Connecticut western news., 1888-10-24
Local News.

ing friends in town.
 Miss Anna Shields has returned from the Adirondscks.
 F. B. Young, assistant foreman of the Danbury News, is home for ten days vacation.
 The frame of Thomas Llnsky's new house, corner of Reed and Gillette Sts., was raised last week.
 Mrs Dr Geo Adam is in Atlanta, Ga, at the bedside of her neice, Mrs H. O. Hammond, who is very i'll.
 President Stevenson expects that the Derby Railroad extension will be ready for traffic on or about November 1st.
 Rev Dr Eddy addressed the Hartford Harrison Veterans of 184O at their regu- lar weekly meeting held in that city on Thursday last.
 Mrs Sarah l.. Branch, widow of w. B. Branch, of Waterloo, N. Y., visited her mother-in-law, Mrs Jane W. Branch, last week.
 Frederick Lawrence is in very poor health and is confined to his bed most of the time. His son, Frederick s. who lives in New York, visited him over Sunday.
 The excursion of the NJ. E. society to Hartford on Wednesday of last week was well patronized, 7S tickets being sold at this atation, 31 at East Canaan and 36 at Norfolk.
 -Messrs E. s. Roberts and B. J. Prescott were delegates from this town to the Democratic senatorial convention held at New Milford on Wednesday the l7th inst.
 -Cochrane Brothers will sell 20 far row COWS, springers, yearling heifers, yearling bulls and other live stock at auction, at West Cornwall, on Monday, Oct 18th. See large postert.
 Don't forget that Maj z. K. Pang born, of Jersey City, N. J., speaks in town hall this Wednesday, evening. The Harrison and Morton glee club will be present and sing campaign songs.
 Sectionman Goodwin and his corps of men took up the old blanks at tine Main street crossing of the Housatonic road on Thursday and substituted new and substantial timbers ln their places.
 The Democratic senatorial conven- ton for the 18th district, held at New Milford on Wednesday Oct 17th, nomi- mated Isaac N. Bartram, of Sharon. B. s. Roberts, of this town was chosen chairman of the convention
 MT and Mrs J. H. Hale, of Glas- tonbury, called on s. A. Eddy last Fri day while on their way to West Corn wall where they visited the Hon T. s. Gold. Mir Hale IS Master of the State Grange.
 The musical committee of the M. E. church in Winsted are endeavorine to engage Prof l.. W. Harvey, of Salis- bury as organist, and leader of the choir in their church. Prof Harvey began his career as organist in that church some ten or twelve years since.
 We are,glad to see that Dr H. L.. Ross, successor to Dr J. D. Clemens, is being favored with sufficient patron age to guarantee his becoming a resi- dent dentist and that hls work shows he is frst-class workman. Doctor, we wish you success.
 George J. Lawrence, of Albion, N. r., visited friends in town from Tues day until Saturday. He is son of the late William Lawrence, of Albion, N. r.. and nephew of Frederick and Lor- enzo Lawrence of this place. He had not been in Canaan for forty-six years.
 D. l.. Freeman and wife attended the Randall Potter wedding which oc- cured in St Johns church, New Mil ford on Wednesday, the 17 inst. The bride, Miss Mary Potter, was niece of MT Freeman, and the groom, Mir H. Leroy Randall, was nephew of Mrs o. R. Camp of this place.
 John Rodemeyer, of the Norwalk Record, and John Wade, of the Hour, have agreed as follows: If Harrison is elected Rodemeyer is to cut off his mustache and goatee, and If Cleveland is elected Wade is to shave his large mustache of. Neither of the two will be obliged to undergo any great burden of self-sacrifce.- Bridgeport Post.
 Rev Robert Hunt, formerly of the Methodist church here, is the owner of Florida orange grove, and two sons are in that state interested in orange raising. The wave of yellow fever surged round them and they have been so iso- lated as to actually suffer for the neees- sities of life, but communication has been opened with them and supplies sent.-[Lee cor Pittsfeld Sun.
 The article, "The Little Derby found elsewhere, shows that THE NEWS was efficiently represented last We'd nesday ct the driving of the silver spike which marked the completion of the ex- tention of the New Haven and Derby railroad, which has become part of the Housatonic system. It was inconvenient for the editor to attend, but Mir s. A. Eddy very kindly compiled with our request to represent I'm NEws