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

Mrs Adellne Beckley went to Kent yesterday to visit relatives few days,
 Miss Ida Roraback, of Ct Barring ton, is visiting her sister, Mrs J. O. Richmond.
 On Thursday last, Henry Reed started for the Adriondacks. He will be absent two tweeks.
 Geo. s. Fuller and family expect to go to Clinton, Conn.,, next Monday for a weeks sojourn.
 John B. Davis has between 10000 and 5O,OOO first quality brick for sale at his brick yard in this village.
 w. J. Langdon and family, of West Stockbridge, Mass, were guests over Sunday at Foster SilvernaiPs.
 For wagons, carriages, fine surries, etc., you will save money by calling on w. A. Dunham, Ashley Falls, Mass.
 Miss Libbie Fuller, of Ct Barring ton and Lakeville, was Q guest over Sunday at her brothers, George s. Fuller's
 Mrs Jewett and Miss Ramsey, of Hartford, are visiting at s. A. Bennett's. Mrs Jewett Is sister of A. E. Burr of the Hartford Times.
 The name of Henry Gay, of Winsted, will be urged at the republican conven- tion in Hartford, next week for state treasurer.
 During the thunder shower last Saturday afternoon the large elm tree about 60 feet east of l.. W. Beckley's house was struck by lightning.
 Geo W. Roraback, of Lee, Mass, general agent of the Chester Granite Works, has been in town since Monday on business trip.
 -E. R. Lorraine and family go to Bristol, Conn.,, next Monday to remain while Mir Lorraine and his men are building S. W. Bradley's house in that place.
 Rev Dr J. G. Oakley, of Chelsia church. New York city, and wife, visited their daughter, Mrs Rev T. H. Baragwa- hath, from Wednesday until Friday last.
 Mir Pulver, of Falls Village, has charge of Capron's jewelry store in this village, while F. R. Collin is spending hls vacation at his home in Millerton.
 At the republican caucus held Mon day evening the following delegates to the several conventions were elected |: State, A. T. Roraback and G. E. De- Hart congressional, s. A. Eddy and J. N. VanDeusen senatorial, l. N. Beebe and A. B. Garfield.
 The Torrington correspondent of the Thomaston Express says:
 "W. A. Roraback is back from Canada So far as is known he did not bring back any of the American bood- lers who are sojourners in that land"
 pr J. D. Clemans and wife, and Dr 0. w. Camp, of this place, and MT A. O. Randall, of Falls Village, went to Saratoga Springs yesterday. MT E. D Lawrence, Miss Emma Lawrence, MT H. O. Barnes and Mir and Mrs s. 0. Beckley leave to-day for Saratoga Springs.
 It is rumored that last Saturday the large barn af Hon Robbins Battel, at Norfolk, was struck by lightning. Two men and eight horses in the barn l l,,,t oil horse have recovered from the shock.
 The majority of the music loving people of Canaan had recently attended the Diller concerts at Norfolk, however thirty-six attended the Diller concert al Lakeville last Friday evening. The ex. .cursion train conveyed about 75 people in all from Norfolk, East Canaan and Canaan.
 Col Adrian Terry and family, o1 Knoxville, Tenn, are visiting relatives at sThe Grove" They arrived last Friday. Mrs Terry Is daughter of the late Dr A. A. Wright, of Canaan. She has many friends here who will wei come her return to her native town and will regret that she and her estimable family cannot prolong their visit here.
 The NEWS of July 25 said: "The building which Edmund D. Lawrence donates as the future home of the Douglas library was raised yesterday It will be virtually fire proof, as the -sheathing of the frame will be faced with brick and the roof covered witt tin or iron shingles. The underpinn ing is neat and substantial and is O. bluestone from the quarries at Grea Harrington"
 Just to illustrate how items ge demoralized in "going the rounds" wt reprint the item as it appeared in the Torrington Register of August 4.
 "A fre-proof building is being erected by Edward D. Douglas il Canaan for the future home of tn, Douglas library.
 The Torrington Register has reached another milestone in it's prosperou career and last week entered on volum, XV. Its editor, H. M. White, yer, appropriately aays:
 "With the coming and going of $, many journals that like Jonah's gourt spring up only to disappear, 1t gives flavor of permanency to have reached to decade and half. We feel stil more so on account of the late addition to our plant, together with the stead, growth of subscribers"