Connecticut western news., 1882-09-06

FOREIGN. T. Hamefur, Sign del Moline, Andrea.
 --''What is the name of the most pop ular Till among all of the beautiful ones,
 in the Berkshire Hills?" asked young lady traveller on the Housatonic Rail road of conductor HI. D. Averill, ' was the quiet reply. "And what is the name of the finest wood on this popu- lar line?" she further inquired. ''Chas.
 W. Wood," replied the conductor.
 "We mean the Hull of it"
 MT. Luman Foot met with serious accident last Saturday. He went black berrying alone on Canaan mountain; while climbing over 8 large hemlock tree which lay in his path he missed his
 footing and fell, his back and side strik- ing across 8 large limb. For some time
 he was unable to move, but at last, by
 painful exertion he reached the high
 way and obtained ride home. He has
 been confined to his bed since, and is
 attended by Dr. Wm. Welch, of Norfolk.
 There was not very large crowd
 from this place last Wednesday, to at
 tend the great trot between Cingstone
 and Edwin Thorne. There seemed to
 be something in the atmosphere, which
 satisfied them that the whole thing was
 s'sel." The dear people are pretty
 gullible but there is limit to their gull
 libility as to everything else. They
 have about made up their minds that
 the whole trotting circuit business is @ great humbug-a kind of stock gam
 bling operation in which the insiders
 swallow the outsiders.
 MT. s. M. Barlow has erected on
 Church street, substantial three story
 building, 3Ox4O feet, with 25 feet posts.
 The frame is very heavy and of the best
 material. Two men raised the frame
 with tackles. It will be used as bafn,
 shop and cider mill. MT. B. is now
 putting in steam engine and boiler of
 his own manufacture and expects to have everything in readiness next week to
 manufacture cider The building is
 covered with Stewards Ready Roofing. Mir. Barlow is agent for this patent roof ing and has used 10000 feet of it.
 An amusing incident occurred. on Connecticut Western express train re- gently. When the conductor was talk ing up tickets lady passenger handed over to the gentlemanly Knight of the punch" her pass, to which was attached
 coupon. The conductor hastily glanc- ed at the perforated card and rending , it asunder returned the proper slip to the owner With doleful expression oi 3 countenance the lady for moment gag
 ed at the mutilated ticket and then drop l ped it from an open car-window. Fol while the passenger was unmolested : but as she approached her destination e was again impoftuned for her ticket ]. With a look that was "child-like ant e bland," she remarked, 'I saw you tea t the ticket and thought the balance wa T of no account, and so threw it away. J e Canaan may not be lively place e but it is certainly noisy one. Sine
 the H. & 0. w. R. R. acquired posses @ sion of the Rhinebeck X Conn. R. R. e several additional trains have been pu y on the road, and Canaan has been mad n the half way station, and trains are mad t. up at this point and sent in both direC
 tions. The traffic of the H. x c. W. l. R. has wonderfully increased, and tn Id blowing of whistles, ringing of bells an 'h rattle of cars makes it impossible Ill sleep night, or day. There are no les D. than IT trains on the H. & c. W. R. R
 and IA on the Housathnic R. R. con IS mence arriving here at 6 A. M., and frol s, that hour until o'clock the next mor1 rs ing there is scarcely an hour that u m iron horse is not putting and whistlir ds at Canaan station.
 Last Thursday, party of ladies ar re gentlemen, of whom D. D. Walter, u n. Canaan market loan was one, went be Id rying and pic-iicing beyond Norfol n- near Pond Hill. A shady place W rs, selected to leave their horses and cs er- riages; their lunch, which consisted
 the usual fare,-a linen duster, sha es and umbrella were also left with u ng teams, and the party meandered amor dy the blackberry bushes in pursuit er fruit. When lunch hour arrived Walt lse and his company returned for refres ral ments, and to their suprise naught
 mained save the teams. Walter sa ing he would not have complained had t 8 team been missing, for he could hs the walked to Canaan; but the disappoi the ment of losing his lunch was too gr 'ng for endurance and could the perpetrat md of the robbery have been found u
 would have met @ warm reception.
 of The members of the Parish 8 rho Sunday School of Christ's Church md Canaan, held their annual picnic om Twin Lakes, Wednesday, Aug. 30. sral tween seventy-five and one hund he persons were in attendance, and
 seemed to enjoy the occasion. W ave plenty of boats, all who were dispo vi- enjoyed the pleasure of ride on the lake. The lunch was 8 model of ex Id lence. All the delicacies of the sea hus were provided: The ladies seemed can vie with each other in providing cht
 edibles; every one had an abundal ica" and of fragments more than "twt en 8 baskets" remained. We wish all shn, editors in Connecticut could have b rom thare and had ona souara meal F