Connecticut western news., 1881-08-03


 will sendus particulars of any occurrence O interest which may come under their notice. Eugene Root is improving and repairing his barns.z = -s ss
 HI. D. Humphrey spent the Sabbath al New Haven. ags .....
 -Payap your back subscription before you go to the sea, shore.
 A party of boys from this place are camp ing out at Twin Lakes this week.
 Rev. G. A. Gordon preached in the Congregational church last Sunday. Some interesting reading matter is Jeff over again this week for lack of space.
 "A communication from Winsted was re- ceiyed too late for insertion this week. -C. N. Deming is building a large new barn at his farm just west of this place.
 The Conn. Western B. R. ore train has to run Sundays to keep up with it's work
 Barber Colepaugh has taken the agency for Ct Harrington laundry, for this place.
 Gardner is having fine time and lots O business running the Pine Grove boarding house.
 There will. be no Sunday evening ser vices in the Methodist church during the month of August. .--.-es Farmers report the prospect of a hgh apple crop this year, and cider vinegar vii probably be high. ~ John and Timothy Britt of this place have secured positions as carpenters witt Clark of North Lee. s---..-.. ...-
 A small key, found by MT. s. A. Bennett has been left at this office, where the owner can have it by calling.
 -Garrahan has received another lot of car riages, of which he has sold quite a number within the past month.
 The condition of Mir. Stiner remains about the same, and if there is aay percepti ble change, it indicates that he is failing.
 The Methodist Sunday School of thi; place, held their annual picnic at Twin Lakes last Friday and report most enjoyable time A magnificent new grand square piano from the manufactory of Cable & Sons, hal just been placed in the Warner House parlor Send along your subscriptions to th' hoIy 25 cts. for the entire week, from Aug. 22 tt 27.
 Miss Nellie E. Richardson of Chapinville formerly of this place, goes this week to New Haven, where she will probably stay during the fall and winter.
 Editor Addis of the Windsor Locks Jour nal called in upon us last Wednesday after noon, on his return from visit to New Mil ford, where he has been trying to be sick.
 "A rattlesnake was killed on the "unde mountain road" last week, measuring nearl. five feet, and having eight rattles, iron which it is estimated that the reptile was years old It was killed by Daniel Root.
 -Thirty-one poor children spendin their two weeks in Ashley Falls, bein sent there by the New York Evening Pos fresh air association. We have not yet learn ed that any are to be taken at this place.
 Correspondents are requested to sem their Communications to us as early possible on Monday morning of each week, it gives us more time to get them Tn type, an they are less liable to be crowded out by oth CT matter.
 Fred. Lafargue and family, who left Ash ley Falls for the West about five years ago have returned. They drove through iron Illinois in about 35 days, camping in thei large covered wagon at night. The distanc is about 1,20O miles.
 Rev. H. S. Balls "reminiscences il another column will undoubtedly be rea' with much interest. especially by our olde readers, Mir. Balls communications are al ways interesting, aud we are glad to glV them space in the NEWS.
 The Canaan cornet band is just yea old. and can, make as much noise as if were 100 years old. Some changes Wer made at the last band meeting; Wl Rodemeyer has been transferred from fh trombone to the baritone, and Will. Barne from third b-flat cornet to second tenor.
 Among those now living at Pine GroV are Rev. K. Sanford (Presiding elder) an family, of Poughkeepsie Geo. Adriance an family, Poughkeepsie; W. c. Hoyt, Stamford Mir. Nichols, Bridgeport Mrs. Mary Clark Brooklyn; Dr. Smith, Pleasantville, N. Y. Rev. F. J. Belcher, Poughquag, N. Y., an Geo. W. Robertson, Peekskill.
 The Ct. Harrington Methodist sunda. School picnic at Pine Grove last Wednesda. was attended by about 60, who seemed to en ioy themselves immensely, playing ''conse uuences," pitching quoits, eating lunch ant festooninp themselves with evergreens They came down on conductor Clark Lane morning passenger train and returned b. freight with conductor Cole in the evening
 The evening train north last Thursda. night was over three hours late here on ac count of the collision of two freight trains ol the New York 6 New Haven R. R., nea Rye. N. Y, which delayed the New ! orl .,rrass for some hours. In the accident on conductor was killed outright and brakeman was probably fatally injured. The followini ooi,;n, train which had inst finished