Connecticut western news., 1891-08-27
Local News.

Miss Lena Moore, of West Stock bridge, Mass, is visiting at Mir George l.. Parsons.
 W. G. Cargin returned Friday night from an extended business trip through the South.
 Stephen Riley has purchased the Conway house on West Main street and will move his family there soon.
 On account of the illness of Princi- pal Adams, the schools in this district will not begin until September 14th.
 Martin and Reub Mcintyre picked a bushel and ten quarts of blackberries on Canaan Mountain one day recently.
 Mir and Mrs Bushnell and daughter of New Haven, who have been visiting at Mir D. l.. Peirce's, returned home Monday.
 A P. Freeman left Thursday morn ing for Lake Chateaugay, in the Adj rondacks, where he is to remain for 8 week or longer.
 The Court of Common Pleas for this county is now in session at New Milford. It is expected that it will re- quire two weeks to dispose of the cases returned to this term.
 -Long, cold, wet and dreary was the road wended homeward at the hour of II p. m. by the crest-fallen invited guests to Twin Lakes, last week Tues day evening.
 The tobacco crop is reported as one of the best for many years, and it IS stated that already much of it has been sold at advanced prices. The harvest of it has been begun in this vicinity.
 MT and Mrs w. T. Ferguson and family, of Bridgeport, started last Thurs day for Virginia Beach, Va, for two weeks vacation. On their return they will stop at Baltimore and Washington.
 The sixth weekly excursion train to Saratoga via Housatonic road passed this station Monday at 1.15 p. m. It consisted of ten well filled cars. Quite 8 number from surrounding towns got aboard here.
 The Ladies Aid Society of Clayton, will hold another ice cream sociable on the lawn in front of the Deming house. opposite the store, on Thursday, Sept 3, from to 10 o'clock p. m. If very stormy the first fair evening. Come one! come all!
 Last Tuesday Major Reel was ex- perimenting with the buzz-saw at R. D. Peirce & Co.'S. mill, trying to see just how near he could get his hand to it. As result he got his hand about three fourths of an inch too near, and was obliged to experiment with Dr. Church's surgical needle later. ..
 Vice President Stevenson of the Heusatonic road says that the only req son far the calling in of the 800 mile books is because the purchasers are abusing the privileges given them by the company. They sell the books and dispose of the coupons, and we have called them in to protect the company. In the future the company will only issue 1000 mile books.-Danbury News.
 Through some mis-management of the employees of the Housatonic road, about twenty passengers were left at Pine Grove station last Friday night by the train due here at TIA. There seems to be complexity of opinion as to where the blame lies. The manage ment of the road have the matter under investigation, and when blame is located the party or parties at fault will be dis charged from service.
 Arrangements are being made for a grand picnic at Twin Lakes Sept 5. The 0. N. E. & w. road will run excursions from each end of the road and an attrac- tive program is being made out. A shell race between Wm Shay of Hart ford and O. l.. Smith of Twin Lakes, will be one of the features. Dancing in the pavilion, tub races etc, will make the day pleasant one for those who at- tend. Posters will soon be out giving full particulars.
 Last Friday lad about IA years o1 age, by the name of Mulally, whose home is on the west side of the Hous. atomic river, was at the new coal chute of the 0. N. E. & w. road. As the hosting operation was going on he placed his hand upon the cable neal the pulley. His hand was immediately drawn into the pulley, which was re- Yolving. Three of his fingers were cut off. Dr. Church dressed the wound which is now healing rapidly.
 Mrs David Scott has recently sold her farm, situated in Weatogue, to { MT living formerly of Sandis6eld. MI living is one of the many victims o. the rush for land in the West. Loca ting few years ago in the north-wes tern part of Nebraska, by series O crop failures, due to heavy storms, early frosts, etc, he lost what ready money ht had before proving his claim," ape was obliged to drive the entire distance of 2OOO miles to Sheffield, Mass, bring ing his family in a farm wagon. H' is now contented to settle for the re mainder of his life in Old New England
 Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood o Locomotive Engineers visited Bridge