Connecticut western news., 1884-08-27
LOCAL NEW $.

Mrs Archie EvenS and Miss Emma Evens of Bethel are visiting in town.
 w. N. Noble and wife os New Mill ford are visiting at Frederick Watson's. Rev F. ". Barnett's little son has been sick nearly two weeks, but is i'm proving.
 -Junius RLoades has placed in his barber shop neat and handy cigar counter.
 Rev G. B. Clark of Milan and Ban- gall, N. T.. preached in the NJ. E. church last Sunday.
 Miss S. w. Wright left last Saturs day for few weeks visit to friends in Goshen and vicinity.
 On account of camp meeting there will be no services at the M. E. church, in this village next Sunday.
 Charles H. Pease is taking month s vacation and F. B. Young is supplying his pulpit in the NEWS composing room. Mir Benjamin F. Comstock, for many years resident of this town, died of consumption, at Winsted, about four weeks ago.
 Merritt Spaulding and wife have taken trip to Lincoln, Del, starting Monday, August Is. They are expect ed home this week.
 The H. < c. w railroad are selling excursion tickets from all stations on their line to Pine Grove camp ground at greatly reduced rates.
 We do not hear of any serious dam age in this vicinity by the frost of Sun day night. The tobacco raisers were badly scared, but the crop was not in- iured.
 The young people are consoling themselves with the thought that, al- though the days are growing shorter, the evenings are growing longer-for courting. Camp meeting, Mrs Jarlsy's wax figures, the fremen's muster and Char ter Oak races are all crowded into the last week of summer. Can you attend them all
 There will be special meeting of David s. Cowles post this Wednesday, evening, to consider the question of an excursion to Seaside park. A full at- tendance Is requested.
 The Union horse association of Falls Village have an attractive program this year. See their announcement in another column. The list of entries will be published next week.
 Visitors this week at s. O. Beckley's: Mir F. N. Cutler and wife of Dover Fur mace, N. '. will arrive to-day, and Mrs James Beckley and daughters, Lizzie and Clara, of Chatham, N. Y. will ar rive tomorrow.
 The real estate belonging to the ss- tate of Sally Belden, deceased, was sold at public auction, August 20, by Daniel Brewster, administrator. The property is situated on Belden street. Robert Little was the purchaser.
 Miss Sarah ". Wright has erected at her own expense, at the lower ceme tery, 8 handsome cottage monument tc the memory of her father and mother It was purchased of Shelly & Macrea Ashley Falls, Mass, and was erected last Friday.
 MT s. c. Cummings and wife O New Haven arrived in Canaan Saturda, night Sherwood has a vacation of twt weeks, but will remaiL in town only on, week. as he belongs to the Conn. Ma tional guard, which goes into caml next week. His wife will remain il town two or three weeks.
 A party of musical people from diff ferent parts of the state will assembl, at Wadsworth tower on Talcott noun tain, Friday next, to remain until Mon day, September l. Mir W. W. Under derwood, Mir S A. Eddy, Mir Hiram Eddy, MT O. H. Brigg and wife of Canaan, and Pro Weaver and wife of New Hartford vii attend.
 The removal of the old freight hous, of the Housatonic railroad was com menced Monday. It has long been ar eyesore and regular tinder-b box, liabl, at any moment to cause the destruction of the whole village. Everyone will re joice at its departure. A portion of i will be moved up the track near tn cattle pens and converted into a store house for hay. The tobacco warehous, will be built on the site of the old freigh house.
 The Firemen's muster at Great Bar rington tomorrow (Thursday) will prob ably be the grandest parade ever wit messed in Berkshire county. Over 2 companies and 1900 men will be in lin with 12 bands and drum corps. An ex cursion train, at greatly reduced fare over the Housatonic railroad will leav Bridgeport at 7:15 A, NJ stopping at tn principal stations, leaving Canaan at 1 A. M. and arriving at Great Barringto at 1O;30 A. N.