Connecticut western news., 1891-09-03
Miss Flora Spaulding has returned

HISS TlOTa OpaululnS HAS EoCuIueu to Winsted.
 -Dietz tubular street lamps, Tracy Tarbox x Robinson.
 Mrs Thomas Abbe of Abilene, Kans, is visiting relatives here.
 The carpenters have commenced work on E. R.Lorrains new house near the town hall.
 MT. Fred. H. Harrison caught 8 pickerel weighing three pounds and nine ounces in Doolittle Pond last Mon- day.
 -Messrs A. c. Randall, of Falls Will lage, and J. A. Bierce, of Cornwall Bridge, are making tour of the Cats kill Mountains.
 With the shortening days, lanterns are coming into use. Merchants who wish to replenish their supply will find the newest and best kinds at Tracy, Tar box x Robinson's 7S to 80 Asylum St, Hartford.
 A. J. Spur will sell at auction at his place in Chapinville on Wednesday, Sept. 9th, 15 COWS and other blooded stock brown horse seven years old :; l one-horse spring wagon, land roller, 1 double drag, etc. He also offers at private sale 40 tons of hay, acres of growing corn, 10 acres of woodland, 1,50O cords of standing wood. For de- scription of property see posters.
 The article, The Wonders of the San Gabriel Canon, published last week and continued in this weeks issue of THE NEWS, should be of interest to the many friends of the writer, Mrs Lucia D. Smith. Mrs Smith was the first lady who ever climbed the trail of the San Gabriel Mill and Mining company, and her husband is also interested in the mine located there. Any contribution of Mrs Smiths always meets with great favor from our readers, and this one be- ing 8 personal experience contains an unusual attraction.
 -Pepoon Jacobs takes the prize on potatoes. Last spring obtaining one potato of the variety known as Wilson's First Choice. weighing about two ounc- es and having eight eyes, he cut the po- tato into into sixteen pieces and planted them. On Monday last he dug the po- tatoes. having 644 pounds from the one seed potato. He also brought to our office some enormous ones of an un- known variety, one of which weighed pounds and 10 ounces. Of the latter kind he planted five seed potatoes, which yielded over 325 pounds. The engine drawing the milk train south last Friday afternoon attracted considerable attention. due to its cab less and smashed up condition. the re- suit of collision at South Lee. The milk train, in running onto siding there to let train No. 27. north bound, pass, pushed freight car so far out as to collide with the engine of No. 27 with great force. The engineer and fireman escaped serious injury by jump ing. The front beam and the cylinder of the engine were broken and the cab demolished. Engines were exchanged, the broken one hauling the milk train to Falls Village, where new one was obtained and the other left for repairs
 Principal Adams still remains at North Granby. We are informed that the wound which he received in his hip during the war has recently troubled him greatly and it was thought that l.o.o pieces of bone were working out. He has been confined to his bed and re. qulred watchers, but letter received from him last Saturday states that he is improving and could walk with helr but would be unable to teach before Oct 1st. The school committee have decided to commence the primary and intermediate departments Sept I4th but will defer opening the Higher depart ment until the 2Sth inst in hopes tha
 MT Adams will then be able to resume teaching.
 There is no improvement in the condition of Lawyer s. F. Jones. Dur ing the past week consultation of phy sicians was held and all pronounced
 MT. Jones in a critical condition. His old nervous troubles seem to be the
 worst feature in his case. Among the physicians called in council was Dr. O.
 W. Camp, of Canaan. O. Tuesday
 night Dr. O. O. Smith, of Hartford
 again visited MT. Jones and it was re. luctantly decided to comply with Mr.
 Jones importunate requests to be taken home. In accordance with said re.
 quests, Mir. Jones was removed from
 Twin Lakes to Hartford yesterday in
 special car attached to the train leaving Twin Lakes at AIS D. m.
 Sir Knight J. D. Clemans and Mir Clemans; Col Hardenbergh and Mir f Hardenbergh; and Miss Anna Rudg 5 went to Saratoga Springs last Monda. , with Hamilton Commandery No K. T of Bridgeport, Conn.,, to attend th Seventy eighth annual conclave of tn 3 Grand Commandery Knights Templar , of the State of New York. The pilgri mage lasts from Aug 3lst to Sept 3l both dates inclusive, and the program 8 included the journey to Saratog , Springs ou Monday; parade and exhi , bition drills of Commentaries on Tues : day; sight seeing at Saratoga Spring F and vicinity on Wednes lay; trip on tn