Connecticut western news., 1885-10-07
WEDNESDAY, OCToBER7, 1885.
Local News.

Two of our exchanges ate 'humble pie" last week.
 MT and Mrs Charles Marvin of Sharon Valley Spent the Sabbath in Canaan.
 -G. B. Gardner has just received a new lot of silverware for wedding presents.
 The Connecticut Western News is the best advertising medium in the county. Try it. --Collinsville correspondence, also several other articles already in type must be deferred until next issue.
 The excursion train from Hartford to the Hudson river last Wednesday consisted of two engines and IS cars.
 Mrs s. W. Barnes returned Monday evening from two weeks visit to friends at Pownal, Vt, and Saltwater, N. Y.
 -J. B. Reed is building house on Reed street, which will, when complet- ed, be occupied by Ovid Gillette and family.
 Steady employment during the fall and winter on salary is offered in another column by the Van Dusens of Geneva. They are an old and reliable firm.
 MT and Mrs D. s. Proper of Eliza vile, N. Y., visited at Judge Changers last week, and also attended the fair at Great Darlington. They drove home on Sunday.
 We have on our desk full list of the town officers elected Monday in North Canaan and adjoining towns, but our space permits us to publish only the table found in another column.
 The hearing before Judge Granger on the application of Commissioner Will Hams for appointment of receiver for the CharterO Oak Life Insurance company was at Hartford, last Thursday, adjour- ned to Monday Oct 26 at P. M.
 We were out of town last Thursday and cannot give report of the mission ary meeting held in this village that day. We understand there was large attend ance and if anyone will furnish report of the meeting we will publish it.
 pr J. D. Clemans and wife go to Brooklyn, NY, to-day to make week s visit with the doctors mother. By the way, just notice the change in the doc tors advertisement even if he cannot be in his office this week as advertised.
 -Housekeepers, don't miss this! The tured by O. T. Hungerford of Hartford, Conn, is the greatest invention in the matter of cheap kindling in the market. Good housekeepers should investigate it thoroughly. We believe they will use no other after trial of it. We are using it and heartily recommend it. II will be on sale at the Danbury fair, where you can see the wonderful article.
 The free lecture, under the auspices of the state board of education, which was announced to be delivered at Vii, lage Improvement hall October 2, was postponed until Friday evening, Octo. Der 9. It is hoped there will be large attendance. Canaanites ought to appre- ciate the kindness and courtesey of the state board of education in providing a course of free lectures on educational subjects and they should turn out e1' maasse to hear the lectures, which will be not only instructive but entertaining.
 Brother s. c. Beckley, editor of the Canaan News, is as fortunate in his home surroundings as any editor of 8 town newspaper. His home is delightfully."- situated and the views to be obtained from it are picturesque and charming. He grows an abundance of fruit which he never fails to share with peramb bu lating editors. Besides he publishes 2 good newspaper. = Windsor Locks Jour nm The editor of The Gazette takes the hiut and proposes to soon visit Ca naan and help devour that abundance. -Ne,o 1fiyford Gazette.
 Hurry up, Brother Bolles, before tht grapes and pears are all gone; but then there are other attractions in Canaan for bachelors. Have another boquet
 At the town meeting last Monda, the democratic ticket was elected by al average majority of Il. A light vot was boiled, 89 democratic and 78 repub lican votes being cast. North Canaan s'holds the fort" for no license, thank to the best element of both parties, thu vote standing, no license III for licens 57. A tax of 15 mills was voted to mee expenses the coming year. The schem to repair the roads by contract was sa down on heavily and unmistakably, il lustrating the truth of the old saw
 'Frhe best laid plans of mice and men
 Gang aft aglee."
 The motion to instruct the selectmen t. award three years contract to kee. the roads in repair was voted down 0 repudiated by an overwhelming major1 ty: one man remarked if our roads wer worked by contract three years nor at the end of that time you could no lead dog over them. A vote was pass ed instructing the selectmen to mak the best bargain they could for the col lection of the taxes. Other minor bus ness was transacted which we have no space to chronicle.
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