Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04
c. M. Halls new ad.

MT Philips.
 Warren Mcintyre visited friend and relatives in Birmingham, Ct., an New York state last week.
 It will pay you to find the ad of tn Young America Square Dealing clothing house. Read it carefully.
 The new Methodist parsonage i receiving the final coat of paint at tht hands of Mir John O'Brian.
 The residence, office, barn anC fences of MT F. A. Peet are being paint ed by Artist Joseph Mundry.
 Miss Laura Stevens of East Canaan will occupy portion of the Ferris house in this village the coming year.
 Miss Mary L. Cummings, who has taught the past term in Rood district opens school there again next Monday
 MT John Hussey has moved to Len OK, Mass. He has resided the past year in the Knickerbocker house south o1 this village.
 -Marketman Gillette now rides around in his covered wagon, which l looks as neat us you please with its new coat of paint.
 $. A. Eddy is agent for the Chau- tauqua seed planter. It is invaluable to farmers and the low price places 1t with. In the reach of all.
 This being conference week, there will be no preaching at the Methodist church, Sunday. The Sunday school service will be as usual.
 Rev MT Barnett will give addresses on confirmation at the Sunday evening services, this month, preparatory to the bishops visitation, May II.
 -" Billy" Waller has moved from the house on Church street to the Fer ris house on Elm street. William Smith has taken the house on Main street late ly occupied by Nelson Ham and Frank Van Deusen has quarters in the Warner house.
 Last Monday, the passenger tariff on the Housatonic road was reduced about 15 per cent, making the rate about three cents per mile. The fare f.om this place to New York will be reduced from s to g. 75 by this change.
 Mir Edward Scott of Taghconic, N. Y., died March A of typhoid fever. He was an uncle of Milton Roraback, Esq, of this place and was an ent4rpri jug and successful farmer about 67 years of age. He will be remembered by many in this vicinity.
 Rev Mir Thompson will continue in charge of the Congregational society in East Canaan. The society meeting was held last Thursday and Messrs D. l.. Peirce, S. A. Eddy and George L. Dun ming were elected society's committee. MT Eddy was elected treasurer and it was voted to put in a new furnace.
 Burglars entered Garfeld's and Adams stores in East Canaan, Thursday night. They took few silk handker- chiefs from Garfield's and about $5 in change from Adams and drove off with horse taken from D. c. Whittlesey's barn. They were probably frightened away, as a revolver an1 bar were found on the floor in one of the stores. Off, cers Van Deusen and Briggs tracked the horse to the vicinity of Hartford and it was found hitched to 8 fence in West Hartford and recovered on Tuesday.
 -Torrington people are now in a state of due indignation over the mar riage of an alleged lovely white girl, Ann Brooker, daughter of prominent citizen, to her fathers coachman, Joe Bradley, one of the blackest of Africans. The girl left her home to visit New ' ork and, instead of returning to her home, went to Ashley Falls, Mass, where she was joined by her black lover Pro ceeding to Sheffield they were married there and then settled down to house. keeping in Ashley Falls, where they now live in their darky shanty." The girl is p years old and the youngest of six daughters. Her father is rich and in Torrington, where she has borne a good character, she has had a good home; but she refuses to leave her hus- band, though her father and brother have both besought her. Her mother is dead. The latest rumor, which is based on reasonable authority, is that Bradley and the girl have been engaged to be married for over year, but the important event had been postponed for various reasons till she went to New York to take care of sick sister, when she agreed to meet Bradley in Canaan and have the ceremony performed. She met him here as agreed and they then drove to Hudson, N. Y., where they were married by minister. They have returned to Canaan and are living be tween this place and Ashley Falls. Brad ley is 27 years of age. She says sht loves him and will not leave him. "The Ticket of Leave Man,
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