Connecticut western news., 1888-07-04
Congressman Granger arrived home from Washington last Thursday evening
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-COngresSman Granger arrlved nome from Washington last Thursday evening
 Frank VanDeusen arrived home from Chicago on Tuesday of last week.
 Superintendent Lyon warns boys and others who jump on Housatonic trains to catch ride that they will be prosecuted if they persist in it.
 Prof Harvey was pleasantly remem- bered last week by the Lime Rock glee club, who presented him with hand some onyx ring with his monogram engraved on it.
 The thunder shower last Saturday evening came just in time to put wet blanket on the republican ratification meeting, and the meeting was indeini- tely postponed.
 The prohibitionists of Litchfeld county have placed chip on their shoulder and they dare the republicans and democrats of said county to knock it off. See B. F. Kidder's challenge in another column.
 Il. B. Watson, of Rochester, N. Y., was guest at s. w. Barnes over Sun- day. MT Watson is largely interested in sheep raising and has 10000 sheep on ranche in Utah.
 Charles Boinay, the leading spirit of the Ingraham robbery, was senten- ced on two indictments for robbery and burglary, at Hudson, last week, to eleven years and four months imprison- ment in Dannemora state prison, and has been taken there.-I Amenia Times.
 To-day, July 4, the Housatonic railroad company will run two special observation trains of 20 cars each, to Bridgeport, one of them from New Milford and the other from Danbury. They are to be flat cars roofed over with canvas and gaily decorated.
 Rev B. F. Kidder, of Litchfeld, will give his lecture entitled "The Coming Struggle, in town hall, Canaan Friday evening, July 9th. Admission free. Let all fair-minded people attend. A special invitation is extended to the ladies.
 A. T. Roraback, delegate to the Chicago convention, arrived home at 3 p. m. last Wednesday. The same even- ing between 30 and 40 of his townsmen paid him an informal visit, and he gave them an interesting report of the Chica- go convention. Frank VanDeusen, who had been visitor or spectator at said convention, also gave his version of the proceedings at Chicago.
 w. B. Hall & Co.,, of Bridgeport, have always led the retail trade as caterers to the true wants of shoppers. These always seek something new and novel, and, as rule, in patronizing the Messrs Hall, have rarely been disap- pointed. For the summer of 1888 this firm, through large importations and by purchase in home markets, supplied themselves with what they deemed g stock adequate to the seasons demands. A wet May emphasized this, but the early June rush made it evident that more goods could be handled. At this juncture rumor from Boston caused Mir Hall himself to visit that city, and there he bought for spot cash $3O, 900 slice of bankrupt dry goods stock, nearly the whole of which was imported, and it arrived in the Park City almost as soon as he did. The volume was great, and where to put it and still make 8 good show was prob lem, as the store was already full. A moments thought convinced him that, like the loaded horse car, which always has room for one more, the store could be made to fit requirements, and at this moment display almost double that of the regular, is being offered by the clerks, who doubtless will make a large size hole in it by the middle of July. So varied are the items in this contingent that even attempted descr1p- ton fails.