Connecticut western news., 1882-09-13
CANAAN POST OFFICE.
LOCAL NEWS.


 Engineer Steve Riley, moved to Hartford last week.
 MT. William Washburn, druggist ct Madalin, N. r., Ia former resident of Canaan,) visited his relatives in this place, last week.
 General invitation has been issued a to attend ball at Town Hall, Sheffield, Thursday evening, Sept 28th. Music will be furnished by Divers Band. Tickets one dollar.
 MT. s. Barlow has quite quantity of sugar cane, growing in his garden on Church street. It is nearly, or quite 8 feet high, of the Amber variety, and Mr. Barlow brought the seed from Iowa.
 -G. B. Gardner, Horace Humphrey and Johnnie Reed, visited New York, last week. They travelled by the pop ular Rhinebeck route, which by the way, is monopoizing passenger traffic from this vicinity.
 The horse block formerly inside the sidewalk in front of the Warner House, has been moved to the outside of the walk, and the ground made vacant by its removal will be beautified by placing a fountain and planting flowers.
 The suit of J. Adam Cake against the estate of the late Geo. W. Peet for the restitution of property claimed to have been illegally obtained by the de- fendant, has been decided by the referee, Judge Summer of Hartford, in favor of the defendant.
 The jury who have been investigat- ing the cause of the death of Wells Root who was killed in South Canaan, recent ly, have reported that there was not sui fcient evidence to procure the apprehen- sion of any person supposed to be con- nected with his death.
 The ore train has been stationed at this place again, with F. McCarty, con- ductor. The rush of freight is such that the regular engines have been un- able to draw the cars over Norfolk noun tain. The ore train will assist them and do the switching here.
 A peach and ice cream festival will be given by the ladies of the Congrega- tional Society, of East Canaan, at the Franklin residence, on Thursday even ing, Sept. IA. The proceeds will go towards defraying the expenses of re- pairing the church.
 At the Roman Catholic Church, last Thursday, was solemnized the marriage of Miss Mary Kegler to Mr. Richard Tone, both of East Canaan. The cere- mony was performed by Rev. Father Lynch of Lakeville, according to the ritual of the Roman Catholic Church. 2 -Admirers of fancy stock, will have an opportunity of seeing, next Saturday afternoon, between the hours of 5 and 6:30 o'clock, in front of the NEWS office the most valuable, and best COW in Amer ica-the celebrated ''Jersey Belle" Hel reputation extends from Canada to tho Pacific coast, and some of her calves have been shipped to England, France and Germany, for which very larg' prices were paid.
 Some night-prowler, entered th' cellar of William J. Ferguson one nigh last week, and helped himself to abou forty pounds of pork and jar of but ter. Not relishing the pork perhaps the next night he returned and carrie' of nice fat turkey. The depredato may have been tramp who suppose thet Mir. Ferguson was still a selectmar Mir. F. remembering the old sayin about locking the stable door, came dow Saturday, and bought paddock.
 A rather strange and serious acc dent happened last Friday night, t Lawrence, eldest son of John G. Beet of East Canaan. He got up in his slee during the night and walked out of tt chamber window, falling down the ce lar hatchway on the stone steps, breal ing his thigh. He fell nearly eightee feet, and it is almost miracle that was not killed. He is bright little Ia about eight years old.
 MT. Almerin Gillette, a Ife-lon resident of this village, celebrated h 90th birth day, last Thursday, Sept. 7tl For several weeks he was dangeropsl sick last summer, but now he has r covered his usual health and is able
 walk about his farm. His wife is years of age. She does large amoul of homework every day. They we married 68 years ago last Christms They have never lost 8 child, and ha four children, six grandchildren al eight great-grand-children.
 MT. Geo. E. Taft, the efficient pri cipal of the high school is almost ito t
 manor born, his birth place being jr
 over the line in the town of Sheffel
 His father, who was brother of the ls
 Archibald Taft, lived for some years
 this town when he was boy, on, ! believe, the property owned by N
 Underwood. MT. Taft is something
 journalist as well as teacher and is pl
 paring himself to enter the legal pl
 fession.