Connecticut western news., 1884-06-18
LOCAL NEWS.

Buckingham day.
 -Buttercups and daisies.
 Longest days of the year.
 See notice of National Iron bank dividend.
 MT and Mrs Clarence Vroman of Brookheld, visited relatives in town last week.
 Sunday school convention at Salis- bury, June 24; see program in another column.
 MT F.. B. Young, foreman of the Thomaston Express, was home over Sunday.
 MT George 0. Peet returned from NewYork last Saturday, accompanied by his cousin, Robert N. Peet.
 The "Bishop boys" of Bridgeport and number of their friends, will com mence camping out at Twin Lakes this week.
 The ladies' church aid society of the M. E. church will meet at the house of Mrs Cora Adams, next Thursday af ternoon.
 MT and Mrs D. l.. Freeman and daughter, Lena, returned last Thursday, from four weeks visit to friends in Illinois and other western states.
 John Sullivan, former resident of Canaan, was in town last week. It IS about 31 years since he visited Canaan, during which time he has resided in California. MT Wesley Prescott has been con- fined to his bed nearly eight weeks with rheumatism. He sat up few moments last Friday, the first time slnce he was taken sick.
 MT Norman l.. Moon is the H. & c. W. railroad baggage-master at Onion depot, in place of MT W. c. Shields, who left the employ of the company last Saturday.
 MT H. H. Coggswell has never been a patron of the North Canaan water company, but the drought compelled him to put in hydrant last week to / save his strawberries.
 Your attention is called to the ad- vertisement ''State Teachers Examina- tion." Bear in mind this is separate and distinct advertisement from that of the "State Normal School.
 The singing school concert last Wednesday evening passed off nicely. The choruses were unexceptionably fine and the solos and duetts were well rem dered. Quite number from Sheffield attended.
 The ladies' church aid society of the M. E. church will give strawberry festival at Village Improvement hall on Friday evening, next. Tableaux, reel tations, singing and Aunt Betsy's beau will be performed during the eve; ad- mission 10 cents.
 The Right Rev Bishop Williams is to make his annual visitation at Christ church next Monday, June 23. The confirmation service will be at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Immediately after the service at church there will be re- ception at the rectory, to which the con gregation and all others interested are invited.
 The harmony existing between Housatonic lodge No 61, F. & A. NJ, and neighboring lodges, was illustrated last Saturday evening in the assembling of over 50 brethren at the rooms of the Housatonic lodge. The occasion was one of mutual enjoyment, ,-refreshmentt eonsistingof cake, ice cream, strawberries and cigars were served
 Col Hardenbergh has moved hi horse barn and corn house number O rods northwest of their former location also moved both wings of his house tc different locations on the north side O the lane leading from Railroad street t' his residence. He will greatly enlarge the remaining portion of his house an' open q road in the rear of it. The roat will start from the new rectory and in tersect the Bacon hill road.
 An extra train will be run to-day ol the H. & c. W. railroad from Millerton t. Hartford and return, stopping at al stations. Train leaves Millerton at fl A. M., passing Canaan at 7:2O A. NJ. Re turning leaves Hartford at 9:15 P. M passing Canaan at 12 M., arriving i Millerton at 12:40 A. M. Tickets ar sold at reduced rates and are good o trains No. 4, and extra to Hartford an good to return on train No. 15, and CT tra to-day; also on train No. Il to-mol row.
 The attention of farmers and othel desiring to raise fne-blooded and vail able colts is called to the advertisemel of Oakland Chief The advertisemei expired last month but Mir Thorpe hI ordered us to continue it as Oaklar Chief will remain in this vicinity durir the season. Those who have seen th horse agree in saying his beauty is on equalled by his kind and gentle disp sition. His pedigree and record a given in the advertisement.