Connecticut western news., 1886-04-07
Local News.


 Fast day in Massachusetts to-mor. row (Thursday).
 The furnace at Cornwall Bridge has been repaired, and was put in blast last week.
 Frank VanDeusen has commenced , work on his cellar, and soon we expect to see the frame of his new house loom ing up.
 -Ex-Senator w. H. Barnum and wife started Wednesday for Jacksonville, Florida, for the benefit of MT Barnum's s health.
 All makes of PIANOS or ORGANS rented or sold on instalments. Send for LOWEST PRICES ever named to F. E. CAPKwEL1, Torrington, Ct. mh24-tf -"What is home withouta 2 mother?" said the spring chicken, as it was launch cd upon cold and cruel world by an unfeeling incubator.-Millerton Tele- gram.
 No, young man, no; you do not 'thave to know very much about cards to play progressive euchre." In fact, the less you know about anything the more you'll play cards.-Exchange.
 Last Thursday the Blackberry, Hollenbeck, and Housatonic rivers got full and met with great fall at Ames- -vifte, but the ''Amesvillians enjoyed the magnificent scene which rlvalled Niagara.
 Frederick Lawrence of Great Bar rington recently sold his real estate in that village, and about April 15 he will return to Canaan and reside with his daughter, Mrs Robert Van Deusen.
 Rev Dr Eddy preached grand sermon in the M. B. church last Sunday morning. His text was Matthew xiii, 31 and 32. He presented statistics of the rapid growth of Christianity which in 1880 numbered 6s5. GOO, 900 professors. At the annual meeting of the To- bacco Growers Mutual insurance com pany held at J. B. Hardenbergh's office last Wednesday, the old officers. were re- elected but change was made in the board of directors.
 Miss M. E. Hutchinson, milliner at Nillerton, N. r., will open 8 branch millinery store in Lakeville, on Wednes- day and Thursday, April 21 and p. The ladies are cordially invited to in- spect the goods. Don't forget the date or place.
 Cornwall Bridge correspondence, also comprehensive report of MT and Mrs l. N. Bartram's silver wedding at Sharon, March 29. are received too late for this issue. Correspondence must be received before Tuesday noon to in sure insertion.
 A maple sugar party under the au- spices of the Y. P. s. c. B. will be held atv. I. A. hall, Friday evening, April 9. A large assortment of useful and orna. mental needlework will be on sale. This entertainment and sale should be we'll patronized as the cause is 8 worthy one.
 -PERsoNA1.-Mr Emma Brown O. Bridgeport, mother of the late N. M Brown, is visiting friends here. F. B Young was home over Sunday. from New Hartford. :. :. William Alseph anG M. Callehan were home over Sunday from St Regis Falls, N. Y.....Johl Drum has moved into the house vacated by Frank Sylvernale.
 A very convenient and pleasan route to New York is via H. & O. W and Harlem railroads, leaving Canaan at 12. 30 D. m. and arriving in New Yorl at5.15p. m. This g1ves an opportunit to get dinner before leaving Canaan gives you 35 minutes to stroll abou Millerton and reach New York in tim for an early tea.
 On Saturday last, Mrs David Scot bought an acre of land opposite Charle Gillette's residence on West Man street She will soon build dwelling hous thereon. A roadway 25 feet wide WE reserved between the building lot an Jacob Schamerhorn's place. This give 8 chance to open road east to Railroa street, and bring other desirable buili ing lots into market.
 The librarian has just issued a ney complete catalogue of the Dougl' library at an expense of about fifty dc lars. The patrons of the library, well as public spited citizens general are invited to help pay this bill so tn the regular income of the library mi all be spent in the purchase of ne books. The librarian is ready to r ceiys donations for this purpose It a1 tns4