Connecticut western news., 1886-07-07
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WEDNESDAY, JULY ', 1886.
Local News.

WEDNESDa1, UL1 (, lOSO.
 Local News.
 Grass for sale. See advertisement. Last Sunday was the most quiet 4th of July that has occurred in six years.
 Rev F. w. Barnett has new two seat wagon which came from Newtown last Thursday.
 There were seven cars well filled on the excursion train Monday from New Hartford to Lakeville.
 Worth remembering - that no shower occurred on July 3d, 4th, 9th or 9th in the year 1886. ...
 See notice of extension of time for presenting claims against the Barnard Hardware Company.
 U. W. Peet's old house will soon be removed to Reed street, where cellar is nearly completed for it.
 Just take look at N. Van Deusen's s new advertisement. Its daisy. It says what it means, and means what 1t says.
 The Housatonic road have recently purchased new passenger coach which is now receiving the finishing touches at their shops.
 Leonard l.. Grotta of New York has been here the past week and exam ined the tobacco in the warehouse and finds that 1t turns out satisfactorily.
 All makes of PIANOS or ORGANS rented or sold on instalments. Send for LOWEST PRICES ever named to E. B. CAPEwEL1, Torrington, Ct. mh24-tf
 Last Wednesday the Housatonic railroad company placed handsome sil- yer drinking cups in Union depot and removed the battered tin cups so long in use.
 Chester Deming picked three un- commonly long heads of herdsgrass in his meadow last Wednesday. Two of them were III inches long and one was 12l inches in length.
 We are safe in predicting majority of the tax payers of North Canaan are we'll pleased with the improved condi- tion of our roads under the able and economical management of Messrs Hitchcock and Ostrander.
 The weather: hot, hotter and we hope we have already seen the hottest; Saturday 96 in the shade; Sunday 9S; Monday 9S; Tuesday 96. On Sunday at 3 p. m. the mercury rose to 113 in a thermometer on which the sun shone.
 George T. Johnson intends to jar fruit iar) Norfolk and vicinity, but he will be forgiven for he is selling croquet sets, lawn tennis outfits, fishing tackle, etc., at very low figures, as will be seen by his new advertisement. -Cocbrane Brothers of West Corn wall have very desirable stock of gen eral merchandise at hard pan prices Their new advertisement in another col umn enumerates only fraction of theil sto ok, yet you better read it.
 "A family of martens have located their home beyond the reach of cats, b, building their nests in the brass locomo tive and tender, about three feet long which appropriately serves as weathe vane on the tower of Unlon depot.
 Thirteen persons were received int full communion with the Methods church at Hillsdale, N. Y., last Sunda. by the pastor, Rev D. Phillips. This i the first installment from the fruits O revival meetings last winter. There ar more to follow.
 Tobacco raisers will be intereste, to know that Samuel Randall's tariff bil repeals all forms of internal revenu taxation upon tobacco of all kinds, an all laws restricting its sale and disposi ton by farmers and producers, afte October 1.-Nea0 Miyford Gazette.
 We wish we had 5000 subscriber like Hon NJ. B. Richardson who no only takes The News himself but send another copy to western friend. M Richardson recently called at our offic and gave us check for S2O thus payin up both subscriptions to Jan. l, 1S9(
 The Canaan nine say that A. Boyc from Wassaic, the professional wh played with the Millerton club la: Monday, was the cause of Canaan's de feat, for he is the best player they eve saw. They would rather be defeate than miss the pleasure of seeing Boyc play.
 The excitement in England owe Ireland's struggle for home rule il creases daily. We hope Dr Eddy ma be induced to soon give us his opinio on that great controversy in which th people of this country are also intereste and also give us some light on the labc question.
 "A Wayward Charmer'' is the tit of continued story written by J. Bolles, editor of the New Milford G xette. The story is now being publisht in the Gazette and the chapter whit appeared in the last issue IS particular interesting, even if 1t does savor of E6 tor Bolles's pet theory.
 We don't know whether it is goo luck, good man agement, or good COT
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