Connecticut western news., 1881-06-15

for your summer millinery. No pains spared in selection of goods and styles. 2w.
 There is to be strawberry festival in Amenia next Friday night and the Times man has spit out his tobacco cud
 The editor of the Canaan News lives prin- cipally upon shad, and the people up there talk of hiring him for public lat rack after the bones get well through. -Bridqep0rt Eag1e. That's a scay compliment, brother Cheney.
 The Thomaston Express man is a barometer as well as an encyclopedia. When it rains, it's hot, he's red when it thunders, he's pale, and when it's just right" he's too full for utterance.
 John Beckwith, a farmer of New London, recently sold four large cakes of fine looking beeswax, which was subsequently, found to be about half full of old iron, ax heads, cog wheels, etc. John had to settle to avoid an other waxing.
 The thief who stole G. w. Marsh's horse in New Milford last week Sunday, and was cap tured the same day in Norfolk, gives his name as John Jones, which he admits is fictitious He was committed to jail to await trial, in default of $500.
 
 of New Milford the other Sunday, and actual. ly hugged and kissed each other in broad day. light, which so excited the observing old maids that they scrambled eagerly for their affectionate pet cats and pugs.
 Editor James of the Thomaston Express is in favor of our proposition, to have big short cake made for Erwin, and says: "We'll do our part, but if it is designed to give him good square meal, we offer an amendment that it be made in the Canaan reservoir"
 The parishes in charge of Rev. Father Sheridan, who ofciates during the absence of Father Lynch in Ireland, embrace Lake vile, Sharon, Cornwall Falls Village and Canaan. Father Lynch has been in Ireland nearly a month and will return in October.
 The heast of Roxbury correspondent is pained every time a gun goes off in his peigh borhood, in the hands of the "barbarain" who kills the innocent roblns. Roxbury hun ters must be awful poor marksmen and the correspondent must have an awful tough heart
 A New Milford man has ''baby piano. for sale, and the other evening Erwin put some gum drops in his pocket and went down to see it, under the impression that he could get music out of it by ''chucking it under the chin, but sighed when he saw it's carved legs and ivory keys.
 Dr. Averill of Falls Village pulled tooth by horse power the other day. A victim of toothache halted him as he was driving past and requested him to extract the troublesome grinder. The Dr sat ill his buggy, fastened his torceps onto the tooth, and just then his horse started up, and as the Dr. clung to the forceps; forceps wouldn't let go the tooth, and out it came.
 James Brazell, a l9 years old brakeman on the midnight through freight train, fell from the top of a freight car, down onto the track, as the train was going into New Mill ford, and broke his neck, killing him instant ly. The train had broken in two, and young Brazell, it is supposed, was walking over the top of the cars, and walked off, being unable to see, III the dark, that the other cars had become detached His remains were taken to Glendale, his home, for interment.
 BUNNEL's LAST BooM.- First it was the Seven Wonders, next the Cat Show, then Chang and the Zulus; now it is Norwegian giant called Brustad, bigger than Chang, aud a Chinese dwarf called Cheemah, smaller than Tom Thumb After Monday, June 27th, it is to be bird show. where everything rare and beautiful that wears feathers is to be found. All the dealers are vylng with each other who shall send the most beautiful ex- hibit5, and the museum opposite A. T Stew arts, on Broadway, New Y York City, IS to be full of birds, from garret to basement. Such a sight has never been seen in America before.
 Ill the superior court at Litchfeld last week John Donovan was found guilty of actual sales of liquor and convicted. John Grinnan was convicted of keeping a place where liquor was reputed to be sold Thomas Finn was also tried on reputation and convicted. Pat rick Kelly pleaded to like offence. The tourt imposed fine of $20. in each of the reputation cases, and of $50 against Donovan for actual sales. The Thompsons settled up all their cases by heavy payment of costs and by agreement not only to withdraw from bus mess, but to have the club-room now on their premises at Winsted, closed up. Numbers of others settled up at the best rates they could and in all cases agreed to withdraw from the business. There were several cases from New Hartford and ten against Luther $. Porter, of Plymouth, also settlea on pay. nent of heavy costs. lii all, 93 liquor eases have been disposed of this term, the dealers paying about $1, 300 in fines and costs, besides agreeing to quit the business. -FaJmer.
 GET UP AND DUsrER" Just received, at Salisbury Harness and Trunk Emporium, 444 Centennial Avenue, Lakeville, all i'm mensa lot of the latest style Lap Busters, and Summer Horse Blankets, also on hand splendid lot of all Land stitched single har nesses. Horse Collars, Whips, Horse Brushes, all styles of Bits, Carnage Mats. Trunks Travelling Bags, Ladies' Satches and all kinds of Saddlery Goods too nu- merous to mention, all of which will be sold cheaper than at any other place in the United States, and New Jersey besides.
 Yours Centennially,
 6W46 JOHN M. MILLER