Connecticut western news., 1881-04-20

Milford was considerably damaged by an in | ,endiary fire recently. But for the prompt ,ction of the fire department the large build ! ng would have been destroyed. The fire wa discovered at about midnight by young lady ! who went to the front window to pull dow ! the blinds.
 ! Here's an item that should appeal to the public spirit and enterprise of our citizens. md prompt them to say, let us go and dc likewise The Republican says: "The bus | ness men of Westport are making a strong n1ort to build up the manufacturing interest of the town, and are erecting large factory ! for rental"
 L. Neisner of Falls Village, whose adver \ tisement appears in another column has just started in at Falls Village. and carries fine line of ready, made clothing at reasonable prices He also makes clothing to order, and has a good run of custom work When in need of anything in hls line, it will repay one | to give him call.
 l A New Yorker who evidently didn't know much about Bridgeport honor, while on re cent spree in the latter city, gave his god watch to friend for sale keeping The ''friend" immediately proceeded to prove hi, l friendship by selling the watch to a darkey ! and then he left in search of greener fools | and pastures new.
 | The Connecticut Reporters Association held their annual meeting and dinner at l Hartford last Friday It was feast of reaS ! on and so forth and flow of so and SC \ forth. It is beautiful custom, founded in the hearts of beautiful and hungry frater nifty, to gather annually for mutual admira- tion and a square meal.
 Philmont serenaders have more lungs than pluck A few young men recently went on | serenading expedition. and the gentleman of the house came to the door in his 'shlrt of | male, " with brOomstick, whereupon one ot | the singers, thinking 1t was ghost, went in to convulsions, and his companions were thrown into pedestrian athletics. They have all recovered and reformed.
 | Sixty five years ago a Gaylordsville boy swapped jackknives with Bridgewater boy, and got the worst end of the bargain, and about three weeks ago he met the Bridgewater | boy agaln for the first time since the swap bothbeingthen robust young fellowsof 80 years | or more-and remembered him at once as | the fellow that cheated him, just as an ele- phant remembers in alter years, the boy that fed him peppered orange.
 Hotchkissvle had whirlwind the other l day. which started business by picking up a handful of leaves and siftlng them. then wrestling with wood-shed and carrying off It's scalp. kicking a smoke house into the pond and sucking up large volume of water which 1t carried off into the woods on the op posite side, and squrted against the trees with such force as to break many of them down then it galloped over to Weekeepeemee where it was killed with ee's by the school teachers.
 At Halls Emporium Falls Village. an in voice of goods has just been received from 1 " .I.. l. country merchant Carloads Of furniture ot all kinds, from the cheap grades to the wal nut, mahogany, rosewood, etc. Carpets by the thousands of yards -ingrain, Brussels rag carpets. rugs, ottomans easy chairs that are eminently calculated to make man lazy l Then as for clothing, that line of goods is al ways full although dra upon every day HalpS new adv. next week will give further particulars Look for it.
 According to the Ray, New Milford has a ctizen-Doctor BronSon-who abuses his wife shametully, and has repeatedly threat ened to kill her Only last week Sunday he knocked her down and beat her so violently thst the blows were distinctly heard on the street. and she was picked up senseless by the neighbors, who thought she was dead The brute said he didn't care whether she was dead or not. A tar and feathering bee, | Wlln CdI Ihll dCColupdlHiHeub Noulu De III or der in New Milford about now and, as the 'pardoning" legislature has adjourned, per haps boarding place at Wethersield is ad- visable Or send the brute to congress.
 Following are some of the Methodist Con- ference appointments for this district: Len OK and Lenox Furnace. J. P. Buxton; West Stockb1idge, Stockbridge and Glendale, F.
 Hermance: PhIlmont, E. F. Barlow; Lee, W. E. Clark; Housatonic, w. $. Winans, Jr /; Ct. Burlington. II. w. Byrnes; North Egre- mont and Afford, E H. Roys; Sheffield
 W. Macomber; North Canaan and Ashley Falls, w. A Mackey; Falls Village, J. Lee Gamble; Norfolk and Goshen, supplied by Clarence R. Bssell; Gaylordsville, R. Kay ;;
 Amenia, J. N. Ramsey; Sharon and Ameria Union, J. c. Hoyt NIillerton, J. H. Michel :; Lakeville, F. s. White; Hillsdale, Alfred Coon Copake, c. Daniels; Ancram. H. S.
 Masten; Pine Plains, R N. Lewis Corn wall Bridge and Ellsworth, w T. Gilbert
 Litchtield. s. J. Walt; New Milford L. P.
 Perry; Goshen and Cornwall Centre, J. Rob inson W oodvile and Warren J. B. Shep. pard; Colebrook River and Hartiand, o. J Range; Pleasant Valley, W. McNicholl
 West Winstcd J. Pullman
 BERHSHIRE COUNTY.