Connecticut western news., 1889-05-29

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 MT and Mrs J. w. Peet returned Saturday from Bridgeport, where they went Thursday to see their son, George, who was suffering with rheumatism. George is improving and can now walk by the aid of a cane.
 | All the departments of the High school will be closed on Memorial day. The higher department will remain closed on Friday, as Principal Adams will attend the annual meeting of the Berkshire Teachers association at Pitts field.
 The Winsted Union of Christian Endeavor societies, embracing the soci- cities of Winsted. Winchester, Canton Center, Collinsville, Riverton, Norfolk, Canaan and East Canaan, will hold a picnic and convention at Highland lake early in June.
 pr H. A. Church, of New York, has located here and hung out his shingle at the Warner House. He is graduate of the New York Homeopathic Col lege and Hospital. Many families in Canaan and vicinity prefer homeopathic treatment and they will be glad to learn that we now have resident homeo- pathic physician.
 The Sunday Morning Call, publish ed by Messrs H. T. and W. J. Oatman, at Pittsfeld, Mass, has enlarged to a seven column quarto. The Call is worthy of the generous patronage it receives and we congratulate the Messrs Oatman on their success in field which was already we'll cultivated, but it seems there was room for newspaper with the enter prise exhibited by the Call.
 -Rich's Comedy company, who were billed to present "One Night Of" at town hall last Friday evening with an entire change of program for Saturday evening, took two nights of, did not ap- pear and sent no explanation. The ad- vance agents trunk is held here by Landlord Warner, but will be released when the company settle several bills which the agent contracted in town.
 -Elwood s. Fla, editor of the Man chester Herald, and J. H. Vaill, editor of the Winsted Herald, stopped in town about an hour last Saturday on their way to Twin Lakes. Mrs Fla desires to find boarding place near the lakes, where she can rest and fish during the summer and improve her health. These gentlemen hoped the desired boarding place could be secured and that they would prove to be heralds of Mrs Ela's arrival.
 Last Friday morning Supt. Opdyke of the H. & 0. w. railroad came here, met number of our citizens and pre- sented the railroad company's proposi- tion, accompanied by map, for abolish ing the Main street and Elm street crossings. The plans were examined by our villagers and at meeting of the Citizens Association of Canaan, held last Saturday evening it was unani- mously voted to reject the railroad company's proposition, and to instruct the selectmen to repeat their request for gates at the Main street crossing.
 Merchants should inspect their stores before leaving them at night and thus ascertain whether sneak thieves are secreted therein. The Poughkeepsie Eagle of May 25 says:
 Late Tuesday night 0 man named George Gage was caught in store at Amenia after it had been locked up for the night. He had about $3O worth of goods packed up ready to take them away. He was arrested and brought to this city on Wednesday and lodged in jail to await the action of the grand jury | on charge Of grand larceny. The union patriotic memorial ser vice at the M. B. church last Sunday evening was largely attended, every seat being occupied. David s. Cowles Post and other veterans occupied the front seats near the center aisle. The pastor, Rev T. H. Baragwanath, read the scrip ture lessons and hymns and remarked that it was only a few years since he stopped singing "God Save the Queen" !" but with all his heart he now sang "America'-the country of his adop- ton. The zeal with which he sang .sMy country 'tis of thee" was convincing proof of his sincerity. Rev Dr Eddy made fitting and importunate prayer Rev D. 0. Stone preached an appropri- ate and comprehensive sermon. His text was St Luke, vii, -"For He lov- eth our nation, and He hath built us a synagogue" Mir Stone dwelt upon the institutions which the soldiers fought for and preserved, and the value of the inheritance which the soldiers have be- queathed to us. Among the many good points brought out and good advice given was the admonition that we should obey and enforce present laws until bet ter ones were enacted; that we should be guided by Christian spirit, deter. imitation to do right rather than desire to obtain wealth or political position at the sacrifice of honor or morality; ir short, that right and justice should pre- vail instead of expediency.
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