Connecticut western news., 1888-05-09
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1888.
Local News.

uuI hio 3SSioto1eo are painting Cummings block.
 All the stores in the village were closed Monday afternoon during the funeral of Ensign W. Peet.
 It certainly is time to be making arrangements for Memorial day. Many towns have already engaged their orator. Geo Willis Parsons and Miss Mary Parsons were home over Sunday from Hartford and Wilbraham, respectively The brick basement of the Pilgrim church was completed last Saturday and the carpenter work began cn Monday.
 Mrs Charles Day of Lakeville, was the guest of her sister, Mrs H. E.. Brown, on Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
 -If we have room next week we will publish the detailed report of the Arbor day exercises of the school in District No. ?, at Salisbury.
 The Warner House at Canaan, is to be filled with guests the coming season. applications for rooms having been sent in months ahead.-[ Bridgeport Farmer. w. D. Lawrence, formerly of East Canaan, has removed from Fully, N. Y. to Canastoto, N. Y., and engaged in the picture business with his brother, Wade.
 Mir Walsh, of West Stockbridge, has rented $. A. Eddy's tenant house next to R VanDeusen's. He is a cooper by trade, and will work for the Canaan Lime Go.
 We are indebted to Wm Ellis, of Southfield, and N. S. Stevens, of East Canaan, for excellent early potatoes for planting. We are planting them where the potato bugs won't find them.
 Walter Ferris, who has been sick with inflammatory rheumatism, in Bridgeport, for the past four weeks, is now able to pull the throttle of his engine again. New Milford Gazette.
 Prof Harvey is in Winsted at the bedside of his mother, who is critically ill and her death is hourly expected, consequently he will be unable to fulfill any of his musical engagements this week.
 MT s. c Cummings, foreman at Beatty's straw has shop, officiates at Lapham's drug store every evening, thus keeping his hand in at his original profession. He was few years ago at PIaisted's drug stole.- Norwalk Record The Canaan correspondent of the Hartford Courant writes ''Miss Rachel Dawson and Miss May Adams, sister and daughter of Mrs H. NJ. Adams, also Miss Florence Benedict, all of South Norwalk, are che guests this week of MT and Mrs Adams"
 At the republican caucus held last Saturday evening Messrs A. T. Rora- back and $. A. Eddy were elected dele gates to the state convention, and Messrs A. B. Garfield and A. P. Free man delegates to the congressional con- vention.
 Fred B. Young is recovering from the measles but he does not venture out yet. If "misery loves company Fred may get crumb of comfort from the thought that A. V. Bartholomew is having 8 tussel with the measles at Topeka, Kan, and he is 1,6OO miles from home besides
 Mir Ensign w. Peet, aged 19 years passed away from our midst last Fri day night. He was young man very much esteemed and will be sadly missed by wide circle of acquaintances The funeral was largely attended or Monday from his fathers residence the service being conducted by Rev r, w. Barnett, assisted by Rev G. M Wilkins.
 Mrs Martha W. Ferrer, the we'll known superintendent of the Working Women's Protective Union, at 19 Cin ton Place, New York city, died las Wednesday morning of pneumonia She was the sister of Mrs Ann $. Stephens, the author, and was married ln 1858 tc Don Fermin Ferrer, ex-president O Nicaragua. She was identified with tht Working Women's Protective Uuior from its establishment in 1858, and hso been its superintendent for 26 years Mrs Stephens was native of North Canaan, Conn.,, and daughter of John Wlnterbotham.
 The Syracuse sulky blow, also the Syracuse swivel ploS shown by N. s Stevens at the exhibition in this villag, last week attracted the attention O every person present. Mir Stevens frs plowed a part of the field allotted hin with the sulky blow and the remainde with the swivel blow. Each plow dit it's worK finely and recommended itself It Is claimed for the sulky plow that draws easier, even with mans weigh upon 1t, than an ordinary blow. Tn Syracuse Chilled Flow Co.,, of Syracuse NY, manufacture patented steel, irol and wood beam chilled and steel blows Syracuse single and double sulky plow swivel blows, cultivators, road scrapers hay forks and conveyers. It is hope,