Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14

Red sunsets have appeared agaln this fall, as gorgeous as ever.
 Rev r. w. Barnett returned last week from his three weeks trip to Iowa. Postal cards are temporarily out of fashion in Canaan-none for sale here.
 Patrick Finnegan has been quite ill for several weeks, but is slowy ina proving.
 Michael German has a low fever which has continued four weeks, and he is very feeble.
 James Lake and wife have moved back from Winsted and again occupy the Conway house.
 Wedding presents received yester- day at Capron's, Falls Village, Conn. See advertisement.
 Master Frank Brown has raised a sunfover which measures four feet and four inches in circumfrence.
 Mrs Frances P. Bigelow has returned to Altoona, Dakota, after living several months at Knoxville, Illinois.
 John Rodemeyer, ir, associate edi- tor of the Norwalk Gazette, is taking Q two weeks vacation, and struck Canaan last Monday.
 Col Hardenbergh and family have moved into Henry Hanchett's house on ol hn same during the winter.
 Frank Van Deusen has commenced digging the cellar for his house to be erected on Reed street near the inter section of Oak avenue.
 The household furniture at Mrs Couch's, opposite Dr Eddy's, will be sold at auction on Thursday of this week at o'clock P. M.
 Michael Callahan's new house on Prospect avenue is approaching compile tion. The masons are putting on the finishing coat of plaster.
 James A. Root and wife start home ward to Negaunee, Mich, tomorrow, stopping few days at Johnsonville, O., to visit Mir Roots mother.
 Steady employment during the fall and winter on salary is offered in another column by the Van Dusens of Geneva. They are an old and reliable firm.
 The Hartford Courant says: Milo B. Richardson and Judge DeForest are named as contestants for tho democratic congressional nomination in the fourth district.
 On Thursday afternoon bale of rags in the depot fell on Teddie, the four years old son of Station Agent Watson, and his leg was broken.-Neac lfilfoTd Gazette.
 The Connecticut Tobacco Growers association will hold a meeting October 31 at Hartford to consider how the i'm port duties on leaf tobacco can be so adjusted as to protect domestic growers.
 Rev E. F. Barlow exchanges pulpits next Sunday morning with Rev W. A. Mackey of Sheffield, but in the evening will occupy his own pulpit and continue his course of lectures on "The Life of Abraham"
 Mrs H. H. Cogswell and daughter, Mrs Edward B. Evans, went Monday to Northfeld, for a weeks visit with rela- tives. MT Cogswell, same day, went to Sherman to have his annual squirrel hunt with Hiram w. Deuell.
 The report is that the Housatonic railroad company are to move the Lanes, vile station up near the silica mills in order to save stopping their trains twice. for all freight trains have to stop at bott places.-Neoo 1Eiltord Gazette.
 The merchant who "can't afford tc advertise because business IS too dull would smile if a starving tramp were tc say to him, 1T don't want to eat because I'm too hungry" The tramp's logic would be as good as his own, though -NorlcdE Gazette.
 The advertisement of A. l.. Hub bell, clothier and natter, Great Barring ton, Mass, expired October 7, but M, Hubbell writes us to publish it agai1 to-day. Clip the advertisement ant paste it into your memorandum bool for future reference.
 The total number of passengers car ried over the Housatonic road in June July and August was over no, 1000. Th' New York travel alone exceeded 10,OOI passengers. The "solid train betweel New York and Pittsfeld has proved very great success.-DanJmy NeaCS.
 Salmon Barlow has the frame raised for quite building in the grove west o his cider-mill. He probably know what he is building but we are sure hi neighbors don't for their conjectures il regard to it are: dancing -payilion-bar -grist- mill - machine-shop-distillery
 Mrs John Gamwen had green pea and another of our families had strin beans from their garden since October West Stock61idge Center correspondent in Berkshire County Eagle. We ha green peas for dinner October Il picke from our garden that day, even if it wa Sunday.