Connecticut western news., 1881-09-28
Who isn't going to cattle show ?

Who isn't going to cattle show?
 Coal dealers begin to look cheerful again, but they don't "snile,"
 There was vesper service in the Meth odist church last Sunday night.
 The concert in literary room is to come off next week Thursday evening.
 Superintendent Jones of the II. & c. W. R. R, was in town last Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. Chas C.. Calender are spending the week in New Milford.
 Mir. Horace Beckley picked number of blossoms and buds from Damson plum trees last Monday.
 James Garrahan has returned to Falls Village and assumed the management of the Dudley House.
 The refreshing rain of last Friday night was "quite welcome" everybody receiving it with gratitude.
 MT. J. H. Bushnell of Winsted, was in town last Wednesday, looking as natural and healthy as ever.
 On our fourth page it will be found con- siderable space has been devoted to the na- tional bereavement.
 Barber Colepaugh has embarked in the hat business, and has quite stock of cheap hats at his barber shop.
 The band postponed their intended ser enade last Friday night on account of the re- cent deaths in our midst.
 How the 20 ct. subscribers do loom up. Whoop lem up; the sooner you subscribe, the more papers you'll get.
 The dance in Town hall last Thursday night was not largely attended, but the few present report an enjoyable time.
 The mourning decorations on our public places are peculiarly appropriate just at this time, after the two sad deaths that recently shocked our community.
 W. A. Roraback, first assistant postmas ter general of this place IS enjoying weeks vacation at his home in Sheffield, and vii take in the Ct. Burlington fair.
 The public places were all closed Mon day afternoon, and memorial services were held in all the churches at two o'clock, th' hour of the Presidents funeral.
 Furnace No 1. at East Canaan made las week 12l tons of car wheel iron, which is the largest quantity of charcoal iron ever made al any furnace in th:s valley in a single week John Robinson brought into the sanctuu last Thursday, several punches ofraspberries picked that day in the garden of Mrs. Wm Sardam in Canaan Valley. They were eyi dently stragglers, caught out late.
 MT. Howard Smith, singing teacher, O Colebrook, was in town last Thursday, look the singing school question. He will sing il the concert in literary room next week Thurs day night.
 Mir. and Mrs Charles H. Marvin of Shar on were in town last Monday, visiting Char lies old friends and made the NEWS sanctun call. Charlie spent the early portion of hi life here, and was for a number of years man ager of tho Western Union Telegraph ofic' at Union Depot.
 Why not organize a lecture association and have a course of lectures hero this win ter? Who says what? The indications in dicate dull, dead winter so far as social en tertainments are concerned this season, un less extraordinary efforts are put forth to re- lieve the monotony.
 Charles White, one of conductor Lakes brakemen, stepped from the engine into { narrow wooden gutter across the track neal tho depot yesterday morning and sprained his right ankle so that he will be laid up for few days Conductor Lake seems to be having his full share of i'll luck with his men.
 Ed. Gillette returned Monday to Ft. Wayne, Ind, taking with him John c. Wolfe of Falls Village, leader of the H. R. R. band who will take up his abode there. The H. R. R. band talk of breaking up, and the Can- aan band talk of shaking hands with them, as they are likely to sail in the same boat.
 ED. NEWS We respectfully suggest to the Village Improvement Society of Canaan, that it should paint the chimneys and glasses of the street lamps black. They would look much better than they do now; it would save all trouble of washing them, and the light would, be quite as brilliant. as it now is.
 CITIZEN. A rustic onion peddler struck struck town the other day, and calling on Railroad streeter offered to sell his wares for dollar a bushel. The citizen declined to pay that price, saying he could get them at the meat market for five cents quart, whereupon the dealer declared that he wouldn't sell them at that price-he'd s'drive clear to Lakeville with lem first" Neither party realized that cents per quart would make them SLIGO busnel'