Connecticut western news., 1889-01-23
Local News.

Local News.
 James Drake will soon erect house on Church street.
 Frank Hitchcock has purchased the Robert VanDeusen place.
 Rev Dr Eldy lectured in Cornwall last Thurs ay night.
 Miss Mabel Sparkling returned Monday from visit at Winsted.
 -Foster Silvernale and family visited frien,is in Lime Rock over Sunday.
 -J. W. Peet was confined tn the house by illness few days last week. Mfr and Mrs s c. B.ckley visited friends iu New Hartford over Sunday Rev 5 F. Adam, of North Glaston- bury, called on Canaan friends last week.
 - Rev H. B. Mead, of Falls Village, ofRciated at the Pilgrim church last Sunday.
 -Dr D. Clemans and wife spent a few days in Brooklyn last week, visiting his mother.
 -S. W. Barnes was away last week on business trip to various cities in the state.
 Mir and Mrs Henry A Smith, of East Canaan, returned Monday from 10 days visit at New Haven.
 Miss Mary Greene, who has been confined to the house for the past two weeks is able to be out again.
 Charles Moore and M .ster Sam Camp left for Washington, D. O.. on Monday to spend a week sightseeing. Thomas Butler, of East Canaan. has purchased building lot on Rail- road street, and will commence im- mediately to erect house.
 The funeral of Mir Isaac N. Beebe will be attended at his late residence in East Canaan this Wednesday, after noon ct 2 o'clock. Burial at Norfolk.
 We would jocosely remark that H. M. Stanley, the African Explorer, has been heard from later than our regular correspondent at East Canaan has.
 w. L. Brown enjoyed short vacation last week, visiting Po'keepsie and New York, returning via of B'port, where he spent short time with friends.
 Cards have been issued announcing the marriage of Mir Charles B. Johnson and Miss Alma Camp, in Trinity church at Newtown on Thursday, Jan 3l, at 4p. n.
 The Lenten season Of 1889 will begin later than usual, Ash Wednesday being March 9th; first Sunday in Lent. March 10th; Palm Sunday. April l4th; Good Friday, April 18th; Easter Sunday, April 2lst.
 We notice in some of our exchanges the following item, which will be of interest to old soldiers: The pension bureau has issu-d circular, requesting name, age, place of residence, date of enlistment and various other particulars, with regard to all old soldiers: also, special information in regard to all who underwent Imprisonment.
 The 4:5O train from Bridgeport on Thursday evening ran so very fast after leaving Newtown that some of the passengers were much alarmed. The drawing room car swaved SO much as il entered the tunnel, that the top struck rock which splintered the side of the car for several feet. The train barely escaped serious accident. Mil ford Gazette.
 Last Wednesday night the eclipse was eclipsed by heavy rain followed on Thursday morning with beautiful rainbow in the north, visible for aI hour. but Thursday evening was | lovely moonlight evening, and thus i appears that the weather on the 17th O January eclipsed all former efforts.
 Our attention has been called to al artlcle published in the CONN MISTER. NEws . week or two ago regarding young man who attended sociable ant neglected to contribute to it's funds. { report of this nature cannot help bu carry with it that which is not par ticularly pleasing to any young man and we are requested to state that mistake has beeu made. The persol peserred to paid his dues the same as al the resk-lSharon correspondence il Amenia Times.
 Whenever correspondent makes nisfake like the one mentioned in tn eoragoing item it becomes his duty t eosrsct it, but the NEWS correspondent vho is charged with making sai 1n3nlaks haa resigned and @ his succso zlaf noe fsel called upon to mention tn
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