Connecticut western news., 1882-09-06
CANAAN POST OFFICE.
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
 -Autumn.
 The summer endeth, but an editors tribulatiops, never.
 MT Fred Hunt of New York city, spent the Sabbath in Canaan. John Rodemeyer, Jr., is convales- cent at the home of his father, in this place. -Lizzie Fitzgerald of this village, has gone to North Adams, as cook in the family of Mir. Brown.
 --ssThat the babies in New York must have milk, i" is an excuse given for run ming Sunday milk trains.
 MT. S. A. Bennett is building large tobacco barn near his residence. The frame has been raised.
 Mrs. J. s. New and daughter re- turned home last week after sojourn of several weeks at Leete's Island.
 Those having copies of "The Hay makers" ]" are requested to leave them with Mrs. S. 0. Beckley, or Mrs. G. P. Strong.
 Public school in this place com- menced Monday under the instruction of Mir. Taft of Tariffville, Miss N. An drus and Mrs. Root.
 MT. Ovid P. Gillette, our enter prising fish; fruit and oyster dealer, is now running an extra team on his route during the fruit season.
 Mrs. Dow and Miss Fannie Dun Fsnans-s3- Pennington, Conn. formerly of Canaan, are visiting the family of MT. William Adam, at this place.
 -Mr. F. B. Hook of the New York < New England road has been appointed to the place made vacant by the resig- ! nation of Conductor Cummings.
 The sidewalk and street have been & greatly improved in front of the resi- dence of Miss Frank Fuller's. This example is worthy of imitation by other property owners.
 Mir. J. l.. Bragg has been seriously ' i'll several days, caused by overwork, and from an injury received. while lift ing heavy stone ct the new parsonage on school street.
 Last week Mir. s. Barlow covered the wing part of A. T. Roraback's tene- ment house, with Stewards Ready Roof ing. A part of W. N. Adams house has also been covered with this roofing
 The H. O. W. R. R. Co.,, and tht Housatonic R. R. Co., are jointly to cree an electvic signal at the intersection O their lines in this village. The poles ar' already erected east and west of th' ssUnion depot" We have recently received @ larg number of new subscribers at the rat of 25 cts. from September 1st to Januar. 1888. The offer still remains good, i payment for which one and three post age stamps will be taken.
 Just glance your eye over the ad vertisement of the Canaan Cornet Ban in another column. The features whic - mada their last picnic so popular wi be maintained in the coming excursion Full particulars next week.
 -Hubbel, one of Ct Harrington clothing and furnishing goods dealer should not be forgotten by purchaser in his line. Visit his store and he ca answer all questions about his gooc better than we can tell you.
 Evidently the belles of Saratoga a, not as attractive as the belles of Canaan It appears that Canaan's bachelors coul not remain away, even one Sunday evel ing from their accustomed charmer but returned home last Saturday afte noon.
 The carpenter work on D. l.. Pierce new tenament house is progressil rapidly, and the work is nearly rea' for the masons, Water from the rest voir will also be conducted to the hou in pipes, which will require sever hundred feet of pipe.
 MT Frederick Watson Is maxi preparations to convey water from spring in the rear of the barn on sFerris Farm" near this village, to barn, for the use of stock. It is 8 10 distance, and the outlay for pipe 8 ditching will be quite large.
 -Of the enterprising merchants ct. Harrington, R. Girling is one W has more than local reputation, a his patronage extends for miles fri home-probably the result of hbe advertising and doing exactly what promises to in his advertisements.
 The blasting operations that h. been going on the past week in the cinity of Rev. Hiram Eddys, is for purpose of quarrying rocks to bull dam across the river near by, and u construct reservoir from which ice be harvested the coming winter.
 The proprietor of ''Young Ameri clothing house at Winsted, has take partner, and the firm of Ulrich & Ka will do business at the same place. Fl the reputation of the men who now c' pose the firm, we are justified in say that patrons of the house will be hol Y ably dealt with the most fashions goods constantly on hand; the best qu ty of goods and prices the most reasc b1e. Read their advertisement in anoi column.