Connecticut western news., 1885-05-20

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 wall every Wednesday. Read his new advertisement.
 Next Sunday being Whit-Sunday the sacrament of the Lords Supper will be administered In Christ church.
 s. A. Eddy now drives team of bays, for which he traded his blacks with Pratt X Thompson of Litchfield.
 Pianos and organs rented or sold on instalments. Lowest prices ever named. Send for catalogue to r. E. Capewell, Torrington, Conn. 4w
 The Canaan base ball nine played their second match game with the East Canaans last Saturday and won by a score of 4S to 5.
 The recent cold weather has had the effect, it is claimed, of preventing any serious trouble from potato bugs the coming summer.
 We are glad to learn that Samuel L. Lewis, usually called Lyman Lewis, was not seriously injured as at first re- ported, nevertheless he had a miracu- lous escape.
 MT Frederick Watson, who has been for so long confined to his house with partial paralysis, remains very feeble and there is certainly no change for the better in his condition.
 George W. Bullard of East Sagi- naw, Mich, has been a great sufferer from the effects of piercing his hand with carpet needle. He has recovered sufficiently to write letters to his mother at Canaan.
 Walter Paul is visiting for few days with his parents in town. He is having a furlough for the summer, his employer, Hon Judge Pierpont of West Point, N. Y., with his family having sailed for Europe, where they will spend the summer. Walters position, that of florist, is a lucrative and desirable one.
 Builder E. R. Lorrain and his corps of lively carpenters are showing Great Harrington people how we'll and quick ly Connecticut carpenters can build houses. They are now working on Henry A. Bristol's house; building two houses for Dr French; repairing the Union house, and will build house for MT Shervene.
 Have you seen Robert Van Deusen's woolly calf? Its a genuine article and really more of a curiosity than was Bar num's "woolly horse" Its head is brown and covered with short hair Its hind quarters are white and covered with long hair, but around the centre of its body is wide band or belt of black wool, short and curly like the wool on an Africans head.
 The Connecticut tobacco growers are much disturbed as they have reason to be, by a new trick of the importers of Sumatra tobacco by which they have a way to evade the fixed duty of 75 cents per pound and get it through at about 30. The growers of Connecticut and Massachusetts are moving in the matter through. their regular organiza- tion and will without doubt soon stop the fraud. .-Erchdnge.
 Dwight West of Negaunee, Mich, arrived last week and doubly surprised many of his old friends, for they did not expect him and could hardly believe their eyes as they gazed at Dwight, who now weighs 217 pounds and is-the pie ture of health. He has been away seven years and he also looks with sur prise on the changes and improvements that have taken place in Canaan. He says MT James A. Root and family and all the other Connecticut people at Ne gaunee are enjoying good health and prosrering. He will remain east about a month.
 John Rodemeyer, Jr., associate ed- itor of the Norwalk Gazette, arrived in Canaan last Thursday noon. He was accompanied by his sisters, Mrs Archie Evans and Miss Mary Rodemeyer of Bethel. John flew around like mouse in mitten and was everywhere present land pleasant). Before night he lit in Cornwall, the next evening he visited Millerton and soon the furnace was dis covered to be on fire, he next appeared with damsel on his arm at Rev E. H. Roy's and asked to be shown a sample of marriage certificates. He shone at the Episcopal church Sunday morning, but vanished as Sunday evening ap- proached; probably some invalid re- quired Q watcher. Monday morning he appeared at our sanctum, gave us few items and as he had forgotten to or der special train to convey him to Nor walk reluctantly took the 9:34 train, or rather the 9:34 train took him to Bridge port. Mrs Evans will remain few days in Canaan. Miss Mary Rodemeyer, ac- companied by her sister, Meta, will visit in Cohoes, N Y, before returning to Bethel.
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 PHRNIxvII.LE, Conn. Dec 19, 1883,