Connecticut western news., 1889-02-27
Local News.

Judge Roraback is in Hartforl this week.
 More music on West Main St see birth column.
 Mrs Dr. Grorge Adam returned from New York last week.
 A heavy cold kept Col Har,len- bergh in doors from Thursday until Tuesday.
 Mir Whitcombe, a theological student, ufficia,ted at Christ church last Sunday.
 Irving B ,rnes has been home for a visit, and returns to day to his medical studies in New Y'rk.
 Rev w. A. Mackey, of Pine Plains. N. Y, was iu town Monday afternoon. but had tune to make only few calls. Congressman Granger and Misses K tie and Carrie Granger arrived home from Washington on Wednesday even ing.
 Rev F. w. Barnett has b zen quite ill with cold and fever since last Wednesday and has barely escaped the pneumonia.
 Elisha D. Benedict, who came home from Kansas City, Mo, to attend the funeral of his sister, has decided to remain in Canaan.
 -Rem-ml4r that the NEWS office is the place to get all kinds of Job Print ing. such as billhea.ls, notellea,ls. state ments, envelopes, posters, dodgsr~. etc. Ray Dr. El,ly. commander of D,vil 8. Cnwles Post, was app 'inted State chaplain for the en sning year at the encampment held at Winst.sl recently. The mason work on the cellar fnr Thomas Buffers new house on Rail- road street was completed Monday and the frame of the house will be raised this week.
 The parishinners and friends of Rev Robert Hunt, of Pswling. N. Y, male him donation visit recently, and presented him with one hundred and sixty-two dollars.
 Mir Edwin D Strong having recently left Hot Springs, N, O., is at Knoxville. T-nn., and is rapidly improving in health. Mrs Strong is still at Doyles- town. Pa Berkshire Courier.
 Rev D. c. Stone returned Saturday evening from Boston where he passed his vacation. Sunday morning and evening he preached excellent sermons without using manuscript or notes.
 We are indebted to Commissioners Samuel NJ. Hotchkiss, for a copy of the fourth annual report of the bureau nf labor statistics of the state of Connecti cut, tor the year ending Nov 30. 1SSS.
 Mrs Hattie L. Hubbard, daughter of the late Hnry Dunn. who has beer, perfecting herself in the dress making art in Pittsi-li, Mass, under very competent instructress, will soon locate in some place in the Hnusatonic valley
 The Citizens Association of Canaan was formed just in time to welcome the Massachusetts Central railrna.l to this village. Look ont for the engine when the bell rings" See New Marl- boro correspondence.
 Work on the basement for J. H. Drake's new house on Church street Is progressing. Mir D ak-'s fath-r-in-law, Joel Smith, of Philmont, has comple- ted the stone work, and Frederick Thoms, of Millerton, is doing the brick work.
 -Fite of Mrs Maria Knickerbocker's children were present st her funeral, viz. E twin, Frederick, Robert. Mrs White anal Mrs Watson. James and George, who live at Springfield. H., and Karson City, Mich., respectively, were unable 10 attend.
 Mir and Mrs R. R Smith an.i daughter, Hsllie, of New Hartford, start tomorrow for -Aiken--S O.. where Mrs Smith and halIie expect to remain during the months of March and April at the Highland Park H"tel. the land lord of which Is Mir B. F. Chatfield Mrs Smiths health is snch that g change of climate seems advisable.
 -Capricious weather-mud on Fri day afternoon, but mercury below Zero Saturday morning, then cloudy followed by sunshine. but mercury lowering near Zero with a regular March wind prevailing. This reminas us o the remark once made by Norfolk man. H. said he had for many year, observed that if he lived through tho month of March, he lived through tht rest of the year.
 The Housatonic Railroad Co.,, are selling excursion tickets to Washington D. O., good going from Feb 25th tt March 2, inclusive, and to return or any regular train leaving Washington on or before March 7th. Fare iron Pittsdeld to Falls Village incluSiY, SlO25 Slight reductions from thi price are made at Cornwall Bri.lge ant aonaions fuEths9 south