Connecticut western news., 1886-01-06
Local News.

Local NcWS.
 School commenced last week Mon. day in all departments of Canaan high school.
 Mir and Mrs J. A. Underwood, and William Adam dined with W. H. Camp, New Years day.
 MT and Mrs J. A. Underwood in. tend to go to Florida about February to remain until May.
 Miss Anna Rudge has been taking a needed rest for several weeks, but soon expects to resume dressmaking.
 The Hartford Courant almanac for 1886 is finely Illustrated and contains g fund of valuable information.
 A Presbyterian deacon's daughter says: Ministers are as good as anybody if they only behave as we'll.
 Don't fail to examine that new kind of lamp at Capron's jewelry store. See advertisement.
 F. B. Catlin's new advertisement contains list of prominent men in Norfolk whose gold watches he has re- paired.
 A T. Roraback gave New Years dinner at his residence to quite num- Der of relatives.
 Mir INV. Watson has been appoint in place of F. W. Hull, who has re- signed.
 Mir Hiram Pettee, veteran iron maker we'll known in this section, has pas ed away. His obituary appear in another column
 The week of prayer is being observ- ed by the Methodist society. Meetings are held every evening this week in the lecture room.
 Rev Robert Hunt and son Robbie, of Lee, Mass, also Harry Sedgwick of Cornwall Hollow, made New Years calls ia town.
 -S. A. Eddy and A. T. Roraback went to Hartford yesterday. Hope MT Eddy will return with the badge of assistant clerk.
 The Hartford Spring and Axle company at Norfolk have made an as- signment. In another column see mo- tice of meeting for appointing trustee.
 An old bachelor says he don't know whether it was hustle or chest-plo- tector that dropped on the ballroom floor last Friday night.
 A certain Norfolk merchant cannot believe his own scales when he weighs pickerel, so he pays the cigars twice over.
 The Congregational society will hold dime sociable tt the residence ot s. W. Barnes, Friday evening. January S. All are cordially invited.
 Rev B. F. Atwood will preach in Village Improvement hall next Sunday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. All are cordi. ally invited to attend. Seats free.
 The newly elected officers of Hous. atomic lodge No 61 F. & A. M. were in- stalled last Friday evening by Past Mas ter J. B. Hardenbergh.
 The reception to Governor Henry B. Harrison, at Hartford this (Wednes. day) evening, will be the social event oi the season.
 The Connecticut legislature con. venes to-day at Hartford. We shall publish each week summary of thei, proceedings, and we hope our ''Legisla tive notes" will interest our readers.
 NEIaHBoR-"W Who made those excel lent fitting pants, coat and vest?'
 NE1aHBoR (opposite)-"Why, G. A Boinay, of course; the French tailor ot North Canaan"
 The Canaan hose company will soor be rich enough to take European toul if they can collect the fines imposed according to the bylaws, on members for non-attendance at the regular meet ings.
 Lawyer George E. Taft and Frei D. Mason, both of Unionville, hav' bought the local fire insurance agenc, at that place, for many years conducted by c. l.. Mason. The new firm tool possession January l.
 Our recognized or accredited COT respondent at Salisbury has been taking quite a long nap. He is too valuable correspondent to become 6 second Ri] Van Wrinkle. We don't know how t, spare him unless he provides an eficien substitute.
 pr c. w. Camp was confined to hi bed several days last week with sever cold, high fever and sore throat. H has nearly recovered and went to Har' ford yesterday afternoon to be at hi desk in the legislature which convene to-day.
 Mrs J. N. Fox and Miss File Bronson of East Canaan went to Orange N.J., on Monday, where Miss Bronso attends the high school which has 50 scholars and 15 teachers. It is one ( the best high schools in the Unite n41Asa. Nin Bronson has been spend v o q le1las