Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
LOCAL NEWS.

yesterday.
 Thermometer below zero, yester day morning.
 -Freighting is at present light on tn H. & c. W. R. R.
 Annie wife of Maurice Horan, diet in East Canaan last Wednesday.
 -Vennor predicts fair weather fo this section during the next five days.
 Conductor Hook comes out thii week with a new baggage and mail car
 MT Charles Collins has moved int, his new house near the Catholic church
 Letter of ex-fire commissioner Vii. liam Fuller. of New Haven is worth reading.
 "A load from this village enjoyed @ sleigh ride to Falls Village, last Thurs day night.
 Mfrs Homer Franklin of Midd dletown Ct., is spending few weeks with Mrs N. 0. Ward.
 MT Sartial Root has been quite ill caused by complication of diseases, but is on the gain at present.
 The Me thodist Ladies'. aid society meet tomorrow afternoon at Miss Frances Fuller's residence.
 Fuller & Peet's store has been un- dergoing some change internally, which gives them more desk room.
 The ladies sewing society of Christ church will meet at the residence of Mrs Oliver Root on Saturday of the present week.
 "A brakeman on the Housatonic road smashed his fingers while coupling cars at Great Harrington, Saturday morning.
 George H. Bullard spent Sunday at his home in this village. George is em- ployed at present in the mercantile bus mess in Kent.
 MT G. B. Gardner has sold his safe and put in larger one of the same make, which is more desirable for his increasing business.
 Services at Christ church during Lent will be on Wednesday of each week. Morning service at 10, evening service with lecture at '.
 Wallace Garfield of Canaan Valley has hired MT Miller of Mill River to oc- cupy his tenement house and work for him. He begins April l.
 Rev Dr Eddy lectures this evening in the town hall Norfolk, on 'Jots about and Recollections of the War" The pro- ceeds are for the benefit of the town hall association.
 An extra train with tailor on board went up the Housatonic road, Wednes- day, to measure the station agents for their new uniforms, which the company is furnishing their train and station em- ployes.
 As Mir Ava Root was coming down the side of Canaan mountain last Tues day, the road being icy, his sleigh slid from the track and turned completely around, striking the bank with such force as to turn it over, injuring Mrf Root slightly on the shoulder.
 Two car loads of choice tobacco were shipped from this place to New Milford last Monday. It came from Weatogue and was raised by Floyed Hawley, Hor ace Barnum and others. Spanish tobae co brought from 6 to 15 cents according to quality.
 Tt is rumored that the empty train which ran up the Housatonic railroad on Saturday afternoons, last summer, in order to return as the early Monday morning train, will be changed, next summer. to an early Sunday morning train up, which will deliver the New York Sunday papers along the road.
 The trial of George Thompson O Canaan Valley for the illegal sale of Ii quvr and against whom ten counts were preferred, appeared at the court room last Thursday before Justice Bennett Lawyer Clark appeared for the defense The evidence brought to light by prose cutor Smith against Thompson was yer, direct, and he was found guilty on sev eral charges, and demanding 8 new tria he was bound over to the Superio Court at Litchfeld.
 The trial of John O'Connor for tn recent burglary of A. B. Garfeld's store was continued at the Town hall last Fri day. No new evidence appeared whicl would tend to the advantage of O'Con nor, on the contrary the evidence, whicl is mostly circumstantial, points almos directly to him as one of the guilty par ties. Justice Bennett bound him ove for trial by the Superior Court at Litch field which opens about April 1, fxinl his bail ct $500 which was furnished b, John Carroll of Colebrook.