Connecticut western news., 1886-05-12
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1886.
Local News.

LOCdl NEWS.
 Shawl found-see advertisement. Soda water at Humphreys drug store.
 -Handsome carpets at Fuller & Peet's.
 Lots of handsome dry goods at Parsons.
 Money saved-read G. V. Capron's new advertisement.
 The railroad commissioners inspect ed the Housa onic railroad last Friday. -G. B. Gardner caught "A bullheads and one eel at Twin Lakes last Monday. Cook Darling, formerly of this place, is now the largest shipper of milk from Kent.
 The net proceeds of the Methodist society's excursion to Hartford last Fri day were $33.
 Thirty -four excursion tickets to the
  nesday were sold at this station.
 We have not space to call attention to all the new advertisements and pro- bate notices but don't overlook them. Now is the opportunity for good tailor to locate in this village. The late George A. Boinay did paying business here.
 R. Lopez, NJ. D., and family from Waterbury have moved into l.. Foote's house. He is homeopathic phy and intends to locate here. All makes of PIANOS or ORGANS rented or sold on instalments. Send for LOWEST PRICES ever named to E. B. CAPKwEI., Torrington, Ct. mh24-tf When you are in Great Harrington stop at c. H. Lilies drug store and see the latest and choicest articles in the way of perfumes and toilet goods. He keeps the best and only well-selected goods. may124 4w Pennies are so scarce in Newburgh that few days ago the banks had to send to the newspaper offices for sup ply.-[Poughkeepsie Eagle. Very true, but when newspaper man has occasion to use dollar he has to ask bank for loan.
 If you want to see the new comet you will have to get up at 3 o'clock in the morning. It can be seen in the southwestern sky, we'll up the horizon, and is magnificent sight. A gentleman who saw it Monday morning said the tail was curved and fiery red, 8 bright star being the head of the celestial phenom- enon.-[Poughkeepsie Eagle.
 Rev E. F. Atwood has received 8 unanimous call from the Congregational society of Harwinton. He read his resignation te the East Canaan society last Sunday, but will remain here until July or August, in accordance with his agreement to give the society three months notice whenever he wished to leave.
 In letter accompanying the poem published in another column Mrs L. D. Smith says: II appreciate highly the welcome weekly visits of your paper Perhaps some time again I shall find something of interest to write to your paper. Dr Smith likes Hudson and is doing we'll The days of sunshine, birds and blossoms are with us, but we miss the trailing arbutus, sweetest flower oi Canaan's happy shore. Our readers highly prized Mrs Smiths foreign cor. respondence to The News. Wheneve, our space will permit we shall be pleas ed to publish her contributions.
 Some of our exchanges of May ' contained the following dispatch:
 BLOOMINGTON, H., May 6.-Judgt David Davis is suffering from malig nant carbuncle. It is feared that the disease will prove fatal.
 The metropolitan dailies since that dat have contained no tidings in regard t. Judge Davis. D. R. Williams o OtOChUIluSc, IAuSo., OA0oAOA-AA0Ao" !" V Judge Davis was in Canaan yesterda. and stated that he received dispatcl two or three days ago from Georg Davis, son of Judge Davis, stating ths the carbuncle was not serious and the were not alarmed about his father.
 David S. Cowles post are makin arrangements to decorate the soldierl graves on Monday, May a1. In 1885, the principal exercises were held at tn town hall in this village, in 1885 at tn Congregational church in East Canaan This year they will be held in the churc at Ashley Falls. It is expected ths Rev W. H. G. Temple of Sheffield wi be the principal speaker. The post wi reverse their usual order of visiting th cemeteries, and this year will visit thel in the following order: Canaan, Ea' Canaan, Canaan Valley, Clayton an Ashley Falls. Further particulars wi be given in due season after the arrang' m>nAa ese psrfsetsd.