Connecticut western news., 1882-06-07

June.
 -Roses-on foe.
 High school closes Friday.
 -George Dunning is rapidly improving.
 Lawn mowers are coming into fashion again.
 -"Then comes Thy glory in the Summer
 months"
 Ex-Governor Andrews was in town last
 week.
 -Dr. Eddy spoke in Ct Harrington Decoration Day.
 The Humphrey Bros. have been rusti eating in the metropolis.
 Mir G. H. Waugh, we'll known piano tuner of Pittsfeld, was in town Wednesday.
 Mrs. D. s. Proper of Elizaville, N. Y. is visiting at Judge Granger's in this place
 Gardner. our popular jeweler contem- plates taking short trip west in few days
 "A sister of Mrs. Merrils Humphrey from Naugatuck, is making short visit in this place.
 -Dr Camp has sold the promising 'Dib- ble colt' to J. A. Macdonald for valuable consideration.
 Mir. E. F. Gillette. of Sharon, gentleman well known hereabouts, has been quite i'll but is recovering.
 MT Fl. B. Stevens new house on Main E ~A~ s, rain, contractor.
 IA brother of the Rev F. W. Barnett, with his family, are to board in the suburbs during the coming summer.
 Decoration Day was not observed in this place. Why not? Will "Winthropen answer ? We pause for reply.
 Miss Frances Fu.lers residence presents an improved appearance under the artistic touch of Mr. Gillette's brush.
 -"Winthrope" told us last week about the possibilities of Canaan. Will he now tell us something about the probabskfies'
 We shall be particularly obliged to all our correspondents if they will favor us with news items however short. Send them along. June rushed in with some moisture, but the fine days that succeed in smiling on us are beautiful indeed, especially for drive.
 -Landlord Warner, of this place, conclud- cd negotiations with Huntsville party, this week, and is now possessed of another horse. Pratt, the Travelling Emporium" man, has bloomed forth this spring with a new wagon painted up in the most artistic manner. The Woodbury Musical Association gave the sHaymakers" last week. Canaan \ ought to have gone and seen how it was done. A few from this place attended the presentation of ''Hazel Kirke" by the Madi son Square Company at Ct, Burlington last week.
 Miss Jennie Moore of Ashley Falls is telegraph operator at the Union Depot, dur ing the absence of Miss N endell who has gone home for visit of several weeks. Mir Henry Hanchett contemplates mov- ing into his new house on High street this week. The house is cottage style with cu- pola which commands fine view of the will age.
 It is reported that James Goodwin, mana 4 ger of the Berkshire Paper Go. at Mill River I will erect private telephone line from lii
 mills at that place to Ashley Falls, and thenc to Canaan.
 -0n Sunday, June 18th, special train:
 will be run from Hartford, Bridgeport Pitts field and Winsted, at reduced rates, to th'
 laying of the corner stone of St. Mary's Con
 vent, LakeViIle.
 Tuesday night conflagration was sup pressed in Fuller Peet's store by the timel
 awakening of ihe clerk, NIT, Fren, who oc
 cupies room over the store, and ''smele suthin burning" No damage.
 The Canaan coruet band take this method of thanking MT. R. s. FrarY, the popula music dealer of West Wlnsted, for his kino ness in furnishing at no expense to the bane first class piano at thelr entertainmer
 recently.
 Something should be done to revive th interest in the Trotting Course. With sue noted horses as "Lord Byron" Lady Mac siDutchman," "Osie'' and others, in this V ciuitY, horsemen should see that the Cour: is kept up.
 -B. J. Bradley, of Cornwall Bridge,' T ceiyed an invoice of carriages and buggies this place last Wednesday from Boston, al immediately began to distribute them to u needy of the county, at his usual rates. N a cent more.
 The scholars of the High School, wi their parents and friends, propose to give picnic at the grove near the Methodi
 church, next Friday afternoon. The usu amusements on such occasions will be inte spersed with declamations, speeches, etc. -J. T. McMauus, formerly superintende of the N. Y. & N. E. R. R , was in town Ia week working up the interest of the Act Life Ins. Co.,, of Hartford MT McManus establishing local agents Mr. S. 4. Benn, has been appointed snch in this place. Last year a number of cur citizens e pended small amount of labor to a great
 vantage by grading and paving their sic walks and clearing them of weeds and rubbi A little work now would accomplish a Ii result and beautify our streets wonderfully The Housatonic correspondent to Courier says: Rev. Dr. Hiram Eddy's l ture last Tuesday evening was very intere ing as well as instructive, abounding in T