Connecticut western news., 1881-11-09
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 Mrs. H, L. Barber and Mrs James Pettis did not stay in Gotham but two days. There was more mud there than here. The rains of the week have raised the water in the water company's spring.
 Mrs. L. Babb and son Frank spent the Sabbath at Granville, Conn.
 Mrs: Worthington came up from Canaan to stay over Sunday with her 'yillage black smith," She has not lost a whit of her jollity.
 If "X." is to take up the "pen of a ready writer," and become a reporter for the NKws we are ready to extend to him, her, or it, the right hand of fellowship, begging that he will report the items in time. The one reported last week was so aged that it resembled an egg that had outlived it's usefulness. It was altogether too long in matching. Shake, friend x.
 Rev. A. N. Benedict's Sunday discourse was ''The Cross in Civilization"
 Grove Norton and family have gone to Thomaston Conn.,, where he has secured a position as clerk We commend Grove to the Thomaston folks as a genial, jolly fellow, lnteger Uit@ scelerTsque pura, and always ready for trade.
 Isaac Spur of of Mt, Washington is the Republican nominee for representative for this district. We have no personal knowl. edge of the gentleman, but presume he is a good man.
 Mrs. Ben. Wade and her lady friends tackled a comfortable' the other day. We didn't get bid, but attacked the doughnuts afterwards. They were comfortably good ones.
 1rw,n Baldwin has gone to Batavia, N Y., to engage a new man to work for him in the bosom business. his first help having disap- pointed him. TArTLE TALE. Min River, ...--'-.
 c. 0. Walter of the Konkapot paper Co. is in New York making sales.
 Messrs Bradbury and Sickley, and the Berkshire paper Go. are both putting new additions on their mills. l Walt Peters holds the tools in the wagon making department of this village. Anyone breaking his wagon will do we'll to give him a call
 There was an eight pound eel caught out of the stream here one night last week. Chauncsy Hall is having his grain thrashed by machine this year, Silas Hyde doing the work. KoNK A. Porr. Salisbury.
 Rev. l.. H. Reid of Lakeville preached and administered the holy communion in the Cong, church last Sunday.
 Miss Kinkead is visiting again at Rev. Kitchers. -rr
 Isaac Tatro got over his injuries quicker than any one supposed he would, being only hurt externally, and is able to go to work again. The ore train on the H. < c. W. R. R, ran into two coal cars near the depot while switching last Friday evening, and smashed them some, blockading the main track so that the and 8 o'clock trains had to go around on the side track.
 The Democrats of this town nominated last Saturday L. P. Ashman and John Hurlburt for representatives. | Wm. Goodsell, who peddled through this place for many years, has retired from busi. ness, and Albert Miles is. filling h,s place.
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 Weddings are the entertainment of the season, and am told they are the result oi the close attention paid to the meteors and shooting stars, for which November is so justly renowned-the ministers like it.
 Was pleased to have you alter my reference to the East Village horse trough so that i, read "hosetrough," but couldn't settle in my mind whether it was to be used by the fire department, or to wash dirty stockings
 The young ladies of the East Village are iu a gloomy state because young Merrills ss Hathaway have "settled" in Manchester, the former being bookkeeper for the Cheneys, (silk manufacturers) and the latter (not the Cheneys), has set up law office in Manches. | ter.
 Charlie Roberts, son of James Roberts. the butcher, fell from Naugatuck railroad train, on which he was employed, down near BisselPs, and was not missed till after the train arrived at the station. They went back for him half mile, and found him terribly bruised and unconscious. He was carried to his fathers on Centre street, where he still lies in too critical condition for medical ex- animation even. It's a hard one for his wife and family.
 Talk about apples being scarce-Dan. Ryan has made seven barrels of cider, and has two hundred and seventy.6ve bushels left, and no licenses granted yet.
 The county commissioners listen to argu ments for the least possible license in Win. sted, at Litch6eld on Wednesday, when we shall see who are the ins and who are the outs.
 | The periodical ''saving of the country" is going 70 be gone through with on Tuesday l next, and the respective caucuses are to be held this (Monday) evening to nominate rep. resentatives Nobody wants a nomination on the republican side, but Rollin H. Cooke, Dea. Wetmore and c. Ransum are buzzed around as possible candidates Democrats have dark horse at present. MT. Williams, the rosy-faoed head clerk for Wm. Frank of Music Hall Block, and Miss Case have promised to Hove, cherish and obey so long as they both do live together" and are now feasting on matrimony, Norwalk oysters and pond water at the Fancher House on Holabird avenue. Hope they'll live to see tbo;r rropdch:ldron married
 There's state full of weddings on hand. "Engagements" are of every day occurrence.