Connecticut western news., 1883-06-13


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 Mrs Washington Rhoades has woven many handsome rag carpets this spring. She wove the carpet for the ladies aid society of1Canaan. Said carpet is used at the new parsonage in Canaan.
 Mrs Mary D Smith has gone on two months visit to her former home. Mrs Smith will visit the cemetery where her husband is buried and make arrange ments to have monument erected.
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 Last Wednesday afternoon MT Sam uel Rider, who had been at work in Ca naan during the day, returned on the express freight to this village. On reaching the crossing near MT Van Deu- sen s store, he jumped from the train striking in the ditch and broke his col 1 lar bone.
 During the thunder shower last We'd nesday afternoon, lightning entered the store of MT A Leroy in this village, strik- ing the dog which was in the rear of the building, and glancing off, struck Acel Rood on the foot. No damage was done however and no one hurt, but all were thoroughly frightened. S. | SOUTH CANAAN.
 June has come again with it's perfect days. The air is laden with the fra grance of the locost, the syringas and the early roses.
 The Rev MT Moore is visiting in Stamford, the home of his wife's par ents, consequently there was no service on Sunday last.
 Those who are attached to the old church here, so full of hallowed associa- tions, are about to renovate 1t, with new carpets and other needed repairs
 Miss Hattie Willard rarely fails to offer at the sanctuary some of the lovely dwellers of forest and meadow whose favorite lurking places are so well known to her.
 There is little sickness in town, save in few chronic cases. MT D s Has. kins, who has seemed to be on the brink of the grave, has so far recovered as tc be very comfortable.
 Mrs Mary Wilcox entertained the lit tie ones of the day school at her home on Saturday afternoon. Mrs Wilcox it giving her attention to the raising O choice poultry in which she is very sue cessful.
 ORE HILL.
 New bonnets are all the rage.
 We would inform those who are pro posing to attend the masonic parade a Lakeville, June 20, that the head center (H ) is here.
 Neddy is doing some fine riding or his bicycle and is imparting his skill tt others. He must not, however, have { training school on Sunday if he expects to run for Mayor of this city.
 City boarders are arriving and nc doubt there will be many more soon i this weather holds, but if they wish tt get out of the city we advise them to @ toward Mt Rhiga or Lakeville.
 Nine persons, ladies and children took the train on the occasion of thu Stockholders excursion to Hartford ol Wednesday last. A gentleman spoke o them as bloated bond holders. He wa reminded that there were no bloatet l men in the party.
 Having been accorded to be the first cit, l in town, (The Teleg1am) would remin' my fellow citizens that we should speed fly be looking for Mayor and Git 5 Marshall, especially the latter, nigh brawls and afrays are too frequent il l our midst.
 7 KNOXVILLE. KNOXVILLE, CONN.
 Editor Conn Westey7e Ne,cs:-Perhap , some of your readers up among the hill f of Litchfeld county, are not acquaint n ed with our little, lively, stirring villag Q and word regarding our location, bus Q ness etc, may be of interest. Situate : as we are in the good, sleepy, wealth | old town of Pennington on the Earn ington river, four miles south of the vi !, lage of Collinsville, with one of the fiji r est water powers in the state it is br natural that we should be doing thri' ing manufacturing business. The pril J. ciple manufacturies are the Union NJ g company, the Cutlery company, Cowle g Hardware company, two large papt e mills, wood turning shop, foundry an o41 f. ao4,, of / 1t less importance. Now MT Editor W d propose to give you occasionally, pc 3. pictures of the doings of our villae having introduced the place to your reao CTS. We will give you no items at u It present time, except to say that we ha fearful wetting down last Thursday, y fact, one of the heaviest showers ev
 witnessed here. frightening struck u a. house of MT Reyes, neatly removing u
 guilt border from his parlor wall b7 m slight damage. Wishing prosperity ar itor, we remain, yours truly e, REPORTER. is COLLRNSVAELE.
 Some young ladies are smoking ci , arettes on the sly.
 ;a The fruit prospects of all kinds we A' never more promising. ig Mrs D H Carpenter has returned fro ,o her winters sojourn in Germany wi n, her son.
 ne The large two story house of Day
 Hawley was burned May 26 with all n, contents.
 mt During the thunder storm of June