Connecticut western news., 1885-05-27

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 MT Fowler Bradford, father of Mrs Ferdinand L. Beckley of this place, died suddenly last Sabbath at his residence in Cornwall Hollow. He has been quite feeble this spring and suffered greatly with heart disease.
 Harmon Schamerhorn and assist ants are making extensive repairs and Improvements on Chester Deming's house, putting an additional story on the east wing, thus making some roomy chambers, removing one of the huge chimneys and giving more room on the lower floor.
 A statement is going the rounds of the press the substance of which is as follows: ''It is rumored that the Bar mum, Richardson car wheel company are talking of removing from Lime Rock to one of the sound ports" Possibly there may be grain of truth in the re- port, but we have neither seen or heard any official confirmation of it.
 General Hardenbergh received last Saturday his commission as postmaster. Two additional windows have been plac- l a1 1Oo n;1 of N ID store; the interior of the room is being remodeled, partitions and counters changed and soon the post office will be removed there. The grounds in front of the store will also be graded, a horse block built and every effort made to i'm prove the location and accommodate the public.
 Col H. W. Watson, chief clerk of the Housatonic road, and wife left this morning via Housatonic train for Lake vile on a visit to his sister, Mrs M. W. Ward. Change of air and scene, with perfect rest, will, in the attending phy- sician's opinion, soon restore Mir Wat son to health. The company's faithful porter, Jacob Brown, who has been un- tiring in his attention to Col Watson during his illness, attended him as va let.-BIidgepor Standard, May 21.
 pr Henry Smith and wife arrived in New York at o'clock last Saturday af- ternoon, on the steamer Britannia, which left Liverpool, May IA. They had any thing but a pleasant voyage, encounter ed many dangers but reached port be- tween two and three days late. A part of the time the weather was very foggy and the steamer collided with an ice bergh. Dr Smith arrived yesterday in Canaan and went immediately to see his father, Lyman A. Smith, at Clayton. Mrs Smith remained two days with her sister at Stamford and has gone to re- main a week with her father at West field, Mass.
 Henry W. Goodro has moved from New Haven Mills, Vt, to Hinesburgh, Vt. He resided several years in Canaan, worked for the late N. c. Ward and gained many friends in this place and vicinity. He has recently been sadly afflicted. His sister, Lucy, wife of Dea A. P Averill of the Baptist church at Bristol, Vt, died February 14, leaving two boys, one four years old and the other nine years old. His only brother, Frankie, who was the pet of the family, died March 12. Both his father and mother are in poor health, their home is very lonely and Henry feels that it is his duty to remain with them or near them, otherwise he would return to Ca- naan. His Canaan friends will sympa- thize with him in his bereavement.
 THE CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS of Canaan, Conn, is for sale at Levy's news rooms Brother Beckley gets out a good local paper and those desirous of obtaining the news in the northern part of the county will do we'll to take it.-Neeo MiBord Gazette.
 Thanks, Brother Bolles, for your kind words and appreciation of our efforts. Many would find it to their advantage to take both The Gazette and THE NEWS. The Gazette ably represents the south ern part of the county, but it's adver- tisers require so much space it cannot also publish all the correspondence from the northern part of the county, and this latter correspondence you will al. ways find in THE NEWS, while its patent outside gives news from all parts of the world
 MT Samuel F. Jones of Hartford is going to erect cottage at Twin Lakes The Messrs Bishop of Bridgeport will also build cottage there and have con tracted with Builder J. T. Levi of Lime Rock, who will soon commence the work. The shores of these beautiful, lakes in the midst of magnificent seen cry ought to be dotted with cottages Hundreds of people annually sojourn al this delightful resort, but in the absence of summer hotel they are compelled to camp out A hotel with appoint ments similar to the Grand Union O Saratoga is not needed at Twin Lakes but it would seem that large summer hotel there, built for comfort instead O show, neat, clean and attractive, instead of elegant and expensive, a table fur nished with plenty of good, nutritious and palatable food, instead of a multi tude of china and silverware with repul , sive food, would be well patronized anC prove paying investment. The tim is not far distant when some one will b far-siobfa5 and enternrisino enouph f,