Connecticut western news., 1885-09-16
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1885
Local News.

The Misses Noble of New Milford are visiting at Judge Granger's.
 Miss Blackman of Newtown is the guest of her sister, Mrs F. W. Barnett. Rev G. M. Wilkins of Newtown yis- ited at Rev F.W. Barnett's last Monday.
 Misses Minnie and Alice Peirce started yesterday for Vineland, N. J., for few weeks visit.
 IT B. Strong and wife of Great Bar rington visited their son, George F. Strong, last Friday.
 Editor Addis and wife of Windsor Locks called on us last Saturday while en route to New Milford.
 Miss Jennie Davis of Rutherford Park, N. J., formerly of this place, is visiting here for few days.
 We are indebted to Gibson Gillette of Lime Rock for bushel of the finest pippin apples we have seen this fall.
 Henry Hanchett's family bade adieu to Canaan last Saturday. They will make short visit at Falls Village pre- vious to going to Plainfeld, N. J.
 Don't forget the reunion of the 7th Regiment veterans at Winsted to-mor- row tThursday). General Hawley has signifed his intention of being present and General Terry and Chaplain Way land are also expected.
 A CARD.-We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to GH the kind friends and neighbors who so tenderly sympa- thized with and helped us in our great trial and bereavement.
 MIR AND MRS W. A. ROBERTS. Easz Cdaaan, September IA.
 Read what A. l.. Brown & Son have to say about that new self-feeding boil CT. If the mere mention of the boiler gets up such Q white border around their advertisement, the boiler itself must be capable of creating white heat all about the house.
 William Lawrence, native of Can aan, died suddenly at his home in AL bion. N. T., last Thursday, aged 79 years His brother, sister and nephew, Lorenzo Lawrence, Mrs Charles S.Adam and Charles $. Adam, Jr., went to Albi- on last Friday to attend his funeral on Saturday.
 One hundred and thirty-four, "A from Canaan and Ashley Falls, 28 from East Canaan and B from Norfolk went on the Canaan hose company s excursion to Hartford last Saturday. The hose company netted $3O.42 after paying all bills for printing, telegraphing, etc.
 And now from Norfolk hill comes the shout, reyerberating through the valley: "$13 buys 9 No 8 range at Thurston's" According to his adver- tisement in another column, W. A. Thurston sells stoves, tinware. etc, and does tin-roofng, piping, etc., Eat prices which can't be beat in Litchfeld county. ,
 R. Girling of Great Harrington will deprive the doctors of goodly portion of their fall and winter practice. He is bound to sell at low prices clothing ''that will keep you warm and healthy. " He says ''you will find the best assort- ment of clothing, styles and quality at the O. P. clothing emporium" Read his half-column advertisement.
 The Yonkers Gazette illustrates one of the best uses of local newspaper when it says: stIf you should undertake to write letter each week to an absent friend and tell half the news found in g local paper you would give up in de spair {" No message is more welcome tc an absent friend than copy of the home paper filed with news about home mat ters.
 The Lenox club will have races al the Lee pleasure park tomorrow, the l7th inst. The program will be very attractive one. This will afford loveri of horse trotting in this vicinity rare opportunity to witness the races. Trair leaves Falls Village at 12.17, Canaan a 12.30 and undoubtedly will stop oppo site the park, giving you nearly foul hours at the park, and arriving at Canaan at6.35P P. NJ. and Falls Village at 6. 50P M
 We intended to publish 8 summary of the New Milford fair but lack O space prevents. We can only say tho fair was success in nearly every de pertinent and reflects much credit upoT it's managers and the exhibitors. The New Milford Gazette shows commenda ble enterprise and in its issue of Sep tember II gives an excellent report O tho fair. The report occupies six anc one-half columns of the Gazette. Send for it and read the report.
 Rev Robert Hunt highly comph ments the residents of Canaan and vicin ity. All his "reminiscences are read wit good deal of interest, none more SC however, than the present chapter. Tn bond of friendship and love betweel pastor and people was strong and ca never be severed. The affection wa mutual and was not confined exclusiveI, to the Methodist society, for Mir Hun had warm friends in each denomination and also outside the church.