Connecticut western news., 1882-10-25
LOCAL NEWS.


 Episcopal church, will meet at the house of Dr. Camp, from 2 to 5 P. M., next Saturday.
 -Housatonic Lodge No. 61, will hold its next regular Communication next Saturday evening. Work on second degree.
 George Bullard, son of the late Ed ward R. Bullard, is filling clerkship in the store connected with the furnace in Kent.
 -Scidmore, the Canaan barber, is the ''boss" at wood cock and partrid ge shooting. Last week he bagged seven birds at five shots.
 Principal Taft was surprised to find on his table few mornings since beau tiful call bell, and under it a note which read, "From the boys"
 Thirteen of Barnum's private stock cars, filed with horses, passed through this place this week, en route for Pine Plains for winter quarters.
 MT l.. O. Willard has raised in his garden on the Franklin farm several mammoth winter squashes of the Hub bard variety, one of which weighs sixty pounds.
 An interesting temperan cs lecture was delivered in the Methodist church, on Tuesday evening of last week, by MT. George Carswell, who is featuring under the auspices of the Sons of Temperance. MT. Charles Northend of New Brit ain, will deliver lecture on Friday evening, Oct. 27, in Village Improve ment Hall. Subject f: ''La Fayette. !" The Canaan Orchestra will be present. Admission 15 cts.
 The Railroad Commissioners, with Superintendent Jones, passed over the H. X O.. W. Railroad, last Wednesday, on their annual inspection. They dined at the Stevens House.
 Squirrel hunting is the pastime of the youth in this vicinity, and indeed of those of advanced years who are bless ed with sporting proclivities, and they seem to be quite successful, too.
 -Ex-Senator Barnum recently bought inINew York, some noted blooded Jersey stock, to wit: Empress H." by Farmers Glory" for $500 and "Ju- no Grey," by "Grey Kink," for $700.
 Sanford P. Stevens of Canaan Val ley, ninety-two years old, participated in squirrel hunt on his birthday, last Saturday. MT. Stevens is remarkably active man for his advanced years, and his power of hearing and sight are bet ter than many who are younger by a score of years.
 One of our merchants received a ten dollar National Bank note, the other day, in payment for merchandise. Upon looking at the bill to determine it's de- nomination, the signature of the cashier was discovered to be missing. A further examination under powerful magnify ing glass failed to discover that it had ever been signed. The bill presented worn appearance, although not badly defaced, and had evidently passed through many hands.
 The contest for the gold headed cane at the fair of St. Joseph's Church at this place, which has been raging fol some time, was finally determined last Thursday. The contestants were Pat rick Britt and Peter Goggin, both ot this town. Mir. Britt received 45. votes, netting $113.OO; Mir. Goggin re ceived 42O votes, netting $1O5. .OO-th' total amount being $218.OO. It will b. seen that MT. Britt came in ahead b, 32 majority He is little lame but Ii pretty good at running, notwithstand ing, and the secret of his success ma, be somewhat like that of the militi captain who addressed his men as fol lows: Boys, there is the enemy, and @ discretion IS the better part of valor when they get little nearer you hat better make 8 bold advance to the rear and as am little lame in one leg, VIII SttEb now.
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