Connecticut western news., 1889-01-16
Local News.

Joseph w. Peet has purchased the Coggswell house.
 -Wm Drum and daughter are visit ing friends in Sharon.
 It is rumored that Mrs Nelson Ham has rented the Tone house.
 Mrs John Grig2s, of New Haven, visited at Prof l.. w. Harvey's on Friday.
 Mrs J. s Corbit visited Rev W. A. Mackey and family, at Pine Plains, N. r., last week.
 Isaac N B.ebe. of East Canaan, : suffered relapse last week and. is a very sick man.
 70 BJohnson, of Newtown, formerly connected with THE NEWS, visited Caaaan friends over Sunday.
 Frederick Bronson and E. s. Roberts shipped their crops of tobacco to L. Eaton, of Kent, on Friday.
 M J. Callehau made short visit in town last week, returning to his home in Santa Clara, N. r., on Friday. Peter Hicks, fish and fruit peddler, has sold out to Charles Fuller, who took possession yesterday (Tuesday.)
 -Housatonic railroad bonds to the amount of S3,OOO. 900. bearing per cent interest. are offered for sale by New Yord bankers.
 The H. & c. W. company are repairing the approaches to their bridge over the Housatonic river 8 short distance west of this village.
 It Is rumored that building lots have been purchased by Thomas Butler and Patrick Commins on Church street extension.
 A January thaw always causes peo- pie to remark that "the backbone of winter Is broken. As yet the winter of 1S88-9 has failed to develop any back bone.
 Ground was broken last week for the cellar of the house soon to be built by John Hoag, on Church street, on the lot recently purchased by him of P. 0. Cummings.
 Senator McNeil. ex-superintendent of the H. & c. w. railroad, has been presented with valuable gold watch and chain and diamond stud, by the agents and employees of that Toad.
 Eleven years ago last evening. at l0:2O o'clock, the excursion train on the Conn Western railruad, plunged through the bridge into the Farming ton river at Tsriffville.
 Prof l.. w. Harvey was the accompsnist at the concert given in New Milford last Wednesday night. and the Gazette says that he filled the difficult part iu an acceptable manner.
 The Lee Cleaner gives the follow ing information concerning couple of former residents of Canaan
 Hiram q. Oles. of Tyringham has returned from Decatur, Ala, where he has been for several months, and has gune into the rake making business with his father. The firm now Is G. ". Oles & Son."
 Tue Mill-rtsn Telegram says:
 "Mr Fred Thoms has taken con- tract to do quite large job of mason work at Bsyunne City, N. J., and started for that place on Wednesday.
 James O'Brien, train dispatcher on the Conn. Western railroad, has accepted position as an assistant superintendent on the St Joseph and Terminal railroad with headquarters at Kansas City.
 On Friday and Saturday last, sparks from locomotive on the Housa- tonic road set fire to the grass in $. A Eddy's meadow. The last fire extended across the south end of the meadow to the river. Does anyone remember 8 like occurrence on the 11th and 18th oi January,
 "Bring in the news. An editor might RO bOIOuKu LUG StEcCt bItl hSh uuuu red people, What's the news 2 and ninety out of the lot would say, Moth ing special And yet fifty of the ninety know something, which if it is not found in the next paper will astonish them greatly and disappoint them more and perhaps make them malder than hornets. Eas Hartford Gazette.
 The item which we quoted last week from the Religious Herald about the Home Department of the Sunday schssnl in East Canaan. first appeared il the Pilgrim Teacher. We are requested to say that it was incorrect in two ol three points, especially in the state ment that only six had ever been on the roll of the main department
 The Canaan Choral Union held their first rehearsal last Monday evening Forty members were present, but z number were unable to attend. The most harmonious feeling exists among the me .nbers and before the term e1osss ssxsicG harmony will also N 11Dgnl