Connecticut western news., 1883-09-12
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
 MT William Schoveling of New Milford, was in town last week buying tobacco. He purchased several crops in East Canaan.
 A few copies of the NEWS of Sept.5, containing Rev Dr Hiram Eddy's ser mon, s.The Name, ''are yet for sale. Send in your orders early.
 Butcher Prescott, Dr Camp, Insur- ance Agent Roraback and Druggist Camp of this place and George Dunning of East Canaan, took in Hartford's big races, last week.
 MT Charles H. White, matchmaker and ieweler, who owned shop in this village for several years, now has good position with MT John J. Dunlap, jew eler, No. 365 Main street. Bridgeport.
 There certainly ought to be @ flag man stationed Saturday evenings at the railroad crossing near Humphrey store, : for that fast express train goes rushing by and teams arc liable to be run over by it.
 MT s. T Hoag, editor and publisher of the s'Herald," Pine Plains, N. Y., call ed at our sanctum few days since He has conducted theHerald for many years which fact alone, is proof of his fitness for the buisness.
 Isn't 1t about time to start up singing school for the coming winter? We understand that East Canaan has secured the able services of MT Weaver of Hartford, and he would like to form class here. Talk it up.
 A dizzy headed but happy son of Erin, aroused the inhabitants of rail road street, Sunday night in his mid night wanderings. Falls Village or Ashley Falls must take the blame as this is a strictly no-incense @ town.
 The reunion of the Seventh Regi- ment Conn. Vols, taking place in this village, Sept. 19, causes o deep interest ln their history. The desired information can be found in our editorial column. We copy it from the Catalogue of Con necticut Volunteer organizations.
 MT J. Rhodes has been faithful as- sistant at Scidmores barber shop the past Summer, and is now taking need ed rest. Scidmore has secured the ser y1es of MT Charles Wall, who is well known in this vicinity, as a first class tonsorial artist, of many years experience. Thursday evening of this week there will be given an entertainment at Village Improvement hall for the bentit of the rectory fund. It will consist of recitation, tableaux, charades and music. Refreshments will also be served. Ad- mission ten cents, entertainment com menees at 7:3O.
 MT William Lawrence of Albion, N. Y, called on ye editor last Thursday MT Lawrence was born and raised ln Canaan. At the age of p he left town to seek his fortune. He has been quite successful. It is 55 years since he left Canaan and IS years since he visited the home of his childhood. He return ed to Albion last Friday.
 MT c. B. Johnson of Newtown, this state, formerly connected with the NEWS but recently with the Connecticut Far mer. Hartford, Conn.,, has accepted position again on the NEWS and entered on his duties Monday noon. It sounds natural to hear. him singing while h' makes the type click, click. He seems ,Jcosed to be here again and we welcome him, knowing that as soon as the accu mn,ated work is disposed of, we shal get breathing spell and issue the NEW each week on time.
 Young men are frequently informed that one of the elements necessary t' success in life is ''push and clear grit MrN c. Stevens of East Canaan gave practical illustration of those qualities last week. He came to work at tn NEWS office at o'clock Tuesday morn ing, Sept. 4, and worked incessantl. until 30 m, Wednesday. During this pull of nearly 36 hours, he stopped work only long enough to eat and hi pluck and endurance made it possibl to issue the NEWS on its regular publica ton day.
 We have large list of subscribers scattered over almost every state ln tn Union, from Maine to California an oven to Texas Most of these subscrlt CTS were natives of this section an while the Camp Meeting items whlc we publish to-day may be stale news many in this vicinity, we publish thel for the benefit of these western subscrll CTS. Dr Eddy's sermon, last weel crowded out this final report of Cam Meeting, therefore we publish 1t tn week. and this closes the contract ft this year. We have condensed the SC mons as much as possible and not el tirely mutilate them.