Connecticut western news., 1885-11-04

division roadmaster of the IT. X c. w. railroad and has entered upon his duties
 He will have charge of the line from Hartford to Millerton.
 Private bargains - tobacco sales. Ha! Ha! yet every farmer knows the price paid for his neighbours tobacco 0He sdmee, and he laughs in his sleeve when his neighbor looks wise in order to convey the impression that he got q couple of cents more Fer pound than any one else did.
 We are told that on October 20 q bay horse weighing about HOO pounds, 15! hands high and newly shod, belong ing to Milton Robbins of Lakeville, was stolen from the pasture of Charles Thorp on Town hill in Salisbury, and har- ness and blackboard belonging to James Reed was also stolen.
 Another landslide at Taril'ville on Monday blockaded the H. & c. w. railroad track so that Elmer's and Hook's trains could not pass and were obliged to transfer their passengers around the obstruction, but the track was cleared in few hours and the afternoon trains made their regular trips on time.
 The fall meeting of the Archdea- conry of Litchfeld county will be held in St James's church, Winsted, on Tues day and Wednesday, November and f. | In connection with the archdeaconry there will be held meeting of the Wo- mans Auxiliary to the Board of Mis- sions. Wednesday afternoon a mission ary service will be held at o'clock with addresses by Miss Emery, Miss Carter and Bishop Brewer of Montana.
 MT John Frank is ditching the last remnant of the six acres of old bog swamp in front of his house in Hunting ! town and will soon seed down the re- claimed land to see what kind of mead ow 1t will make:. The creamery paid. two cents for September.-Ne,Cto,re Beef These two items were clipped from diff ferent locations in the local columns the Bee, but we have combined them to i show that q farmer who will convert six acres of old bog swamp into meadow land when milk brings only two cents per quart must be possessed of true Yankee enterprise and grit.
 Barker X Leversidge orchestra, eight performers, of Winsted, will give a grand concert at Town hall, Canaan, Friday evening, November 6, consisting of the most popular concert selections and overtures from the best composers, including solos for clarionet, flute and cornet. MesSrs Barker X Leversidge will spare no pains to make this a grand musical entertainment and all lovers of good music will have an opportunity to hear fine concert at tho most reason able prices, % and 35 cents Sec large posters. ....
 Young men from New York state steal a march on the Canaan laddies and secure prizes. Two of Warren McIn- 1 tyres daughters have been borne away i'll triumph by York state gentlemen. the latest capture being made October 16-see marriage column. Dr Carter is young but skillful physician and will hang out his shingle at Walton, near Delhi, in Delaware county, N. Y. .,where he will remain during the winter, and if he decides to permanently locate there will commence housekeeping in the | spring; in the meantime Mrs Carter will remain with her parents in Canaan.
 Have you seen those brick on exhi- bition at Camps drug store? They are said to be equal to the best Philadel- phia fronts, and were made from clay dug in Col Hardenbergh's meadow, east of the schoolhouse. Brick can also be i shown that were made over century ago from clay dug there. Nathan Wat son recently dug a ton of clay in said meadow and shipped it to Ohio to be tested and made into brick. The clay is of a superior quality as shown by the brick produced. Some one ought to have sufficient enterprise to establish brick making here, which undoubtedly would be paying business, for Canaan is an excellent shipping point.
 William Sardam sends us long ar ticle about apples. Boiling it down it pans out about as follows: Thirty years experience in fruit raising proves apples | 1o 1Nn Ia .Ea1 4I unparalleled apple crop this year-he sets outapple trees each yearapd has six acres of orchard in bearing, all choice fruit-he raised 800 bushels of apples this season and don't know what to do with them, but is putting them into his cellar-he sees millions in it" in the future by building rooms to store and pack apples and then ship them to the best market-next year apples will be scarce-sometimes dried apples bring more than cooking raisins-apple raisers must combine for mutual protection and be systematic-must raise the kinds that arc in demand i'll the foreign markets in conclusion he says: "Now as my fruit is yearly on the increase I am anxious to make it a source of profit and I in- tend to if I live to realize 1t and then l shall feel as though I could sit under my own vine and tree and none shall make me afraid" Amen!
 The party who advertised in the Courant last week for boy to learn the insurance business received over TO let ters i'll response, and every mail brings additional applications There are some people who think advertisements are not generally read.-Ha1gford CouTant October 2S.