Connecticut western news., 1881-03-16

l
 Clark & Ives are to engage in business in Norfolk. In their departure East Canaan loses lively team. MT. George Goodwin, who has had considerable experience in the business, will be connected with them in their new venture.
 .-Rev l.. II. Reid, formerly of this place, IS to remove to IIakeville soon, where he will open a boarding school. The climate where Ar. R. now resides .(Rye, N. Y) it is said does not agree with him nor his family. His son, L. F. Reid, will accompany and assist hin.',.; ..ss i,
 Mir: Spencer of Winsted, was in town l Monday, looking after the proposed telephone | me from here to Ashley Falls. MT. S. has | ,ad considerable experience in constructing ] elephone lines, and we understand will soon % to work on the Wnsted Norfolk line t is reported that wire is also to be con Itructed between Wlnsted and Wolcottvllle
 The pew rents, etc. failing to cover the 2astor's.' salary and other expenses of the Methodist Church, a subscription paper has yeen circulated to make up the deficiency about S10O for the year,) and tho amount vas speedily raised and it is a gratifying laet: that a paper circulated for any worthy object meets with the heartiest recognition from our citizens.
 Sam A. Eddy, son of Rev. Dr. Eddy, is to work the farm oEMr Wm. Adam the con- ing year. Sam is now on a scientific farm in N6Ws York state, where he has been since his graduation from college, and if "what he knows about farming, is equal to his knowl- edge. of camping out, fishing and magazine ed ting, he will b9 able to show the tlllers of the soil hereabouts, something worth knowing.
 "A. quiet private affair was the wedding of MT. G B Gardner and Miss Jennie Nc tntyre, at the residence of w.. Mcintyre yes terday. Tie happy pair are now in New York state on brief bridal tour. and will re turn the latter part of the week. The good wishes of host of friends attend them and the NEws extends it's prettiest congratua- tions. They will go to housekeeping at once, occupying Mir. Conway's large house on West Main street.
 ---Eennor predicts as follows for the re- ,nainder of the year :-"The spring will be fairly early, hot and dry. and the midsummer cool and wet. The autumn promises to be open, dry and fine. There is likely to be a l ,f I,,r bo hut the weather, except in few isolated sections, will be favorable to agricultural pursuits. The winter of 1882 bids fair to be open and generally mill with but few, and those short
 lived, storm periods"
 Tho O. W. R. R. milk train going east
 last Friday night sustained quite an accident
 in the short cut just this side of the Eas
 Canaan depot. A broken axle on a loaded lumber car threw the car of the track, whe1
 1t crashed into a large rock beside the track
 followed by the car next behind it, wreckint both cars. Nobody was hurt although there were several passengers on the tran among
 whom were Mrs Lyman Cunning and Mrs
 J. s. Corblt of East Canaan.
 : A big, strapping tramp went into thu |; post office the other day and began to boas :, l of his strength, and skill in wrestling, ant $ finally offered to bet one hundred dollars h
 could throw any man in town. A gentlema
 stepped up and planked down the cash, say
 ing. .s'Put up your money; I'll take that bet, s then turning to a bystander he said, "Go an . bring here that darkey that killed those seve IS men yesterday" The tramp's jaw dropped of his eyes began to bung out and his knee
 trembled Finally he controlled himself sul , tciently to put on his biggest dignity, an :, with the reprovlng look of injured pride l
 muttered as he made rapid strides for Il
 door, II an't a-goin to rassle with no dan n niggcr;" then he disappeared from view, fc Io owed by the hearty laughter of the asser
 bled crowd.
 y The annual meeting of the Canaan Vi g. lage Improvement Association was held ~'- the reading room last Saturday night, and u T. old board of officers was re elected with u S. exception of president, MT. D. L. Peirce b
 ing chosen in place of Geo. s. Fuller, who d
 cllned a re-electon. The assoclation is 'P good condition and has been credit to u :. town At this meeting committ chosen for the purpose, presented for consi e. eration the plan of organizing a society l social, moral and rental improvement 9 work in conjunction with the V. I. A. IT
 project was discussed from it's various stanc UT kpoints, and committee was appointed Il make definite plans for operation and repo IS at an adjourned meeting to be held in t
 readi~g room to morrow (Thursday3 nigf IT, The idea of the new organization, we unde le stand, is to rent suitable rooms for readin of amusements and such entertainments, le
 lures, etc as shall be consistent with t
 object of the society. The reading room 8
 sociation will probably consolidate with and as lin union there is strength" the pro
 pect is good for strong, healthy institute k <..,-Including the orchestra, about 20 fro an Ethis place witnessed the presentation of "T ,, Octoroonn in Norfolk last Thursday nigl
 the party being composed principally of tho
 who took part in the same play in this pla '' two years ago.. All were well pleased wi ,S the performance, winch is perhaps as ditficu II+s d piece as is often tackled by amateurs. Mi '.. TinuIe Hallock as Zoe" the Octoroon, " c. the admiration of tn audience, as did al pr Miss NJ. Morgan as 'Dora " F. F Cutler ay tScudder.n S. A. Palmer as "dcClosky" a
 H. A. Stannard as George Peyton' carri oo their parts well, and the supernumeraries fl ho nished good support The management
 the hall and seats called forth not few sha