Connecticut western news., 1890-10-22

Lasts twice as long as cheap soap for laundry use-Brussels.
 Salisbury voted license by six ma jority -a step backward L. Litchfeld Enquirer.
 Ore has been found in abundance on the farm of Hiram Rogers, near Mil lerton, N. Y.
 On Thursday last, Charles Soule began his duties as fagman at the Main St. crossing of the 0. N. B. &, w. road.
 The Litchfeld county democratic convention. held at Litchfe1d last We'd nesday, renominated Henry J. Allen, of Torrington, for Sheriff. Wife:-John, will you take me to the theater to-night?" John: -"Not tonight, Doxy. want to read the paper and see what the editor has to say about the economical Brussels soap.
 -Wm Fl. Camp and Mrs o. R. Camp attended the funeral of Philip w. Wells at Roxbury last Friday. MT Wells married Mrs O. R. Camps's sister and he has occasionally visited in Canaan. The Tariffville correspondent of the Norfolk Tower says:
 It is again reported here that the Central New England and Western rail- road company will soon begin to build the branch road between this village and Springfield.
 Mrs N. A. VanDeusen has pur- chased building lot of s. A. Bennett, nearly opposite Wm Bennett's tenant house on East Main street She will soon erect cottage there. M. l.. Os- borne has taken the contract to build the structure.
 MT Seymour Deming, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, visited his brother, MT Chester M. Deming, last week. Sey- mour is in his 87th year but is remark ably we'll and active. He is visiting relatives at various places in New Eng land. His daughter, Mrs Dr Price, ac- companies him on his travels. Rev Joseph .H. James, of Rockville, secretary of the Conn. Temperance Union, called here Thursday while on l his way to Warren where he will remain I two weeks. From the latest election returns he concludes that North Canaan l is the banner "No License" town in the 1 state Hurrah for North Canaan! MT Philip Watson Wells, who died in Morristown, Tenn, Oct 13, was born at New Milford, but for many years re- | sided at Roxbury. He represented Rox- 1 bury in the legislature for number of years and was the originator and pro- moter of many bills, which were passed for the good of the public. Through his efforts the fishway in the Birmingham | dam across the Housatonic river was constructed. He leaves brother and three sisters.
 The Central New England < Vest ! ern road has ordered nine new engines, which are being built, and will be for warded as fast as possible. To fill the l aching void which now exists four have been borrowed from an other road, apd will be at work in day or two. Two | of these engines are of the Mother Hub | bard pattern, or, in other words, have l their cabs up over the boiler. .-Winsted ! Citizen.
 The company will need ninety Father Hubbard engines if they intend to haul train reaching from Pough- keepsie to Canaan.
 l The managers of the c. N E. & w. road have stationed fagman at the 1 first crossing east of Union depot Super intendent Opdyke states that most of the switching over that crossing will be discontinued soon as the four side tracks are completed near the Black berry river. Let us give the railroad managers credit for said fagman, and
 for their good intentions, but let us also ask them for fagman at the Church St. crossing.
 l Paul Cornell, brakeman on the Central New England & Western Rail road, met with a painful accident at Canaan on Thursday morning while coupling cars, when his right arm was caught between the bumpers and crush ed in such manner that it had to be amputated below the elbow. The in- jured man resides in Poughkeepsie. Millerton Telegram.
 ! Enquiries have been made concerning the above report but the story cannot be corroborated. The item probably l refers to the man who was injured when | the trains collided at Canaan on Mon day morning, Oct 13. Said man was in the caboose when the smash-up occur red and large splinter from broken
 board was driven through his arm. 1 Democratic Senatorial Convention.