Connecticut western news., 1883-06-20
LOCAL NEWS.
John O'Brien is painting the house

John O'Brien is painting the house occupied by Thomas O'Nell.
 Christ church guild will meet at Mrs George S Fuller's Saturday after noon.
 Several weeks ago we agreed to publish an advertisement of "Parrs English Pads,' but the copy was not furnished us until this week. Read It. The carpets and cushions at Christ church were taken up and swept and dusted, the windows washed and the church thoroughly cleaned last Thurs day and Friday:
 The Housatonic railroad company has furnished this station handsome four wheeled baggage truck. It IS a beauty and will save large outlay ot muscle. and lessen the risk of baggage smashing.
 Our Salisbury and Lakeville corres- pondent has been absent from home two weeks. We have missed his letters to the NEWS. He is on deck again this week, and we hope he will favor us With items each week.
 MT P Jacobs left on our table yes terday, two mammoth heads of lettuce. The original seed of this variety of let thee was brought from Manchester, England. many years ago by the late Horatio Ames of Falls Village.
 Frederick LaF Fargue's dog was killed Tuesday, June 12. He had long been a terror to the people, had bitten more than one person and after he bit Theo- dore Adam, June 8, it was decided to bring his notorious career to an abrupt close.
 With feelings of sadness we to day record in our columns, the death of two young persons, Miss Julia l. Barnum and Harlow P Harris Jr. Both reared in the same town, of the same age and both victims of that same unrelentlng disease, consumption.
 We mentioned the fact last week that HI Coggswell's strawberry vines look ed promising. We can now testify that the berries are ripening finely and are delicious. MT Coggswell brought us Q splendid basket of them last Thursday TOT WHICH n6 nttS Oll Oh"AAAo'
 Christ church guild will hold Q strawberry and ice cream festival at Fll- lace Improvement hall Wednesday even- inc June 27. All are invited. A very social time is always enjoyed at the gatherings of this society, and the vocal and instrumental music is pleasant feature on these occasions.
 A petition has been signed by the members of the Middlesex county bar to the trustees of Wesleyan university. asking them to confer the degree of l. L D on Judge Miles T Granger of the supreme court of errors, in addition to the members of the bar the petition was sioned by Governors Waller and Blge- low and the Hon John k Buck.
 Rev H Bodley of North Adams, Mass, was in town last week, taking { short vacation and calling on friends MrBodley was recently Rector of Christ church in this village The whole com munity were greatly attached to hin and he always receives 0 hearty wei come whenever he visits Canaan. He and Willard Underwood went trout fish ing last Thursday at Sage's ravipe, and caught fine mess of trout.
 MT Luman Foote and MT John Reed each presented ye editor with basket of delicious strawberries las Monday. MT Foote raises the Manches ter variety. MT Reeds basket contain ed Cumberland Triumph. .Bidwell, Cham pion and Crescent varieties. Both gen tlemen will please accept our thanks They knew ye editor had no strawberr bed, and we don't see the necessity C having one as long as we have friend like MT Foote and MT Reed.
 MT Sherwood Cummings and Mis Fannie Cousins were married at Nol walk, Conn. Tuesday, June 12. O their wedding tour they visited New York, and on Wednesday sailed up tn Hudson river to Albany, arriving i Canaan Thursday morning. They mad an excursion to the top of Canaa mountain, visited Twin Lakes and othe places of interest in this vicinity and 0 Monday returned to Norwalk. She wood is manager of large drug stol at Norwalk. His wifes father IS Malthy shoe manufacturer at Norwall and we congratulate Sherwood that l is so pleasantly and profitably locate' The readers of the NEWS rememb the many interesting letters that ha' been published from our New Milfo1 correspondent in past years. When \ Pease commenced the publication the NEWS, he went to New Milford ar enlisted Col c D Blinn as an occasion correspondent. The Colonel continue to favor the NEWS with items until | health compelled him to visit Nor Carolina. Since then we have miss his letters. The climate of weste North Carolina agrees with the Colon He returned 8 few weeks ago and | sold all his property in New Milfol and yesterday bid his friends adieu a is now enroute to his new home in Asl vile N C.. While we regret, his heal compelled this change of residence,
 wish the Colonel all manner of succt in his new field and hope he will regf his health. In a letter written us Ju 15 bidding us farewell, he conclu(
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