Connecticut western news., 1886-12-15

[ Last Wednesday as Charles Elm mons was sweeping snow off the piazza roof at Union depot he slipped and fell to the railroad track beneath. The fall did not hurt him but the stopping SC quick jared his constitution. although no bones were broken
 Mrs. w H. Dauchy and Miss Nel- lie Richardson returned from New Ha- ven last Thursday. Mrs Danchy has the whooping-cough and astenished the natives in New Haven by her whoops. Later-Mr. Dauchy Is also now attacked with whooping-cough.
 The only Christmas remembrance which the editor desires is that you pay your indebtedness to The News. We can then make the butcher, the baker and candlestick-maker" happy and pos sibly before the week is over the money may return to your pocket.
 The New Milford Gazette follows our s'illustrious example" and clubs with other papers through Egleston's subscription agency. Now Brother Bolles you have taken one step in the right direction and if you will only take another, viz; procure a patient outside your subscribers will be happy.
 If you visit Hartford next Saturday, before you spend all your money for holiday goods don't forget to buy crack CTS and herring enough to last you over Sunday for the stores will be closed when you arrive home at midnight and you will have no opportunity to ask your home merchants to trust you for provisions.
 If those in arrears to The News will pay up it will enable us to purchase quite quantity of new type, which we very much need. We can publish the most attractive paper in the county aud do the finest job printing if you will not keep us poorer than "Job's turkey" and compel us to use worn-out material
 Geo. T. Johnson's four-foor build ing in Norfolk is filled from cellar to attic with wonderful assortment of goods. Santa Claus monopolizes every foot of the second story and occupies part of the first floor besides. Our ad- vertising columns give you some idea of what can be purchased at Johnson's.
 Examine the advertising columns and ascertain where you can find differ ent lines of holiday goods. But if you want Columbia chilled blows, scythes, sweat collars, fly blankets, mosquito net ting, straw hats, linen pants, or any other unreasonable goods you better make a tour of the stores that don't ad- vertise.
 W. H. Wilkinson has been appoint ed superintendent of the Danbury and Norwalk division of the Housatonic road. with headquarters at Danbury, and w. F. Smith has been appointed freight agent of the same division, with headquarters at South Norwalk. Both took effect on the 10th instant.
 The Holcomb judgment for over S15.000 tin regard to furnishing char coal for the Chatham, N. Y, furnace) against kneeland J. Munson of Miller ton, N. Y. and Fitch Landon of Sharon V,lax- C,np hoe l,aan r,x,re,l or ,l, cided in favor of Messrs Munson X Lan- don, by the New York state Court of Appeals, after six and one-half years litigation in all the inferior courts and up to the court of last resort.
 The application of Frederick H. Mills for the appointment of temporary receiver of the four rolling stock com panies in opposition to the Consolidated Rolling Stock company, was heard be- fore Judge Shipmau of the United States district court at Hartford on Saturday. The lawyers will probably get all that was left of the old rolling stock goose before the matter is settled. John Hurd Is thought to have had the meat and the attorneys wi now pick the bones.- Bridgeport Leader
 -David N. Carley, aged 5 years, died of pneumonia at Philipsburg, Pa, on Monday, Dec. 6. Before the war he resided in Canaan, and was employed as a farm hand by Dr. George Adam. He enlisted in company I. 9th Conn. Vol unteers, served three years, then re- enlisted and served year and half longer when he was honorably dis charged. He participated iu every bat tie that his regiment was engaged in, and although badly crippled with rheumatism he ''got there" with his comrades whenever there was any fight ing to be done for the old flag. He was q true patriot and as brave a soldier as ever shoullered musket. His com rade and messmate for four and half years, Jacob Schamerhorn of Canaan, relates many instances of his bravery. After the war closed he returned to Canaan for awhile then went to Penn sylvauia where he has since resided. He was entitled to a pension and efforts have recently been made to secure one, but ''red tape" caused many delays; yet 1t Is hoped that if the pension has no, already been granted that 1t soon will be, for his widow and five children cer- tainly need 1t.
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 It will do you good to look over Hall, Horubeck X Cos stock of holiday gifts. l.. W Harvey and pupils will give 2