Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
Local News.

Miss Mabelle Watson attends the Robbins school at Norfolk.
 Miss Fanny Bailey, of Jamestown, N. Y, is making visit at Rev Hiram Eddy's.
 -E. Irving Stone, of Bridgeport, visited his brother, Rev D. O. Stone, over Sunday.
 Chicken theives are operating in Ashley Falls. Fred Parsons lost sixteen last week.
 John Reed is to erect house on Reed street, the cellar walls of which are now being built.
 Very few tickets were sold at this station yesterday for the Dutchess County Fair at Poughkeepsie.
 If any body has vacant house to rent advertise it in the NEWS, as many are looking for house to occupy.
 Mrs Whiting Kellogg, of Falls Vl- lage, who has been quite feeble for some time, is very low, and not expected to live.
 Miss Isabel Church, of New York city, visited her brother, Dr H. A. Church. in this village, from Saturday till Tuesday.
 Edward Merchant now tends the signal and acts as janitor at Union depot, in place of J. W. VanDeusen, who has resigned.
 Rev D. O. Stone is giving course of lectures on the Christian church, beginning with the First Century" at Pilgrim church, Sunday evenings.
 The c. N. E. & w. sell tickets to Poughkeepsie, including admission to the Duchess County Fair, from Canaan for $1. 90 on Sept "A, 25, 26, 27, 1889.
 The Canaan Choral society will hold their first rehearsal Monday eyen- ing at 7.3O. Not having decided upon 8 room, the rehearsal will be held at D. l.. Peirce's.
 The magazine, "Our Little Ones, '" which is published especially for the little folk, comes in as bright and attrac- tive dress as ever, and into homes where it has once been taken its absence would be greatly felt.
 The work is in progress, of finish ing the laying of two inch water pipes on Prospect street. William Sheilds IS managing the work of tearing up the old pipes, and deepening the trench for the new ones.
 Wedding invitations are out amour cing the marriage of Miss Mary o. Benjamin and George F. Owen, at Christ church, Wednesday, October 2d, at 11:3O a. m. They will. reside al West Colorado Springs, Col.
 We were favored on Wednesday morning of last week with bouquet ol pear blossoms, which were picked by Mrs Mabel E. Frisbie, of North Kent They are quite curiosity as bushel of pears were picked from the same tree two weeks before.
 We received a proof sheet of z paper read by N. w. Kennedy, of the Putnum Standard, at the meeting o1 the Conn. Weekly Press Association a Highland lake, Winsted, on Monday Sept 16, 1889. It is very interesting paper, in defense of foreign advertising We notice that some of the Connection papers have published it, but it is tt lengthy to find space in our columns.
 Rev A. w. Holt, of Boston, ant Prof W. D. Franklin and J. W. Smith Continental vocalists, will hold a Gospe .tamnerance meeting Sunday -aHaniae Sept 29, in one of the churches il Canaan, probably the M. B. church Also on Monday evening, in the Towl hall, in behalf of the pending constitu tional amendment for prohibition These gentlemen have canvassed Litch field county and have had success everywhere. They ought to have larg' audiences here.
 MT Roswell Day, of East Canaan died on Friday, Sept. 18th, after al illness of short duration, at his resi- dence in that place, aged 86 years. H was father of Mrs J. A. Underwood, 0 this village. Little over 8 year ago h walked from his home and attende, service at the M. B. church and thel walked back, 8 distance of about si miles. His funeral was held on Sunda the 18th inst, Rev T. H. Baragwanatl officiating.
 Pullman cars running betwee, Hartford and Campbell Hall at presen are generally not very we'll understood and we call attention to the followinl rates that have been established b that company
 Hartford to Canaan, 25cts.
 Canaan to Poughkeepsie, 25cts.
 Canaan to Campbell Hall, 5Octs.
 Hartford to Winsted, Canaan an Boston Corners. 25cts.
 Haxtford to PoughkeepGe. 50cts.
 HaxtSoed to Canpbel HaD, 75cts.