Connecticut western news., 1889-05-01
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1889.
Local News.

Lakeville,
 Geo. L. Parsons is building an addition to his house.
 Rev F. w. Barnett preached 8 centennial sermon on Sunday evening. Charles Gillette is painting the Cogswell house, so-called, on Church rtreet
 -Correspondence from Lakeville, Ore Hill and Southfeld is unavoidably deferred.
 The total number of tickets sold for the excursion to Hartford last Wednesday was 147.
 ID. l.. Peirce's house is receiving thew coat of paint, Henry Beardsley is welding the brush.
 Connecticut might be called the lazy mans paradise-three holidays besides two Sundays within eleven days. .
 An exchange says: If you drop soot on the carpet in moving cover it thickly with salt and it may be swept up without blackening the carpet.
 The Poughkeepsie & Connecticut road from Poughkeepsie to the Conn. Western at Silvernail's, will be in opera tion about the 18th of May.
 Commencing to-day, Wednesday, May 1st, 1889, the station known as '"Deweys," on the Housatonic railroad will be changed to "New Lenox."
 The Hartford Courant states that the Reading railroad will soon run through trains to Boston over the Poughkeepsie bridge, via the Connecti- cut Western.
 Rev Robert Hunt on Tuesday night attended Q Masonic entertainment at New Milford, Conn.,, and on Wednes- day evening. delivered masonic ad- dress before large audience at Miller ton, N. Y.- Pawling Journal.
 Canaan was represented at the Inauguration centennial by the follow ing persons: Rev Dr Eddy, A Eddy, Dr H l. Ross, MT and Mrs c H Briggs, H P Tracy. Geo s Fuller, J N Van Deusen, E Lorraine and Carl Anderson.
 Ex-Judge Hitchcock, whose death is recorded elsewhere, Is pleasantly remem- bered by many of our villagers. His second wife was Miss Margaret Ferris, daughter of the late Fitch Ferris. The Hartford papers publish 8 comprehen- sive sketch of MT Hitchcock.
 On Saturday last Dr 0. W. Camp stated that already during the present month he had attended thirteen cases of child birth. When asked to name the list for publication he replied that he had forgotten the dates except ir two cases, but several of the births had been published in THE NEWS.
 The H. V. NJ. M. A. will meet al Sheffield, May 7th. 1O:30, business meeting, election of officers 11:15 sermon, Rev T. H. Baragwanath, Rev 4hOA0S FCo1C, ultCAAotC .oOg CSSAy Rev c. B. Landon, Rev w. H. Peters alternate : 2:3O, question drawer, Re, 0. H. Reynolds, Rev J. H. Lane, Re, J. B. Cross.
 Mrs Frances P. Bigelow writes from Knoxville, Ill.,, to THE NEWS a follows:
 ''After this date, April p, pleas, send THE NEWS to my address at No 401 North Main St., Elkhart, Ind Wherever I go I must have your pape follow me. I do not feel so far iron home when seeing THE NEWS ever, week. The spring Is warm, peache and cherries in blossom.
 Five car loads of Italians arrived here on Monday, April 22, to work fo the H. < O. W. railroad company. Som of them were set at work on the compa ny's property recently purchased a Grants station Others commenced widening the rock cut on Bennett hill, and some who got tired of waiting for work returned to New York las Friday.
 Superintendent Lyon has notified the selectmen of the town that he ha given orders to have gate constructe, and placed at the railroad crossing nea the Warner House. Supervisor Cogi was here last Wednesday morning an took the measurements for said gate which Is to be an automatic gate an worked with lever from sigma house near the crossing. The Houss tonic Railroad Go. are assured ths Canaanites appreciate the railroa company's promptness and kindness i granting their petition for said gate.
 -Arbor day was observed to linn ted extent in this village. The schoo held appropriate exercises but plante no trees on the school grounds as former years they have planted all the have room for. The lawn in front the town hall was raked and cleared the rubbish that had accumulated ther and the trees on the lawn were trimme ss were also the trees on the lawn 5, front of Christ church and along u sidewalk down to the post-office. Nel year it is hoped the good work will extended and trees set out each side the highway beyond the village limit IT you cannot find . place to set tr \ 1lD next bet thing in ortler is to tri
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