Connecticut western news., 1881-03-30
LOCAL NEWS.

i. LOCAL NEWS.
 =" We shall feed greatly obliged to any 0 our friends in the county, or elsewhere, wh will sand us particulars of any occurrence 0; interest which may come under their notice. -The. Charles Franklin rarm in East Can. aan is to rent!
 -"Aptrlsools" will parade their foolish ness next Friday.
 According to vennor, March is to go out in snow and slush-about as it came in. Miss Nellie J. Andrus of this place IS toS tsach,the spring term at Canaan Valley. We are agaln obliged to omit and abridge considerable correspondence for lack o space :.-.
 -Landlord Warner is improving his hotel inside and:out; with additions, paint and putty.
 Sam. Eddy has taken possession of MT. Wm Adams; farm, and is getting things in shape for spring work.
 Charles Callender of Sheffield moved his household goods into Frank Cummings house on Church street last week
 .-Jeroms Root.will drive 8 market wagon and cry .sF.l-:i:shl" forEOvid' Gillette the fish man, during the shad season.
 Four schildrens. of the. late David Nc Grath; formerly of this place, are reported sick with small pox in, Housatonic.
 Hens are now storing their crops-with cobble stones, pieces of glass, bent pins etc.. preparatory, to the manufacture of Easter eggs:
 Sherwood c. Cummings is spending a few days at his home in this place, on va, cation from his duties in a Norwalk drug store.
 Miss Fannie Benedict of this place closed her schooEin Huntsville last Saturday Miss Emma Stiuer's school in Wetaug closes next Friday.
 --Condactor Clark Lane, formerly of the milk train has been transferred to the morn ing and evening passenger train, Sid. Spen cer taking the milk train.
 pr C. W Camp has been kept quit' busy for some time past there being large amount of sickness, and the wonder is tha the geniaI Doctor isn't worn out.
 A, s'calico masquerade" is to be held a the Stevens House on April 20th It wil undoubtedly be an enjoyable affair, Mac s" enterprises always are.
 Mir Parrett of Falls Village has hired tn blacksmith shop on Church street of A. T Roraback. Esq and takes possession Apri lst. His family will occupy Wm. Hayward house.
 -B. F. Comstock's auction last Frida called out good crowd, and the stock sold a good figures. Mir. H. Merchant of Noonan' farm, is to occupy MT. Comstock's farm tn coming year.
 -Sandtown has just had another blood, fght-this time among the "sisteriDg" and is. safe to presume that there was some fero cious hairepu,ling and gouging. It was 'jeflussy' affair.
 
 Litchield last Thursday, delivered an abl, lecture before the temperance union in th place. two or three years ago-when there rGs temperance union here.
 The late pr. A. A. Wright's premis sory.notss, book accounts, surgical instru ments, etc. etc. are to be sold at auction by John B. Reed. administrator. at Humphrey drug store next Saturday afternoon.
 The annual meeting of the Reading Room association is to be held in the reading room on Friday night at o'clock, for the election of officers, etc, The periodicals which have accumulated during the year will be sole at'auction at ths meeting.
 Why .snot organize a hose company There are young men enough here, and in case of fire it would expedite matters to have systematic action, which cannot be expected from an excited crowd, where the broth is spoiled by too many cooks.
 The locomotive "Simsbury' broke por- ton ofits connecting rod while switching at the furnace last Wednesday morning. The "City of Harttord'' was also disabled last Monday morning, and went into Hartford as. sisted by another locomotive.
 The Methodist society of Delhi, N r. have petitioned Conference unanimously 10 return the Rev Mir Barden to them for anoth. eryear MT. Barden's many friends in this place will be glad to know that his ability and sterling qualities are so we'll appreciated
 The funeral of Mrs FiaH Gillette was largely attended at the resiue ,e of Mrs N. M Brown last Saturday, Rev Dr. Eddy off, ciating Mrs. Gillette was one of the oldest 3 inhabitants of the town, both in age and length of residence here, and she leaves a wide circle of friends.
 r- Mr. Fay. Root, well known in this place, sustained painful accident at the LaDesboro iron CompauV's furnace last Friday morning. A quantity of molten iron was being run into the molds when it sputtered, and 8 portion struck Mir Root in the eye, and it is feared he will lose the use of it.
 --Arthur W. VanDeusen. son of Robert VanDeusen of this place, who has had charge This fathers meat market i1 Ct Barrinoton for the past few years is to leave this part of ths country and go to Kansas, where he will engage in the butchery business, which he understands in all it's details. He starts this week, and will spend e week in @-