Connecticut western news., 1883-10-10
FALLS VILLAGE.

Danbury fair last week.
 The town at the recent election voted to build lookup and also at the same time voted no license
 MT Isaac French has so far recovered | that he is able to be at work again at his usual place of labor.
 T H. Farmer raised in his garden this season California Cucumber feet in length foot in circumference and ten pounds in weight.
 The first cold spell of the season came on with vengeance, mercury indicat- ing 20 above zero Saturday morning and ice formed on some of the smaller streams.
 Miss Mary Allen is canvassing for a popular book entitled, "The Changing Year" It is profusely illustrated and on fine paper and meets with ready sale. It is published by the Cassell, Petter, & .Galpin Go. of New York.
 The trial of Hiram Bishop for an al- legged assault on MT French on the night of the 10th ult., is calendered for October 23. There are nine cases ahead and there is possibility of its being put over to the next term of the supe- rior court.
 {. New goods in the dry goods and ready-made clothing department at G. w. Hall & Co.'S. store were put in this week, w. T. Ferguson having been to New York for that purpose. A good stock of cloaks, dolmans, etc, and a good assortment of overcoats for fall and winter wear may be purchased at figures within the reach of all.
 Monday night at about half past one o'clock MT Wm Cook was awakened by shot from a revolver and instantly arose and found some one was endeav- bring to kill his dog in order to bur- glarize his house or other out-buld- ings. He harnessed his horse and got one or two others to go with him to the sheriff's and accompanied by sheriff Brinton and Constabl Reed pursued the thieves whom they overlook near Lake vile. They proved to be Ida Wooster and her husband Wesley Colby. They ) arrested her but Colby who was husk- ing corn in MT l. s. Robbins field es- capped. Several articles were found and the horse and wagon stolen from D M } Dean 8 short time ago was recovered minus the top. the horse which is but six years old has jaded out appear ance and looks dozen years older Among the articles recovered was an un. abridged Dictionary jar of butter cloth ing and some other articles. Several started out in pursuit about o'clock but up to this time (Monday noon) have not returned. IDLEwHD.
 GOSHEN. MT Cyrus Crandall is in town again.
 John D. Barber is acting school visitor. William Davis is laying barn found. ations. Torrington Register says, "War in Goshen"
 Goshen voted no license by small majority.
 Robert Davis and Will M. Wadhams are going west soon.
 Many Goshenites attended the liar. winton fair the 3d.
 Miss Eva Stoddard and Mrs Louise Bradley are out of town. Mrs Henry Norton and daughter have , returned from Stony Creek. HI. N." says look out for moor ) eclipse on the morning of October Is.
 A Goshen farmer has COW that will crawl through good sized knot hole Prof Peters began the fall term of tn, , academy, last Monday, with 26 scholars Dr Lord has returned from his vaca ton trip and gave us fine sermon las r week.
 f Frank Gaylord and Arthur Beach ar e attending schools in Bridgeport ant v Hartford.
 r. The next C. l.. s. c. meeting will b + held on Tuesday night at the residence l of Mrs George M. Crandall. s The weather is somewhat wintry d Jack Frost is nightly visitor and leave the ground frozen in the morning. A We know of Goshenite who is s ,1 sharp that if he should happen to fa] down he would be all cut to pieces. BRADFORD MACARR
 CORNWALL BRIDGE. It Miss Grace Robinson of New Hartfor Il is visiting here.
 n MT and Mrs Oscar Holcomb of Wol 'e cottville visited here last Saturday. II George Blodgett, Esq, of Ashley Fall IS was the guest of V. c. Beers over Sunday N Mrs V.C. Beers has gone to Ohio wit ', her brother, George l.. Harrison, on :" visit.
 The severe frosts have destroyed som 70 of the different varieties of fruit an r. vegetables.
 $ Mrs Mary Wadhams is visiting he