Connecticut western news., 1889-09-18
Local News.
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Miss Martha Norton, of Lakeville, visited at Prof Haryey's over Sunday. -Huldah Anderson still remains on the sick list, the fever not having left her as yet.
 -E. J. Lorraine returned from New York Saturday, and is all ready to talk base ball with you.
 Rev H. G. Hoadley, of East Canaan, occupied the pulpit in Pilgrim church Sunday.
 w. G. Cargill returned last Satur- day from his western trip, which was of six or seven weeks duration.
 Rev E. H. Roys and wife, of Spen certown, N. r., visited relatives and friends in this village last week.
 Read letter in another column, from John H. Benton, of Pony, Mont, who was former correspondent of the NEWS.
 Photographer Sheldon, of Winsted, was in town Monday morning and took views of the Warner House and post office.
 On Sunday morning M. l.. Osborne returned from his Bridgeport trip tell ing us that he had had great time generally.
 The entire force of the former milk train gang on the C.. N. B. & w. road resigned when the new time card went into effect.
 The Robbins school, at Norfolk, have engaged the serv1ces of Prof l.. W. Harvey as teacher of vocal music for the fall term. Owing to the indictment weather the New Milford fair, as well as those in the eastern part of the state, had to be postponed.
 New cabooses have been put on the o. N. B. & w. freight trains. They are little four-wheeled affairs and look like henhouse on wheels.
 No tickets were sold at this station for the excursion to Niagara Falls, which passed through here on the regular train Friday evening at 7.21.
 pr Eddy and Sam departed for Jamestown, N. r., Friday afternoon, while the rest of the relatives who are to attend the wedding, left on Monday. Miss Florine Pequigney, of Thomp- sonville, Conn, was in town Monday, visiting old friends and acquaintances. She was on her way home from vaca. tion.
 -Wm Walters house has sprung ur like mushroom in the night, since the cellar wall was laid. Builder Lorraine'' force have kept right at it and it Ii fast nearing completion.
 -S. O. Beckley writes from Colum hia Springs that the place is so pleasan and the waters so beneficial to him that he will stay his allotted two weeks and perhaps longer. ..
 Miss Libbie Hubschen, a lad, evangelist from Brooklyn, will assis the Rev James Douglas in revival servi ces at South Norfolk, beginning Sept 22d.
 Now is the time to send in you advertisements, for we can give you a much space as you want. Later we ma. not have room, ,as the holidays approacl and every one is anxious to advertise.
 Good Housekeeping is still grow ing in popularity, and more tha deserves it's success. It gives grea variety of interesting and valuabl articles. The whole tone of the mags zine is truly intellectual.
 Up in Berkshire county a week o 50 ago championship game of quoit was pitched for BIO side. We thin there are some pitchers here in Canaa that would make it interesting for tn champion of Berkshire.
 The American Novelty Co.,, whic were billed to give an entertainment here Thursday night, failed to appear thus disappointing many who had com from the surrounding districts to WI ness their performance.
 Two engines, drawing fifteen vel filled excursion cars from Poughkeeps' to Hartford and return, passed throug this village last Wednesday morning The business men of Hartford ha invited the business men of Pougl keepsie to come and get acquainted and the invitation was accepted.
 Rev and Mrs F. w. Barnett wei agreeably surprised by the members their parish on Wednesday evening, tl occasion being the tenth anniversary their wedding. A large company asser bled at the rectory, taking with the refreshments, and also one dozen sol silver teaspoons and solid silver sug shell. which were presented to MT ar Nrs Barnett as tokens of friendship aI esteem. The guests were entertain' with music, and departed leaving ma, good wishes.