Connecticut western news., 1886-10-06
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1886.
Local News.

Robert Ellin has about completed the boiler house at his granulated milk factory.
 Charles Gillette is painting Mrs Kuickerbocker's house, occupied by Harlow Root.
 Henry c. Barnes is enlargiHg the house occupied by the late Julius Frein and will move in as soon as the improve ments are completed.
 All makes of PIANOS or ORGANS rented or sold on instalments. Send for LOWEST PRICES ever named to F. B. CAPKwELL, Torrington, n,Ct. mh24-tf
 On Thursday last Fl. D. Humphrey picked quite quantity of ripe red rasp- berries beside the road between here and Ashley Falls.
 On Friday last Mrs Caul picked strawberry plant, in front of her house, containg one large ripe berry and two green ones.
 The republican congressional con vcntion is in session at Bridgeport today and it is expected that ex-Congressman Miles of Salisbury will be nominated.
 The Guild will give dime sociable this Wednesday, evening at the house of Mrs Oliver Root. All are cordially invited to attend Useful and fancy ar tcles for sale.
 T The Young Ladies' Mission Circle will hold Harvest Home festival at V. l. A. hall on Friday evening of this week. An old-fashioned New England supper will he served from 6 to 10 o'clock. Tableaux will be presented during the evening. A table of fancy articles will be for sale.
 Gus Sommers, the advance agent of "The Great and Only Alabama Min strels, who will appear at town hall Monday evening, October 1e, was here last Thursday and says that combina- tion's entertainment IS frst-class in every respect, with no objectionable features. See advertisement in another column.
 A special meeting of Housatenic Lodge No 61, F. & A. M, will be held this Wednesday, evening at 7.3O o'clock to make arrangements for the funeral of Brother H. H. Cogswell. Neighboring lodges are invited to attend tine funeral at the Methodist church in this village on Thursday at 1 o'clock.
 These frosty mornings remind us that cold winter Is approaching and to prepare for his arrival. We must part with delightful weather, but if we trade at the Berkshire store in Great Barring ton we need part with only few shekels to fortify ourselves against the chilling blasts of winter Read Mir Hollister's 8 new advertisement.
 U. w. Peets' new house has re- ceived it's first coat of plaster. The car penter work is progressing rapidly and Mir P. expects to be comfortably settled in his new home some time next month. Some of his Great Harrington friends propose to give him house warming, as prohibition prohibits at Great Bar rington.
 The fast train on the Housatonic road narrowly escaped having serious accident near New Milford on Monday evening, September 27. Three telegraph holes had been blown across the track. A boy seeing the poles stopped the train and prevented serious accident Win sted Herald.
 That boys name should be published and the railroad company should give him life pass over the road.
 Town meeting last Monday was very slimly attended, only 100 votes being cast, 65 democratic and 35 republican. Virtually the old board of town officers was reelected, only slight change in minor officers being made in last years tickets. The selectmen are Joseph w. Peet dem, Albert P. Briggs dem., John B. Reed rep.; town clerk, treasurer and registrar, Jacob B. Hardenbergh. A + mills tax was voted for the ensuing year and it was voted to pay $10O for collect ing the tax. A new road of about { quarter of mile, the extension of Gran ite street to Elm street, was accepted The repairs of roads and bridges was left with the selectmen, the roads to be worked by the day instead of by con tract.
 John Fry. the veteran founder ol furnaceman, we'll known for many years throughout the Salisbury iron region as . founder of great skill and experience died Aug. 30, at his residence in Lime Rock, Conn. in the 77th year of his age During his long career as founder he had taken charge of furnaces in Vermont Massachusetts, Connecticut and Easter1 New York. For many years he was em ployed by the late John A Beckley, a the furnaces in East Canaan, Conn., North Adams, Mass, and elsewhere, an, subsequently was employed by the Ho1 ". H. Barnum or the Barnum Richard son Co.,, at the various furnaces unde their control; in fact he remained il charge of the Sharon Valley Iron Go. furnace or the Lime Rock Iron Co., , furnace until about year ago sine uhish tine his health gradually failed