Connecticut western news., 1884-10-08
LOCAL NEW s.
FEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

~'O~~OO Miss Alice Peirce is convalescing after course of fever.
 Mrs Ellen Malloy has sold her real estate to Michael Fallon of Mass.
 IF. A. Peet is the happy possessor of handsomely painted dog cart.
 Arthur P. Freeman left home Mon- day for Wilbraham, Mass, where he will attend Wesleyan academy.
 D. l.. Peirce has been appointed administrator on the estate of Sophia E. Evitts, deceased.
 -J. N. Van Deusen recently built con- crete walks for D. l.. Peirce, w. N. Adams, Mrs Cora Adams, Miss S. P. Norton and also for himself.
 Col Hardenbergh made a rousing speech before the Cleveland and Hen dricks club, at Village Improvement hall, last Saturday evening.
 Connecticut town elections on Mon day show there has been some gain in the number of no license towns and the majority in favor of the constitutional amendment is about 15, 900.
 Miss Emma Lawrence has been sick two weeks or more with fever, which has not yet subsided. This is the second course of fever she has been afflicted with this season.
 Over 1000 persons from Hartford and neighboring places went on the Hudson river excursion via of the H. < c. W. railroad last Wednesday. The train consisted of 2 engines and 15 cars. Albert A. Hubbard recently dug 121 pounds of Dakota Red" potatoes, the product of one pound of potatoes planted last spring. For fertilizer he used Pradley's phosphate. .s Persons who have not procured their books for the 0. l.. s. 0. are noti- fled that the secretary, N. s. Stevens, will send for the last time on Tuesday next. Orders received previous to that date will get the benefit of the club rates.
 The republican mass meeting which had been extensively advertised to be held in Pittsfeld, October 10, has been abandoned. Gems Logan and Hawley cancelled their engagements to be pres ent and the Pittsfeld republicans, after expending over $4000 in making ar- rangements for this meeting, are greatly disappointed.
 The next meeting of the Housaton- ic Valley Methodist ministers associa- tion will be held at Canaan, October 13. At 10 A. M., business; 1O:30, essay by J. M. Yeager, s'The Preacher in Politics. 11:45, sketch by J. D. Spriggs: 2 P. M., discussion, s.Final Retribution," F. Her. nance and J. W. Sweetman; 3:30, ,ques- tion drawer, H. 0. Humphrey and Wm Stevens; 6:45, sermon by B. N. Lewis. -Supt J. F. Jones of the C.. w. rail- road was presented with an elegant gold headed cane on Tuesday evening, September 30, by the ladies who accom- panied the Putnam Phalanx excursion week before last. The cane Is of ebony with turned handle of gold, very richly chased, with polished space for inscrip- tions. On one side is U. F. Jones Hartford, Conn. ;" on the other ''Pre sented by Ladies accompanying the Putnam Phalanx to Albany, Saratog' and Lake George" and on the polished end of the grip, September p, 23, 2. and 9, 1884.
 -The Catholic fair, at Town hall closed, last Saturday evening. It wa held four evenings and the financial re suit was success. Miss Honora Sweene, of East Canaan won the prize of golt watch. She collected S141.00. Mis- Kate Britt of Canaan collected S103.0 co Miss Mary Dunn of Lime Rock collect ed S54. The silver ice pitcher was wol by MT Frank McCarty of Canaan. H collected $1O3.00. Daniel Keefe 0 East Canaan collected SS5.00. The sil yer cake basket was drawn by lottery Junius Rhoades held the lucky number Chances were sold on number of art cles, and the total amount of none raised is surprising.
 In looking over papers that belong ed to the late Aunt Jane Franklin, friend found the following item whic was clipped many years ago from tn Litchfeld Enquirer:
 NORTH CANAAN.
 The following form was actually used fe
 ;r fhah han rla yInros names are interwoven in the exquisite verse We recommend it to other poetical justices the pieces:
 JoSsoN EMMoNs and MARY DoNALDs. You Jonson. now promise this lady to wed, And to cherish, and love her till life's igl
 hath fled,
 Through good and ill fortune you here do agr That to her, and her ever, a husband you'll b And Mary, o1promise this man now to talk Asa husband, and each and all others forsak Through the supheams and shadows tn
 checker this life,
 You faithfully promise to be his true wife2 Asa seal to this contract, your right han
 unite,
 And I, before all these good people to night Proclaim that henceForward you two shall
 one,
 You arehusband and wife and my duty is dor And trust that mons present will thipk it
 crime,
 To greet both tho Bride and Brideeroom wi m kiss.
 hChen may love's balmy breezes down u
 river of time,
 Vt their bark to a haven of conjugal bliss
 Done by MILES TOBIAS GRANGER, Eso.,
 Justice of the Peace.