Connecticut western news., 1881-11-02
Plenty of rain, thank ye.

-Conslderable correspondence crowded ont of this issue.
 =, Election next Tuesday. Be on hand early, and vote often.
 Two wedding parties went through Ithis place last Monday. "The plot thickens."
 Everybody will go to the circus to-mor- morrow, excepting those who stay at home. Mrs. S. C. Beckley and son have return ed from months visit to Dover Plains, N. Y. Services appropriate to All Saints Day were held in the Catholic church in this place yesterday.
 Section master Godvin's men raised the track and repaired the crossing near the sta tion last week.
 ~ The sacrament of the Lords Supper will be administered at the Methodist church next Sunday morning. The first dance of the I. D. D. Y. Club is to be given in Town hall two weeks from tonight, the l6th inst.
 October shed good many tears on leav- ing, to make room for November, who came in smiling like bride.
 MT. N. Ham has rented portion of his house to MT. Schutt of Copake Iron Works, who is now moving in.
 MT. M B. Mead is to open a book and stationery store in. the east room of the base ment of Watson's block.
 Mir. Horace B. Stevens of East Canaan has rented the Curtis house on West Main st. and will move into it soon.
 The new tin roof on Fuller & Peet's store is nearly finished. The work of paint ing it will probably begin this fall
 --Messrs. Jas H. Cochrane and E. H. Dean of West Cornwall were in town last Monday, repairing the heater in the Episcopal church.
 Mrs. L. A. Robinson of Cornwall Bridge made the sanctum brief call Monday, being en route to New Hartford, where she is visit ing friends.
 w. H. Camp has taken the agency for Empire rubber mixed paints, and those who contemplate painting this fall will do well to call at his store and see samples of it's brilliancy.
 Here's a conundrum, which the Rev. Dr. Eddy submitted, in his lecture on "Push and clear grit" last week. How does a ray of light get through a diamond2 Why, il huss it's way through.
 Mrs c. M Deming, who has been seriously i'll for some time past, suffered a : paralytic shock yesterday morning, which . paralized one side, and the gravest conse quenees are feared.
 z Gardner has put in quite stock ol jewelry. which makes neat display, and Adolphus should bring his doxie in and make her happy with handsome present which he can do, at little cost.
 pr. c W, Camp has purchased the farm and buildings belonging to the late George $. Gillette, near the Methodist church, and will occupy the premises in a short time. The price paid is not made public.
 It is thought best to postpone the talked of sociable at the Village Improvement Hall for short time, but there will be an enter tainment of some kind in about two weeks, of which due notice will be given.
 Mrs Franklin has disposed of her high strung bay horse, and bought fine mate to her brown one. and now Frank Hitchcock says he has as handsome and serviceable a team as can be found in this region.
 MT. Frederick Plumb of Twin Lakes, father-in- law of Congressman Miles, died at his residence last Sunday night at the age of 93 years. The remains will be inferred in the flower Corner" cemetery in this place this afternoon.
 A Mr. Schutt of Copake Iron Works, N. Y., has leased the rooms in Watsons block, formerly occupied by s. P. Norton as a millinery establishment, where he will sell sewing machines, and his wife will conduct a millinery and dress making shop,
 All those having beer bottles of mine will confer great favor to me by returning them as soon as possible, for I want to use them. Also the gentleman that borrowed my oyercoat will greatly oblige by return ing it. J. A. MACDONALD.
 Canaan, Conn. 2w19
 A bridal party, apparently from the Srurai deestricts' changed cars here last week, bound for West Cornwall where they were to spend portion of the honeymoon. They attracted some attention on account of their verdancy and the business tact of the bride, who purchased her own ticket, at the 1entlemen's window, after the groom had purchased one for himself
 MT. Frank Goodwin. committed" last Thursday, to the surprise of some of his bach. eior friends, and threw all Sodom into a state of intense excitement. Miss Mary Cook of Austerlitz is the happy bride. A shower of good wishes follow the young oouple to their blissful home, and the NEWS throws it's little slipper with the rest. Tbe flaw remaining objects of "Evangeline's' so' I;citude are getting nervous, and say in the words of Count Joanues, s'But few of us re- ..;. ,,c soathed {"