Connecticut western news., 1881-10-19
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 -J. L. Bragg has painted his house a sort of greenback color.
 -sprig of apple blossoms received from Mir. James ShefRefd.
 -George Parmalee has gone into the fish and fruit peddling business.
 The family of fireman John Greer are moving to Winsted this week.
 Several flakes of snow fell last week, as sort of reminder of old winter. ..---. Ice cream isn't as popular as it was, al- though it's blamed sight colder.
 -wshave been obliged to abridge oonsid- etable correspondence this week.
 "A South Canaan man, it is said, has thir. ty-six feet of sons-six six footers.
 Sam. Ferguson has been selling tickets at the c. W. R. R. office for few days
 The Town hall is being re-painted light color, adding much to it's appearance.
 Mrs. G. P. Strong is visiting her sister. Mrs. H. K. Smith, in Philmont N. Y.
 Rev. Dr. Eddy preached in Lee last Sum- day, by exchange with the pastor of the Cong. church. .-
 Barnes Bros. are running three lime kilns full blast, the third being fired up week before last.
 The Bridgeport Eagle man finds that the principal industries in this section are the '.iron mines and camp meetings"
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 Apples are scarce.- Exchanges. That's so, but the few that get into market are SC large that three pecks of lem make busheL "A substantial new bridge has been bull over the Blackberry river on Elm street, in place of the old one, which was found to bt unsafe.
 Mrs. P. K. Cogswell of Mllerton hal been paying parting visit to her father in thi place. She starts soon to join her husband nIndiana. .-.
 Emma Roraback, little school girl a East Canaan, had her shoulder dislocated ac cidentaily while playing on the school ground in that place last Tuesday. ..---e
 The notorious ''cullud gal" Nettie May was in town last Thursday, and spent tn greater part of the afternoon lounging abou the depot waiting for trains.
 MT. Howard Smith is meeting with goo' success in obtaining signatures, and expect to give the first singing lesson in "Villag Improvement Balp Thursday evening o next week.
 Billy Colepaugh thinks that if Davi Davis fills the chair of the Senate cham Der as full as he filled bis (Bllly's) barbe chair few weeks ago, they'd better have al aell' put on it.
 Photographer Wilbur M. Deming is thu bouncing father of boy, and the little cheru' can make faces as well as it's dad. It is cab met size, nicely "toned" and well finished Shake B-s. Wilbur.
 --Ths Boinay. Johnson, and Johnson Boinay cases assigned for trial last Monday were adjourned until to-day at 10 o'clock il Town hall on account of Lawyer Clarke Litch6eld engagements.
 --Ms. Edwin Sturges who married Mrs Lucretia A. West in u is place last week, "l' take his bride to East Lee, on their return from the bridal tour MT. Sturges has beel tax collector in Lee for nearly quarter Of century.
 Col HIP. Harris of Ore Hill was il town last Thursday dressed in the uniform o the Putnam Phalanx, of which he is mem Der. He was en route to North Adams where the Phalanx had big blow out tha day and evening.
 The selectmen and town clerk will be s the town clerks office on the days mentione' in their notice in another column, to max voters. Those who are entitled to be quail fed should see that their names are on tn list s'to be made"
 Miss Eva N. Warner of Durham, Ct. who has been visiting for few months at he uncle's, Mfr. H. P. Barnum, returns home to day. accompanied by Frank P. Barnum an' wife. who will visit friends in New Haven Ansonia and other places for about week
 -The roof of an ell part to MT. Hiram Rrivp,s house in East Canaan caught fir from sparks falling from the chimney las Monday morning, but fortunately it was dis covered and extinguished by liberal appl cations of water, before any material damag was done.
 Turnkey Gardner, of the Pittsfeld' jail xAo was for few weeks ticket agent in thii place, passed through here last Thursday having in charge negro named James Col den. vbe escaped from PIttsfield jail some lime since. where he was confined for lar cepy. He was rccaptEsd ia Danbary.