Connecticut western news., 1888-10-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

New Haven will have chrysanthe- mum show in November
 Winchester reports q reduction in its debt of about 5000 during the past year.
 The Stamford Advocate will publish an extra edition on Tuesdays during the campaign.
 A 4O-pound pumpkin and 9-pound beet were shown at harvest-home festival in Roxbury.
 Smith Bros, dry goods dealers at South Norwalk, suffered loss of $50,- OOO by fire on Thursday morning. |. Farmers report an abundance of chestnuts and say that the time for an old fashioned nutting party IS at hand.
 The proceeds of the Simsbury fair held last Wednesday and Thursday were sent to the yellow fever sufferers at the south.
 The Aluminium Brass and. Bronze tions on their land in Bridgeport last week.
 Miss Mary Charlotte Johnson, matron of St Margaret's school at Waterbury, died on Monday night, much regretted by great numbers of friends.
 The New Milford Gazette hears from reliable sources chat the Rev T. J. Lee has rendered his resignation to take effect Jan, 1st, 1889.
 Rev Edward Anderson, chaplain of the state Grand Army, of the Congrega- tional church at Norwalk has resigned his pastorote because of i'll health.
 The Union Manufacturing company of Torrington are running their woolen mill over time until g o'clock nights, for the first time in three years.
 The Rev S. H. Crockett, of New Mil ford, has resigned the pastorate of the Memorial church, and will begin the publication of religious newspaper.
 The state meeting of the Baptist churches of Connecticut will be held at the South Baptist church Hartford, October 10th, 16th and 17th.
 Sunday night, Sept 3Oth, in Sandis- field apples froze on the trees and the farmers think they are spoiled. Thirty years ago the 29th of Sept, apples were spoiled by being frozen on the trees.
 Erastus S. Merwin, a we'll known and universal y respected man, died at Hall Meadow, near Winsted, on Friday, Sept 2Sth, at the age of 70 years. His death was caused by heart disease.
 A Danbury man has bough apple tree which yielded an abundance of fruit in it's season, and recently again blossomed and now has on quantity of green fruit.
 The twenty third annual convention of the Young Mems Christian associa- tion of Connecticut will be held in Bridgeport October 11th. It is expected that 300 representatives will be present.
 c. w. Swezy, of New Haven, has invented 's cash railway" system which is said to be better and less expensive than any of the old systems. It is being put in many stores throughout New England.
 At the regular monthly meeting of the Bridgeport Medical association, the topic discussed was relative to the water supply of Bridgeport, and the report of Dr Lindsey, of New Haven, on that sub- | JOS0s SACoCCu doACO O oOAoSoAOh'
 An exchange says One of Harwin- tons oldest inhabitants, Harlow Curtiss, SS, has carried on his farm himself this season, raising by his own labor, forty bushels of potatoes and cutting five acres of grass by hand. His sight is still keen and he says he can read any thing without glasses. In proof of his sharp eye he recently shot fox on the run at off-hand aim.
 A Danbury dispatch to the New Haven Register says that Miss Lizzie Waller, the only daughter of the ex- governor, is engaged to be married to Prof Appleby, of the school of mines, Columbia college, New York. Miss Waller is now in New London, at the family residence, where she has been since her return from England two years ago.
 The residence of Hon John M. Wad. hams, who lives between Goshen and Litchfeld was entirely consumed by fire on Wednesday morning of last week, all the buildings and outbuild. ings were destroyed, and nearly all their furniture burned. The loss is probably about $4,0O0. The fire is attributed to defective fue. MI Wadhams is quite wealthy man, and | was a member of the lepislatura few