Connecticut western news., 1882-04-26

-Dr. Camps new card in another column announces that he will be in his office in Camps drug Sstore from 8 to l0.30 q. m daily, and on Sundays from g to lO.3O. Par . ties from out of town desiring consultation at other than regular office hours should notify him by postal in advance If not otherwise engaged, he will receive calls at his residence. in the evening.
 The Winsted correspondent of the Hartford Times gives Billy Colepaugh the { following seud.off w. H. Colepaugh, for nerly of Canaan. an artist in his profession and a gentleman, has opened barber, hair dressing and bath rooms, n the basement uf the new block on East Main street. The rooms are fitted up ID an expensive and Daniel Buckley of East Canaan has be-
 'onc violently insane through sickness and
 'as taken to Miodletown last Monday He 's young man aoout 26 years of age and las wife and three children who are highly "steened m their community, and who have e sympathy ot all MT. Buckley is a man
 f g,'od habits and has many friends, who wish for him speedy and complete recovery
 -One of the fire hydrants was tested the other day, and found to be well filled with mud and rust By the way, can anybody lell just what the mode of procedure would be in ease oi fire, with no fire company. clog ged hydrants and shrunken hose? Every man is bis own fire department, chief dress parade and masquerade ball. and we opine there would be more orders than systematic work at the critical moment.
 Pat. Murphy has returned from Litch. field, looking healthy and dick as dry goods clerk Pat. is 8 good fellow when he is Pat bnt when he isn't. he's ''the divil himself" and one would never think, when Paddy is having one of his ''httle times," that he was as tender hearted and sympathetic as a woman, and capable of shedding tears on lis- tening to recitals of suffering or injustice, and yet such is the facs.
 That Comical Brown is billed for Town hall tomorrow night, with an entire new programme and assisted by Miss Alice De- We're, beautiful singer We see nothing to prevent & crowded house greeting MT. Con- icsl, as he is the one man of all other travel. ing comedians who can fill the hall full Miss DeVere's genius is not confined to sing ,ng. but she excels as a violin and harmonica soloist and actress, and will appear in these specialties to-morrow night Comical's new .ongs and speeches are spoken of ss the em- oodiment of wit and sarcasm, and there is no ioubt that those who attend will enjoy an rvening of genuine. solid fun, and musical reat of rare merit.
 The Berkshire Courier gives the following -ketcn of Rev. A. H. Ferguson, the new
 residing elder of this district "A. H Fer. suson, the newly appointed Presiding Elder
 i this, Poughkeepsie, District, has been q member of the New York Conference since l846, his first appointment as an itinerant preacher being New Canaan, N. Y His pas.
 crates ip this locality have been lS49-5O Spencertown 1851 Hillsdale and Egremont, l856-i7 Falla Village From 1868 to 1866 inclusive. MT. Ferguson was the Presiding El- ter of the Rhinebeck District. and had super vision of the Methodist Episcopal churches ot this locality, from Lenox to Falls Village, including others in Columbia and Duchess Counties The Rhlnsbeck and Poughkeep s'e districts were united in 1857 under the name of the latter. It will thus be seen that Mr. Ferguson is no stranger to the Metho- dist churches of the district and his reap poiniment gives good satisfaction to some S6 preaching places and 62 preachers There are i've Presiding Elders, in charge of as many districts composing the New York con- terence; they are chosen by the Bishops, to preside over 8 district for four years, and their duties are to travel through the district holding quarterly conferences and preaching and overseeing the SD ritual and temporal business of the churches; promoting the cause of mlsslons. church extension and Sun. day Schools, besides attending to a large number of other matters as prescribed by the Discipline of the denomination"