Connecticut western news., 1890-07-23
Local News.

Local News.
 Servant wanted. See advt.
 -Forty-six calves were shipped from this station yesterday.
 Miss Clara Sedgwick, of Cornwall Hollow. is visiting at H. P. Tracy's.
 Don't fail to read the advertisement of Connecticut Normal Training Schools Miss Lila Ward. of Hartford, is 8 guest for several days of Hobart Wat son.
 -J. B. Messenger has purchased building lot of MT Barlow on Church street.
 Rev H. I. Bodley, of North Adams, preached in Christ church last Sunday morning.
 The school committee met last week and hired the old corps of teachers for the ensuing year.
 Mrs M. A. Peet's house, on Prospect Street, is being painted by M. J. Smith, of Sheffield.
 Twenty -four shares of Consolidated roat stock were sold at the New York Exchange Saturday for $262. 50 per share.
 Miss Bennett, from New York, arrived last evening to spend few weeks at MT R. O. Newton's, Myrtle Hill.
 Plans are drawn for parish resi- dence at Norfolk for Rev Father Keat- ing. The structure will cost about $4,OOO. Horace D. Humphrey is going to erect a summer cottage at Twin Lakes, provided he can get some one to do the carpenter work.
 Nearly everyone out of jail has been asked this week for local items, but in the majority of cases the reply has been "I don't hear any news"
 Misses Grace Roraback and Irene Greene passed the Normal School entrance examination, which was held in the High school building June 23d. The Farmels' League will meet at the school house in District No. 3 (Sodom) on Friday evening, the 25th inst. All farmers are cordially invited to attend.
 Valuable dwellings are being erec- ted on Prospect street yet no protection against fire is provided. Better pro- vide three hydrants on that street before than after 8 confagration.
 Tt is said tbere was white frost at Pine Grove station, also at Norfolk and Winsted last Monday morning. At Winsted squash vines were killed, but no serious damage is reported elsewhere
 The Rev Lyman Warner, of Lake vile, supplied the Pilgrim church pull pit last Sunday morning. He preached an excellent sermon from Ruth I, 16. "Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God"
 The " "school mates" who held theil annual reunion at Mrs Briggs in East Canaan last month, met at iMrs Sabrs Humphreys one day last week. 4 pleasant souvenir of the meeting was a handsome cup and saucer presented to each member by Mrs Humphrey.
 -One of the most noticeable improve ments in our village is the handsome sash door recently put in at the entrance to the jewelrey store of MT Collin, 1T the old Warner House. It not only adds to the looks of the exterior but il makes the store much lighter an6 pleasanter.
 Last Saturday Sam Newton ani James Thomson went fishing on Canaan Mountain pond, and were remunerate6 for their labors in securing an abun dance of as fine fish as was ever take1 from the lake. sSam" speaks il glowing terms of the lake, also of tn, boats kept there, and thinks the place superior to any for camping. Let u go there.
 Miss Mary Greene, accompanied b, her sister, Edith, left town on Wednes day last, to visit relatives at Eas Marion, l.. I. Should the sea air agre with Mary, they will remain an indefi nite time. They had comfortabl trip, reaching East Marion at p. m Thursday.
 The new postal cards, which vii shortly be printed are of two sizes-al idea of the postmaster-general's-th larger one, which has twice the area o the present postal cards, being intended for business communications that canno very we'll be crowded, and for othe purposes demanding space. Both kind have Tn the right hand upper corner instead of representation of stamp small portrait of Gen Grant.
 Five years ago to-day, July 23, Gel Grant died at Mt McGregor, N. Y. aged 63. Twelve years ago to-day Minnie Warren, dwarf wife of Commo dore Mutt, died. Fifteen years ago to day. Isaac M. Singer, of sewing macbin fame, died. Twenty-Five years ago to day The Great Eastern sailed iron Valencia, Ireland, to lay 2,3OO miles o cable. The expedition failed. Thirt years ago to-day, the Prince of Vale and suite landed at St Johns, N, B,