Connecticut western news., 1884-09-03

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 home Tuesday.
 Last Wednesday George Soules caught, at Twin Lakes, salmon trout weighing pounds and 10 ounces, and William A. Miles caught one that weigh ed pounds.
 George Oles of Tyringham, Mass, formerly of Canaan, has manufactured and sold within the past eleven months over AS, 900 hand rakes. Who can beat that for scratchers ?
 T. B. Strong and wife of Great Bar rington and their grandchild, Edna Coggswell of Lenox, started on Monday for Vail, Iowa, where they will visit Mir Strong's sons, Albert and Edward, who are engaged in the mercantile business there, under the firm name of Strong Brothers.
 Last Monday afternoon very quiet wedding took place at the house of MT Wm Adam, 2nd, East Canaan, by the marriage of his daughter, Jennie, to Mir Will H. Camp of our village. We wish to congratulate Will on winning one of East Canaan's fair maidens for his prize and we wish the happy couple 8 long life of happiness. They left the same afternoon on the 6:12 train for Saratoga. Their bridal tour is limited, in conse- quence of the sickness of MT Camps aunt, who resides at Roxbury. They will return Thursday, for Wills moth CT, who is in charge of the drug store during their absence, Is needed to as- sist in the care of her sister at Roxbury.
 -G. A. R. excursion, fare only $1.25 from Sheffield, Ashley Falls, Canaan and Falls Village to Bridgeport and return on Monday, September 8, 1884, on ear ly train passing Sheffield 7:1O, Ashley Falls 7:18, Canaan 7:24, Falls Village 7:36 A. M. Leave Bridgeport to return at 5:3O P. M. This excursion is under the auspices of David s. Cowles post, North Canaan, and offers to the public, at a small expense, a day of enjoyment at Seaside park. Tickets are on sale at post office, Shefield; N. Van Deu- sens, Ashley Falls; G. L. Parsons, Ca naan; G. V. Capron's, Falls Village. Comrades of the post are agents also. The proceeds of the excursion will be applied towards starting 8 relief fund
 Base ball players who wear red fan nel pants attract more notice than they are aware of. We knew they were ex- perts at stopping a ball and now we learn that they are liable to also stop an express train. Last Saturday afternoon while the fast express train was coming from Ashley Falls to Canaan, Engineer Lyman thought he saw a red flag on the track, therefore he shut off steam and applied the air brakes. Fireman Mcintyre dropped the coal shovel and looking out the cab window took in the situation at once, and said, "Minot that's not red flag, that's Hite Barnum with his red brooches on, returning from the base ball match" Minot applied | the steam again and Reub probably ap- piled for cigar.
 Hope Hose Go of Norwalk, Conn.,, feel that they were shabbily used at the iremen's muster at Great Harrington. | 1.-They claim to have run the hose race iu Ills, but no time was given them | as the iudges said they did not hear the signal for starting and therefore keptno record, but they offered the company the privilege of running again. 2.-l While taking dinner at Town hall they were obliged to remain standing, but Great Barrington's home company were seated at the same time. 3.-Several of them visited the engine house in Great Harrington but no one took any notice of them or even said, ''Boys we are glad to see you, although we are not personally acquainted with you" They speak very highly of H. W. Wright who entertained them and refused to take any pay. We give this story as told us by reliable members of the company.
 -Thes Canaanites who joined the Winsted party for Talcott mountain, made the junction in rather sloppy time and spent Friday night at the BearlsIey house; fresh start was made Saturday morning however, and Land lord Bartlett's open arms received them before noon and some time before the clouds rolled by. The prilgrims re- turned Monday morning and speak of their trip with great enthusiasm. Rev l.. H. Hallock joined the party Satur- day evening and conducted the Sunday services. The air was full of music, both vocal and instrumental, morning, noon and night and between meals. Mir Un- derwood took along his violin and Prof Viewers Canaan singing class was doubtless ably represented. Mrs Briggs and Mrs Eddy stay until Wednesday, that they may further enjoy the bracing air and unequalled scenery of this quiet resort.
 Miss Greenwood, in her sermon at the camp ground last Sunday afternoon, gave brief history of the grand work accomplished by the Women's Christian Temperance UnIon. While the temper ance question is fresh in our readers memory, we wish to call attention to the good work accomplished by the w O. T. U. of Chatham, N. Y. The noble stand taken by the managers of the