Connecticut western news., 1881-02-16

Uux H1enos Tn the county, or elsewhere who will send us particulars of any occurrence ot Interest which may come under their notice.
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 = Did you get valentine in your stocking last Monday?
 Some of our correspondence is abridged for want of room.
 -Allen B. St. John, formerly of this town has gone to Chicago. to live.
 That "park" near the depot makes an Interesting mud pond in thawing weather. Mrs. Ovid Gillette of this place is spend ing few days with friends in Amenia, N. Y. -E D. Hinman of East Canaan has ac- cepted position in the Hartford insane re- treat
 -Gat DeHart leader, instructs the Gam aan cornet band since the departure of Prof. North.
 Fifty eight couples attended the closing dance of the I. D. club at Ashley Falls last Friday night.
 -Geo. M. Brown and wife, of Bridgeport paid flying visit to Mrs. N. M. Brown in this place last Friday.
 A large fox was seen few feet from the door of Charlie Fowlers residence on Bens- dict hill the other morning.
 There were A couples at the I. D. D. r. dance last Wednesday night The last dance of the series comes of March 2.
 Chief clerk Hobart Watson of the H. R. E. was in town visiting at his sisters, Mrs. Fl. W. Franklin's, the other day.
 The programme for the band concert now being arranged, promises good variety of selections, calculated to please all.
 -MB. T. F. Watson and child of New Milford, formerly of thls place, have been spending Q few days with friends in town.
 Keys to the fire hose receptacle at Full. Ter Peet's store are placed in all the stores and hotels and post office, where they can be found when needed.
 "A l2 years-cld boy residing in East Can aaa, while having his hair cut in the barber shop the other day, was found to have several gray hairs on his head. "t
 February is more than half gone, and ssthe backbone of winter is broken" The old fellow, however, is able to be about, 'tust the samesn notwithstanding his broken back.
 The new c. W. B. R. bridge oyer the Blackberry river is completed, and the next job win be the strengthening of the long trestle at Chapinyille with extra stringers.
 The long-talked.of school sleigh ride came of last Wednesday afternoon, and sev eral large loads of the youngsters had glo rious time, the route being to Falls Village and back.
 --0ur Lakeville readers will read "Delec- tus's" Florida letter in another column, with interest. Delectus was formerly our Lakevills correspondent, but is now enjoying the balmy climate and sunshine of Florida.
 --Conductor Charles Lathrop, a veteran conductor of one of the H. R. R. passenger trains, has resigned. Conductor Thomas will probably take his train, and Conductor Clark Lane be transferred to Thomas train.
 -Bm. Fenn-everybody knows Bill dreamed the other night that s.Hen froze over 50 that cat crossed on the ics.' About the same time the report came, that Satan's King dom, near New Hartford was frozen over.
 
 A number of Canaanites attended the wooden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winship, at Geo. Blodgett's residence iD Ashley Falls last Wednesday night, and re. port glorious time, slots of guests and nu- merous and valuable gifts.
 Valentines day, with it's terrors for the terrified, has passed, and the bashful youths feel greatly relieved. Everybody, as nearly as we can learn, was kindly remembered and the walls of the sanctum are gaily decor ated with Cupid's beautifully colored mon. strosities and wheezy 'poetry."
 -It's never too late to make cider in Can Thompson was started and large quantity of frozen apples were ground into ''suthin' tt take" Frozen apple cider is supposed to be the cause of so many "cold. .blooded" attempts St incendiarism in Canaan Valley.
 w. T. Ferguson, Fuller and Peet's pop ular clerk, will sever his connection with tha, firm March 1st, and has accepted position in G. ". Halls storein Falls Village Will. has host of friends in this place, whose bes wishes will follow him, and Falls Village SO ciety IS to be congratulated on the acquisition to It's circles, of MT. and Mrs. Ferguson.
 Hon l.. B. Merriam of Hartford made us pleasant call last Thursday afternoon Mir. Merriam is constantly on the road looking after the interests of hls Arm-Hart, Merriam < Co. who are well known throughout the country as foremost in the ranks of New Eng land mercantile houses, and the increase whose mammoth business necessitates thei, moving into an. immense new store bette, adapted to their requirements.
 --George T. Lawrence of Stamford, for, merly of thistown, sustained serious inju1 les last week Monday by falling eight feel into hatchway, striking his head on the stone steps. His head was severely cut and three ribs were broken. The accident oc- cured while he was closing the blinds of his house from the outside just over the basement entrance Itis feared that splinters of the broken ribs may have penetrated the lungs aad that congestion will follow.