Connecticut western news., 1881-06-29

 laid on twice and obliged the milk train going south, to stop and clear it away The even ing passenger train at the same place, struck rail road tie, and was also obliged to stop, thus miraculously escaping wreck. Detect ives have been up from Bridgeport endeavor- ing to detect the culprit who would do such dastardly act. Suspicion rested on fellow by the name of Robert Reinhardt, who has worked in North Kent for some time. He was arrested, and taken to Bridgeport last Saturday by George Arnold and detective Frank Taylor.
 MT. Jared Ingersol came from New York a week ago last Saturday, and will spend few weeks at his residence in Kent.
 The band boys will give strawberry and ice cream festival at the hall the afternoon of the Fourth, and have dancing in the evening.
 George Page is in Stepnsy at work as tele- graph operator.
 Mrs. John Benedict died at the residence of her son last Thursday. Rev. J. Howe Vorce of1ciated.
 The Episcopal Sunday school have picnic at Waramaug Lake this week Wednesday.
 Miss Ada Stockwell of Bridgeport, is visit ing friends in Kent.
 The strawberry and ice cream festival at the hall last Wednesday evening, by the Episcopal society proved to be a very suc- cessful affair. The society cleared one hun. dred and forty -four dollars. LOT. Litchfield.
 The lecture on Thursday evening by Mr. E. A. White, principal of the Centre school for raising funds to defray the expenses of an excursion for the scholars in his department, was attended by about 140 persons. We understand that Messrs. s. G. Beach Ook1 ho1 &bo East street to MT. Addison Taylor.
 The strawberry festival to be held by the ladies of the Methodist church on Wednes day next is to go towards paying the salary of the Rev. MT. Watt, the sale of slips not re alizing enough to pay it with the $15O rent ol the parsonage. The object is such that there ought to be general turnout and large sum realized
 The boys intend to have a ball game at Harris Plain on the 4th of July. A number of our farmers have begun hay ing. TIMES CoR. Mrs Madison Silvernale, son and daugh. ter, are visiting at Shelburne Falls.
 Rev. MT. Eddy preached at the Congrega. tional church at Salisbury Sunday morning, and in the evening conducted the prayer meeting at Lakeville Academy. We hope to hear MT. Eddy, again in our village.
 Miss Lola Laneharte returned yesterday to Troy.
 The scarlet fever, which for some time has been in our town, has fortunately been con. fined to one case in the village. Gussy French has been the unlucky one, and is now suffering from inhammatery rheumatism.
 MT. Editor, you may be prepared to feast on considerable wedding cake soon, as it is rumored that three weddings are to take place in Lakeville this summer Just think
 BROTHER JONATHAN. The result of the match game of base bal at Lakeville, between the 'Young Mechan ics" and "Know- -Nothings," as reported, wa. a mistake, the score being 20 to 22, and no Is to 20. It was the ''Young Mechanics's' ! first game The game is to be repeated 8 Falls Village July 2d, as previously stated. } YOUNG MECHANIC. West COrnxvaIl. Mr. Adam Coon starts for Ohio on Thurs day of this week.
 The band attended the picnic at Seasid Park on Saturday of last week, and enjoyed the day hugely.
 MT. Anthony Miller has just purchased fine upright piano for his daughter Sarah , who, under the instruction of Prof Georg Hughes, has become skillful performer. f Ice cream of superior excellence is dishe # out at Mrs. W. H. .Porter's. Only ten cent e a roll.
 q Henry Bosworth and bride are pleasant :. located in rooms rented of their brother, M a T. J. Bosworth.
 d Messrs. Cole and Whitney, the boss fsl ,- ermen, went to Twin Lakes last Monday i la pursuit of little recreation. mixed with rt few pounds of fish steak, but as fate wou ir have it, Joe's. horse, 'Old Hickory" was Of if sudden struck with feeling of homesicknes m which compelled the poor boys to start f H. their native hills the same day perched ( no the backs of four small perch, in order to sa Ia the life of the brute.
 ;s Salmon have been discovered in the rive m and although sweet, are too "soft" to be p' all atable. ANON. . East Canaan.
 Ill Miss Carrie Hotchkiss has gone to Hartfo :, to join her mother who is employed in he = pital in that city.
 'S Mr. and Mrs Joseph l.. Ives of Norfol
 are boarding at MT Sabin Ives in this plac
 Mr. George K. Goodwin has moved is family to Norfolk.
 Adam Smiths store displays new sig ,n the artistic handiwork of Sllas Knckerbock in Miss Jenny Adam is having good tra
 in the millinery hne as she well deserve ne for her goods are ofthe best, and prices
 lowest.
 ar. Miss Jenny Browns select school is flo, Q ishing nicely, with ab9ut l5 pupils. ,as Jacob Decker died here last week, at [
 age of 50 years. He had resided here but ,ot short time.
 ,n Miss Mary Beaujon is at work in Whist cL for Mrs Lima, dress maker. ,a There is prospect of good tobacco CT
 this year; farmers generally hereabouts 8 ,v devoting more time and attention to u he branch of agrlculture than ever before. e. sodom.
 e" Ed. Cook has purchased fine large Mo 'a' ~aa horse 9f W. H. Miner ot Monterey, "
 ---a fron Canada with 2 f T has just returne4
 drova Ona of tho nioa vounu ,,