Connecticut western news., 1889-05-15
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1889
Local News.
Let us have the secret ballot.

are to build new depot at Shefheld.
 -J. s. Mundry arrived last week from St Augustine, Fla, and will spend the summer in this vicinity.
 Mrs J. A. Underwood has been very ill the past two weeks with pneu- monia and heart failure, but is gradually improving.
 MT S. S. Robbins, of Lakeville, has been quite i'll for 10 days, but is improv- ing and sits up over an hour at time in the morning and evening.
 Col Hardenbergh represented Hous- atomic lodge No. 61 F. & A. M. at the special meeting of the Grand Lodge held in Hartford last Wednesday.
 Mrs z. T. Adams, having sold her place in West Norfolk, will break up housekeeping At present she is visit ing at Naugatuck.-[NorfolkTow Tower.
 -Wm. Bennett's dog involved its owner in serious quarrel with neigh bors last Saturday. The dog has since been killed to avoid further trouble.
 Pine Grove camp meeting will open August 18th and continue one week. Rev Dr A. K. Sanford, of Peeks- AlI, N. r., will attend to the renting of tAe cottages.
 The exercises of Memorial day will be held in the town hall. The arrange ments are not yet complete but the programme will be published in the next issue of THE NEWS.
 Tt IS said that the largest locomo- tive in New England is being construc- ted for the Connecticut Western road, and will be run over the road as soon as the bridges are strengthened.
 The engagement of Geo O. Peet. of the firm of Ferguson & Peet and Miss Julie Crissey Sumner, daughter of Col s. B. Sumner, of this city, is nnounced.-[Bridgeport Farmer.
 The Massachusetts senate on We'd nesday passed to be engrossed the bill authorizing the Hartford & Connecti- cut Western railroad to extend its road from Tariffville to Springfield, Mass.
 Fellowship meetings will be held as follows At West Cornwall chapel Thursday evening, May 16. At Falls Village church, Wednesday evening, May 22. At Canaan Pilgrim church, Friday evening, May 31.
 The mercury indicated from 90 to 9S degrees in the shade four days last week but the thunder shower on Fri day afternoon cooled the atmosphere without damaging crops or buildings to any extent.
 Arthur w. Freeman and sister, Lena, leave to-day for Griggsville, Ill.,, where Lena will spend the summer. This is Arthur's first visit to the west since he left there 15 years ago, but business will prevent his making long visit there.
 We cannot in this issue report the Canaan Choral Union concert as THE NEWS forms are closed before the con- cert begins, but will state that as early as o'clock Tuesday afternoon 1O4 reserved seat tickets had been sold,
 A concrete walk is being built on the west side of Prospect street, from A. A. Hubbard's premises to Main St. The money required to make this improvement was raised by subscrip- ton and the contract for building the walk was awarded to J. N. VanDeusen "A Moravian Easter," described else where, is just what our special cores pondent, Roster" saw and took part in on Sunday, April 21. The article does not lose its interest notwithstand- ing we have been obliged to defer it until this issue.
 -Junius Rhoades has purchased 8 handsome sorrel horse from Charles Clark, of Salisbury. The old horse named "Deacon," which for many years was faithful servant to the late Frederick Watson, has found anothes good home at s. A. Bennett's.
 Major General John Sedgwick died 25 years ago last Thursday, but his soul goes marching on. Tears moisten the eyes of his comrades whenever they mention the name of their brave and dear old commander, whom they loving ly call "Uncle John."
 Rev D. 0. Stone has completed his third term of study at the Monroe School of Oratory in Boston, but he intends to continue his studies there at the opening of the fall term. Last Friday evening he entertained an audi .ence of about 50 persons, in the lecture room of the Pilgrim church, by giving B description or complication of the physical and vocal exercises taught at said school A class is being formed here for instruction and practice in said exercises. Those wishing to join the class will please notify Mir Stone with out delay.
 The rain fell in torrents and the mud was ancle deep the 17th of last December when Rev B. F. Atwood delivered his illustrated historical lec- ture in this village. The audience was very limited but it was delighted with the lecture, but the Village Improve nent society lost S21 by the venture.