Connecticut western news., 1882-11-15
-Philip Moen from parts unknown.

| works for no one uses any thing else here now, it being supplied in great abundance right from Canaan mountain) and at the request of the Union Depot agent, where he had insisted upon lying around loose, he was taken in charge by sheriff Van Deusen, and conducted to the seat of Justice where Judge Bennett presides and where justice is always tempered with mercy. When the scales of justice had been balanced in equal poise, it was found that the sentence of the Court was as follows: Fine $1; l costs $6.76. The accused planked down the amount and, shaking the dust of Canaan from off his brogans (No. 11's) he departed wiser, and it is hoped a better man.
 The crying need of Canaan seems to be, now that election is over and Ben. Butler is elected Governor of the an cient commonwealth of Massachusetts, more houses to rent. Some families have to make change in their local habitation this fall and they are led to exclaim in the language of distinguish ed statesman on a memorable occasion, ''where shall I go" It is said that sev- eral families will have to move out of the place next spring because there are no houses to rent. There are few coun- try places that have made greater i'm provements for the last few years than Canaan, especially in the way of nice private residences. This shows that the place is desirable place to live in--and 1t is justly so It Is exceptionally con- venient of access, being located at the junction of the Housatonic and Hartford x Connecticut Western railroads, giving communication to the four points of the compass. It is pleasantly situated in the Housatonic valley, and that it is un- usually healthful is shown by the fact that while surrounding places have been visited more or less by malaria, it has been unusually free from it. What 1t needs besides more dwellings and tene ment houses, is more business enter prise and capital. It could be made, if some one who had the ''push and clear grit, /" would take hold of it, popular place of summer resort. There is not a better location for popular summer boarding house anywhere than can be found on Granite Avenue" with "Oak Grove" in the rear for park and with excellent water, which could be conduct ed to every room in the house, and which could supply fountain at small cost if required. It could be made @ delightful and desirable place if we only had enter prise enough to make the thing on &C., complished fact and 0 grand success.
 There seems to be scarcity of tim Der for Speaker of the next Connecticut House of Representatives, and the or ganS are beginning to fix things: The Hartford Post rather favors Charles H. Pine of Derby. Now we have nothing in the world against MT. Pine. He was one of the Second Heavies, a Vet, and 0 G. A. R. man, and would undoubtedly make a good Speaker. We know he is a good speaker at reunions, but we are a little jealous of the rights of Litchfield County and think the honor belongs to her. It appears that since 1857, the Speakership, when the republicans have been in 0 majority, has been geograph- ically conferred as follows: Hartford county, five times; New Haven, six; New London, five; Fairfield, four; Windham, five; Holland, one; Litchfeld not once. Why this unjust discrimination? Is it because old Litchfeld has mt as good timber as the other counties of the state? It is too utterly utter to think of. Now, we suggest the name of Leonard J. Nickerson of Cornwall, for the position. MT. Nickerson is young and rising lawyer, possessed of decided talents and any amount of energy and industry, ,and, although he has not had much legisla- tive experience, yet with his natural apti- tude, he would soon get into the harness and make capital Speaker. Then he is entitled to some consideration for the reason that he was elected in Q strong democratic town by about 60 majority, when the democratic state ticket was elected by about 70 majority. Let us have Speaker Nickerson of Cornwall This is a year for young men to come to the front.
 The following are the representatives elect from Litchtield county
 Litchfeld- William B. Doyle, d, F. Ratchford Starr, r,-gain.
 Barkhamsted-W D. Youngs, d, Timothy c. Tiffany, again,
 Bethlehem-J Jonathan Wooten, d. Bridgewater-Isanc Babbitt, d. Canaan-Charles E. Wolcott, d. Colebrook-John E. Fonda, q, Thos B. Spencer, r.
 Cornwall-Orland Perkins, r-gaip, Leonard J. Nickerson, r-gain.
 Goshen-Elisha Carlisle, d-gain, Will. bur H. Wadhams, r.
 Harwinton - Wallace K Curtis, d. gain, Charles T. Russell, I.
 Kent-Linus B. Vinegar, d.
 Morris-Horace Cowles, d.
 New Hartford-Henry A. Kellogg, T. Henry c. Merrell, r-gain.
 New Milford-Charles Taylor, q, An son Squires, d.
 North Canaan-Henry J. Mead
 Norfolk-R I. Crissy,r, o. M. Snow, r Plymouth McNamara, d. gain. Roxbury-Phillip w. We'll. d.
 Salisbury-Gilbert s. Street, d, Joh1 s. Perkins, d.
 Sharon--Abel Bennett, d, o. M. Win chester, d.
 Thomaston-George P. North, I.
 Torrington-James Cooley, r, Edward Miner, I.
 Warren-Buell Carter, d-gain.
 Washington-Charles P. Lyman, d , William T. Odell d-gain. : Watertown-William G. French, d. gain.
 } Winchester Roland Hitchcock, d. 5 Lewis D. Hart, d-gain. l Woodbury-F. A. Walker, r, Eli M s Towne, r.
 3 Democrats, 26; republicans, 15. l