Connecticut western news., 1893-05-04
Local News.
MT Tillinghast B. Strong is having his house painted.

his house painted.
 W. H. Camp caught dandy mess of trout Tn the Blackberry river last Monday morning.
 Appropriate exercises will be held in all departments of the High school on Friday, Arbor day.
 Sixty nine calves were purchased at this station Tuesday at prices ranging from to St cents per pound.
 Walter B. Gates, the New Hartford merchant who has been critically ill for some time, is now improving.
 The Consolidated road will soon have complete block signal system between New York and Boston.
 Communion services at Christ church, the Pilgrim church and the Methodist church next Sunday morn- ing.
 Tt is reported that "Dr Ross caught a sucker last week that weighed 8 pounds" Oh get ont with your fish storyl
 The dancing school which has been 80 successfully conducted by Miss Ma bel Watson will close next Tuesday evening.
 The new hymn books for the Pill grim church are at F. R. Collins store. It is desired that all who wish to pro- cure copies will do so at once.
 -Kneeland J. Munson and daughter, Della, will return this week to their home at Millerton, N. Y., from their winter soiourn at Bluffton, s. 0.
 -Pansies, verbenas and other plants. Out flowers constantly on hand. have fine variety of pansies. My stock of all kinds is in good order.
 CARL SwENsoN, Florist, Winsted Ct.
 Henry J. Warner of West Stock bridge. who was killed by train at Ct Harrington Apr. 26, is the thirty ninth resident of West Stockbridge who has been killed on the Housatonic road since 1880.
 Remember that tomorrow, May 9th, will be Arbor day and that it will be proper csper to set out trees and shrub bery on public and private grounds, trim old trees, clear up lawns and vil- lage streets and make the town more at trActive.
 The Consolidated railroad company has sent out circular letters of inquiry to all it's employees, asking for .informa- ton as to age, birthplace, nationality, time of entering service. whether eyer discharged, promoted or left service voluntarily, etc.
 Thomas Shields, son of William Shields, and family have moved from Waterbury to Canaan. They occupy Williams house and thus maintain a home for William whose wife recently died. Thomas has purchased fine team and does trucking around the will lage.
 The high wind of April 20th over turned number of headstones in the tower cemetery. The income from the legacy of the late Mrs Mary A. Peet is sufficient to keep the lower cemetery in perfect order, and it is expected that the sexton will promptly attend to his duties.
 Friday is usually called fish day, but Wednesday of last week was big day for Canaan fishermen Seldom if ever were larger suckers caught in the Black berry river. Fishermen returned from the river carrying largo strings of suck CTS, each fish weighing from to 3 pounds Dr Ross caught eight which weighed 25} pounds, the largest fish weighing Al pounds.
 We have received copy of the initial number of the Middletown Daily Tribune, seven column folio as full of news as an egg IS of meat The Tribune is published by E. F. Bigelow, the President of the Connecticut Editorial Association. MT Bigelow is hustler and also conducts the Middlesex Go. Record. the Portland Observer, and the Colchester Record.
 Oliver Sloan has found among the ruins of the old Stone dwelling mum Der of receipted bills, made out to Shep- pard, Fairchild & Wheeler and dated September, 1889. One of them is for a half ton of coal and shows the price to be $7 per ton. Our modern con- veniences for mining and carrying freight seem to have increased the price a Ettle.-New Milford Gazette.
 A second attempt was made last Friday night to wreck the Wilson's Point freight train near Boardman's 's bridge ct New Milford. A large bould- CT was placed on the track and the train struck it. The train was going slow at the time but the engine waa considera- bly, smashed. A similar attempt to wreck the same train was made at the same place about month ago.
 The supper and sale at town hall last week Wednesday night, given by the ladies of Christ church, was largely attended, many from out of town being present. Camps orchestra furnished music and dancing was enjoyed by many present. Everyone who attended report splendid time. An excellent supper was served and fancy articles were sold. The net proceeds of the en- tertainment amounted to $95 30. A new time table goes into effect on the F., R. & N. E. road next Sunday. At this writing no schedule of trains has been received, but it is understood