Connecticut western news., 1890-06-11

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 -Housatonic Lodge, No. 61, F. & A. M. will confer the third degree, Satur- day evening, June 14th. There has been some talk of getting street sprinkler here. Now before we get street sprinkler we want to put clay or some other hard substance on our roads, otherwise sprinkler would have about as much effect on some of our roads as 8 tea-cup-full of water would on barrel of sand.
 During the severe thunder shower of Thursday night, lightning struck the chimney of Patrick Commins' new house and shattered it from the roof to the cellar. Mastering was knocked off, portions of the floor torn up and store was broken in several places. Although the family were in the house at the time, none of them were injured.
 Every soldier buried in this town now has headstone to mark his last resting place. United States soldiers who served in the war of the Revolu- tion, The Mexican war, or any other war, are included with those who fought to suppress the Rebellion of 1861. No soldiers grave is left un- marked so far as known.
 The Winsted Herald of June 9th contains three-column sketch of Win sted, copied from Manufacturers Gazette, Boston, May "A. It is com prehensive description of her manu- featuring industries, railroad facilities, mercantile, pleasure, health, educa- tional and social advantages. Editor Vaill's modesty prevents him from say ing that he wrote the article for the Manufacturers Gazette, bnt we happen to know that fact and we also know that he was the proper person to write the sketch because no man is better acquainted with the subject than neighbor Vaill.
 A large audience greeted Arch deacon Kirkby last Wednesday evening and greatly enjoyed his lecture on |" Life in the Arctic Region" He is an instructive and amusing speaker. He took the audience with him on his travels in British America and described many of the hardships and the humor- ous incidents of his 27 years experience in that country. He imparts fund of information, interspersed with a descrip- tion of ludicrious adventures. He also exhibits many curiosities brought from that region. He spoke nearly two hours but we did not realize the flight of time, so interesting was the lecture.
 Last Wednesday evening a young man, apparently about thirty years old, Of medium height, with dark colored moustache, neatly dressed in suit of black clothes, called at the residence of John Doten and made arrangements to board for few days, representing that he was going to work the next day in the cemetery, where he was to.put up two or three monuments. During the evening he made some inquiry as to where he could get 8 man to help him for two or three days, and MT Doten, not being driven with work, told him he would help him. The next morning he was up at an early hour and seemed to be in such hurry to get to work that he could hardly wait for breakfast, and after eating nasty meal he started for the cemetery, telling MT Doten to come along down when he got ready. After eating his breakfast MT Doten proceeded to follow instructions, and arriving at the cemetery about seven o'clock he looked around for the 'boss' but he failed to materialize, and after waiting for some time he returned. On reaching home the female portion of his household anxiously inquired as to the whereabouts of the gravestone man," informing him that there were some articles of wearing apparel miss ing also 8 pocketbook containing some postage stamps and little change. We have heard of almost all kinds of mean tricks for "skinning" boarding houses, but think th1s about the meanest and most contemptible of them all. We do not know which way he went, but it would be well for verybody to look | out for him.