Connecticut western news., 1881-02-16

he c. W. R. R. has gone to ono.
 Capt. s. B. Horne of Winsted, is going to see President Garfield inaugurated.
 ssLittle Ghonnie' and his bride, of Harwin- ton, live on love and congratulation.
 A series of protracted meetings is in prog ress in the Hillsdale Methodist church.
 Twenty-four Cornwall Hollow-ites signed the temperance pledge at a recent meeting.
 Dr. James Welch of fWinsted has been pre- sented with gold watch by his many friends.
 Thomaston is pleading for the establish ment of a Young Mems Christian Association in that place.
 John Dakinsof Mt Riga fell from scaffold distance of-20 feet, and was severely injured the other day,
 Mrs. George A. Hickox of Bethel, fell son the ice, and dislocated her hip last week, crip- bling her for life.
 Eggs. coal and onions are high, in Win sted, and the chin of the Times man is cor responolngly low.
 Nepaug was 'ssnowed in" from the rest of the world until the recent thaw converted the roads into canals.
 Will. Carlton, the poet who went "Over the hills to the poorhouse," is to lecture in Colebrook tonight.
 Colebrook's church has been re-shingled and re-carpeted, showing that it is in good financial condition.
 Rev s. scoles of Nepaug is to be eaten out of house and home by his parishioners at donation party this week.
 Woodchucks are burrowing in the Bridge water cemetery and bringing to light the skulls and bones of the dead.
 H. L. Warner of North Brookfeld, Mass succeeds Chas. B. Andrews as landlord of the Beardsley House in Winsted.
 M. Graham of Salisbury has purchased the Jewell store and will move his drug busi- ness and post office there April 1st.
 Rev. MT. Forbes of Winsted is preaching pro tempore iR Rockville, and will probably recieve call from the RockViQaius.
 An Irishwoman in Wolcottville recently gave birth to twins weighing respectively eight and one half and nine pounds.
 A valuable horse belonging to Russell Kim ney of Ellsworth fell through the stable floor and broke it's leg recently, and had to be shot.
 The timely discovery ef fire in Warren house the other night, prevented the entire destruction of valuable house and out buildings. = One of the five butchers in Wolcottville sells over ton of fresh meat every week. Verify the flesh pots' of Wolcottville are well supplied.
 The Second Advents revival inv olcottville is being persecrted by all the other denom- nations in town, the pplplts ringing with pious protests. @ Congress will be petitioned for the construc' ton of a jetty at the month of.the Housaton ic river, to cost $2o, ,O0O to facilitate naviga \ tion at low tide.
 Henry Bergh is needed in Sherman, where poor, half-starved and lame horses are knock ! ed down with a.elub because they are un- able to draw heavy loads. Two bridegrooms had 8 fight in the Amer ican Hotel, Hartford, the other night over ar alleged insult to one of the brides. One ear chawed off was the result.
 Prof. Johnson of the Hillsdale Herald, is giving lots of sChn Music" to Columbia coun ty people. The Prof is a good talker, editor, teacher, smoker and joker. A correspondent of the Enquirer claims tc have a hen that laid an egg thine inches in length" It was probably not measured until after it had been matched six months. While in the south on his recent visit, Law yer Kilbourn of Litch6eld was presented ! with a bomb shell cut from tree into which ! it was imbedded during the rebellion. A Colhnsville minister is preaching ser mons from the following subjects: Honest living, Disqualified devils, Mind and soul, How does God know the electric system? James Duff of East Windsor, 'rashly i'm portunate," attempted to hang himself last Thursday, but was discovered and cut down before life was extinct, but he will probably die.
 The Thomaston Express man was afflicted last week with complication of orthodox dis eases, besides 'several other diseases that have no names." Oh, come now, own up like man.
 Canton Centre farmers, finding their wood land inaccessible, from the snow, have cut down their ornamental trees, and used their fences as fre.wood. They will probably fill their wood houses next fall, The editor of the Bethel Ledger is calling for spring poet. The next we hear of that paper may be that it has joined ''the choir invisible" where it's deceased neighbor, the Newtown Bee is supposed to be humming.
 New Preston is growing corpulent over a couple of sensational occurrences-one a poisoning affair, in which servant girl near ly lost her life, and the other rough and tumble fight between two of the most respect able citizens.
 The local editor of the Norwalk Hour is go- ing to get thrashed for calling the Calistoga House "disreputable place." but notwith- standing the threats of vengeance dire, he continues to Wade into the wrathy proprietor. Go it, Johnny.
 All those contemplating buying or trading sewing machines will do well to call on or write to W. E.. Cornell agent for "the Singer