Connecticut western news., 1881-10-05
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 Everybody and his family went to cattle show.
 Let the evil doer tremble. Gardner is constable.
 George Parmalee has moved his family to Clayton.
 The H. R. R. track is being raised near this station.
 Rev. L. H. Reid of Lakeville, was in town Monday.
 Lawrence Yorker is sick at his parents, in East Canaan.
 Rev. E. D. Bailey lectured in the Meth dist church last Sunday night on temperance. IN. c. Ward Esq.,, ot thls place, has been elected director of the National Iron Bank of Falls Village.
 Druggist Camps adv is changed this
 sL EHor olYIpoT will do you good.
 Timothy Britt, and Thomas Riley of this place. are working at bridge building in Blackstone, Mass.
 The "old.fashioned town meeting is played out here; and yet, who would recall ''the days that are gone?"
 The school board have voted to adopt Patterson's Spoilers in place of the ones now in use in the public schools.
 As usual, the tickets printed at this office came out s'first best" last Monday. Please bear this in mind next lection.
 -Myron Decker got third prize at the Ct. Harrington trot last Friday. Tomorrow he will trot his horse in Pittsfeld.
 The genial countenance of conductor Smith is seen on the passenger train agaln after his vacation of two weeks.
 The town has voted to rent suitable room for the holding of Justice courts. A much and long needed convenience.
 Humphreys drug store has been under going some repairs and improvements, inside that add much to it's appearance and con venience.
 f-Rev. Father Stephen P. Shefrey, for merly pastor of the Catholic churches in thi place and Lakeville, died in New Haven las Saturday, aged 37.
 -Ye local spent most enjoyable day a the New Milford fair last Thursday; thank to editor Erwin of the Gazette, and others for attentions shown.
 A potato weighing two and lfpounds was left at this office by Eugene Root yes terday. It IS of the ''Brigham Young" vari ety, said to be great multipliers.
 HI. H. Cogswell is painting in New Pres ton, the land flowing with lawsuits an knock k-down fights, but we have no fear c his becoming demoralized during his shor stay there.
 Out-of.town bummers seem to thlnl Canaan is drunkards' paradise, judging fror the number of drunken strangers cn ou streets of late. Justice Bennett will have give them dose of such medicine as Lane C West Cornwall got here.
 The concert to be given in the literar room tomorrow night promises to be teas for all who have the pleasure of hearing it No pains have been spared to make it al tractive, and the best available talent ha been secured for the occasion.
 Miss Du Russeau will give an entertain ment of select recitations in the Village In provement Hall next Monday evening. Sh comes highly recommended, and recites frol memory, selections from the standard poet and authors. Admission % cts.
 The afternoon trains south on the H R. are now running on their old time, tn express passing this place at three o'clocs and the milk train at 3.58. The Monda morning through New York train has als been discontinued. This change took efet last Thursday.
 A fue bursted in the boiler of Enginee Seeley's locomotive on the H. R. R. train, 8 the depot last Monday forenoon, sending tn steam in dense volumes into the cab, slightl scalding and nearly suffocating the engineer The locomotive was lowed to Falls Vilag by an extra engine which had been te egraphed for.
 -Election was attended by a ''slir house." so to speak Where are all tn voters? Last fall, in the state election 22 Democratic and 127 Republican votes wer cast in this town last Monday the averag was 30 Democratic and A Republican. Va it the mighty S, or the absence of It, ths made the difference?
 "A box of clothing, bedding, etc. for tn Michigan sufferers is being made up at thi nlace Those of our citizens who have an cast of clothing, or articles of bedding tha tbey are willing to dispose of in the goo canse. can put it to good use by leaving 1t a Parsons, store this week, where the contr buttons are receiyeda