Connecticut western news., 1883-03-21
LOCAL NEWS.

,-Sefvices ilf Christ church Good Friday, at 10 a m and p m.
 Charles Paul. Jr, has gone to Hack ensack as gardener and groom.
 Our schools open next Monday with the old and good corps of teachers.
 -G. ". Hall & Go of Falls Village have full line of goods for the spring trade.
 Bishop Williams visits Christ church for confirmation, May Il, in the evening.
 Sixteen cans of milk are shipped from this place daily, on the Housa- tonic road.
 Easter cards present a very attract i've appearance and especially so at Camps drug store.
 Miss Ann Blackman of Newtown was the guest of her sister, Mrs F. w.. Barnett, last week.
 Quite thunder shower passed over here, Monday night. but Tuesday was cold enough for any one,
 Local news is as scarce as the man who has nothing to say about the weather. Valley Ledger. l-Ditto. Rev MT Barnett was among the vis- itiny clergymen at the consecration of St Johns at New Milford, last Thurs day.
 The Lancashire readings in East Canaan, Monday evening, were good, as always, and netted about $5, we under stand.
 A Connecticut Western passenger on the 12 40 train, Saturday, left town without his hat The wind was little too strong.
 At the sociable for the benefit of the Congregational church at Miss Sarah Wright's, last Thurs day evening, about SIS were cleared
 Caleb Barton of Kent, who had attained, according to the belief of many, to the age of 104 years, but this is doubtful, died last Tuesday. His funeral took place Thursday.
 MT J. ". Northrop is running the creamery now, his family, wife and two children, living in it's upper story INewtown Bee. ]-Mr Northrop was for merly resident of Konkapot.
 Gox-o~,1 fcor, Ka,,% Oliver Frier, William Gale, John O'Nea and Edward Waldron, have hired tt Eben Chaffe to go to Dakota to worl for the sharon and Amenia Land com pany.
 Our resders will do well to bear il mind that Proprietor MacD Donald has al auction on the 26th and should reat his ad in another column. Everythin, is going and there will be some gran, bargains.
 Those who failed to attend tn Methodist dime sociable at Village I'm provement hall, last Thursday evening missed as fine an affair as we often hay in this quiet village. Every thing pos sible was done to make the entertain ment entertaining and the occasion ! every way pleasant one, and it was grand success. The affair cleare about $22.
 John O'Conners, already famou as the principal in the recent Garfiel burglary in East Canaan, was arreste by Deputy Sheriff Van Deusen, Ia Friday. The premises were searche ard 8 harness, stolen from E., s. Ro erts, Esq, of East Canaan last Septer Der, WAS found concealed in the garre and & horse collar stolen from Willia l.. Barnes, Esq, was found under u barn. He was brought before Justi s. A. Bennett, Monday, and fined and costs for each offence. When tn are through with him good job W De done.
 -Dr Eddy's lecture at the Secol church, "Wednesday evening, as mig have been expected, was most intere ing review and portrayal of the patri' AC SOA1eAAAAOAAeo WA4Cu WCtO h4ntklCu HI ? hearts of the people of the North duri the War of the Rebellion,-stirred they were to respond to the call to { fend the nations dishonored flag. T lecture was replete with incidents great interest the narration of stor of personal heroism of soldiers in be armies which could only be aceoun, for on the ground of desire to reno patriotic service for one's country. ! old war pastor gave less of his own P soual experience than was expects We know of no man so well calcula as Dr Eddy to impress the rising gen ation with exalted ideas of patriotic votion-and whatever community ma demand upon the venerable } chaplain will be well repaid by the pressiye sentiments and interesting cidents he will give them. Win. Herad