Connecticut western news., 1882-01-25
Going to the fair this evening?


  Going to the fair this evening?
 "A below zero yesterday morning. Our merchants are taking inventory of stock The Bridgeport Eagle is now on file in the reading room. A club room is talked of by the socially inclined young fellows. Gertie Pnlver of Copake visited her sis ter Cora here last week. The revival meetings at the Methodist church are continued this week. Are the young folks going to get up a sleighing party: If not, why not?
 How can a good resoluter swear of smoking, and stick to it' at the same time |? - The Housatonic R. R. has two new To- comotives in the round house in Bridgeport The coastiug on town hall hill is good, and the youngsters are making the best of it, too.
 -C. H. Waugh, piano tuner of Pittsfeld, was in town yesterday, doing some work in the tuning line.
 That adjourned school exhibition is to come of next week Tuesday evening in Vil- lage Improvement Hall
 The Guy Famlly-plug hats and all changed cars here the other day, but didn't tarry long enough to ''get left"
 Billy Colepaugh is training young Eng fish setter dog, and on his off days de pos sum and de coon" will have to catch it.
 Mrs. Wm. Sanford, who died in East Canaan recently. was taken to Hillsdale, N Y. her former home. for interment.
 Prof w. R. North is composing memo rial march for the Canaan cornet band, in memory of Willie F. Rodemeyer who died last month.
 The John A. Beckley place on High street. now occupied by Rev. H I. Bodley, is offered for sale or rent, possession to be given April I.
 Rev. Harvey I. Bodley leaves Canaan for church in Northfeld, Minn.-Spring- field Republican, GO? We'll, Low that $ news to us Canaauites.
 Oh, but it's stirring winter-with sing ing schools, club dances, theatricals, sociables, school exhibitions and 'sall the NEWS and the truth about it" every week.
 Regular communication Of Housatonic Lodge F. and A. M next Saturday night, when a motion to change communications to semi-monthly will be acted upon.
 Quite a number of tumbles by school children have occurred on Town hall hill, where coasting has made the path as slippery as the places the wicked stand on.
 The band has three new members Jerome Root, Fred. Bartlett and Burt Miller, and meet for practice twice week, receiving lessons from Prof. North once week.
 The mercury indicated from two to four degrees below "zebro" all day Monday, and it wasn't much of day for degrees either. Yesterday it hugged 10 below, all day
 As Eugene Roots horses were being led to water late the other night they sprang away from their leader and escaped into the woods, and were not caught for several hours.
 The ice harvest has fairly begun, and a large number of men and teams are employ. .l river is frozen over to depth of about six inches.
 The Conn. Western R. R. ore train was discontinued for the winter last Thursday, as the coal and ore traffic was getting too light to warrant it's continuance. Conductor Lake will brake on the east end freight for the present
 Did anybody remark that there would be no ice this winter? If 80, let the author o that statement attempt to cross the street anywhere without spikes in the soles of his boots, and he'll say he didn't mean this win ter-some other winter.
 Mayor Halls mansion in Sandtown mar fOWly escaped OelHS DuFDeN uOWn SHOT time ago, defective smoke stack setting the roof on fire. The fire department responded noply to the alarm and it is thought that tho whole damage can be repaired with seventy five cents.
 John B. Davis, the right-hand man O. the Watson farm, is enjoying vacation of { few weeks at his old home in New Yori state He'll probably be back in time te dance the racquet next week Friday night In the meantime Jimmy Lahey is pinine away in loneliness.
 A series of panoramic views were shown in the school house at East Canaan last Thursday evening, and number of children, together with their parents and friends were present. The entertainment was found to be quite pleasing, and every one departed with the conviction that he had received the worth ofhis money.
 Ed. Warner glories in being the possess or of cheap horse, even worse, if possible, than his old Cinnamon bear" It was pro cured at Mill River. For history of the swap apply to A. H. Schutt Frank Reyes, or Fred. Myers, who will tell you how many sewing machines it requires to purchase colt if the owner of the nag is bound not to swap