Connecticut western news., 1883-08-22
LOCAL NEWS.

Pocket book found. See advertise ment.
 Ton Dollars reward. See advertise ment.
 Please read H. c Stevens or Sons advertisement of wagons for sale.
 MT Franklin Scoville former resi- dent of this town, but now living at Pine Meadow, Conn, visited Canaan last week MT Lorenzo Lawrence has recently painted all the lamp posts in the village. Some are painted brown and some are the color of toper's nose.
 Regular communication of Housa- tonic lodge No. 61, F. & A. M., Satur- day evening, August 25. Work third degree. A full attendance is requested. Mrs Frederick Watson. has rare variety of ''passion flower" The vine is very thrifty, encircles one of the ver% anda posts and has 0 aprofusion of flowers $ Of 0 red or crimson SnaClo.
 Mrs Hattie McGreggor ofNew- York, who has been spending the summer with her sister, Mrs Robert Van Deu- sen, returned to the city, August 15. She will visit her brother, MT Freder- ick Lawrence at Perry, N. r., then will visit Canaan again.
 MT Robert Whiting of Brooklyn, N Y, called at our sanctum last Thurs day evening. MT Whiting will be re- membered by many in Canaan. He was at one time teacher of the school in this village, but for many years has been a druggist in Brooklyn. He makes an annual flying visit to friends in this place and in Colebrook and Winsted.
 Our account of Camp Meeting is very limited, in consequence of the sickness of two of the compositor of the NEWS. We have managed by working half of two nights to get out the paper this week, nearly two days later than usual, but on Tuesday evening it was doubtful what day the paper could be published. We regret our ill luck, but it could not be foreseen.
 The H. &y c. W. railroad do not run drawing room cars but we think if those elegant new cars with large win dows, seats with high backs, perfect ventilation and splendid appointments throughout are not good enough for the fastidious traveller of the present day, he ought to be set back to the era of stage coaches until he could appreciate the comfort of these new cars.
 By a new order of the post office de- pertinent, postmasters are only required to keep letters week before sending them to the dead letter office. Hereto. fore the law compelled them to keep such letters thirty days. Some dudes letters do not remain in the post office week. On the contrary they visit the post office seven times day for thirty days before receiving aletter No dan ger of their letters being sent to the deadletter office.
 MT E. B. Evans of Gaylordsville Conn, has just completed new house and will occupy the same this week It will be remembered that last yea, MT Evans married Miss Lille Wooste who is daughter ofMrs H.H. Coggswel of this village. Last FridayMr Coggs we'll sent Mrs Evans about Q car load c her furniture and onMonday, Mrs Coggs we'll went to Gaylordsville to assist tn happy couple in getting settled in thel now home. MT Evans and his. brothe are carpenters and joiners and hay already built five houses this season.
 The original and only Beedle and Prindle Pleasure Party will gl1 an ente rtainment at the Town hall C. naan on Wednesday evening Aug 2' The handbills distributed by the agen state the Company is composed of star speciality artists. We notice u names of MT c. c, Beedle, Johnni Prindle, Hennessey Bros (James Frank The Bendens Fred X Helene MT J. w. Batchelder, Miss Eva Feat erstone, The Morgans (Gibbes X Haiti MT W. B. Le Baron, MT Edward Stead MT Leon St Jean. We have not tin or space to publish the speciality of eac artist, but the party bring some fatte ing testimonials from the press.
 
 MT Charles Wright from Californ visited Canaan August 15. MT Wrig resided here many years bnt went California in 1S49 when the gold fey first broke out. He is one of the C s'49 ers'' as those are called who we to California at that time. He only fou one man in our village who remember him, Mir William Watson recognized h at sight and they had q pleasant ch Mir Wright said ''you are the only C that recollects me-" I have discover most of my old acquaintances are de have visited the cemetery to-day a found their names on the grave stone: Mir Wright is stopping with friends Chapinville, but will visit Canaan aga