Connecticut western news., 1889-07-03

great measure.
 pr B. o. Gidman, of Bristol, visited friends here from Thursday until Saturday. He will soon resume the practice of medicine but has not yet decided where to locate. He has resigned as secretary of The Case Wheel & Mill O., of Bristol, and S. w. Bradley has been appointed secretary of said company.
 Another Consolidated employe has been appointed to position on the Housatonic: John Kinney, formerly of the Shore Line division, is now night train dispatcher, vice J. J. Flynn, dis charged. Scott, formerly middle brakeman of the night freight, succeeds Nathan Curtis as conductor. Curtis is still at his West Stockbridge home.- Newtown Bee.
 The editor has occasionally joked Prof Harvey about his garden. but yes terday the professor heaped coals of fire upon the editors head by sending him 8 generous supply of lettuce. Now let tuce make friends with. the professor Or he will be sending us suggestive vege- tables-probably Early Winnigstadt va riety. .F
 There will be special meeting of the stockholders of the Connecticut Western Railroad Company at it's office in Hartford on July g, to act on the proposed extension of that road to Springfield. It IS sort of going through the motions, as the syndicate hold the majority and can vote as they please, leaving the minority the privelege of selling their stock for song, if they don't like it. Hartford Courant.
 The railroad commissioners, accom- panied by General Manager Stevenson, Superintendent Lyon, Supervisor Co., gill and Roadmaster Clark, inspected the Housatonic road last Friday. While their special train halted here Janitor and Signal Tender Emmons earnestly plead with General Manager Stevenson to order the Canaan station painted, as the building has not received coat of paint in IS years.
 The 4th of July celebration and boat races at West Winsted bids fair to draw an immense crowd. A special train will leave Hartford for West Win sted Thursday morning at g a. m. stop ping at way stations. Returning will leave West Winsted at p. m. for Hart ford. Tickets at excursion rates. Ex- cursion tickets will also be sold for train No 10 leaving Millerton at $50 8. m. good only to return on regular train leaving West Winsted at 7.45 p. m.
 The Pawling Journal says: Rev Robert Hunt, of this village, will deliver the Fourth of July oration at the Po'quag celebration. ..... MT Eugene Hunt, of Florida, arrived in this village on Monday last. He will spend several weeks with his parents. This town is the residence of many enthusiastic fishermen and the catch of trout has been larger this spring than for many years past Many fine baskets have been brought in, but it remained for Rev. Robert Hunt to show the finest fish of the season on Monday last. His catch was small in number, being II, but for fine fish it beat them all. The largest weighed one pound five ounces and the three largest three pounds.
 -Messrs B. s. Brown, George B. Woodruff and W. H. Bradford of Win sted are taking an outing with their bicycles. They left Winsted at $50 o'clock last Monday morning and made the run to Canaan in two hours and forty minutes. After halting here 15 minutes they rolled away for Great Harrington and West Stockbridge. and for Chatham N. Y. intending to remain at the latter place over night. They are en route to Niagara Falls via Albany and Buffalo. From Niagara Falls they spin to Toronto where they take steamer to Montreal. They will "wheel it" home via Saratoga Springs. MT MT Woodruff is correspondent of the Hartford Evening Post.
 The Hartford Courant, in mention ing some of the laws enacted at the re- cent session of the Connecticut legisla- ture, says:
 The statute regulating the sale of in- toxicants has been materially strength ened. A person convicted of drunken ness is required to disclose where he procured the liquor. The notice to sa- loon keepers not to sell to any individu- al is to remain in effect so long as the dealer continues to be licensed. Screens in saloons are prohibited Druggists must keep 8 record of all sales to indi- viduals. Saloons must be closed from
 midnight preceding any election until 5 a. m. of the day following the election.
 Club rooms where liquor is sold in towns
 voting no license are to be proceeded against as common nuisances .. Cigar
 cite smoking by minors under 16 is pro-
 hibited, or the sale of tobacco in any
 form to such persons.
 | Ever since Adam and Eve raised
 Cain. weddings have created more or
 less sensation, but to-day it is ou,
 privilege and pleasure to record quiet,
 unostentatious but pleasant wedding.
 at which noble son of Adam pllghted
 troth with a fair daughter of Eve. Last
 Wednesday afternoon said wedding took
 place in this village, at the residence oi
 the brides parents. Mir and Mrs J. N