Connecticut western news., 1883-06-06
CANAAN POST OFFICE.
LOCAL NEWS.

Summer.
 Read about Centennial celebration of Montgomery lodge.
 Charles Gillette is painting the resi- dence of Henry Williams.
 Tuesday June 12 Secretary Hine will conduct teachers meeting at Sharon. Read E W Warmers advertise. ment, I scream for dish of that ice cream.
 Warren Rood's house was struck by Tightening Monday night. Damage not known.
 A well known real estate broker in New Haven has valuable letter in an- other column.
 MT J LsBragg, last week, set out a beautiful hedge in front of his residence on Granite avenue.
 MT Cassimere Boinay says he has 100, ,OOO, 900 tobacco plants for sale, but nary cabbage plant.
 Read the editorial. It gives brief history of the NEWS, and an outline of the changes contemplated.
 Some patriotic ladies on Main street decorated their residence with the ssstars and strips " on Memorial day.
 Will Brown, our compositor who always does his work up "brown, wis., tied friends in Bridgeport over Sunday. Granite avenue is being greatly i'm proved by blasting and removing the rocks in front of MT Henry Hanchet's residence.
 Editor Addis of the Windsor Locks Journal made us 8 pleasant call Monday. Call again Brother Addis, you will be always welcomed.
 The NEWS has been asked to re- quest the public to refrain from throw ing banana and orange peel, apple cores and other rubbish on the side walks.
 Examine your fruit trees immediate ly, and destroy the worms and their nests, otherwise the fruit will be ruined and possibly the trees killed.
 MT Dresser of Richmond Iron works, has many friends in this town who sympathise with him in his recent bereavement. See notice of little Bes- sie's death.
 The Ladies' aid society of the Methodist church, will hold 8 straw berry and ice cream festival tomorrow (Thursday) evening at V I A hall. All are invited.
 Mir Sherwood Cummings will be mar ried June 12, to Miss Fannie Cousins of Norwalk. Friend Sherwood, call at Ca naan on your wedding trip, we all want to congratulate you.
 George c Peet and Louis Peet were on the Brooklyn bridge when the panic occurred. They were terribly demoral- ized and fearfully squeezed but escaped without serious injury.
 The furnace at East Canaan which was put in blast May 26, made 113 tons the first week. This is wonderful re- cord for the first week. Give Julius Corbit 8 credit mark, please.
 There was large attendance at the sociable held Tuesday evening, May 29, at Mrs Fox's residence in East Canaan. The receipts were sufficient to pay the debt incurred for carpeting the Congre- gational church.
 Mrs Emma 0 Sherwood, was crush ed to death in the panic at Brooklyn bridge, May 30. Her funeral was held Saturday, at Bridgeport. She was a sister of Conductor George Browns wife of Danbury.
 Chester Addis, father of Editor B W Addis, of the Brewsters (N Y,) Stand, ard, died in Litchfeld the 22d ult, aged 58. He was not father of Editor Addis of the Windsor Locks Journal, as some of our exchanges have reported.
 The " dime sociable" at Mrs E W Warmers last Wednesday evening was largely attended. Every one seemed bound to enjoy the occasion, and al formality and aristocracy were laid one side. The receipts were $26.OO.
 Next Sunday is set apart by thu Methodist church as childrens day. No sermons will be preached, but tn, exercises will consist of responsive read ing, singing and short addresses ant will be interesting to both old ant young.
 The newly organized Canaan cor net band, were too bsshful to escor the G A R post on Memorial day. Boy your blushes are sxcusable this year, bu remember the citizens will blush fo you next year unless you fall into lin and lend your aid in observing the day
 In our issue of April 25,we devote' nearly quarter of column to descrip tion of the elegant new drawing roon cars, which were being built for tn Housatonic railroad company. It al lords us pleasure to announce tha these splendid cars will commence run ming between Pittsfeld and New Tor next Monday, June Il.
 The annual meeting of the voter of school district No l, will be held g the school house in this village nez Monday night, at o'clock, for the pul pose of electing officers for the ensut ing year and to ascertain what actio the district will take in relation to pain ing the school house and to transact an other business proper to come befol said meeting.
 If our Goshen correspondent col templated trip to Europe, he woul not expect the steamer to wait for hin He would be on hand at the hour adve tised for the steamers departure or tai his chances of being left. He gets le occasionally. Last week his commun cation did not reach us until after u paper was printed and deposited in tI post office. This article will also be gentle hint to some other correspol dents.