Connecticut western news., 1889-02-20
Local News.

visited John Beckley from Friday until Tuesday.
 Albert Bullard ventured out yester- day for the first time since his three weeks illness.
 Miss Abbie Kellogg, of Falls Village, visited Canaan friends last Wednesday.
 Miss Edith Oakley. of New York city. is visiting her sister. Mrs Rev T. H. Baragwsnath.
 Mrs P. c. Cummings does not seem to gain strength and she is still con- fined to her bed.
 Mir s. A. E ldy attended the SUD- per given by his college class in New York on Friday evening.
 Mrs Archie Evans and daughter and Miss Meta R,demeyer arrived from Bethel yesterday.
 Seven or eight members of D 5 Cowles Post attended the G. A R.. encampment at Winsted last week.
 Eight members of the Lime R ,ck Choral Union attended the meeting of the Canaan Choral Union last Monday evening. -Allspice is said to be 8 sovereign remedy for croup. as it cuts the phlegm almost instantly, and gives free breath ing.
 Rev D. O. Stones vacation ends this week, and next Sunday he will occupy his pulpit at the Pilgrim church.
 There are now 26 children at the County Home. Mrs Julia Capron IS assisting the mstron, Miss Roys, ip caring for them.
 -Eggleston Brothers received 8 car load of 2l horses the 24th of January, and as early as last Saturday they had sold all but four of them.
 Miss Anna Rudge went to Brook lyn. N, r.. yesterday to visit her sister, Mrs Wm. Douglass. She expects to be absent about three weeks.
 -Dr B. o. Gidman, of Bristol, visited friends in town last Wednesday and Thursday, then proceeded on his business trip to Philmont, N. Y.
 -Dr F. P. Whittlesey, of Ct Barring. ton, expects to start to-day on trip to Jamaica, w. l., for the benefit of his health. His brother, David Whittl-sey, will accompany him as far as New York and if necessary will make the entire trip with him.
 MT Henry Chspin, of Lakeville and hls daughter, Mrs Boughton, of Brooklyn, are spending some time very pleasantly at Hickory, N. c. They are at Hickory I'm, very nice hotel kept by man who was formerly con nected with tue Berkshire house, a Great Harrington.
 The interesting lecture delivered b, Rev DrJ G. Oakley. of New York, a the NJ E. church on Wednesday even ing showed that it was the product o careful observation and preparation All present felt that they had spent profitable and enjoyable evening Owe two-hundred tickets were sold.
 Last weeks Rockville Journal says
 "Andrew F. Gates. of Lebanon, tn, talentei young lawyer the Journal has the pleasure of supporting for assi>tan Clerk of the present House, makes model Clerk. He has an admirable voice The same can be said of Clerk Ssmue A. Eddy, of Canaan Mir E,ldy, by tn, way, is an intimate friend of H. NJ Adams, who we learn Is meeting witt tlattering success as teacher a Canaan"
 Rev H B. Mead of Falls Village has recently preached an excellent serie of practical sermons in the Pilgrim church. Last Sunday morning hi sermon WAS an exceptionally grand ano comprehensive one. and his hearers ar remarking to each other, "wnat capital sermon that was." and some sa, it wac the best sermon they ever heard That sermon ought to be published ant circulated throughout the whole world His text was Matthew 10-7, "And a ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom o heaven is at hand"
 The chicken pie supper given b. the V. l. A. in the town hall on Frida, evening, was we'll patronized and mucl enjoyed. St Valentines post office wa found to contain many precious missive and by the efficient management of tn post mistresses, Misses Sarah Eddy ans Ila Freeman, all reached their desti nations without any delay. Music wa . prominent feature of the evening instrumental selections were rendere, by Prof. l.. w. Harvey and Miss Ad Strong, and W. Fl. Camp and wifi played piano and violin duetts. Vocs duets were sung by Mrs 0. W Caml and Prof Harvey, Mrs 0. w. Camp an Mrs J. A. Bierce, Jr.. and Misses All Strong and Lucy Smith. An elsborat supper was served, and the menu card were in appropriate design. The gros receipts amounted to nearly sevent