Connecticut western news., 1888-04-04
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1888.
Local News.
-Marth c-ent out like a lamb.

-OM ;Sre Aalll cOTTeSpollttrue eCiio a hen story iustesa of fish story.
 Henry Gonx, late of Ore Hill, will work for James Reel the coming year.
 Miss Anna Ru.lge has moved from D.G Bragg's to Mrs Adelaide Watson's
 -a rry Sedgwick ani family, who hAve spent the wi lter here. returned 4o Corp~all Hollow last week.
 -Gau4i-men with blushine peaks win be pleased 10 learn ,ha royal purple h to be a fashionable Color this spring
 Jason Fenn has been appointed general ticket agent of the Honsatonic
 rsilro~d com pany, vice Henry D. Averill.
 resigned.
 We expect 2 grist of mercantile
 advertisements next week. ss@d we must request our correspondents to condense their epistles.
 .-Messrs A. T. Roraback and s. A. Eao.v attended the meeting of the repab. ican state central committee at Hart6r.l last Thursday.
 A ss,ecial meeting of Housatonic lodge Ne. 60, F. & A. NJ. has been called for Saturday evening, April 7th Every member is urged to attend.
 Appropriate and impressive Easter services were heii in Christ church. and an elaborate musical program was rendered. The choir were assisted by Prof Howari Smith, of Colebrook.
 -F. B. Young, who has been foreman of the New Hartford Tribune since March B, 1885. has r.sigDed his posi- kion and at present is at his home in .this village, taking a we'll earned nest.
 Navigation was resumed ea the Cmaecticnt river last Saturday. Tbe sux A. M. Smith reached Hartford Fri asy eusening. after being two days Tn fouc,ng .s passageway from Saybrook.
 WeahaA not attempt to describe the Easter .decoxations, suffice to say. there was . prqfusion of choice flowers In each church and the sermons and the exercises were in harmony with the ooeaaian, and there vas a large atten- dance.
 The Pink Tea" to be s;yen by the Y. l.. NJ. c. in V. l. A. hall this Wed. evening. will be ready at six o'clock. Duringi the evening seiectione from "Mother Goose" will be Riven. Adaaiss- ion 10 cts Sapper 35 cts.
 Geo. B .nedict has moved to his recent purchase. the Moore farm, and Geo. s. Williams wilt movo into the hause vacated by MT B,nedict. .Wm. Smith will move from F. A. Peet's lhouse to J. l.. Bagg's house.
 Theodore Watson and family, of -Nse Milford, Mir and Mrs Clarence WrooAsn. of Br,okieli, MT and Mrs mow.re Smith, of Colebrook, Mir San alsrs, of Kersey City, N. J., Geo. C.. Hset and N. sCommins, of Bridgeport, m q M. lCailsis&p. of Santa Clara, N. Y {, wer q in town over Sunday.
 -,Dr Gidran vas disappointed in rentin q . house .st Bristol as early as he expect ed, and in cSssequexce he will not lea ve Csnaan unt7 . week or two hence. He has sold h;s Uilack ih<rse to Cephas Roberts, of New @suofs', 'ssi has sold his new Victor Impr, ~ea eaes- cle to Rev D. c. Stone.
 The farmers are manifesting ~'te an interest in the second annual ca, We exhibition and sale to be hel.l at Canaa, May 1st. and the present indications are that the exhibition will be unsurpassed in variety ana extent and that large amount of live stock, farming imple- ments, wagons. harness and other personal property will be offered tor sale.
 Geo E Blackham, M D., of Dun- kirk, N. Y.. says good roa.ls are a blessing and poor roads curse to any community. With better roads the farmer can get his produce to market with less expenditure of time sni horse power. the msrchsnt can deliver his goods mora promptly and easily and communication between neighborhoods can be much facilitated.
 The Lay El-ctorisl Conference of the New York Conference elected John D Slaybock. of New York city and the Hon A. NJ. Cud, of Sharon, Ct, as their delegates to the General Confer ence of the NJ. E. church, which meets ct New York city in May J.M King, ID. D, Geo. s. Hare, Chaplain c. c. McCabe and Frank B .lcher are among the ministerial delegates
 At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the North Canaan Water Co. Monday evening 1t was decided to Lay two inch pipe through Gralits Ave, and sink it below frost. The following officers were elected Directors, Luman Foote, J W Peet, 5 A B .nnett, J B Har,lenbergh. Samuel A Elly presi- dent, Luman Foote treasurer. J w Peet secretary. Samnel A Eldy Samuel A Bennett
 The young people of Pilgrim church organized . Young People's Society of Christian Ende~vor last Thur.iAy evening. Sunday evening 5 the following o6icen vera elected {: ! Pssailsut. S.murl X Ehly vies-prs~ r @114 1n 4innis F Rslsse , e1onn