenement on Church street, which brings him nearer his work John reports a rushing business at his shop and says he will hire an extra man when ht gets settled.
 The band contemplate getting up variety show, with burlesque acting, clog dancing, comic and sentimental singing, in strumental music, etc, to be given soon il Town hall, for the benefit of their hungry treasury. Fuller particulars later.
 Fred S. spaulding who is gradually re covering from severe illness, is spending { few days with friends in this place. Fred broke himself down by hard work in the Bridgeport railroad offices, and by order O his physicians he will keep out of the railroad business hereafter.
 There's no use talking; the Justice Court must have room to accommodate its increasing business. Last Saturday the case of A. J. Hyde vs. Harvey Moore, oi East Canaan, for rent, came before Justice Bonnet. Moore pleaded his own case-and got beat, to the tune of about $25.
 Barber Colepaugh is preparing to make extensive repairs in his shop. He intends to remove the present cup rack and put in new one to extend across the side of the room with two large mirrors. When finished tt suit his notion, Billy will have as handsome a shop as is often seen in the country.
 Last Sunday afternoon, as W. L. Barnes was driving, in company with two ladies, hi horse took fright from car standing on th' side track near Bragg's crossing close to th' road, and wheeling about, struck switch tearing off one wheel, and throwing all thu occupants from the carriage. The anima then ran up the bank near Town hall where it ran into an obstruction and smashed tht carriage into kndlings. The horse escaped injury, but the wagon was taken home 'ir chunks"
 MT. Underhill, Warmers boss hostler had quite an adventure with Warmers big sorrel colt few days ago. He was driving towards East Canaan, and when near the brick kiln the c. w. R. R. gravel train, which was standing still until he came abreast of it. started up, and as the railroad and turnpike are only about a rod at that point, the horse became frightened and gave sidelong spring up the bank, where it reared up on it's hind legs, standing so straight that, as MT. Under hill expressed it, eff I had pulled five pounds on the reins, I would have pulled him right over into the carriage, but didn't want him in there, and besides there wasn't room for both of us." So he dropped one rein, and pulling with all his might on the other, he threw the horse on it's side, then jumping ou,ckly from the carriage, he alighted on the horses head and held him down until tic train was out of the way, when ae let hln pp