Connecticut western news., 1886-11-03
Local News.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1886.
 Local News. 7. Pigs for sale-see advertisement.
 Read advertisement of girl wanted.
 J. N. VanDeusen now pays $11 perton for rye straw-see advertisement.
 Over $500 have already been raised toward purchasing 8 pipe organ for Christ church.
 Mrs Mary A. Adams has been quite feeble for some days, but is now improv- ing.
 Several from this place will attend the Sunday School teachers conv ention at Meriden this week.
 See notice of Trustees Sale" of personal property belonging to the Es- tate of the Hartford Spring & Axle Go.
 In the democratic caucus for repre- sentative, AP. Briggs received 54 votes, George W. Cowdrey 12 and scattering two.
 All makes of PIANOS or ORGANS rented or sold on instalments. Send for LOWEST PRICES ever named to F. E.. CAPxwuI, Torrington, Ct. mh24-n
 The long-needed rain came at last Tuesday night and continued at inter vals until Sunday. for which everyone is thankful
 The Housatonic railroad is almost blocked with freight. All turnouts and side tracks almost the entire length of the road are crowded full-Dmbury Ners.
 Try The News. Only 25 cents till January, 1887, or g till January, 1888. Now is the time to present some friend with . subscription and make said friend happy each week until 1888.
 Mrs Ellen M Bailey has recently placed a neat little monument at her husb and's grave in the lower cemetery. The monument was made by Shelly, Macrea and Copper of Ashley Falls.
 -''Uncle David Vincent" of Glove, Duchess county, N. r., has presented M. Roraback with an ear of eight-row yellow corn, almost IA inches long, which he raised this season on his farm. Next!
 In another column will be found the county commissioners condensed re- port We tried to make room last week for the complete report but could not and are now obliged to omit the list of unpaid orders
 Fuller & Peet have not time this week to enumerate the attractions in their different departments, but the brief announcement in their advertising column shows that they are prepared to compete with any firm in the state.
 -Dr s. D. Merriam of Ashley Falls now draws the ribbons over splendid dark bay horse, ' years old, which he purchased last week near Troy N. Y., It is said that the doctor has been offer ed $50 more for the horse than he paid but declined to accept the offer.
 -G. V. Capron, who recently pur- chased G. B. Gardner's jewelry store, has taken possession and is making complete transformation by changing and enlarging the counters and shelves, and will soon put in the largest stock of iewelry, silverware, etc, ever shown in town.
 The beautiful magazine ''Our Little Ones and The Nursery" edited by William T. Adams (Olver Optic) and published by the Russell publishing company, Boston Mass, consists of original stories and poems by the very best writers of juvenile literature, and is handsomely embellished with entirely original Illustrations. Only S1.50 8 year Single copies 15 cts.
 The fall report of the railroad com missioners pronounces the road-bed and track of the Connecticut Western road in excellent condition, and com mends the many improvements recently made in elevation of curves and repairs to trestles, station houses and crossing signs. New ties are recommended for the bridges at Cottage Grove, Cherry brook, West Winsted, Tarifville and the New Hartford trestle.-Erchmge.
 The dog "Mac," mentioned as 8 wide-swake and popular traveller on the Connecticut Western railroad, IS really the charge and pet of the Housatonic boys, and he was 8 guest of Engineer Lyman in this town the other night. It was the Housatonic boys who paid his taxes, bought his collar and had his name and address engraved upon it, and they have invited him to visit Bridge port and sit for his photograph Pits .aeld Sun.
 We have received an interesting re- port of the 10th annual meeting of the American missionary association recent ly held in New Haven. While we can not spare the space to publish said re- port we would state that full account . of this meeting and report of the work of the A. M. A. for year can be obtain ed for 50 cents by writing to 56 Reade