Connecticut western news., 1881-06-08

OoCdpCu NAS ""6Oh Cuh0AOH considerably, and the horse was unhurt.
 The c. 0. Bs open air concert in front of the Warner House last Saturday night, at- tracted quite an assemblage of listeners. Frank A. Peet, who, with his bride, was sit ting on the upper balcony, made a speech thanking the band for their music, to which the boys responded with three cheers.
 A party of six gentlemen from West Cornwall drove up to Twin Lakes last Sunday, and from there to this village. in search of health and happiness. Four of them were large enough to fatten out fat mans clam bake, and the whole crowd represented the wealth, brains, beauty-and other virtues too numerous-of their place.
 There was an interesting trot on River side Park last Saturday afternoon, between Decker, Mcintyre and Dibble. On @ half mile heat, Dibble led Mcintyre by several rods, but the time was not taken as Decker, who started at the same time, continued for full mile, making it in 2.46. Dibble's half mile being made, as nearly as could be calculated. at the rate of about 8 00. The second heat brought Decker in as before, ahead, Mcintyre close behind and Dibble in the rear Decker's time being 2 59.
 Rev. Willard Parsons, of the New York Post association spoke in the Methodist church last Sunday night, in the interest of the association whose mission IS to find sum- mer country homes for poor city children, for about two weeks during the hot weather. A committee is to be appointed in this place to see who will be willing to take one or more, for that period, and there is 10 doubt that considerable good will be done in that way, as our citizens are not the ones to be behind in worthy movement.
 Col J. B. Hardenbergh's law office is being thoroughly overhauled for improve ments, by MT. H. Scammerhorn, assisted by S Heath. The building has been raised several inches, and is to be partitioned into two rooms, giving front and rear office. refurnished, carpeted, repainted inside and out, new windows are to be added, and when completed, the Col will have as cosy and convenient sanctuary as the next one. The NEWS office sanctum is also to be re-carpeted and otherwise improved.
 The annual school meeting of district Mo- 2, was held in the school house last We'd nesday night. In the absence of MT. B D. Lawrence, clerk, Mr. G. L. Parsons was chosen clerk pro tenn A. T Roraback, Esq. moderator. All went smoothly, until the question of continuing the ''25 cents a week plan" for maintaining school of high grade in the upper room came up, when MT. P. C. Cummings expressed his objections to the principle, and decidedly warm and inter esting debate ensued, which resulted in { vote to continue after the old plan. It was voted also to pay J. L Bragg $500 fol planting trees on the school grounds, and al so to appropriate money to repaint the tir roofs and gutters
 | Louis w. Hoch, peripatetic German formerly resident of Cornwall, stopped il
 town few days since, on his aimless wander ing tour He calls himself an exile, having been driven from the fatherland over 80 year
 ago, by an enormously wealthy but tyran
 meal father for daring to oppose the latter:
 wishes in choosing poor girl for his intend ed wife. He makes his headquarters in liar winton, and travels around the country afoot
 insisting that he is nobody, having lost al ambition for his place in society. He is fine ly educated, and as penman, has few equals A specimen of his skill, in the draughting Of { l family record, executed while he was her.
 last Friday, is at this office, and can be seer
 by any who will take the trouble to call. | When Frank A. Peet announced to al
 incredulous crowd about week ago, that h.
 was married nearly three months before, t
 Miss Hattie Wilcox, his statement was re ceived as one of his ''jokes," but when h.
 hauled off and showed his marriage certificate
 they were so thoroughly convinced that the.
 walked up and called tor cigars. Frank i
 entitled to credit mark for his ability tt keep secret there was not the slightest sus picion of the fact. Mrs Peet is the telegraph operator in this place, position which sh'
 has most acceptably filled for the past thre
 years, and at her own desire, will continue il that capacity. Frank was at one time man ager of the same office, and also of an office in the Third National Bank, of New York
 They are boarding for the present at tht | Warner House.
 Last Sunday noon party of seven mer halted here, with jaded horses, for lunch ant rest, saying that they were in pursuit of ; ! horse thief who had stolen fine large bay horse from G. w. Marshs lot before daylight They hadstarted as soon as the loss was dis covered, and tracked him as far as the brancl road near the Elm street bridges, where they | came up to the Stevens House to rest anC | feed, having sent Derrell Adams on the trai towards the east, with comparatively fresl | team. Alter dining, they took the roac again, and had got as far as Norfolk, wheI | they found that Adams and Pat Dolan had succeeded in capturing the thief and recover ing the horse, about mile beyond Norfolk. and the horse was then put out in Hallock's barn. The thief had a portable saddle and bridle which he could arrange so as to carry in small satchel and seemed to have con- siderable money with him, as he offered in vain $50. if his captors would let him go The men, excepting Adams and Doian, were members of the New Milford ant-horse thief association, and an offer of a million dollars for the liberty of horse thief once in their clutches would receive no more attention en on board the c. w. R. R. milk train at Norfolk and brought to this place, thence to New Milford by the H. R. R. milk train. two