Connecticut western news., 1886-02-17
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IT, 1886.
Local News.


 Cows for sale-see advertisement pr Hero's cough syrup will cure you.
 Be sure and read all the probate notices this week.
 The wind unroofed a freight car al Boston Corners last Thursday.
 Please read Especial Notice" neal top of first column, second page.
 Last week, the Blackberry river was on a regular tear-chock full.
 Thomas Shields, formerly of this place. has moved from Hartford to North Haven, Ct. Rev E. F. Barlow is holding prayer meetings in the church at Ashley Falls four evenings this week.
 Eight fishermen from South Egre- mont eanght 147 pickerel at Twin lakes, last Wednesday.
 The valuable furnace property at Chatham, \. r., will be sold at auction April 1st. See notice.
 Walter Paul and James Austin of Garrisons, N. Y., have been visiting rel atives here for the past two weeks.
 Peter Goggins of East Canaan has purchased the Ferris farm near this will lage; price S4,OOO. Possession given April l.
 Rev Mir Ritchie of Kent, preached an excellent sermon in Christ church last Sunday, in exchange with Rev F. W. Barnett.
 It is said that the Housatonic Horse Guards, whose headquarters have been .. Falls Village, will probably be dis banded. -1Homaston Express.
 The returns show 78.689 men liable to military duty in this state, aud this years communication tax will considerably exceed the entire military expenditure. Henry Belden, of Falls Village, has Holstein COW which gave three thousand quarts of milk last season, and it tested 30, which is much higher thar the average of ordinary stock.
 The Millerton Iron Co.'S new fur mace at Irondale, N. Y., was successfully 'blown in" week before last, the frs casting being made Saturday morning Feb. 6.
 William Shultz of Winsted, former ly of Canaan, hurt his hand so badly with crowbar last October that he ha. not done day's work since, but it ii just getting better so he can use it , little.
 Rev W. G. Browning of Pough keepsie, is doing the work of Presiding Elder Ferguson during the latter's ill ness. The elder is slowly recoverin, his health, but it is probable that h. will be superanuated at the next genera conference.
 People who choose to patronize tn glib-tongued frauds that perambulat the village from time to time, deserv to be taken in. A silver plating fluid the latest humbug offered about town and they say considerable of the stu found 0 market here.-Thomaston Ez press.
 Peter Hicks and Myron Finkle re gently spent few hours fishing throug the lce at Twin lakes, and caught AZ bas and pickerel. They set Al lines but be fore they got that number placed the had caught 24 fish, Four of the bas weighed 12 pounds, ave raging thre pounds each.
 -Hubbelps new advertisement tel you why it is mystery to clothiers tht man in health and clothed in rag excites any sympathy. A complete ou fit of wrapper and drawers, socks, shir collar and cuffs, necktie, coat, vest, pant hat and overcoat for only S6 60. Go ft lem.
 of large tracts of wood on the mort side of Canaan mountain. They lea, many clusters of evergreens standing As far as the eye can see from this VI lage, the beauty of the grand old mou tain is greatly marred, for it now lool as if it had the mango.
 The most destructive rain stor and February thaw that has visited Ne England and the Middle states in years was experienced last week. IT 1oss foots up many millions of dolla 1eo4hs hAlf has not bssu told notwit - -