Connecticut western news., 1886-07-21
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1886.
Local News.

-Grass for sale-See advertisement. Moving machine for sale-see adv. Team for sale.-See advertisement. The old ark-. W. Peet's old house-am moverin.
 The condensed milk factory was raised Saturday.
 A new time table in effect tomorrow July %, on H. & c. w. railroad.
 Albert Deans sentence is 10 years and one day.
 Milton Roraback thinks he discov- cred 8 comet last Monday.
 All the churches in town were we'll filled last Sunday, ,as were also thepulpits. Work in the ore mine at Sharon Sta ton, N. Y, will be resumed this week. Ice cream for sale at G. B. Gard ner's every Thursday, Friday and Satur- day.
 -Prohibitionists hold state conven- ton at Hartford July 2S-9 to nominate . state ticket
 -G. A. Scidmore is the name of the new barber at Planz's barber shop New Milford Gazette.
 Mrs Edward Coombs and four chll- dren from Pitts6eld are visiting at H. H. Cogswell's.
 Don't fail to read in another column the invitation of the Salisbury Teach CTS Association.
 Iron manufacturers at Lehigh Val lev. Penn, have begun to make street paving blocks from blast furnace slag. The Weed band excursion train from Hartford to the Hudson river last Wednesday consisted of two locomotives and l2 cars.
 You will soon be able to carry Ca naan milk loose in your pocket, for 1t will be condensed in the form of dry powder.
 All makes of PIANOS or ORGANS rented or sold on instalments. Send for LOWEST PRICES ever named to F. B. CApxwnL, Torrington,Ct mh24-f
 pr Hare, presiding elder of the Poughkeepsie district, will hold the sec ond quarterly conference for this charge Friday evening, July 23, at the parson- age.
 "The North Pole IS located on top of Humphrey Brothers soda fountain, and after drinking from said fountain people need an Esquimaux suit says H. P. Lynch.
 The school board met last week and made the following appropriations for the ensuing year: District No. l, $500; No. 2, $1,2OO; No. 3, S250; No. 4, $500 No. 5, $500.
 The New York and Boston fast ex- press on the. Consolidated road collided with gravel train at Bridgeport yester- day afternoon. Five or six Italians working on the gravel train were killed.
 -Haystack mountain in West Nor. folk is 17OO feet above sea level. The Hon Robbins Batten has recently com pleted a tower, 46 feet high, on top oi Hxystack and also built splendid road 30 3set vide leading to it.
 On Thursday last, Rev Father Couct of Phenix, R. l., Mrs David Foley oi West Winsted, Mrs Wm Shields, Mrs M. Callehan and children of Canaan picuiced at Twin Lakes. Twenty-three years ago the same party, except tht children, also picniced at the same place.
 F. P. Perry, propr1etor of the Centra shoe store at Great Harrington, is plac ing his orders for his fall stock of boots and shoes, and by appointment met g manufacturer at this place last Thurs day. He also took the opportunity tt visit friends at Lakeville, returning home Friday.
 Geo P. Strong spent the Sabbatl It Hinsdale, Mass, visiting his brother Frank W. Strong, who on Tuesday O last week came very near losing botl his eyes with muriatic acid, which fe7 from 8 bottle which he was opening Il his store. Frank is still kept in darl room but will fully recover his sight. Rev D. Phillips of Hillsdale, N. Y. preached two most excellent sermons Il the Methodist church last Sunday morn ing and evening in exchange with Re E. F. Barlow. Mir Phillips and his sol David arrived Saturday evening ant returned Tuesday evening after callini on many old friends in Canaan and vi cinity.
 The concert last Friday evening ez oeeded the most sanguine expectations Evsry selection was finely rendered Seldom do you hear so even or perfet . concert where no extremes meet an no discord or deficiency appears. Th gross receipts were $69.65 as follows admission S49. 65; ice cream S2O.OO.
 The Methodist Sunday school hol their annual picnic in the grove at Lak vile this "Wednesday afternoon. The 70 over on the regular train leaving he1 - 12o0, returning on train reachin <A = AS,ua{al SsNvp3AakS<s