Connecticut western news., 1881-05-04
LOCAL NEWS.

s.$ We ahsn feel greatly obliged to any of ear friends in the county, or elsewhere, who VII sspd us particulars of any occurrence of interest which may come under their notice. Miles Ferris is clsrking at the Stevens House.
 sfs," -col. A. H. Fem, of winsted, was in town last Thursday.
 Frank Barnum has brought home a fine colt from Waterbury.
 Read the tax notice in another column, and prepare to pay up.
 May came in rather coolly, but on the whole, in proper shape.
 An interesting Texas letter, from MT. H c. White was received too late for this week. -Nr. Robert vanDeussn of this place has rs-opsned his meat market in Ct Burlington. Frank Dean, son of Julius Dean, has returned to Michigan to engage again in the lumbsrisg business.
 n -Dogs attention Which shall it be-a muzzle of wire, or the muzzle of 8 gun? Of these two evils choose the last.
 "A large number of persons visited the cemetery last Sunday to examine the hand come new rsenumsnt in Geo. W. Peet's plat. -sNr. [ v. Johnson, of Nsshanic, N. J. is visiting at his father's-in-law, MT. H. J.. Mead of Canaan Valley, his wife having come on sems rims before.
 -Thsband has two new members, W. L.. :s,.- Barnsa and Henry W. Goodro, one to take Reuben McIntyre's place, the other to man. ipuhss . pair of cymbals.
 -4Thesubscription paper for the reading roeh fund is at the post office, and those whohave not paid their contributions are re- queated to call and do SO.
 If the boys who made 50 much noise al the show last Thursday night could realize '< how it impressed the audience, they would re- solve to keep quiet in the future.
 -Mr. J. L. Dennison, general agent of the Tfasslsrs' accident insurance company was in tSwn several days, prospecting with thei' local agent, MT. Milton Roraback.
 -IFrank Hitchcock purchased last week $ fnei large bay horse of W. H. Miner o VI AA~A Canada with: . drove of IS horses. Ovid Gillette has opened 8 meat marke In the basement of the Stevens House, wher' he sails s-h-a-d, fresh and nice. He has al 90 two fish wagons constantly on the road.
 -'.A1dy" Osborne of Bridgeport, formerl routs agent on the H. R. R. is one of the fou appointed to weigh all the mails carried b. the road for . month, commencing last week - -aC. K. Hunt of Winsted, former resi- dsnt,of this place, and at one time H. R. station agent here, is to put up the telephon wire, instruments, etc, of Dr. Camp Ashley Falls line.
 Miss Emma Stiner has returned from protFacted visit to Wallingford, and is nov teaching school in Huntsville. Canaan seem to furnish sehool-ma'ams for the schools i all the region round about.
 -Rev. Dr. Eddy has accepted the call C the Congregationalists of Sheffield, and vii supply their pulpit for year. In securin Dr. Eddy's services they rather ''got tn bulgsn on their East Canaan brethren, wh tired hard to retain him.
 -Juls Stsdman and family, of sandtowr have removed. to Collinsville, and the .'Crean delay cream soshable an umpeachabIe club loses one of fts bright and shining lights, an Sandsown mourns the departure of the yer A'srsam delay cream" of it's population.
 The lawn in A. T. Roraback's door, yar is looking remarkably line, and also some o Rivsrand Elm streets. If all of our citizen holding property fronting the streets wou keep their door yards in good shape hoy much it would add to the beauty of our vii lsgs.
 Round trip tickets are now sold at Can saa, Falls Village, and Lime Rock, to Bridge port and return, for .e4. These tickets ar good for two days. Round trip tickets ar ringson, State Line and Pittsfeld, at reduced rrtss. -, ..s
 Frank vanDeusen was thrown out of hi' buggy nsar the hay press last Thursday af tsrnoon, by the breaking of one of the reine and suStained . broken rib, which lays hin up for short time. Frank had just procured aprou4, high-Strung horse, and 8 defective reln Was 'unsquSl ~ tns omeEeency' -4 -Must we gay it again |? Anonymous let t~y Amu.eo into the waste basket. and don't you 1ssx.R, a[r. "Justics." Just bear that in mind, aad when you have another literary xpasn, f is isn't worth signing don't send it &. 1~zhBSsGace- it direct to Strong's tin Shsp w11szs you can get two cents pound Ng t.
 -Ws Acknowiedgs receipt of several re- aiassncss, to spply towards "getting that straw hat for the editor :" among others, one from Mr. ). Bates of Huntsville, one of the NEWS first and oldest subscribers, being S8 years offags. who says he "looks for the Nsws wish much interest, and reads it clear through without stopping"
 -Plumbers have no objections to hard winksrs, thank ye-any more'n coal dealers; and with the approach of beautiful sspring, thsy invjbt eart of thy surplus of the spoils Ia gsand, sp<ieht Weber pianos. such as pianbsr StsssE put into his house last Mon- lsy. Ms. D [. Pslrss. also, has just pur- sAsssA haeniAesns gssad square piano.