Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
Local News.

-mbKklo SOuuuAuo CoAAO hohAO fesoc Saturday, from Newark, N.J J., for a weeks vacation.
 Rev Elisha Whittlesey assisted Rev F. W. Barnett in the services at Christ church last Sunday.
 -E. R. Lorrain has rented Mrs Cora Adams house, now occupied by Morris Morrisy.
 Through express cars between Boston and Philadelphia pass over the o. N. B. $ W. road.
 Governor Bulkeley issued procla- nation last Saturday making Friday, April 4th-, Fast day.
 Miss Meta Rodemeyer. of Bethel, visited her parents in this village from Saturday till Tuesday.
 Mrs Laura Seeley Fuller. of Housa- tonic. Mass, visited friends in New Hartford and Canaan last Thursday.
 The date for presenting 1.-The Hay makers" at town hall in this village, has been changed to April % and 30.
 Elsewhere will be found 8 very in- teresting letter from Utah written by s. B. Robbins, oldest son of Milton H. Robbins, of Lakeville, Conn.
 Arthur Rood, of Benton Center, N. Y. visited his aunt, Mrs ED. Lawrence, and other relatives in Canaan last week. It is ten years since his last visit here.
 Peter Mcclure, gate tender at Consolidated railroad crossing in Wallingford. was home over Sunday after an absence of over year.
 Rev T. H. Barsgwanath supplied the pulpit of the First M. E. church in Hartford last Sunday, while his own pulpit was occupied by Rev D. 0. Stone.
 Harry Sedgwick, of Cornwall Hol- low, was in town last Saturday. He is employed by Sharley & Van Brunt, of Philadelphia as general agent for their fertilizers
 The Housatonic Railroad Company announces that it will pay of, at par, April l, its S274, 900 of 5 per cent, first mortgage bonds, issued in 1880 to run thirty years payable after ten years.
 It is SO warm now that mosquitoes arc out and beginning to gather their customary nutriment from the human system. They are more successful than the ice gatherers.-[New Milford Gazette.
 In the last issue of THE NEWS it was inadvertently stated, when calling attention to the free excursion to Pough. keepsie, that John J. Marshall dealt Tn furniture. He deals in carpets, wall papers, curtains and upholstering goods as you will discover by reading his advertisement.
 Miss Elaine Goodale has been ap- pointed superintendent of all the Indian schools in South Dakota. This young lsdy is not only poet, but very practical philanthropist. So much for living on Sky Farm, near the clouds. -[Hartford Post.
 -Harrigan's Two Barneys and Irish and American Tourist Company, which appear at town hall Thursday evening March 20, bring 8 column of testimoni- ala from the press. They will doubtless draw . crowded house. Big street parade at noon.
 Prof Harvey conducts the ''Dram- atic Cantata of Esther" at Bristol, Ct., this Tuesday) evening and tomorrow evening. There are over 50 voices in the chorus. The leading costumes are elegant and were made by Mrs Harvey and Mrs John Green of Canaan.
 The Pilgrimchurch will be reopen. ed next Sunday; sermon by the pastor. A union service will be held in the evening, with brief addresses by Revs. D. 0. Stone, T. H. Baragwanath and Dr Eddy. A program of sacred music has also been arranged for the occasion
 The premises on Main St in the village of Sharon belonging to the es tate of Caroline Lake, deceased, will be sold at auction on Saturday. March 22, It 10 .. m. The property consists oi about half an acre of the choicest land, two dwelling houser and barn. A vari. ety of household goods will also be sold st same time and plaee.
 "A movement is on foot to agair resurrect the Canaan Cornet Band, and promises to be success this time as most of those interested live in tho immediate vicinity. Parties have beer ssound the surrounding country ane hsYe collected the scattered instrq ments, and it looks as though we nigh have something lasting in the way of band. We wish them success as we hav' SO many times in the past.
 -AAmuel Rlodget, aged 87, died las Saturday at the home of his daughter Mrs H. P. Barnum, in Weatogue, oppo ate this village. Mir Blodget was native of Salisbury but for many year had lived in New Haven. He was al active member of the First M. B church in that city. With his wife h. cswe to Mll River last summer to visi their son and while there Mrs Blodge vss taken ill and died. Since then M BlodRet has made his home with hi aaughter, and st her residence hi jullsrsi wasas attended Monday miornin1 at a3O o'clock, Rey D. O. Stone con