Connecticut western news., 1886-10-20
W. H. Camp now draws the ribbons

make balloon ascension, but in conse
 quence of the wind blowing seaward h,
 postponed his trip until the weather be
 comes more favorable.
 Jas. s. Burdett, the humorist, wh, recently delighted a Canaan audien ce will give us another entertainment witl an entire new programme, under tn, auspices of the Village Improvement society, at town hall, on Friday even ing, Oct. 29. See posters for further particulars.
 By extending Granite street to con meet with Elm street near the Watson place number of very desirable build ing lots are brought into market. The roadmakers have removed rocks enough at the summit of Granite street to build Q small fort, but they have made an ex- cellent highway nevertheless.
 At Roxbury tobacco buyers are be- ginning to put in an appearance and are paying fair prices. Thomas O'Brien raised seven acres on the land of Charles Hurd and sold to Carl Shoveling for IS! cents o pound. This seems to be the top price. He estimates that the crop will weigh six transformation Farmer.
 A black Gordon setter, seven months old, supposed to be mad, broke away from it's owner, Frank Decker, of Clay ton, Monday forenoon and was last heard from in Hadsell Street the same after noon. Said dog has white on the breast and is little shaggy. Mir Decker pur- sued it all day with gun in hand, but could get no sight.
 AOn Friday last Junius Rhoades placed in his barber shop as large and elegant cup rack as there is in this part of the state. It is virtually cup rack and sideboard combined, having 8 number of draws and apartments with doors and is also adorned with two large mirrors. Harmon Schamerhorn built 1t and may we'll be proud of his handi- work. .
 In speaking with one of our pastors about the beautiful weather of the past few days, he said he recently read 8 good thing about the weather in an Australian paper. A farmer wrote the editor ask ing him what kind of weather we would have the next month. The editor re- piled in suggestive way, "Like your subscription, unsettled Woodbmy Re porter.
 George l.. Parsons has just received big line of seasonable goods for men, women, children and horses. Don't for get that all, except the horses, can get shod at his store. Now we are not tell ing you yarn, but you can get Aga wam yarns at Parsons, as will be seen by his new advertisement, which we ad- wise you to read by all means, also read by the light of one of his library lamps.
 The Weekly Advertiser is new pa per launched Monday, October Is, at West Winsted. It is ''devoted to the interests of the business men of Win sted." It is published by Grant & Will Hams and will be issued every Monday till death. It would require but small coffin to enclose it at present, as it is folio, size 6x9 inches. In politics it sides with the "hardy sons of toil." Its local items are spicy.
 Tt is dangerous to ask Canaan calf buyers the price of wood by the pound. In weighing calf they place wooden platform across the scales, then balance the scales before weighing. On Tues day of last week they used the platform but forgot to balance the scales, and did not discover their neglect until all the calves purchased had been paid for and the farmers gone home, consequent ly the buyers cheated themselves twenty pounds on every calf they bought.
 Rich & Hurley's Alabama minstrels drew large audience Monday evening at town hall. Part first, or the opening overture, was enjoyed by all, which is more than can be said of some other parts of the entertainment, which was conducted with unnecessary noise, yell ing and boisterous and uncouth actions. Jerry J. Hurley, the one-legged clog dancer, is truly wonder, and delighted the audience with his dancing and feats of agility. There is talent enough in the troupe to give better entertain msnt than they gave here, and it's 8 suicidal policy for any travelling show to lower the standard or tone of their entertainment because they happen to strike town which does not prove to be as big bonanza as they expected.
 The Hartford Courant of Oct. 16 devotes considerabl space in mention ing the sagacity of s'Mac," the hand some shepherd dog owned by Mrs. O.. B. Wolcott of Falls Village. "Mac" is g regular patron of both the Housatonic and the H. & c. w. roads. He leaves Falls Village daily at 5.30 a. m. At Great Burlington he leaves the train and awaits the down train, which con- meets at Canaan at $40 8. m. with the H. & o. w. train for Hartford. Here he boards the Hartford train and rides as far as Collinsvllle. The eastward and westward trains meet here, and he boards the return train for Canaan. He rides back and forth on both roads al day. making all the connections, and he reaches Falls Village at 6. 45 p. m. The