Connecticut western news., 1881-07-06

Conductor Cummings passenger train has two new cars.
 School closed in district No. 8, (Sodom) last week, Miss Carrie Conklin, teacher.
 Dr. Francis P. whittlesey of Ct. Barring ton was at his home in this place Monday.
 The freight trains on the c. W. R. R. were kept busy nearly all day last Sunday.
 John P. Shields and Thomas Riley came home to explode their patriotism last Monday.
 There was 8 picnic and dance in the grove near Beaujon's in East Canaan on the 4th.
 The Ashley Falls club had a dance last Monday night, which was attended by sev' eral Canaanites.
 Miss Nellie Richardson of Chapinville is visiting her sister school teacher, Miss Emma Stiner in this place.
 No serious accidents, fires, fights, run- aways nor marriages to chronicle as part of the celebration exerclses.
 MT. D. A. Riker of Winsted, formerly proprietor of the Stevens House in this place, was in town oyer Sunday.
 Although the moon shines with borrowed light yet she throws that long-tailed comet into the shade just few.
 MT. and Mrs. H. H. Cogswell of this place spent the 4th with E. J. Coombs, Mir. C's. son.in-law in Pittsisld,
 Quite number from this place attended the Catholic picnic and dance in Hollsy s grove, LakeYille, last Monday.
 Rev Elisha Whittlessy and family, oi Hartford, are stopping for time at their home, (the 'Grove, , in this place.
 An interesting Texas letter from MT. H. c. White, formerly resident of Litchfeld County, appears in another column.
 Mrs. H. H. Cogswsll picked strawber- ry in her garden last week, that measured six and quarter inches in circumference.
 Mrs. s. A. Waterman, of Cohoes, N. Y, with her infant son is spending few weeks at her fathers, MT. John Rodemsyer.
 The fourth of July travel over the H R. R. was immense, some of the passenger trains being obliged to have two engines.
 Miss K. M Granger, daughter of Hon. Judge Granger, now drives a handsome black pony, having disposed of her gray carriage horse.
 Send along your subscriptions to the Camp Meeting Daily News. Only 2b cents. And while you're about it pay up if you are in arrears.
 w. H. Colepaugh, our genial barber, is taking "week off," and his brother, D. K Oolepaugh, of Falls Village is acting as his substitute
 MT. Horace Becklsy of South Canaan has apples as sound as in the fall, if the nice specimens he left at this office last Saturday are fair samples.
 The Sodom and Ashley Falls base ball club, the "Unions," are to play the Housa- tonics again soon, and will try and retrieve their lost honors.
 Don't forget the 'free fair and cattle show" meeting in the literary room, town hall building, next Saturday night, the 9th inst Come out in force,
 -sUncle Farm" Rood of East Canaan, hearing something said about the comet, the other day, asked, ''What kind of a thing is that d-d comic, anyhow ?"
 .-Garrahan has rigged out quite number of our citizens and others in stylish shape, with carriages, buggies, etc, and he always keeps a fine display of vehicles on hand!
 The "glorious fourth" was quietly ob' served in this place. A few went to Pitts field, some went fishing, some sparkling, and Q majority stayed at home and tended to their own business"
 The new history of Litchfeld County has just been delivered to it's subscribers ln this place. The only portraits of Canaan men in it's pages, are those of Hon. Judge Granger, and MT. Wm. Bennett.
 The picnic of Christ church Sunday School at Twin Lakes was largely attended, and all report gay time, as might be ex- pected when it is known that Rev, Mir. Bod ley engineered the affair.
 -silas H. Knickerbocker has done good job in grading and raising the side walk Ill front of his premises on West Main-st. MT z. T. Adams has also fallen into line and greatly improved his sidewalk. -aAn Observer" who quotes scripture. ad- ! vancss some ideas on the question of Charity, ! in another column, that may furnish our disposed readers with food tor re- aect;on. Read his communication. Mrs. K. W. Warner has got that ice cream freezer into service again, and dispenses most excellent quality of ice cream every Wednesday and Saturday, at the Warner House. Take your doxie there, Augustus md treat her coolly.
 R P. (bstter known as "Bob. y Rogers, ornssly |. resident of this vicinity, has been again, and gave his experience as . arsformed drunkard" in temperance meet ne in Hartford last Sunday night, which .,,.t bava haan mite interesting if given in