Connecticut western news., 1886-03-17
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IT, 1886.
Local News.
St Patrick's s day.

St Patrick's day.
 April showers in March.
 "A Dog Story" is deferred until next week.
 Fuller & Peet have recently placed in the centre of their store five-story showcase about 5x13 feet.
 The editor of the Thomaston E1- press facetiously says he has given up all hopes of being appointed postmaster. Josiah Gillette recently lost valu- able COW, with milk fever. This makes two COWS he has lost from the same cause during the year.
 Theodore Wachter will sell some desirable property at auction, in Sails bury, next Wednesday March 24. Read schedule in another column.
 The state board of health, in their annual report, point out the Bridgeport and Litchfield jails as in especially un- healthy condition. The Hartford jail, on the other hand, receives high praise; there is none bet ter.
 HARD LucK.-Alec. Boinay has lost two horses within year, worth over $1OO each. He also was compelled to sell his crop of tobacco at 5 cents per pound less than the actual cost of rais- ing it.
 "A special train of Il cars filled with Barnum's circus horses and camels which have been wintered in the vicinity of Pine Plains, N. Y., passed through here Monday on route to Bridgeport.
 On Friday last, E. ". Warner. bought the Pequigney place on East Main street, opposite town hall. Price S3,5OO. Landlord Warner is loading up with real estate in this village same as Mrs Hopkins is at Great Burlington.
 Meyer L. Sire will sell at auction in Egremont on Wednesday March "A . valuable ot of blooded stock; 40 tons of hay; straw, oats, carriage, harness, 800 fence posts, 1000 fence rails, ect., For full particulars see advertisement. Mrs Margaret Cudney, after an ill., ness of several months. died at the home of her son, Stephen Cudney, in this vil- lage, last Wednesday, aged 73 years. Her funeral was attended at Christ church, on Friday at 3 o'clock, Rev F. ". Barnett officiating.
 Tho schools of the town close thls week Friday for the spring vacation and Ill interested tin the schools) are cor dially invited to be present at the clos ing exercises held at the school house on Friday afternoon.
 Alice M., aged 2S years, wife of An- son Aldrich, died of consumption, about 9oclock last Wednesday evening. Be- aides her husband she leaves three chil- dren to mourn her loss. Her funeral WAS attended on Saturday at o'clock at Christ church, of which she was a member. Rev F. w. Barnett conduct ed the services.
 This Wednesday, evening g sooia- ble will be held at the Methodist par sonage in Millerton, N. Y. MT and Mrs Rows cordially invite all their friends to be present. This is the last time for the present conference year they will have the opportunity Of entertain ing at their residence, those with whom they have so pleasantly associated dur ing the past three years.
 W l.. Brown had narrow escape last Wednesday noon from a serious sc S;dent while letting car loaded witt car wheels down the grade at Unior depot. The brake refused to work ano car collided with another car throwing the car wheels forward onto "Will" ano crushing him against the brake-framt where he remained until crowbars an6 levers could be procured with which te release him. He was badly bruised but it is 8 miracle that no bones were broken He vss unable to work for several days
 The annual meeting of the Villag' Improvement association was held los Saturday evening. The old board o officers was reelected with the excep tion of the executive committee, whicl for the ensuing year is composed of tn following named members Mrs J. E Reed, Miss Mary Cummings, Miss J. E Norton, Miss Sarah Eddy, Horace D Humphrey. The annual report show tho receipts for the past year to hay bean $2l3. 48 and the expenses $262- 3i rhHra v6ee 1o0 collected from msnher1