Connecticut western news., 1889-08-28
Local News.

Mrs Eliza Sedgwick was quite i'll last week but is improving.
 The latest slang salute is "Pawn your face and lose the ticket. ;"
 On Monday last, N. s. Stevens, of East Canaan, finished cutting tobacco. Harry Sedgwick, of Cornwall Hol- low, visited relatives here over Sunday. W. H. Camp is raising the west roof of his house, thus enlarging the chambers .. MT H. 0. Warner. of the Berkshire staff, called on friends in town last Friday.
 The frame for Wm. Walters new house on Reed St., was raised last Wednesday.
 Miss Hattie Capron, of Armenia, N. Y, is visiting with her sister, Mrs G. s. Williams. The Sacrament of the Lords Sup per will be administered at the Pilgrim church next Sunday morning.
 Sheridan w. Barnes has been quite ill the past week with bronchitis and erysipelas but he is improving.
 Reuben Mcintyre has suffered greatly with felon on his right hand until it was lanced last Monday.
 -"Clem" Kegler has taken the posi- ton of brakeman on the switch train which was vacated by Will Briggs.
 Mrs J. s. Corbit and Mrs s. w. Barnes and sons, Gardner and Marcus, returned Monday from Saratoga Springs MT Shoemaker and family, of Griggsville, Ill, have been camping in Maine and are now visiting at D. l.. Freeman's. The first coal train to cross the Poughkeepsie bridge arrived in Pough- keepsie last Monday. The train was decorated with flags. The old grandfather of storms, which Weather Prophet Johnson said would occur from Aug. 23 to 2S, has failed to materialize.
 # 100 hopeful conversions are the result of the recent camp-meeting at Pine Grove, it must be admitted that some good is accomplished there.
 The Pilgrim Sunday School held their picn1c in Holley's grove Lake vile, last Friday. The weather was delightful and all enjoyed the occasion. Rev w. A. Mackey and wife, of Pine Plains, N. Y., called at P. O. Cummings last Thursday, on their way home from Pine Grove camp meeting. Miss Sadie Williams, of Great Harrington, MT w. A. Hitchcock, of Unionville, and MT Geo. H. Smith, oi Sharon, were guests of G. s. Williams over Sunday.
 MT Frank Daboll, of Springfield, Mass, a former resident of East Canaan called on friends here last Saturday He is travelling agent for the New England Telephone Go.
 Michael Commons has taken the place vacated by Brakeman Noble. or the switch train, and Martin Mcintyre takes the position of baggage-master a the station, vacated by "Mike."
 R. NJ. Rood and family, of Soutl Manchester, have been visiting at E. M Rood's since last Wednesday. "Roll' was threatened with fever but ven tured out again on Monday.
 Conductor Dudley J. Paine, who recently left the employ of the H. & O W. Railroad Go. has accepted posl ton as brakeman on the New England road, between Hartford and Hopewel Junction.
 The New Hartford Tribune says It is expected that through drawing room car train between Philadelphia and Boston will be put on via Connecti cut Western in few weeks, and that i will help the creating of Q union station at Winsted.
 Rev Wm. Strickland. wife an, daughter who have been visiting friend here returned to Camden, N. J., las Monday. During his vacation M Strickland has taken trip to Saratog Springs, Lake George and Portlan Maine.
 The young people of East Canaa have just formed society of Willin Workers. They will hold peach an ice cream festival at the Congregations chapel on Friday evening, Aug. 3Oth All are cordially invited to attend an encourage the Willing Workers.
 Miss s. W. Adam, Miss A. O. B Dunning and Mrs Rev Dr Eddy, ( Canaan, with Mrs J. B. Dow and Mis Fannie Dunning, of Pennington, ar sojourning at Mattapoisett, near Ne Bedford, where Mrs Dow owns cottage
 For some unexplained reason tn Talmage sermon was delayed this week The Boston parties who print the fir and fourth page of THE NEWS though our readers would dislike to lose th sermon, therefore they waited for i Nov you know why this issue of TH Nsws is late.