Connecticut western news., 1884-06-18

Visitors to West Cornwall are sur prised to find in village of that size, a store carrying such variety of useful and fancy articles as does C.. M. Hall. His enterprise is also illustrated in procuring that novel electrical advertis- ing machine now in operation in his show window. Itis worth your while to call on him and examine his stock of goods, and he will kindly explain the workings of the electrical machine.
 The opera, Olivette, which is to be giv- en at Sheffield, June 25, under the direc- tion of Prof s. A. Weaver, will be the event of the season. The Professor is no novice in this, as he has had consid- erable experience in presenting operas. He is assisted by a very fine pianist, Miss Nellie Fitch of New Hartford. MT Neil Fitch of New Hartford admirably takes the part of Coquielicot. The costumes are to be the finest that could be procured in Boston. A large number from Canaan have already pro- cured their tickets. All who wish to at- tend are advised to send immediately to the post master at Sheffield and pro- cure their tickets and be sure of good sittings.
 Carefully reading Samuel J. Tilden's letter in another column you discover it is characteristic document and can be interpreted to meet any emergency. It will answer equally well as a bid for the presidential nomination or as declina- tion to be 0 candidate. It is rather lengthy for an epitaph unless he expects to have monument the height of the yet unfinished Washington monument. Proceeding on the assumption that "the voice of the people is the voice of God" he anticipates the result of campaign by saying, 'I but submit to the will of God in deeming my public career for ever closed" Notwithstanding his refusal to be candidate, prudence will not permit the democratic party to give him complimentary ballot in the con- vention if they desire different stand ard bearer. ..
 The new express trains and change of time on the Housatonic railroad com menced last Monday, June 16. Limited express trains will be run with drawing room cars between New York and Pitts field, leaving New York at $40 P. M., Bridgeport 5:25, stopping only at New Milford, Cornwall Bridge, Great Bar rington, Stockbridge, Lee and Lenox, arriving in Pittsfeld at 8:3O, North Adams at 9:20. Going south, leaving North Adams at 3:20 P. M., Pittsfeld at 4:15, arriving in Bridgeport at 7;35, New York 9:25 P. M. A special train will leave Pittsfeld every Monday at 600 A. M., stopping at all stations, arriving in Bridgeport at 9:55, NewYork Il 45 AM. The Falls Village special will leave Falls Village at 5:35 A. NJ, arriving in Pitts field at 7:18. The freight train will leave Great Harrington at 400 A. M., arriving in Pittsfeld at 7:3O.
 -Dr O.. w. Camps full-blood Jersey calf was attacked with hydrophobia about g o'clock last Friday evening and died within 20 minutes. The animal was pet and the Doctor would have refused $100 for it. At the hour men, tioned the calf was in the field near the Doctors residence and commenced bel lowing, making an unearthly noise, arousing the Doctor and the neighbors, who, on repairing to the field, found the calf perfectly rabid and dashing it's, head against the board fence. They f- nally succeeded in securing it with a rope, but it soon died in great agony. The symptoms of hydrophobia were un- mistakable and this opinion is further confirmed by the fact that just three weeks previous the mad dog belonging to James Tone was seen in the field with the calf and was that same day killed by MT John Curtis, in MT s. W. Barnes door-yard.