Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
Rev F. W. Barnett preached at Clayton last Sunday afternoon.

been placed in the waiting room at the Union depot
 Between six and seven dollars were realized from the dime supper at Pill grim church parlors last Friday evening.
 On last Sunday the c. N. E. x w. railroad company relaid the ties on the bridge and trestle over the Blackberry river west of this village.
 P. c. Cummings has sold build ing lot to wv. Burghardt, an engineer ou the c. N. E. X w. road. The lot is the second one east of J. s. Adams new house on Church street.
 There was quite lively fire at Salisbury on Sunday afternoon. The cobble in the north part of the village burned over, and it was only by great effort that some of the dwelling houses near were saved from the flames.
 Miss Lester, who represents the New West Mission, will speak on Mor- monism, Thursday evening at Sails bury, and at the Pilgrim church in this village on Friday evening of this week. An invitation Is extended to ali interest ed in this work to attend.
 The May term of Court of Common Pleas for Litchfeld county, came in at Litchfeld Monday morning, Judge Roraback presiding. Some preliminary motions were disposed of, and cases assigned for trial. The court then ad- iourned until today at 9a. m.
 Charles B. Roraback, ,bookeeper for Hotchkiss Bros. & Co.,, has accepted tho offer of an important position with the Excelsior Needle Company, and makes the change the first of June. The ex- act nature of his duties are not detir- mined, but they include work in both office and factory. y.-Torrington Register | It is probable that on account of the legislative deadlock, there will be no summer school for Connecticut teachers this year. The school is held at Mantle and is supported by the state. The fact that the school must be omitted this year will occasion much regret vile Journal.
 | The latest railroad rumor is that the O. N. E. & w. road in connection with the Baltimore and Ohio and Bos- ton and Maine roads, is to run through express trains each day from Washing ton to the White Mountains in New Hampshire. The same rumor says that the B. & O. company is willing to guarantee 100 passengers per day. The item concerning John Frank lin, published on the fourth page, was handed us by Mir P. 0. Cummings, who found the clipping last week while ex- amining lot of old letters, clippings and miscellanious documents. We have | the impression that the item has occa- sionally been published in THE NEWS, nevertheless it is worth re-printing fo, the benefit of the rising generation. John Hanson, aged 35 years, died at his home in this town on Monday | at 5.3O a. m. He had been very | i'll for two weeks with a complication oi diseases. For year or more he has worked for Dr George Adam and resi- ded in his tenant house. He leaves wife, 8 little son l5 months old and an infant daughter. The funeral will be attended this Wednesday, afternoon a, 3. 30 o'clock, at his late residence. Rev | D. 0. Stone will conduct the services. Judge Bradstreet on Thursday dis missed the jury in the case of Roraback vs, Pennsylvania railroad company, up- on the ground that in the testimony of Roraback in which he said that Attor- ney Davenport had made, out of court, different statements from those which he made in court. Roraback testified that Davenport had said that plaintiff ought to have the full amount claimed, $500. It is claimed that this would prejudice the jury, and upon that poin, the jury was dismissed. Court then adjourned.-Winsted Citizen.
 -Dr and Mrs Flames came up from New York to their country residence in New Marlboro last Friday. They have done great deal for New Marlboro and have brought many city people there, some of whom have purchased residen- ces and farms there. In order to accom-. modate friends who wish to spend the. summer at New Marlboro and proba6l. purchase property there, Dr and Mrs Flames have kindly rented their house this season and will remain there only part of the time. They are willing to do anything and everything, regardless of inconvenience to themselves, to accommodate their friends and boom New Marlboro.
 The road in front of Hum phrey' s drug store has been greatly improved by the dressing of clay and gravel which MT Humphrey has had put on. If the whole of Main street were treated in like manner 1t would be 8 great i'm provement to the village. If our citi- zens who have teams would use them for cay or two this could be done with little expense as the clay costs nothing. Canaan is beautiful little village in the summer but it lacks good roads and we hope more will follo ow MT Humphreys example. Another stretch of road which ought to be fixed by the selectmen is on the road between E s, Roots and George Wilcox's. There is