Connecticut western news., 1883-03-07
LOCAL NEWS.

 at Mrs Dr Camps, Saturday.
 Read what W. l. Foote of New Ha- ven says in another column.
 MT and Mrs Arthur Partridge are visiting MT William Ferguson,
 Goal Dealer New has 8 fine bay mare, purchased in East Canaan.
 MT J. A. Blackman Jr, of Newtown visited his sister, Mrs F. W. Barnett, last week.
 The ladies sewing society of Christ church met at the Warner house, last Saturday.
 Report has it that the Rowing Minstrels of Ashley Falls came home, last week, s'busted."
 Mrs Henry Williams started, last Monday, for visit in New York, Brook lyn and New Jersey. -The teams of Barnes Brothers look as if just out of a box,-so fresh and clean for the spring work.
 The engine on the Rhinebeck ex- press broke @ side rod near Winsted, last Friday morning, making them about an hour late.
 There will be special meeting of the Grand Army post at Village Improv- ment hall, tomorrow (Thursday) even- ing, at 2 o'clock.
 Conductor Lake's train ran off the track, last Thursday night, near Straton brook, delaying them so that they did not make their run. A movement is on foot to divide Fairfield county, taking the upper DOT tion and New Milford from Litchfield county to form a new county. Miss Wendell, the telegraph opera tor at the station, has gone home to her sick mother and Miss Jennie Moore of Ashley Falls runs the instrument.
 A copy of the history of Sharon by the late Gen Sedgwick is wanted. A reasonable price will be paid by apply ing by mail or otherwise at this office. Billy Shields has been making him. self useful around the passenger depot the past two weeks. Billy is able and willing to turn his hand to most any thing.
 MT Samuel Adam who has been employed for sometime past in the pat ant office in Washington, has been oblidged to give up his position on &C., count of his failing health. He arrived home Monday.
 A place advertised for rent had twenty-five applications from Wednes- day afternoon until Saturday. This fact conspicuously illustrates the value of advertising and incidentally the scarcity of tenements NeDs.
 pr Samuel Camp of Great Barring ton is sufferi ng from dangerous illness, the result of being thrown from sleigh on railroad crossing near that village. He received a severe cut on the knee and it is thought that it will affect the knee joint.
 Daniel Mulvehin of Norfolk called at William Shields, last Wednesday and his horse took fright at g passing train. The horse broke the hitch line and left the wagon, pretty well demol ished, against MT Zebadiah Adams fence but stopped in the street when spokel to.
 All who are in want of nursery stool will do well to call on J. l.. Bragg authorized agent in this vicinity for w and T. Smith of Geneva, N. Y., wh' trees, roses, shrubs, etc. It was estah lished in 1846 and is one of the bes nurseries in the world.
 List of letters remaining in Canaa post office, advertised March l, 1883
 Mir Charles Brown.
 MT Henry Johnston.
 Daniel Lee.
 Mrs Fanny Jones.
 Mrs Mary Smith,
 A. T. RoRABAcK, P. M.
 Prof W. W. Dayton will unvei Spiritualism in the town hall, to-mol row (Thursday) evening, at o'clock He challenges any medium to produc manifestations twice that he cannot ez plain how they are performed by h, man agency. Admission 25 cents t all parts of the hall. It is doubtle. worth the money.
 -Gov Butler of Massachuse tts col cludes his fast-day proclamation wit the following paragraph ; And it recommended that all unnecessary lab' and recreation be suspended upon tn day, md do specially exhort the mini ters of the Gospel on that day to feed thi focks with the divine word and not di course upon political and other seculart picswhich may divert the serious thougl of the people from humble worship A1n xnAf