Connecticut western news., 1883-01-17
LOCAL NEWS.

zero, Friday morning.
 MT Calvin Barnes moves into the house occupied by John O'Brien the first of April.
 The girls of the intermediate pre- sented their teacher Miss Andrus with a call bell, last week.
 -J. l.. Bragg has built an ice house on his lot, and will fill it with ice for To- cal trade the coming season.
 In consequence of the illness of Rev MT Philips there was no service at the M. E. Church last sabbath.
 Rev Mir Wilkins of Newtown, Ct., exchanged with MT Barnett, rector of Christ Church, Canaan, last Sunday.
 Ida Brennison of Sheffield, on the last day of December, 1882, plucked a full blown pansy in her door-yard.
 Rev MT Bodley will lecture before ths " I. A. society the first week in February. The day will be mentio ned hereafter.
 -Oh4c LII SctGS 4OA OA4O A61ASNoAAAAO reading will begin at the post office next Monday. See large posters for particulars.
 The annual meeting of the Canaan Book Club, for the sale of books will be held at Miss S. W. Adam s, Friday even- ing, Jan. 19.
 Rev Mir Thompson of East Canaan was so unwel last Sabbath, that he was unable to preach, and MT Hines from Hartford, oficiated.
 He who courts and goes away, may live to court another day but he who weds and courts girls still, may get in court against his will.
 A Mir Shoverling from New Milford, was in town, Monday, buying tobacco, and several lots were bought, ranging from 10 to 15 cents per pound.
 MT R.W. Rogers of Rockford H., 8 former resident of this place, died at his home in Rockford Dec. 20. at the age ; of 55. He leaves a wife and and five children.
 The Village Improvement Associa- tion will give sociable in their room, Thursday evening. Shadow pictures will be the attraction of the evening with some music. Admission ten cents.
 A sociable for the aid of the Con- gregational Church, East Canaan, was given at the residence of MT B. Ives, last Friday night. Both old and young attended, and reported a pleasant even- ing.
 Officer Van Deusen went to Norfolk last Saturday, and arrested Mrs Sarah Hines, for assault and battery on Mrs Webster Hart. The matter was settled by the husbands of the women equally dividing the costs.
 We have estimates ong good authori- ty that up to January 1st, 1882, forty thousand dollars had been paid by buy CTS in this town for the tobacco crop of 1881. At January 1st of this year, scarcely crop of tobacco in this vicini- ty had been sold.
 The engine of the train due here at 6:36 P. M on the H. x c. W. railroad, broke connecting rod near Bloomfield, last Friday, and was delayed several hours thereby. tNeil'' Linnehan was seriously injured by flying splinters of woodwork on the cab, but will be around in afew days.
 -Vennor's weather forecast for the latter part of January is as follows: Janu- ary 22d, great snow storm aud drifts, cold; 23d, gales and very cold weather; 24th, intense cold continues, below zero; 18th, still cold but moderating; 26th foggy and much milder, rain; 27th, mild weather, stush; 29th, bright, keen: 3Oth, fair and cold and windy; 31st, mild with snow flurrries.
 The barns and contents belonging to Dwight Andrews of Sheffield, were burned Saturday forenoon by Charles Ellis, pauper. Mir Andrews boards the town paupers, of whom Ellis was one. He is feeble minded and malicious and bore some imaginary offence. He took revenge by setting fire to the barns. When confronted with the act he made no denial and said he intended to have done it the night before, but did not find time to do it sooner than he did. A horse and other stock were cremated and MT Andrews was himself considera- ply burned.
 A tobacco warehouse in this village would be paying investment for any one who has the requisite capital arc experience to conduct the business Being the centre of the tobacco produc ing farms in wide radius and enjoying great advantages by the junction of th' two railroads whereby freight can b. readily shipped to all points, it seem that 8 more desirable location for ware house would be impossible to find; ant if tobacco continues to be the stapl, crop, as it has in years past, we predic sorting and packing house will ssoo1 be established.