Connecticut western news., 1883-10-10
Fall weather. Falling leaves. Read Hall & Co.'S. column ad.

lv1ng at IuckahOe, N. 4., TOT nearly two years, returned to Canaan last Fri day, for short visit.
 MT John Robinson has plant i'll his garden called mallows, which measured nearly II feet in height before the re. cent frosts cut it down.
 MT Weaver's singing school will be organized next Monday night at Village Improvement hall, without fail, rain o1 shine at o'clock prompt.
 All are invited to attend the Sunday school convention at the Second Con- gregational church, West Winsted, Conn.,, to-day Wednesday, at 10:3O AM.
 Rev D. Phillips returned, last Fri day, from week or ten days visit to friends in New York state. He reports a pleasant visit with Rev W. A. Mackey and family at Monticello.
 Mir John Lyons of Adams, Nebras- ka, has been visiting in Canaan and vi cinity. It IS 26 years since MT Lyons moved to Adams. |, He owns 8 large farm there and has been quite success ful.
 Our advertisers will please bear in mind that changes for their ads must be sent in by Saturday at the latest to in- sure insertion the following week. No change IS guaranteed if sent later than that day.
 Another bunch of MT Luman Foot's October crop of strawberries has been a noticeable feature of the post office the past week. There was 8 great tempta- tion to sample them, as they looked too good to hang up and dry.
 -N Van Deusen of Ashley Falls in- vites the attention of our readers to his extensive stock. It comprises every thing generally found in a first class country store and all goods are war ranted as represented. Give him call.
 The handsome double sign board now displayed on MT J. L.. Braggs store was painted by MT Charles Gillette. It reads, s'Grain, flour, feed, meal, wheat middlings, cotton and inseed meal, lumber, western pine, shingles, lath, spruce, etc.
 MT Calvin Barnes of Clayton, was in New York last week, making pur chases for his store. He intends very soon to advertise in the NEWS. That's business, but don't delay too long; our other advertisers are after the cream of the fall trade.
 The guild will give an entertain ment at Village Improvement hall on Thursday evening of next week, when the accomplished Peak sisters, s13 in number, will be presented to the audi ence. Music and refreshments. Ad- mission 10c; doors open at 7:3O.
 MT B. S. Stewart, that new Lake vile baker, takes quarter column ad this week and you can rest assured that he means business. He will keep full line of everything to be found in city bakery and is going to keep oysters for sale by measure or count. If you want weddings or parties supplied, just give him chance.
 So far as we hear Washington is the banner town of the county on the No License question, voting 40 to 56. North Canaan comes next-139 to 65. Cornwall voted No-101 to 100; Goshen No by 12 majority. Winchester vote was for license by 21 majority, Woodbury by 21, Torrington by so, Thomaston by 112, Litchfeld by 116.- Winsted Herald.
 The blast furnace at Dover Fur mace, N. Y, owned by the South Boston Iron company and leased by James Beckley of Chatham Village, N. Y, together with adjacent buildings belong ing to the same company, were totally destroyed by fire on Saturday last. The fire started at 9 o'clock A. M. and origi- mated from an explosion of gas while the fue was being cleaned. .-Ameni0 Times. Oct. 8.
 Mir George Olds, who was at one time resident of this village, has many friends here who will be glad to learn of his prosperity. He has been engag, ed several years in manufacturing hay rakes at Tyringham, Mass. He made 50,OOO rakes last year, using 1,OOO,O ,OO( teeth and has more orders than he car fill. "George" says he would not ex change places with the superintendent of the Housatonic railroad.
 MT J. M. Kellogg, dealer in sewing machines, organs and pianos, Cornwall Conn, writes US under date of Octobe 8, as follows:-
 Please make note of the fact in mex issue of the NEWS that the organ ant piano business is booming, orders com ing in faster than we can fill them, s' much for advertising in the NEWS an( letting the public know you have got first class article. Very truly yours,
 J. M. KELLOGG.
 We are indebted to Messrs Palliser Palliser & Go, Bridgeport architects for copy of their ''Useful Details" finely illustrated work on building an architecture, furnished for $3. It COT sists of 40 plates, each 2Ox26 inches and contains nearly HOO drawings we calculated to meet the demands of first class architect. They give fin plans for any work in their line frol fence to the finest mansion and ever thing pertaining thereto, from found' tion to chimney top. These drawing