Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
LOCAL NEWS.

4r~-hSAQ IG. |. Hay AOA AOAA1 SoAN~A "~ nouncement He means business.
 -Col Hardenbergh is on the sick list, tssfevernager'' or malaria, or at least he had chill Monday evening.
 -Regular communication of Housa- atomic lodge, No. 61, F. & A. M., next Saturday evening. z A Catholic fair is being held this week at Town hall, on Monday, We'd nesday and Saturday evenings. -George s Fuller and wife started Monday for Chicago. They will be gone until the 1st of October.
 MT and Mrs Edward Evans of Gay louisville spent the Sabbath at H. H. Coggswell's Mrs E. remains until Fri day.
 Mrs o. P. Gillette has been af1ict- ed with felon for the past two weeks, which has been very painful and had to be lanced.
 We call attention to the advertise ment of J. M Edwards, nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y, who is in want of more salesmen.
 Judge Verenice Munger, president of the Y. M. c. A., of Ansonia preached two excellent sermons in the East Ca- naan church last Sunday.
 Rev E. F. Atwood will deliver temperance lecture in the Congregation al church at East Canaan next Sunday evening. Let there be full attend ance.
 John s. Reed is quite sick with one of the epidemic colds. His temperature has been to 1OO These colds are pre- valent in our place as many are afflicted with them.
 The Housatonic Agricultural fair at Great Harrington begins to-day, Sep tember 24, and continues through Sep tember 26. The fare is reduced to half price on the Housatonic road. The Putnam Phalanx passed through Canaan Monday forenoon, on their four days excursion to Albany and Saratoga. A special train of eight cars conveyed them via H. & 0. w. railroad. -Georgie Russell of Wetaug IS proud of 8 pumpkin vine which he has raised from one seed planted last spring. The vine covers space about 15 feet square and single stalk measures 34 feet from end of leaf to main stalk or vine.
 The second eccleslast1cal society of North Canaan are called to meet in the Congregational church at East Canaan on Friday at P. M., September 26, to take into consideration the ways and means for heating the church and such other business as may come before it.
 A new Cleveland and Hendricks banner was suspended across Main street Monday. It is of net work, bears on each side large portraits of the candidates, also their names, while between the portraits is the picture of of an eagle grasping the American flag.
 Rev w. J. Thomson preached an excellent sermon in the M. B. church last Sunday His text was from Job xxxvn, 21 His subject was, "Look on the bright side" It was full of comfort and well calculated to induce people to look on the bright side.
 Had the H. & 0. w. railroad night freight trains switched from 10 P. M to 3A. M. every night near Robinson Cru sos's cabin he never would have sung
 sOh solitude where are thy charms, That sages have see1 in thy face?
 Better dwell in the midst of alarms
 Than reign in this horrible place."
 -The Blaine and Logan club will hold public meeting at the conference room. East Canaan, Friday evening of this week at 7 o'clock. The issues of the present campaign will be discussed by Rev Dr Eddy, A. T. Roraback, Esq, Prof Baldwin and others. The cam paign glee club will furnish music. All are invited.
 All singers and lovers of music, who are interested in having chorus club here this winter and willing to help sas- tain it, are invited to meet at Village Improvement hall next Monday even ing, September 29, at ' o'clock, to de- eide what arrangements are to be made. If there are any who wish to join the club and cannot meet, please serd in your name to Prof s. A. Weaver, that evening at Village hall.
 The tobacco warehouse question has been suspended in the balance fol several months during which time all sorts of rumors have been afoat, and in fact the projectors of the enterprise have many times been on the verge O abandoning it, but last week the requir ed writing or document was given ant on Thursday men were set at worl qnarrying stone, and on Monday force began work on the foundation. Th' building will be 30x60 feet and ? sto ries above the basement, which is bull of stone and brick, the remaining DOT ton of the building being wood. M Grotta is now ready to purchase tobac co and his agent, MT Robert De Forest has headquarters for the present at th' \ Warner house.