Connecticut western news., 1885-06-24
New AdVertis sements.
LOCAL NEWS.
St Johns day.

St Johns day. David S. Cowles post will have Q basket picnic July at Camels falls.
 The net receipts of the V. I. A. fes- tival last Friday evening were over $16.
 T. B. Strong and wife of Great Bar rington are visiting their son, George P. Strong.
 Young man, if you want to be 8 cadet at West Point read notice in an other column.
 Modem windows have been put into the post-effice and lock-boxes will soon be added.
 The Canaan base ball nine will play the Millerton nine July on the grounds of the latter Game called at 2 P. M.
 There was large fire on Mt Riga last Sunday. We have not learned the extent of the damage or who are the losers.
 The showers of Monday morning refreshed vegetation and cheered the hearts of farmers and the owners of gardens.
 The soldiers monument at Sharon will be dedicated July 4. Rev E. F. Atwood has been invited to deliver the address.
 MT o. F. Futile of Minneapolis, Minn., is spending the summer at Flaw leyville and was the guest of W. H. Camp over Sunday.
 James Donnelly of Rhinecliff, a brakeman on the night freight on the H. & c. W. railroad, was killed while coupling cars at Lakeville Monday night.
 We regret to learn of the illness of MT Hall, father of our West Cornwall correspondent, c. M. Hall. He has been very i'll and is still very low, but hopes are entertained of his recovery.
 -At4P. M. yesterday fire broke out in another of Barnum, Richardson Go. s coal bushes on Canaan mountain and destroyed several hundred cords of wood before it was subdued.
 The Thomaston Express says: "Geo Beebe has disposed of his livery stable in Ansonia to W. H. Dayton, formerly proprietor of the Ansonia hotel. " "Will' formerly lived in Canaan.
 Attention is called to the notices in another column of state teachers exam ination at Canaan July 8 and and ex- animation same place and date for ad- mission to State Normal school at New Britain.
 MT C. M. Deming has our thanks for a basket of russet apples given us last Monday. They are as sound and plump as when first picked and were raised by Mir Deming's son, Howard, at South Greece, N. Y.
 MT H. o. Warner of Great Barring ton visited Rev E. F. Barlow last Thurs day and Friday and was the guest of Lyman A. Smith of Clayton over Sun day. He was at church Sabbath morn ing and evening to hear Rev Roys' ex- cellent sermons.
 Professor Weaver formed a class here yesterday and commenced rehears- ing the comic operetta, ''R. b. Porter, or the Interviewer and the Fairies. , Canaan people will in due time have the opportunity of witnessing this charming operetta.
 The fire in the coal bush on Canaan mountain last Sunday destroyed 500 or more cords of wood belonging to Bar mum Richardson company. The wood was insured at $2 per cord. The fire originated from feeding a coal pit, the wind blowing the sparks into an adia- cent brush heap.
 The young men and boys who play ball in the desert between the post office and the depot frequently throw or knock ball against the telephone wires and entangle them, thus causing great in convenience to the telephone company and it's patrons. An agent of the com pany requests us to ask the ball players to be more careful or it will be neces- sary to put a stop to ball playing in that vicinity.
 John Lepyon of this place,a brake man on the H. & c. W. railroad was se- riously injured Tuesday afternoon, June Is, but is recovering. As the freight train was running at full speed down the grade between Winsted and New Hartford, John attempted to descend from the roof of car to the platform, but the ladder broke and he was hurled into pile of rocks beside the track, where he remained insensible for some timc He sustained terrible scalp wound, bad cut on his lip and was badly bruised, but no bones broken.