Connecticut western news., 1880-09-22

Wur 1r16nOS III Gn0 county, or elS6WQeTe, WHO will send us particulars of any occurrence of interest which may come under their notice. Miss Fanny Honeywell of Delhi, N. Y. is visiting her friend Miss Ella Mcintyre in this place:
 The Main st. road has been greatly im- proved in front of the Warner House, by grading.
 Mrs. J. s. New and daughter, of this place have arrived from long visit to Chat ham, N. Y.
 Arthur Lanes place in the band, as trombone player, is to be filled by Willie Rodemeyer.
 Eddie Ward, son of N O. Ward, Esq. of this place, is attending Rev. MT. Reid's school in Rye, N. Y.
 Rev. Mir. Forbes temperance lecture in the Methodist church last Sunday night was pronounced an able effort.
 Last Wednesday was the Jews "Atone- ment Day." or the day of reconciliation, their most sacred religious holiday.
 -Conductor J. R. Smith of the Housatonic passenger train is enjoying vacation; his train is run by Conductor Clarke Lane.
 Misses Mary Cummings and Grace Lang don are teaching school in South Canaan, and Miss Nellie Andrus in sodom, Rood street district)
 The Garfield club held meeting in Warmers hall last Saturday evening" when an address was given by the president, A. T.. Roraback.
 Eighteen persons were admitted in full membership to the Methodist church last Sunday, four by letter, and fourteen on pro fession of faith.
 There is talk of reviving the 'I. D. D. Y. dancing club" for winter amusement. A resurrection of the Dramatic Association is also whispered of.
 Rev. MT. Bissell, of Ct. Harrington, will preach in the Methodist church next Sunday in place of Rev. MT. Mackey, who goes on g vacation in search of health.
 They raise mighty fine grapes up in Eas Canaan, if the generous donations we have received from from Messrs G. H. Brintol and J. G. Lawrence are specimens.
 W. Mcintyre of this place took first pre- mium on his Hambletonian mare and colt and also on Dr. Whittlesey's colt, which b is keeping, at the Falls Village fair.
 Fred. S. Spaulding of Norfolk is agail ticket agent in the H. R. R. office in thi place, filling, for the present, the vacanc made by Arthur Lane going to Bridgeport.
 At the West Stockbridge temperanc convention last week, Rev. Mir. Mackey c this place read an essay on ''Ministerlal infu ence in relation to the temperance reform"
 w. N. Deming has sold out his interes in the photograph gallery at West Winste to,his partner, MT. Grant. Wilbur will prot ably connect himself with Danbury gallery
 Only one or two from this place went O Lucey's last excursion last Wednesday; ther were but 800 on the ''Grand Republic" it said, and the boat did not go to Long Brancl as expected.
 The democratic Congressional Conventio at Bridgeport yesterday nominated the Hor Geo. ". Peet of this place, by exclamation Canaan is the place to look for men of abilit '1whom the king delighteth to honor"
 The people of this place will be pained t learn that Alexander Waters, who remove from this place to Winsted some years agc has again made an assignment of his prope ty, and has been taken to an inebriate asylum
 George Ives, of Scranton, Penn, fo mer resident of this place, and whose fathe at one time conducted the sash and blind fa tory now owned by Jay Underwood, is visi ing friends in town. His family removed fro here about 16 years ago.
 Fred. A. scamerhorn has in his garde two Hubbard squashes that measure respec ively three feet and eight inches, and thre feet and eight and one-half inches. He als has sscitron which measures four feet length, and two feet and eleven inches arount
 At Barnes lime quarry the other day, rock was thrown out by blast, nearl square, and estimated to weigh between 4 and 50 tons. It is about nine feet high an nearly eight feet square. About a keg ( powder was used for the blast throwing th stone nearly two rods.
 On Saturday last, Gray Johnson dug o the old Watson farm near this village, on hill of potatoes containing 77 potatoes, one which weighed 16 ounces, and on the sam day George s. Benedict hung up leaf of t( bacco grown on the same farm, which meas ured 39 inches in length. Who can beat it
 Parties in need of flag pole from whic to float Hancock or Garfield banners, will d well to visit John Robinson's corn patel where he has corn standing all the way fror ten to one hundred feet high-the most of il however, being of the former height. stalk which he brought into the NEWS offic last week measured 10 feet, inches. It of the Egyptian variety.
 The marriage of Chas. B. Northrup c NeW MlIoru, to MISS AoIlAloa hyoAo oA 'nA town was solemnized at the house of Il. W Woodruff, in Washington Depot last Tuesda evening, by Rev. W. L. Peck. The occasio was made thrice happy with lots of gifts friends, love, cake, candy and kisses. Tn bride, it is said, looked as sweetas peac orchard. The NEWS was graciously remen bersd with box of delicious cake.E