Connecticut western news., 1883-06-13
Mrs Alice Barnes has been danger

| her sickness, and Will return nome Jn1S week taking Alice with her, as 8 change of air and scenes will be beneficial.
 A brakeman named Johnson, on the freight train between Canaan and Rhinebeck, was instantly killed last Thursday night between Salisbury and and Chapinville. He was walking on top of the cars and in stepping onto a car of lumber one of the boards tipped up under his weight, he fell between the cars the wheels passing over his head and neck, horribly mangling him.
 At the annual meeting of the voters of school district No held last Monday evening, D l. Freeman, A T Roraback, and J w Peet were elected school com mittee. It was voted to paint the school house. The schools are over crowded at certain seasons of the year, and 1t was left discretionary with the committee to | fit up the 4th room so that 8 larger number of pupils could be accommo- dated.
 The article which the NEWS pub lished last week, concerning the ''Ca- naan Literary Gazette" has drawn out the following information about the Ga zette." Its editor was Celidon Dabol. MT Daboll's grandfather was author of 'tDaboll's Almanacs, (which were popu- lar about no years ago. The"Gazette" was probably printed in Hartford, as MT Daboll did not possess 8 printing press.
 We called in at the CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS office, Canaan, the other day and made the acquaintance of Edi- tor Beckley. Although MT B is rather new to the business he is taking hold in the right way and is making the NEWS fine looking and newsy paper. So mote it be during his entire administration. Windsor Locks Journal, June 8.-Call again Brother Addis. We want another pleasant visit with you.
 Tt was not dusty roads but heavy thunder showers, last Thursday after noon and evening, which prevented a large attendance at the strawberry and ice cream festival at Village Improve
 
 $27.16 This was more than was ex- pected under the circumstances The festival could not have been postponed on account of the weather, as the straw berries would have decayed.
 -Waltie Warmers eighth birthday was celebrated Monday afternoon, at the Stevens house. Waltie annually gives birthday party and all his play mates assemble and have 8 glorious time and do ample justice to the deli cious refreshments which Mrs Warner always provides for them. This year was no exception to others. A large number attended and report having splendid time. We knew they would when we printed the invitations.
 We advise all our readers who occa- sionally visit Hartford to purchase clothing, to call at the GEELEY WARD ROBE, 115 to 119 Asylum street. You will find a large stock to select from You will receive polite attention. Each customers money has an equal value, and all are honorably dealt with. We have known MT Geeley several years, have bought many goods of him, and know whereof we speak.
 We would need a column space to describe the floral decorations at the Methodist church, last Sunday, (child- ren's day). Harps, anchors, crowns, stars and wreaths of flowers adorned the walls, and the whole space around the pulpit and in front of the organ was filled with boquets and vases of flowers. The chancel rail was wound with locust blossoms. The exercises were interest ing to old and young. There was 8 large attendance and liberal collection was received.
 -Dr c W Camp is subject to attacks of building fever, and now has compli- cation of home improvement and village improvement fever. Fears are enter tained that it may become chronic. It is now too late to break up this fever and it will run its course until the Doc tors premises on West Main street are transformed into model of architectu- ral beauty and landscape gardening. The Doctor has wonderfully improved the place and we can scarcely recognize 1t as the one he purchased a year ago.
 A friend informs the NEWS that the amusing story about Conductor En- mons of the Housatonic railroad, which was published by the Bridgeport News and copied by us, is entirely untrue. We know Mir Emmons has faithfully served the road quarter of 8 century. His watchful care and his solicitude for the absolute safety of the passengers on his train wears on him and it would be nothing strange if he occasionally got nervous. We do what we can to repair the injury done MT Emmons, and we do not doubt but the Bridgeport News will gladly make the correction.
 The H & c W railroad are to be congratulated on getting their finances in available form. They have long been crippled by lack of necessary funds to place the road on footing to meet the in creasing demands for passenger accom- modation and freight trafc. They will now have ready money to do business with, purchase the necessary equipment and thoroughly repair the entire line The stockholders met at Hartford, June 6, and voted to authorize the directors to issue bonds to the amount of $7OO 900, to be secured by the state in return for mortage of all the roads property The $3O0,00 loan bonds of last July are to be redeemed.
 An envelope postmarked East Ga naan June 4, directed to "CoNNEcr1cU, WESTERN NEWS" was received by us a noon the same day. On breaking tn,