Connecticut western news., 1888-09-12
Local News.

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 HI. D. Humphrey has purchased a "Facile" bicycle.
 Mrs Levi W. Beckley returned from Chicago last week.
 -G. B. Gardner, of Coxsackie, N. '. was in town over Sunday.
 Remember the Julians at town hall next week. Three nights only.
 Mir George Lawrence, of Pough- keepsie, is visiting friends in town.
 Mrs Charles Maybee, of Danbury, is boarding at Mrs H. E. Browns.
 Mrs. s. A. Cogswell, of Kent, was a guest at Dr. Clemans' over Sunday. Mrs Bowen and daughter, of Jersey City, N. J.. are visiting at Dr Eddy's.
 Miss Fanny James is visiting her sister, Mrs W. l.. Dickinson, at Harwin- ton.
 A F. Rood and wife have com menced housekeeping i9 the rooms over the depot.
 MT Newton Reed, of Amenia Union, N. Y. expects to visit old friends in Canaan this week.
 Mrs StJohn who resides in Florida, not far from Jacksonville, is visiting Mrs O. R. Camp
 Mrs Adeline Beckley visited friends here from Friday until Monday on her return from Kent to New Hartford.
 Miss Minnie Spaulding has entered upon her second year of study in the State Normal school. at New Britain.
 Monday evening, Sept. 17th, that beautiful drama, "Irish Hearts," will be presented by the Julian Comedy Go. It IS reported that the farm build ings on the Merrifeld place on Brush Hill in Sheffield were burned last Fri day.
 R. R. Whiting, of Brooklyn visited friends in this place and Canaan Valley last week, from Tuesday until Thurs day.
 Rev Samuel F. Adam, of North Glastonbury, assisted Rev F. w. Barnett in the services at Christ church last Sunday
 Mrs. Wm. E. Barnett and son, of New Haven, and Miss Blackman, of Newtown, are visiting at Rev. F. w.. Barnett's.
 The Misses Carrie and Eagenia Wood, of Clinton, are boarding at the Warner House. They arrived last We'd nesday.
 Rev. Charles Wings family of Brooklyn, N. '. who have been board ing at the Warner House several weeks, went home yesterday.
 Prof l.. W. Harvey has gone to Boston to continue his studies in music. He will resume teaching in Canaan and vicinity on or about Nov. 25.
 September was 'tBlack Friday for farmers and garden owners in this vicinity as Jack Frost foreclosed OF corn, buckwheat, vegetables, fruits and flowers.
 Miss s. w. Adam and Miss A. O. B. Dunning returned Monday from tho seashore near New Bedford, Mass, where they have been sojourning since August 2Oth.
 The young man who expressed { wish to read something that would improve himself inside and out was sent copy of the Springfield, Mass, Good Housekeeping.
 Rev Hiram Eddy D D has taker the stump, for protection to American industries, and addressed large ani enthusiastic audience at the town hal in Norfolk last Monday evening.
 There is saying in Sweden, yol know, that many things will happeI when the pigs begin to fly. Merchant who do not advertise will have rush ing trade "when the pigs begin to fly.
 The fourth annual fair of the Easterl Dutchess Agricultural Park Associa tion held last week at Amenia N. ' eclipsed all former exhibitions of tha association, and it was success il every department
 The 18th annual fair of the Berk shire Agricultural Society at Pittsiel, Mass, opened yesterday (Tuesday) an' closes Thursday evening. The exhibi ton promises to be the largest and bes the society ever held.
 It IS hoped that the large sig "' CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS" recent ly painted by Charles Gillette an, Gestored to its proper place on the eas 5 sside of Cummings block, will enabl delinquent subscribers to find ou ,sanctum.
 The peach and ice cream festiva held at V. I. A. hall on Friday evenin by the young people of the Pilgrir church proved an enjoyable affair. Tn art gallery attracted many visitors, an rare works of art were exhibited. Tn proceeds amounted to S25.
 -One of the clergy present at tn Pilgrim church dedication stated that was the first neac Congregational churc that had been dedicated in Connecticr within 20 years. He might have mear church instead of chapel, and he prol