Connecticut western news., 1884-08-13
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 LOCAL NEWS.

Did you shake? If you have lost any heifers read 'f Geo. H. Oldfield's notice. 5s. Don't forget the dime sociable at the rectory tomorrow (Thurs day) even- ing. :.....-...'
 '. If you. want work-horse read Brook Pit mining company's advertise ment
 Misses Rose and Lena Day of Lake . vile have been visiting friends in town : since Saturday. -..
 Mrs Adeline Beckley is visiting rel Gtiyas and friends in town. She will re- main few weeks. .
 Rev F. J. Belcher of Hillsdale, Y. preached an excellent sermon in the M. E. church last Sunday.
 :-Dr J. D. Clemnns will be at his of-. flee in this village, Friday, but will not be there next Tuesday. .#,.... Last week Mir F. A. Peet purchased the valuable four-year-old black colt .OWIlGu Dy I0bAl uOA AOO"hpOA' .-.., Dolly Barnes, daughter of MT and Mrs Calvin E. Barnes, was very sick last week, but is improving rapidly. Miss Frances Fuller has purchased tho handsome bay carriage horse which Dr c. w. Camp recently bought of MT Joseph Kegler.
 If any of our exchanges are in need of a compositor we can give them the name and address of three compositors who want situations. |" We received pleasant call yester- day from Mir John G. Reid of Chicago. MT Reid is a son of the late Rev Dr Reid of Salisbury, Conn.
 -J. R. Elton and wife of Vineland, N. J., arrived at D. l.. Pierce's Monday evening. MT Elton goes, home to-day, but will soon revisit Canaan.
 MT Edmund Lawrence and MT Henry c. Barnes and daughters, Lizzie and Mary, went to Saratoga. last Mon day. to remain week or more. 1.-. MT N. A. McNeil's many friends in this place will be pleased to learn that he is able to attend to business once more. re.-NiRertos Telegram, Aug, 8.
 Judge Rand of New Hampshire was the guest of Judge Granger last week. He was a classmate of Judge Granger and Rev William G. Pierce at Wesleyan college.
 MT Charles Gillette is painting the residence of the Misses Norton. The contrast of colors greatly improves the . onnaoraace and makes the house per- feet gem.
 Rsv William G. Pierce returns to-day to Champaign. III. His wife and daugh- Ger will remain while longer in Can aan. ss Mrs Pierce's health is improving . in this climate.
 The arrangements are about complet- ed for tobacco warehouse. here, but we are not yet at liberty to give full psrticulars, as some minor details are vet to be arranged.
 MT J. T. McManus, agent for the .Ftna life insurance company, was in town Monday aud paid MT N. O. Soo- vile. executor, S1O, 900 insurance on the life of the late N. 0. Ward. ~+.
 Editor Beckley says that lady in his town has fuchsia with 50 full blos- soms and 64 buds. Why, Mir B. we have one in this office with 78 blossoms and I03 buds.- Windsor Locks Journal
 MT Edward Knickerbocker and wife of Youngstown, Ono, arrived in. town last Thursday and are visiting relatives. ; Mr K. was Canaan boy. It is eight years since he visited his old home. s-J, N. Van Deusen has made 8 num- her of concrete walks at Gr1at Barring ton this season and says he now has about g mile of concrete walk to build at Housatonic and begins work there to-day. -+
 About dozen hose companies are already entered for the races at the fire. mans muster at Great Harrington Aug. 29, and one company will be present with "the finest hose cart in the United States, costing $4OOO.-Piaitield Sun.
 Editor Vaill last week thanked us more than we deserved for the hospital ity shown him and his amiable wife, but he neglected to mention that he more than repaid us by working like a beaver in our office and thus enabled us to gel the NEWS out on time.
 A set of sharpers are travelling abou swindling the farmers who do not reat the papers. They claim to have new kind of buckwheat. Look out for them Don't sign any contracts which ma. soon turn up and face you in the form of note. .-MiNerton Telegram.
 - The NEWS is already on file at tn department printing and publishing Worlds Industrial and Cotton centen nial exposition, New Orleans, La. Tn exposition will open December l, ant continue six months, but from now un til the close of the exposition, visitors t New Orleans can find the NEWS on fil at the department before mentioned.