Connecticut western news., 1891-05-20
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The contract for building the town hall at Terryville has been let for $3, 300.
 William Cothren, Esq, IS disposing of extra copies of the 2d Vol. of his His tory of Ancient Woodbury, at $2 each, half its actual cost to MT Cothren.
 A Torrington scamp drove horse 75 miles in 24 hours, recently. The owner of the animal says he was worth S375, when taken, and that it is not worth S75 to day.
 The Barnum & Richardson Company have bought all the timber on Burr Mountain in Torrington.
 Mrs Clara Louise Kellogg Strakosch and Mir Strakosch were in New Hartford last week to inspect their new summer home which is nearly completed in that village.
 George H. Felch, of Woodbury, be- ing nearly blind, has received pension of $24 month.
 Judge Fyler's 600 laying hens, over at Newfield, turned out 1O,67l eggs during the month of April. His mar ket was Torrington and Winsted. Middle Haddam has had fifteen in- cendlary fires within six weeks and the selectmen have offered a reward of $l,00O. MT and Mrs E. Lyman Gaylord celebrated their golden wedding at their residence in Rocky Hill, last We'd | nesday evening. MT Gaylord was born in Norfolk, and Mrs Gaylord was Miss Jane Seymour, daughter of the late Allen Seymour of Colebrook. Mrs Daniel Holbrook of Seymour, now in her 95th year, is one of the few | remaining pensioners on account of the second war with Great Britain, her hus- band having served at New London | in 1913.
 New Milford will have flag raising on Decoration Day.
 The Copgreg ,tional Society of Har- winton has extended call to the Rev | Mir Jobe. at q salary of $7OO year.
 Mark Twain and his, family sail for Europe June 6. and it is probable that | they will reside abroad for several years
 Daniel Grant, of Torrington, 70 years old, one of the famous triplets, has chopped 1O5 cords of wood, mostly hard wood, during the past winter, averaging two cords day for the days be has worked, and much of the time shoveling the deep snow away from the base of the trees.-New Hartford Fri bune-Next!
 Trott, Lawton x Go of Waterbury, one of the largest cracker manufacturers | in the western part of the state, have made application to the superior court for receiver Meriden creditors have attached the company for S8OOO.
 F. M. Cogill has resigned his position as supervisor on the Housatonic rail- road. Ill health and private business enterprises in which he Is engaged are given as reasons for his retirement. | The Probate Court in Windsor is to decide whether drawing line through portion of will revokes the bequest therein contained.
 The Connecticut Valley Orchard con- pany has the sympathy of every one in the loss of this years peach crop, says the | New Britain correspondent of the Hart | ford Times. AL nrst 1t was supposed that the recent frosts had done but little damage. An examination, how ever, shows that the crop is ruined. A black center in nearly every peach that had formed reveals the handiwork of Jack Frost. A Kensington man, who is an authority on fruit, states that where two weeks ago there was prom ise of 3O,O00 baskets there is now pros- pect of but ,OOO This includes both ] the Berlin and Deep River orchards.