Connecticut western news., 1889-10-23

-MIs Adeline Beckley is slowly recovering from bilious fever, at her home in New Hartford.
 A locked pouch carrying mail for the east, west and south leaves Canaan daily on the 7.21 p. m. train over the O.: N. E. & W. R. R.
 John Gibson, travelling agent for the Berkshire County Eagle, was in town last Friday. He says that the view from s. A. Eddy's orchard, on High St., surpasses any views he has seen at Lenox. He wonders why that whole hillside is not dotted with cottages.
 Mrs Maria Adam and Mrs Crane, of Bridgeport, will soon come to Canaan to spend the winter. They will board at the Warner House. "Aunt Maria" as she is affectionately called by her many friends, is 93 years of age but is remarkably we'll and active for 8 person of her years.
 The merchant who keeps his name and business constantly before the pub lie eye is bound to realize the benef- cial effects of so doing. People will feel, in one sense, acquainted with him, and his name naturally occurs to them when they need his wares. In these busy times people do not care to hunt &1,o ,ho o1a they prefer, rather, to go where their attention is called. and then if they find the goods as represented, the founda- tion of their future patronage is laid.
 -The Robert O. Tyler Post excur- sion from Hartford to Poughkeepie passed through this village Thursday with seven wen-flled cars, containing in all about $50 passengers. Seventeen car loads were expected from Hartford, but only one car was filled from that city. Hartford people have been on excursions to Boston and elswhere recently, thus causing the unexpected "fall off, of numbers to the Pough- hO0pSlO CACuIo1Ou.
 The item in the last issue of THE NEWS which stated that Captain John K. Shepard, of Norfolk, had voting record of 52 years, has called out the fact that MT Kneeland J. Munson, of Millerton, N. Y., former resident of the town of Canaan, also has good voting record. Mir Munson commenced to vote in 1881 and has voted 58 years. His first presidential vote was in 1882 and he has never since failed to vote at presidential election. He has voted 15 times for president.
 A joke often proves more annoying than was intended. It appears that someone, "just for joke" started the rumor that MT James Pierce, of Lime Rock, and Miss Grace Morgan, of West Cornwall, were recently married at Danbury. The rumor was permitted to circulate until many believed it to be true, yet those who knew the parties ought to have known it was an improb- able story, as Miss Morgan is only 16 years old while MT Pierce is very old man. The Lime Rock correspondent believed the story and in good faith he reported it to THE NEWS which also published it in good faith. Miss Morgan and MT Pierce are both indignant that the rumor was published. Their indig nation is shared by said correspondent and by the editor. Whoever was the author of the rumor should be taught better than to perpetrate that kind of joke. The Lime Rock correspondent makes what amends he can, and what more need the editor say
 -" Grandma" Brown, of Winsted, reached her Tooth birthday last Thurs day. She has always been remarkably we'll and active until recently she suffer ed slight paralytic shock and on Fri day, Oct. II, she fell out of the back door of her home and broke her collar bone. Her friends intended to cele- brate her birthday with appropriate ceremonies but the accident prevented the program being carrid out, as on her birthday she was in an unconscious condition and so feeble it was not thought she would live through the day, but the $100 in gold which had previ- ously been collected as a present for her, was taken to her house and left with the family to be given her should she regain consciousness. MT James L.. Bragg, of Canaan, Is her nephew. On her birthday MT and Mrs Bragg went to see her. Later reports state that Mrs Brown is improving and bids fair to recover.