Connecticut western news., 1882-03-08
LOCAL NEWS,

sss We shall feel greatly obliged Co any ol eur friends in the county, or elsewhere, WhC VIII ssnd us particulars of any occurrence oi t1eogess which may come under their notice.
 The c. W. R. B. orc train is soon to be put on again.
 The hand will give an outdoor eoncsr, in . few days.
 The schools in this place close the winter term next week.
 -Work second degree in Housatonic Lodge : next Saturday night.
 Frank P Barnum is to work Dr. Camps farm the coming season.
 Miss Mary Cummings has taken charge Of district school in Norfolk.
 Edward Evans of Gsylord,yills spent the Sabbath at H. B. Cogswsll's.
 Mrs. Jay Corbin's house on Main street is being painted hy Charles Gillette. -kiss Jennie E Brown of th,s place closes her school in HuntsYille next Friday.
 -Rsv. E. H. Roys and wife, of Egrsuont, have bees spending few days in town,
 Billy oolspaugh has new stock of the latest styles of hats, which are going of fast.
 -Ramor says that D. l. Psirce and c. K. Vroman are to start lime k.in at Brookneld.
 --Anson Aldrich has moved from the Bel .2dsa placs to l. FOos's tenement on Church. s1s
 The Methodist ladies aid society have another supper in the basement to morrow night.
 in the absence of . settled rector, Samuel Adam conducts the services in Christ Naureh. ~s~~,
 "A good time without money and with sut priee, in Village Improvement Hall, Fri. day night.
 --Rsy. Dr. Eddy isctursd in Gaylordsville lsst nighr on ssLdbby Prison, from personal experience. ',s5s
 
 $ion agent on the 0. W. R. R. aide of Union depot for . few days.
 -Nr. Wm. Adam of this place has been quite i'll for several weeks, but we are glad to report him much improved in health.
 -Ths Catholic church in this place is un dsrgoing repairs end improvements. Mass was celebrated in ToTn hall last Sunday.
 Ths band have had large music racks made for uss in their band-room, and now they can all sit in circle, and still face North.
 -S. c. Bsckley hes sold the homestead on High street, but says he is not yet at liberty to make public the name of the pur- chaser.
 Thomas Riley is spending 8 few days ar home. He is employed in making iron railroad bridges in Springfield, to bs erected on AHew York railroad.
 Fred. Cometock, who has bseR Frank VanDsusen's right hand man for the past year, has gone to Winsted where he will make time in clock shop.
 Mrs. Stiner sells of her farming imple. msnts. horses, wagons, harness. etc. at auc. ton on Saturday, the 25th inst. She will re- mose to Sheffield the week following.
 Jerome Root is confined to the house with neaslss- It's cold, cold day when Jerome gives up his baggage masters badge. George Smith smashes baggage during his disability.
 MT. Frank Reed of Cornwall who pur- chased the Peet farm month ago, being un- able ts dispose of his Cornwall property to advantage, has cancsled his purchase by forfeit of $500. -Aimsrln Gillette, Jr., thinks felon is more of a strain on the nervous system than six days walking match, He has been nurslng one, night and day, for two weeks, and knows. Stevens Bragg's new lumber yard is to bs located on the land in the rear of the Warner House, adjoining both railroads, . convenient spos tor loading and unloading
 
 The Canaan Philharmonic Society will 1 meet this evening at the residence ot s. C. | Beckley. The society are prac.cing the ] Cantata os 'The Haymakers,' and expect to give public rendering of the same in few i weeks.
 -Barnum Richardson Co. of East Canaan have purchased several hundred cords of wood on the north side of Canaan Mountain, near this village, on the Ferns farm, which is considered the finest lot of wood in thls vicinity.
 Drawing room cars are to be run on the Housatonic B. R. passenger trains during the summer travel thls year-so says Dame Rumor, and the Dame almost always has A chance To justify her predictions with II told you so." -S. s Hawes, former resident of this own, and for many years agent of the h. R K. 70 at Housatenic Mass, is convalesing lrom ln attack of pneumonia. For over s week sa was not expected 10 hvs from one hour Q another.
 The thrilling experlence of John Greer v nd Joan Savage, in siiding down hill on Is lass Friday night isn't calculated b . inspire tinid youth with an irresistible de- | irs to become engineers and tremen al. r hough there is welrd, wild romance about t. [ shat is ealss too utterly utter. in