Connecticut western news., 1884-05-14

tions, Col Hardenbergh's address and many locals, but our subscribers will be indulgedn't for we average to give then their due proportion of reading matter
 The new time table of the H. X O. w. railroad took effect Sunday, May l L Trains leave Canaan as follows: Going West, 8 10, 10:3SA.M. ;12 40, 3 :5O, ,61S,P NJ Sundays only 3:20P NJ Going East, 1:O0,9:5S A. M.; 12 40, ,4;32, ,S:15, P. NJ, Sun, days only 5:08P.M. The time table in an other column will be officially corrected for our next issue.
 It looks as though there had been some careless switching of freight cars at this station on the H. X c. w. rail road of late. A few nights since train was off the track at switch and after working all night trying to get It on, they were obliged to leave it, and Sat urday freight train in some way run a box and platform car together with such force as to telescope the former, making a good load of kindling wood and some broken castings.
 -Messrs E. M. Hill of Beatrice, Neb. and B. F. Gillette of Sharon, Conn.,, were in town Monday calling on rela- tives and friends. Both were former residents of this place. MT Hill arrived in New York May 4, on his return from a business trip to Europe, and during the past week has visited relatives in Shar- on, ,Lakeville and other places and start ed yesterday for his home at Beatrice. He was accompanied by his daughter, Miss Hattie, who has been visiting at Sharon, while her father was in Europe.
 For several years the iron manu- factures of this region have been com pelled to compete with the low price at which iron made in Alabama and other southern states has been placed in the market. They have been injured by this competition, but scared ten times more than they were hurt. It is now honestly admitted by consumers of iron that the southern iron does not possess the strength of the Salisbury iron and can never superceed it for car wheels, cannon or other pusposes where great strength is demanded.
 MT E. R. Lorrain, the contractor and builder, employs 25 carpenters and joinsrs, besides number of masons and painters. He is now completing the Town hall at Norfolk, the parsonage at Bloomfield, the rectory at Canaan, build ing house for William Lawrence at Norfolk, store for Albert Cobb at West Norfolk and a building for Ralph Cris- sey at Norfolk; making extensive re- pairs on the residence of the Misses Gaylord at Norfolk, building large ad- ditions to the hotels of Edward Stevens at Norfolk and W. S. Ferris at Ashley Falls, and the residence of D. l.. Peirce, Canaan; and has other work contracted for.
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 The members, past and present, of the Canaan book club held very pleas ent social gathering at the house of Miss s. W. Adam last Wednesday evening. The object of the meeting was to ex- press to the founders of the club, Miss Adam and Miss Dunning, the appIecia- tion for the services rendered by these two ladies. Avery appropriate address was read by Col Hardenbergh, at the close of which he presented set of Dy- cis' edition of Shakespeare, elegantly bound in full calf and gilt. After the presentation bountiful repast was serv- ed. The whole affair was complete surprise to the two ladies, and was great ly enjoyed by every one present Lack of space compels us to defer publishing l Col's address until next week.
 Smith x Sons, West Cornwall, Ct, do not complain of hard times. They are doing an immense business and are headquarters for foreign and domestic dry goods, notions, hats and caps, boots and shoes, ready-made clothing, car pets, oil cloths and mattings, paper hangings and window shades, groceries and provisions, flour, grain, feed and meal, hardware, wooden-ware, ,crockery, glassware, etc, furniture, harnesses, agricultural implements, fertilizers, lum- Der, shingles and coal, in fact they deal in all kinds of merchandise from a jews harp to a second hand pulpit, (they actually have a second hand pulpit for sale). They have sold 50 blows and nearly two tons of blow castings, this spring. Twelve of the blows were the Syracuse chilled blow and one sulky blow. Dur ing the month of April they ground and sold 4000 bushels of corn and they have sold nearly 50 tons of fertilizer this spring. Their success is owing