Connecticut western news., 1888-08-29
Local News.

Local News.
 School begins next Monday.
 70. P. Gillette, of Danbury, was in town over Sunday. Miss Ada Drum is visiting friends near Hudson, N. Y.
 70. w. Myers house on Canaan mountain is full of boarders.
 -J. A. Underwood Is covering his sash and blind factory with iron roofing HI. 0. Warner, of Great Harrington, called on friends here Saturday after noon.
 The lawn in front of the Pilgrim church has been graded and walks built.
 Miss Minnie Quinn has been visit ing friends in Danbury since last > Wednesday.
 Mrs David s. Proper and children, of Glenco Mills, N. Y., are visiting at Judge Changers.
 Mrs Celia Castle, of Roxbury, was the guest of her sister, Mrs O. R. Camp, last week.
 Miss Mary Rodemeyer and Miss Carpenter, of Bethel, are spending a few days in town.
 Geo. P. Strong is placing an "Ad- vance, furnace in the Pilgrim church, and in Luman Foote's house.
 Camp meeting is over and many of the recent boarders at the Warner House have returned to their homes. For wagons, carriages, fine surries, etc.. you will save money by calling on W. Dunham. Ashley Falls, Mass. Mrs J. l.. Pease's house has recent ly been raised 30 inches, which greatly improves the appearance of the premi- ses. ... -Geo. L. Parsons and Milton Rora- back attended the reunion of their regiment, the 18th Mass, Vols. at Lee last Thursday.
 The Poughkeepsie bridge will be completed this week. The event will be observed by local celebration or banquet at Poughkeepsie. .
 -Forty.three tickets for the excur- sion to Seaside Park last Monday were sold at this station. The total number of tickets sold were about 90.
 Charles French and wife of Water bury, are spending a short time in town with Mrs French's parents, MT and Mrs H. B. Stevens.
 George Bullard, of Lansing, Mich., has been visiting his home here since Monday of last week, but he expects to start for Lansing again to-day.
 Mrs James A. Root, formerly of Canaan, has recently removed from Negaunee, Mich, to McMillan, Mich., where her daughter, Mrs D. l.. West, resides.
 Miss Emma Rodemeyer returned last week from 8 short visit in Bethel. She was accompanied home by her sister, Mrs A. T. Evans and child, who spent few days in town.
 The Sunday evening preaching services at the M. B. church, which are annually omitted during the month of August, will be resumed next Sunday evening at 7:3O o'clock.
 -Arther May, of Pittsfield, is visit ing his chum, Charles B. Barnes the latter carries one arm in Q sling in remembrance of the horse who attemp- ted to "kick his day lights out" one day last week.
 While all endorse the truthful state ment of the old couplet which reads:
 "He who delights to plant and set,
 Makes future ages in his debt." many will readily admit that:
 philanthropic act hard to beat,
 To trim the trees on West Main Street.
 A valuable fve-year-old horse belonging to Lyman Johnson. of Nor folk, died with collie, near Union Depot in this village last Thursday afternoon MT Johnson arrived here with two. horse load of excursionists and he ha6 to hire horse of J. s. New to harness alongside his remaining horse to convey his passengers back to Norfolk. The 10th annual fair of the New Milford agricultural association will b' be held at Cornetia park, New Milford Conn.,, on Tuesday, Wednesday ant Thursday, Sept. II, 12 and 13. Purses amounting to $1,OOO are offered fo trotting horses. Half fare on railroads
 Mrs Ella M. Brown, of Syracuse N. Y, has been visiting her aunts, Mis- ". A. Beckley and Mrs Amelia StJohn since August 2d. She expects to return home on Friday of this week. She i the daughter of Everett Beckley, !. former resident of Canaan.
 A few tickets for the excursion t, Coney Island last Saturday were sold a this station. About 700 tickets in al were sold at the various stations on tn Housatonic road. The excursion trai consisted of 19 cars when it passed her going south.
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