Connecticut western news., 1884-04-23
LOCAL NEWS.

-Ihe coal dealer smiles.
 The farmer grum bles.
 The ground about the new rectory is being graded.
 Mrs Mary W. Ward will move to Lakeville to-day.
 The merchant sells nary @ straw hat, linen coat or palm leaf fan.
 Miss Fannie Benedict commenced teaching school in Clayton, Monday.
 MT N. Singland of Falls Village has recently received patent for window shade fixture
 Persons wanting maple and elm trees to set ont apply to August Boinay, box S6, Canaan, Conn.
 George E. Taft and W. A. Roraback have been appointed commissioners of the superior court.
 Tt Is question whether MT E. w. Warner is building new hotel or re- pairing the old one.
 About 60 calves were purchased at this station yesterday the average price being six cents per pound.
 You can save money by paying your taxes before May l, as after that date 9 per cent interest is added.
 MT J. O'Brien is papering. painting, decorating and kalsomining several rooms in Mir J. N. Van Deusen's house. -Messrs Luman Foote, D. l.. Free man, l.. F. Bronson and A. P. Briggs are serving as jurymen at the District court. holtlen at Winsted this week.
 The annual meeting of the congre- gation of the church in Ashley Falls will be held next Saturday afternoon at one o'clock, for the purpose of renting the pews for the ensuing year.
 At the caucus held at the Warner house last Friday evening, Messrs Ly- man Dunning and A. T. Roraback were appointed delegates to the republicans convention held in Hartford today.
 Last Thursday, an aged couple from New Hartford, en route to Detroit, Mich, changed cars at this station. They had never ridden on the cars before, and their many inquiries were quite amusing.
 Buy eggs by weight instead of count. Master Charlie Barnes placed on our desk last Monday two hens eggs, one weighed 32 grains the other 37 grains or trile over of an ounce, for the two.
 A piano forte recital will be given by the pupils of Prof Louis W. Harvey at the residence of Mir William B. Perry of Lakeville, this Wednesday, evening at T: 30 o'clock. The public are invited.
 The shower which we had last We'd nesday evening was not favorable towards verifying the familiar little couplet, e'April showers bring May flowers, 7" as it was quite dash of hail stones, some of them being as large as peas.
 -Elihu Donalds has placed in our office samples of apples, of the Roxbury russet variety, both one and two years old Those two years old are slightly withered, but sound and look as though they might keep several years longer.
 The dime sociable held at Village Improvement hall Friday evening was success The tableaux, ,recitations, etc, were fine and the entertainment ending with an excellent supper made it very enioyable evening. The net receipts were S16. %.
 South Canaan has witnessed many changes during the last 2S years. Mrs W. G. Kellogg now living at Falls Vil- lage moved to South Canaan June 8, 1856, and she says that Mrs George Cooper is the only person living in that village who resided there in 1856.
 The 10 liquor cases against J. M. Shultz were tried last Saturday before Justice Bennett; the reputation case was decided in favor of the defendant. To the nine other cases the defendant de- murred, but the court oyer-ruled the demurrer and passed sentence and the de- fendant appealed to the Superior court.
 The committee appointed by David s. Cowles Post No 60, G. A. R. to make arrangements for Decoration day, will meet this evening at the Warner house, and they request the citizens of this town to meet there and cooperate with them in making said arrangements. Let there be full attendance.
 Jumbo, the Siberian bloodhound, is highly prized by his owner, MT A. T. Roraback, and his many noble qualities his sagacity, his kind and affectionate disposition, have won the friendship ot nearly all who have occasion to call d the post office. Jumbo considers him self the friend and protector of every child in the village, and not one of then has the heart to tease or annoy him much less to inhict an injury upon him but some miserable speciman of human ity unworthy the name of man, strucl him with club or threw stone at hin last Thursday, and broke one of his leg very badly. Dr Camp kindly consented to set the fracture, so Jumbo will no have to be killed, and Mir Roraback vii pay Q liberal reward to know |" wht struck Jumbo