Connecticut western news., 1884-05-14
LOCAL NEWS.

A good line of cigars for sale d Rhoades' barber shop. Try them.
 Brace up For further particular: see W. H. Camps new advertisement.
 In this office when man falls in the waste basket he drops into poetry. MT George A. Randall of Falls Village is painting the Warner house. Fuller X Peet display some hand some dry goods on their new revolving print shelf.
 Col George Church of Great Bar rington wasin town yesterday calling on friends.
 Citizens of North Canaan ! It is high time we were making arrangements for Decoration day.
 Mrs Clarence Vroman of Brookfeld, Ct, is in town visiting her parents, Mir and Mrs D. l.. Peirce.
 There were 39 calves shipped from this station yesterday; the average price was 5a cents per pound.
 Principal Taft of the High school, the first of June, goes to Unionville in the law office of W. W. Bidwen as part ner.
 MT J. S. News barn, recently built, is a model of neatness and convenience and is the best barn for the money that we have seen.
 F. Yutzler, the merchant tailor will be here Friday afternoon, with samples, Give him your order for hobby spring suit or overcoat. -.
 The pictures of each department of the public school, taken by Garfield of New Milford of which proofs have ar rived, are quite satisfactory.
 -Yonr attention is called to the ad- vertisement of The Tobacco Growers Mutual Insurance company. New plan of insurance; no assessment.
 MT Frederick Gillette has raised and sold seven calves this spring, which averaged 205 pounds each, the oldest one being weeks and days old.
 MT F. Thoms, while at work last Thursday, on the new hall in Norfolk, fell from staging and sprained his wrist, which puts him on the retired list for few days.
 A few persons from this place attended Prof Weaver's concert at Sheffield last week and report themselves well paid for going, as the concert was a success every way.
 MT and Mrs b. l.. Freeman and daughter, Lena, started yesterday for Perry, nl., and other places, visiting rel atiyes and friends. They will be absent about three weeks.
 MT Charles A. Munson, formerly employed on the Housatonic, also the H. &. c. W. railroads, has taken posi- ton as engineer on the Shepaug rail road and begins work May Is.
 Copies of the Public Acts passed by the general assembly of the state of Con- necticut, January session, 1884, can be obtained at the Town clerks office this village, also at the post office at East Canaan. MT A. J. Broughel for II years fore man of the shops of the H. & c. w.. railroad at Hartford, has accepted the position of master mechanic of the She paug railroad with headquarters at Litchfield and has entered on his du. ties.
 The literary and musical entertain. ment at Village Improvement hall, Tues day evening, May 6, passed off very nicely. On account of the storm there was not large attendance, but those who brayed the unpleasant weather were we'll repaid.
 The Yellow Spasm, Vol I, No 3,wa' published last Monday and is for sale a Humphreys drug store. Rodemeyel says''it supplies long felt want" 7" Jes so if you can't attend P T. Barnums circus look at Rodemeyer's elephant in the Yellow Spasm.
 The Pathfinder Railway Guide fol this month is out and includes, as usual the latest rail and steamer schedules with many valuable sectional maps ant a large one of New England and tht provinces, in three colors. Ask you newsdealer for copy.
 The New Milford Item resumed publication last Thursday, May 8, wit l.. E. Baker as editor and proprietor The Item always was 8 newsy pape and now has one advantage over 1t neighbors. viz: having been resurrecte' twice it can give the latest news fror the spirit land.
 According to the new time table the Housatonic railroad, in effect MoI day, May 12, the New Milford specif passenger train will leave New Milfor at $40 A. NJ, arriving in Bridgeport ( 6:58 A. M., making close connections fC New York and New Haven The freigt train leaving Bridgeport for Great Bal rington at 5:30 A M. ,and Great Barring ton for Bridgeport at 500 A. M, twill ru daily, Sundays excepted.