Connecticut western news., 1889-12-04
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, 1889.
Local News.

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 Miss Mary Ferguson goes to Hous- atomic, Mass, next Saturday to remain during the winter.
 Mrs Lucius Scoville, who has been an invalid during the greater part of the autumn. ;passed Friday with her mother.
 The first snow storm of the season arrived to-day, (Tuesdayj but at this writing (4 P. m. the ground is scarsely covered.
 Rev T. H. E. Richards, of Claver- ack, N. Y. preached in the NJ. E. church here, last Sunday morning and evening.
 -F. T. Whiting X Son have larger and better stock of holiday goods than ever before. Don't fail to read their announcement in another column.
 John Robinson received and accep- ted an invitation from Miss w. A. Beckley, to eat Thanksgiving pie, he having a special aversion to turkey.
 The last Connecticut Farmer con- tained list of all the granges in the state, with their officers and times of meeting, which will be convenient to keep for reference.
 About fifty attended the Thanks giving services at Christ church. At the conclusion of the services the infant son of Mir and Mrs Frank VanDeusen was christened.
 Take no mans dust, but buy that trotter which H B. Hale Is obliged to sell Be merciful to the country editor and pay him 8 fair price for the animal. See advertisement.
 Miss Catherine E. Hunt, of State street, Bridgeport, has rented her house and furniture to a family from Lltch- field, and taken board at MT Peck's in the adjoining house.
 -Wm Shields is cutting of the wood on the river bank in his meadow. An other foot rise in the stream last Thurs day would have made Q market for the wood.
 Lyman Dunning and family, ,includ- ing Mrs R. 0. Ware, of Ardmore, Pa, ate turkey with George s. Dunning and helped him celebrate his first Thanks giving in his new house.
 Last Thursday morning there was Q washout near Highland, on the O. N. B < W. R. R. The train from Campbell Hall, due here at g. 40 a. m., was three hours late, but all other trains were nearly on time- Mir and Mrs A. Durham, of Ashley Falls, spent Thanksgiving week 1T Washington. New Jersey, with theil son, Asahel, who presented his father with 8 very fine gold-headed, ebony cane on his 10th birthday.
 If you are thinking of buying o renting any make of piano or organ write to me and I will save you som, money A ticket on gold watch sen free to any one answering the advertise ment. F. E. Capewell, Jeweler. Wes Winsted, Ct.. --
 R. R. Smith arrived home, at Ney Hartford, Monday night from Augusta Ga. He left Mrs Smith and Hallie a Augusta Mrs Smith endured tn journey remarkably we'll and her appe tite and strength are improving ever. day in that balmy climate.
 The elocutionary contest for golt medal at Falls Village on Tuesday eve Dec. 10, will prevent quite numbe from attending the oratorio of Esthe that evening, but they are expecte' here the following evening. Canaanite who wish to attend the oratorio but ono should endeavor to secure tickets fo the first evening, as the seats may be al sold for the second evening.
 The Thanksgiving supper an, sociable at town hall was largely attend ed. and was remarkably pleasant even for it brought together many old friend who would not have been in Canaa except on Thanksgiving day. Nearl all the useful and fancy articles wer sold and after an excellent supper ha been served the tables were cleare away and dancing was the program until midnight, the music being ful nished by Junlus Rhoades and w. H Camp with violin and piano respective The net receipts for the Guild wer about S115.O0.
 On Thanksgiving day in 1881 tn Rodemeyer family all assembled unde the parental roof. Since then each an all have often expressed desire for similar reunion but whenever dat has been selected for such gatherin it proved inconvenlent for some men bers of the family, therefore all coul not attend. This year special effo was made to hold the reunion, and bu mess was not allowed to prevent i Suffice to say the reunion was held la Thursday and was one long to | remembered with pleasure, as ever member of the family was presen Editor Rodemeyer came home fro Norwalk Mir and Mrs T. A. Evar came from Bethel. Mir and Mrs Sanfol Waterman came from Cohoes, N. ' and brought Mir A. D. Waite with then The Canaan members of the family we