Connecticut western news., 1883-11-28
LOCAL NEWS.
Thanksgiving.

LOCAL NEWS.
 Thanksgiving.
 A nice rain Monday.
 Tickets for Roxy's concert are on sale at the post office.
 Mrs H. T. Bodley of North Adams, Mass, is visiting at Rev MT Barnett's.
 Mir Perry Hoysradt of Ancram, N. r., visited at A. T. Ror aback's last week. The Evans brothers commenced the carpenter work on the new rectory Monday.
 Calves sold at 83 cents yesterday and chickens for 94. Turkeys are worth about Il cents.
 Prof Weaver's singing school is now held on Wednesday evenings instead of Monday evenings.
 Mrs Harmon Schemerhorn has been dangerously sick with liver complaint, but is slowly improving.
 Thanksgiving day: would the day be so well observed if the custom was to give money instead of thanks
 MT B. B. Evans and wife arrived in town last Saturday. He will work with his brother on Christ church rectory.
 The next meeting of the o. 0. l.. S. c. will be held at MT Robert Taft's at Clayton, Friday evening, December. 7. The Housatonic platform at Union depot was repaired and enlarged last ed.
 William Lamb of Falls Village, stepped on a small stone the 17th and broke his ancle. He is confined to the house.
 It is rather late in the season for dandelions, but Mrs Levi Bronson of East Canaan picked two full blown ones on Wednesday, November 21.
 The Canaan Bible Society have re- ceived new supply of bibles. Those wishing 8 bible, can obtain one by call ing on MT M. B. Mead. MT Frederick Watsons residence was newly shingled, in very short time, last week by Messrs Harmon Schemerhorn and Gus Caldwell.
 There will be Thanksgiving ser vice tomorrow (Thursday) at 1O:3O M, at Christ church, also prayer meeting at 80 M, at the Methodist church.
 Editor Addis of the Windsor Locks Journal, made us short call last Sat urday. We wish he had missed the train and remained with us over Sunday.
 The fall term of the higher depart ment of the high school closes to-day, the primary and intermediate depart ments closed yesterday. The winter term will begin next Monday.
 | MT w. J. Thomson, father of Rev W. J. Thomson of East Canaan, died at his New York city residence the fifth. Rev MT Thomson spent several days with his father during his sickness.
 About 30 were present at the piano recital given by Prof Harvey of Lake vile and his pupils at MT G. P. Strong's last Saturday. All performed their parts well and the recital speaks volumes in praise of the professors eff ficiency. |. The skating rink fizzled out the first evening. Never mind; boys don't cry, you can coast if you cannot skate ; recollect MT George Fuller has placed a handsome street lamp in front of his residence and this winter you can slide down hill all night, moon or no moon.
 Dear Canaan NEWS, where is Ko,sk- apot ?-Ne,o Hargford Tribune
 Konkapot is about half way between Clayton and Mill River. Did you nev- CT hear of Konkapot river which flows through Mill River, Clayton and Ashley Falls and flows into the Housatonic riv- CT.
 -S.C. Beckley Esq:-Almost the first article struck my eye on opening your paper this morning was, "Local hunters report game quite plenty this fall. ? George K. Barton, Charles Benjamin and George Henderson on Wednesday of this week shot 162 wild dncks in less than six hours. P. l.. BARTON.
 Cedar Rapids, Ia., Nov. IT, 1883.
 -F. H. Giddings of the New Milford Gazette is to spend the winter in New York and write letters for number ot Connecticut journals. EIc- press.
 Seeing Brother James has ''let the cat out of the bag,'' we feel at fiber. ty to say that some time ago MT Gid dings virtually withdrew from the Ga zette, although his name will appear or the paper until January l. Severa weeks ago he moved his family iron New Milford to Van DeuseEville. l appears that the Gazette does not afford a living for two editors. Messrs Bolle and Giddings worked together fou wears in the Berkshire Courier office, be fore they purchased the Gazette. Thei five years of associated labor has beer one Of mutual esteem and pleasure.