Connecticut western news., 1888-06-06
Local News.


 Miss Etta Garry, of Stratford, Ct,, is visiting her cousin, MT Wm.- Waller. -Messrs Louis and John Crane, of New York, are boarding at the Warner House.
 Rev Dr Eddy occupied the pulpit of the South church at Pittsfeld on Sunday. .,
 Rev D. O. Stone will preach to the children, at the Pilgrim church next Sunday morning.
 -Workmen are enlarging the base ment of Christ church and putting in 8 new furnace or heater.
 Mrs H. D. Humphrey has been quite ill with intermittent fever, but is now able to ride out.
 Joseph w. Peet was quite ill, with bilious colic, last Friday and Saturday, but has fully recovered.
 Miss Mary Rodemeyer and Miss Emma Rodemeyer go to Bethel to-day, the latter to remain all summer.
 The seventh annual commencement exercises of the Storrs Agricultural school will be held on Friday, June 15. Tt is reported that colored child named Johnson died with scarlet fever at Clayton or Ashley Falls last Saturday or Sunday.
 The annual school meeting in dist rict No. 2 will be held at the school house Tn said district, on Saturday even- ing, June g, at g o'clock.
 The New Hartford Tribune says i: "Mrs Alkaline Beckley is convalescing from her recent severe illness, and is now able to walk out doors."
 IN. P. Loomis, recently clerk of the Warner House. has gone into the egg business at Falls Village. He has al- ready bought 200 Brown Leghorn hens and wants to buy 500 more.
 -Wethersaeld farmers, it is said, will raise much less tobacc this year than heretofore. Low prices for the past few years have disgruntled raisers of the weed.
 We would call the attention of everybody to the fact that we are thoroughly equipped with new type, presses, etc., to do all kinds of Job Printing in the best possible manner, and at reasonable prices.
 The Right Rev Bishop Williamsswin preach and administer Confirmation in Christ church on Friday afternoon, June 9th. The service will be held at o'clock.
 Last Friday there were eight cases of measles at the temporary home, but the patients are all doing well, and at this writing (Tuesday afternoon) no new cases are reported.
 Last Wednesday the Norfolk base ball nine warmed the Canaan nine on the latter's own field by score of 28 te IA. The Canaan nine will play the ShsfReld nine on Friday at Sheffield.
 The reserved seat tickets for the Julian Comedy Co.'S entertainment are now on sale at the post-ofice. Some choice seats have already been taken. Buy early and avoid disappointment in your preferences.
 Passengers going to West Winsted should remember that the last train fo, there now leaves Canaan at $40 p. m. or and hour and 20 minutes earlier thar formerly. The last train for Millerto1 leaves Canaan at $40 p. m.; however this is an additional train, as the 6. 40 I m train is continued as formerly.
 The musical and dramatic entertain ment given at town hall on Tuesds. evening of last week by the Adelph debsting society of Norfolk, assisted b. Samuel J. Bland, the famous harmonic' soloist, was worthy of 8 larger audience Many were unaware that the entertain mept was to be given. Such an enter tanment ought to have been judicious ly advertised.
 -Charles Lees great railroad show exhibited here Monday afternoon an' evening. They are quiet, law-abidin company, and gave good show for tn money. but owing to the prevalence scarlet fever, measles, humps an whooping cough in this village tn attendance was not as large as it other wise would have been.
 -G. w. Scoville, funeral direc to and embalmer, Norfolk, Conn.,, has jus added the small sizes of caskets to hi stock and is now prepared to fill hurr orders, ss he can quickly trim the ca! ksts in any style desired. A call b telephone will be answered in person a soon as he can reach there. He say fiat those who wish his services ca cave time and trouble by using the wir His telephone call is "Norfolk dru store" Prof s. A. Weaver, of New Har - ford, who has of late been teachir singing in the public schools and
 private classes m Torrington, is repo
 ted as intending to make that place b
 residence. MT Weaver has been ve
 sueosssful in his professional work
 Winstod HsEald.