Connecticut western news., 1883-08-29
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
 MT. G. B. Gardner is visiting il Roxbury, N. Y. Please read Mir. G. l.. Parsons new advertisement.
 We have crowded out local items tc accommodate camp meetingsitems. The lunch counter at Mrs. F. Pequig ney's, we hear, is being we'll patronized Christ church guild will meet al Mrs. o. R. Camps on Saturday after noon.
 We are indebted to the Hon. Fred erick Miles M. 0. for large number O valuable public documents.
 Mrs Gracia Morris of Oneida, N. r., has been visiting few days in town with her Amt, Mrs Almerine Gillette. Several communications are crowd ed out this week. They are historical and will be published whenever there isfroom for them.
 On Aug. g, MT. D. R. Spaulding left on our table some russet apples of last years growth. MT. Spaulding has apples the year round.
 The Rev F. w. Barnett lost his horse last Thursday. It dropped dead in the street as Mrs Barnett was driving it near Rev Dr. Eddy's house.
 The warm wave during the forepart of last week was succeeded by colder one on Friday, which made it much more enjoyable every where, especially on the Camp ground.
 Rev W. P. 0. Strickland and wife of Lambertville, N. J. who have been visiting in Canaan returned home to-day Wednesday,. Mrs Strickland is sis ter of Mrs N. M Brown of this village Miss Mary Finnegan celebrated her seventh birthday, Aug. 24, with birth day party. Owing to some missunder- standing only few little ones were pres ! ent. nevertheless they had lots of fun, and plenty of cake and candy.
 The fall term of the graded school, commences on Monday, September 8. The school will be in charge of the same teachers as last year. The vacant room will be fitted up with new seats, but not occupied unless 1t is found to be neces- sary.
 MT c. B. Johnson formely connected with the NEWS, now on staff of the Con- necticut Farmer, called on us last week We arc always glad to see Charley J Call again the latch string will be out. We mistrust certain apron-strings in Last Saturday forenoon we noticed horse tied to one of the young trees by the sidewalk in front of Town hall We would suggest that. as there are plenty of hitching posts and sheds ir our village, it would be well for people to make use of them, instead of convert ing the thrifty young trees into posts, as it will injure and in time destroy them North Canaan Jurors for 1883:
 EDWARD S. ROBERTS,
 J. A. UNDERWOOD,
 HUMAN FooTE,
 EDMUND D. LAWRENCE,
 s. c. BECKLEY,
 ALBERT P BRIGGS,
 NATHANIEL $. STEVENS,
 LYMAN DUNNING,
 GEO. H. BRINToN,
 D. l.. FREEMAN,
 ELISHA M. RooD,
 SAMUEL A. BENNETT,
 l.. F. BRONSON,
 SABIN IVES.
 Our foreman has not been on decl the past week he is sick abed witt fever and ague. One regular compost tor is sick abed, threatened with billiou fever. The other regular composite has only been on deck one day the pas week, and the al is the only one tha is feeling we'll. Eight different one have had finger in the pie. "Too ma ny cooks spoil the broth, ESQ we apolo gize this week for the appearance of ou paper.
 -The Housatonic railroad compan, are now laying 25OO tons of steel rail between Bridgeport and Pittsfeld When this is completed the entire lin from Bridgeport to Pittsfeld will b equipped with steel rails, also part O the line between Van Deusenville an, State Line. Each mile of track require 96 tons of rails. MT Charles Lane th roadmaster, was promised 800 tons o rails during May, 1900 during June an 800 during July, but did not receive ton of them until the last of July. Tw weeks ago MT Lanes crew laid down 1 miles of track between Monday mornin and Friday night.
 A CARD.
 l take this opportunity to thank m many friends and neighbors for thei kind note and inc1osure, which came t me on Friday of last week. I value as an expression of kind feelings as wel as for it's substantial aid in enabling m to procure another horse.
 F. W. BARNETT Canaan, August 27, 1888.