Connecticut western news., 1890-05-07
Local Bubbles.

-Dr J. D. Clemans has built an addition to his barn.
 Miss Lena Gillette, of Falls Village, visited relatives here last week.
 -Dr Ross made a set of teeth last week for a lady 86 years old.
 -Dr J. W. King and wife, of Bridge port, visited friends here last week. / The Band will hold rehearsals hereafter on Monday and Friday night, of each week.
 ID. D. Walter has blasted good cellar on Prospect street blasted out of solid rock.
 Mrs D. s. Proper and two daugh- ters, of Glenco Mills, N. Y. are visiting at Judge Granger's and other places in town. The North Canaan Water Company are having another skirmish with the rocks on Prospect Street. in extending their main to D. D. Walters premises.
 John Rodemeyer has built side- walk in front of his premises on Rail road street, and has also widened the walks about his house. If others on that street will follow his example they will vastly improve their property at a triding expense.
 Edmund D. Lawrence returned last Wednesday from his southern tour. He says words cannot describe the desolation and suffering in the Mississ- ippi valley, caused by the floods. Four aud one-half inches of rain fall in one day is unprecedented. The Mississippi river has long been called the G Father of Waters" but this year it looks like the grandfather of waters.
 A big, healthy-looking and thrifty fruit tree which bears little or nothing, says an exchange, can generally be i'm proved by root-pruning. Dig circle around it so as to cut off the ends of long. struggling roots and put dead dogs in the trench for manure. Put your own dog in first, and then one or two of the neighbor's. Dead dogs are worth more in this way than live ones, and there are no taxes on them.
 The question discussed at the meet ing of the Canaan Literary Society May 2, was "Resolved That there should be no restriction to immigration to this country" F. F. Stevens and G. w. Parsons for the affirmative, D. c. Stone and F. N. Brown for the negative. The question was won by the negative. At the next meeting, to be held May IA, the question is Resolved !: That the farmers as a class are subject to an in- equitable taxation
 The Millerton Telegram thus describes swindle which sharpers are working on farmers:
 "A stranger calls to sell flaming mill. During his conversation and walk ! about the farm with the farmer he is sure to see horse that just suits him, | and offers to pay small sum to secure l the bargain. If accepted he asks for a receipt for the money deposited, stating | that he will go to the bank and return ia day or two for the animal. Such receipt turns up later in the bank as a note against the farmer.'
 Among the latest publications that have come to our notice is 1.-The Midget" bi-weekly sheet, published by s. G. Camp, of this village. It is not very large but makes up.-in quality what it may lack in quantity, and is entirely "home-p print" sheet, "Sam' not only doing his editorial work but also serves as composition, pressman and "devil" In order to give our readers clear idea as to the magnitude of this new candidate for public favor we give below an exact reproduction of the frs page of No. 2.
 THE MIDGET