Connecticut western news., 1892-11-10

The offices of the Housatonic rail road have been moved from Bridgeport to New Haven.
 Mrs s. M. Humphrey is at home again. She returned from Chicago on Thursday last.
 William Hayes. of East Canaan, re- cently sold his '92 tobacco crop at 25 cents per pound.
 The man who can hum a hymn while putting up stove pipe should be taken into church without proba- tion.
 The Consolidated road is to with draw the Wagner palace cars which have been used for many years and substi- tute their own cars.
 MT Preston Hunt, of Minneola, Fla, who has been spending the summer with his parents in this village. returned home on Wednesday, Oct 26th Paw ling Journal.
 Last Saturday morning was the most severe one of the season. The wind blew gale and snow squalls were frequent, with mercury only 260 above zero at 9 o'clock.
 A nickel mine has been discovered on the farm of James Van Deusen near Egremont Plain. The ore assays per cent nickel. Mir Van Densen has num- Der of men at work on the mine.
 The immense dam which the Mon- ument Mills company have been two summers building in the Housatonic river about half mile north of the vil- lage of Housatonic, Mass, will be con- pleted next week.
 The sultan of Turkey has forbidden the use of bicycles in his domains, where it is known as 'the devils chariot" Perhaps the sultan tried to ride bicy- cle and did not succeed, hence his an- tipathy to them.
 Notices have been issued by the N. r., N. H. & H. R. R. that the Housa- tonic mileage books are goodlon the oth- CT divisions of the railroad, and that sll other mileage books are good on the divisions of the Housatonic road.
 The Democrats of North Canaan have grand torchlight procession and paint the town red next Monday evening at 2 30 o'clock. If stormy the jubilee will take place the next fair evening. The Canaan Citizens band will furnish the music.
 Another Winsted boy has achieved fame. Roundsman Matthew F. Daley, the New York police officer now on trial for criusinal assault on little Mamie Hannon, was for some years resident of Winsted. having moved here from Canaan Winsted Herald. The Salisbury selectmen and com mittee who were appointed to confer with the Cooks at Ore Hill, for lands to connect with the Millerton road layout. met at Hubert Williams office in Lake vile and it is said the Cooks asked $4. 400 for the five acre layout. It is said that the selectmen and committee are consid- ering the matter.
 Marion Douglas, the pretty little daughter of Editor Douglas, fell from 8 tree last Thursday. and fractured one of the bones of her leg below the knee. =. Conductor Clark Lane completed twen- ty-ssven years of service for the Housa- tonic railroad company last week. It's Clark Lane that has no accidents.- Berkshire Courier
 It is said that the New England di- vision of the P & R. railroad will have by next spring as good road bed as any railroad company in the state. They are to lay large new steel rails all along l the road and also ney ties on all the curves. The ties will be of white wood They will use the rails that are now on the main track for sidings. Enquirer.
 About 40 persons attended the Pro- hibition meeting at town hall last Fri day evening. The speaker was the Rev | Willis M. Cleveland, of Harwinton. He presented the Prohibition cause in a very able and earnest manner and gave many statistics in regard to the magni- tude of the liquor traffic and the power that the 200, 900 saloons in this country yielded over both the old parties in state and national politics.
 The foot ball game last Saturday afternoon between the Canaan Academy and the Robbins School elevens was a very interesting event for this town, be- ing, as we think. the first match game of foot ball ever played here strictly &C., cording to the rules. The game lasted over an hour, and resulted in victory for the Canaan Academy eleven; 3f points to nothing. Although the day was very cold and windy there was g fair attendance of spectators.
 Canaan was flood of light and was all ablaze with Republican enthusiasm last Saturday evening. The illumina. tions surpassed all previous efforts. Nev CT before has this village presented such a grand appearance. Over fifty of the finest residencesfnd places of business were illuminated, a number of them from basement to attic. Many were al so adorned with flags and bunting Chinese lanterns, portraits and transpar iencies The Republicans are justly proud of the grand demonstration they made that evening.