Connecticut western news., 1883-01-24
LOCAL NEWS.

to 15 cents.
 MT Hiram H. Cogswell and wife are visiting in Kent.
 Good calves are worth from 8 to cents per pound.
 -Jeweler Gardner visited the me- tropolis, last week.
 Fuller & Peet are fitting up new clothing room over their store.
 Lent commences the seventh ot February, this year. Rather early.
 A N. Hawley, Esq, of Newtown paid flying visit to MT J.W. .Peet, Thursday. MT Charles S. Adam, Jr., of Bridge port, is at home for a few weeks vaca- tion.
 Warren Mcintyre and Henry Good TO sharpened 23 horses in one day, last week.
 Mir Eugene Root took load to Sheffield for sleigh ride, one day last week.
 Mrs Elizabeth Hill of Beatrice, Neb., is visiting friends and relatives in this town.
 Ashley Falls gives @ dance in Le- Roy's hall every Friday evening during the season.
 Hon Frederick Miles passed through town, Saturday, on his way to Washington.
 The ladies' sewing society of the Episcopal church meets, Saturday, at Mrs G. s. Fuller's.
 MT Edward Lorraine of East Canaan will move into the house now occupied by MT Ham, April l.
 The young folks are enjoying the best coasting that has been known here for several winters.
 James McCormick's hand was se- verely crushed, last week, by piece of timber falling on it.
 Several from this vicinity attended the Roman Catholic dance, at Falls Will lage, last Friday evening.
 The ladies of Christ Church have raised about $325 toward the building and furnishing of a rectory. Edward Prescott was delegate from Housatonic Lodge, F. & A. M., to the Grand Lodge at New Haven.
 The annual sale of books of the Canaan book club, took place last Fri day night at MT William Adams.
 Don't forget the Lancashire read ings in the town hall, tomorrow even ing. It will be well worth attending. Nat Palmer of Ellsworth has five sons, the oldest 19 and-the youngest 13 whose aggregate weight is 846 pounds Conductor James Lake is sick 1T Hartford with severe attack of the asthma. Conductor Gibbs fills his place.
 -" Roxy" and his orchestra iron Pittsfeld play for private dance a the town hall in Salisbury, Friday night.
 A shawl was found on the evening of the 18th in front of MT s. c. Beckley'' which the owner can have by calling a this office.
 Norman Spur of Lithgo, N. Y. who has been severely afflicted witl rheumatism, slipped, the other day, ,ant broke his hip.
 Milton Roraback is looking afte his insurance interests on the line of tn Harlem road, where he is establishing lucrative business.
 Prof Cushman, an old veterinar surgeon, will give free lecture on hors training at the Stevens house precisel at 1 p m, next Friday.
 William Waller will move into tn house now occupied by David Walter April 1, MT Walter going into MT En mons house on Church street.
 A handsome and well execute crayon portrait of the late Hon. G. W Peet is on exhibition at the post office It is from Payne Bros. Albany, N. I.
 Rev MT Bartlett of Lee, Mass. file the pulpit Of the Methodist church Sunday, Rev MT Phillips still being 0 the sick list. They omitted the evenin service.
 Rev W. A. Mackey, former paste of the Methodist church here and TO located at Monticello, N. Y., is we liked at his present charge, as is ev denced by purse of $2OO at Christms from his parishioners.
 Several windows of the rear car O the 2 59 p m train on the Housaton road were recently broken by a gar plank being carelessly left on the pla form. Several persons were slight cut by the flying glass.
 A grand promenade concert will given at Salisbury's town hall, next Fl day evening, with music by Prof Lar jas orchestra. Grand march at 8 30.
 The Barnum Richardson compar pays nearly one fourth of the enti amount collected each year from taxab property in the town of North Canaal