Connecticut western news., 1882-06-28

Canaan.
 John Rodemeyer, sr., has potatoes in blossom.
 Thermometer e6 degrees in the shade Saturday.
 Miss Emma J. stner of Sheffield was in town Saturday.
 Vacation will continue until about the flst of September
 The freight office at the Housatonic depot has been enlarged.
 Judge Granger expects to finish up the Malley trial this week.
 We will send the Nes0s from July first to Jan. first 1883, for 75 cents.
 Nat Stevens of East Canaan is attend ing school in West Winsted.
 Miss Kittie Underwood of Roxbury is visiting at Mrs. o. R. Camps.
 Miss Jennie Moore of Ashley Falls, quits the telegraph office here July 1st.
 The railroad bridge over the Blackberry river has been covered and painted.
 -Mr. J. W. Peet and wife have been in- halng the salt air for the past few days. The Franklin farm at East Canaan is ad- $ertised for sale in another column. Read it. Twelve from this place helped to form the "immense crowds" that flock to Luceys only and 'onliest
 Miss Mary Rodemeyer, former attache of The News office, has gone to Bethel in the Ledger office.
 Samuel F. Adams read the service in Christ's Church last Sunday in the absence of the Rev. MT. Barnett.
 -Dr. Camp has sold his handsome span of ponies to New York gentleman who is spending the summer months in Ct. Barring ton.
 One of the New Marlboro students who took the cars here Saturday, attracted eonsid- erable attention by the tame fox he had in charge.
 It is rumored that freight trains are soon to run directly from Rhineciif to this place under the management of the H. 6 c. W. R. R. Co.
 Mary, little daughter of Patrick Quinn, died of humps last Thursday and was buried Saturday from the residence of her father in this village.
 Now is good time to subscribe for the NsoS. Begin with the new volume, take it regularly and you will always have it for ref erenee.
 We would like to engage some active lady or gentleman to canvass for this paper. Anyone of good address and energy can make good wages.
 Prof H W. Adams, principal of the high school in this village, has resigned his position The Prof. will travel the present summer and winter in Florida.
 The time of the Sunday milk train on the H. & C.. w. R R. has been changed. It now arrives going west at 3:3O P. M; going east 5.15 P. M.
 Mrs. Mary B. Pease and son, of Minne- apolis, Minn., are spending few weeks at the old homestead. with her father, MT. Levi Beckley of this place.
 Job printing, from visiting oard to a mammoth poster executed in the best manner and at low rates either in plain black or col ored inks. Give us trial.
 A dangerous counterfeit silver dollar is in circulation. The coin bears the date of 1879 and can be detected only by it's light weight. Be on the lookout.
 MT. D. L. Pratt hands in couple of eggs that beat last weeks score The larger one measures 3-4 inches and the smaller 23-4 inches, each the largest way.
 John O'Harra was sitting on one of the chains which bound the piazza of the Stevens House when it suddenly broke letting him fall several feet and badly dislocating his elbow. Thursday morning as the "Ore train" was switching at the furnace, cylinder-head tc the engine was blown out causing considerable delay. The engine was sent to Hartford fol repairs.
 Don't forget to read the advertisement O R. s. Frary and see what he has to say abou pianos and organs and if yon want to buy re member Frarys is the place, where you ge your moneys worth,
 We are in receipt of the Biologist, pub lished by Whitney 6 Lewis, at Rockford Iowa. It is quite an instructive sheet and al those interested in Geology, Natural History exchanging specimens, etc., would do well U subscribe. Only 25 cents year.
 What might have been disastrous fir but for the prompt efforts to extinguish it, oo cured last Wednesday night about eleve o'clock, at Pierce, Lawrance & Co.'s Tim kiln. Luckily it was discovered soon enoug to prevent the loss exceeding sixty dollars.
 Have you seen those elegant fre-work at ". H. Camps drug store? Just req his new advertisement in this issue and giv him call. His special sale in this line ( goods attracts good deal of attention, an you may be sure of bargains there every da until the 4th of July.
 Mrs. Jacob Schermerhorn of this vilag has three distinct varieties of geraniums a raised from seed gathered from the flowers one stem. One has leaves of dark green wit light brown circle, another has light gree leaves with dark green circle and the otht has yellow leaves with very dark marco circle
 The members of the band report larg sale of their tickets to the picnic. The pu lie evidently appreciated their efforts to gi7 them first class excursion and responded the invitation in very satisfactory name