Connecticut western news., 1890-07-09
Local News.

(IueedayI noon.
 Falls Village needs lookup, and SO does North Canaan.
 The frame for Geo S. Fuller's barn was raised yesterday.
 pr Hurd will be absent on vacation from July 2lst to August 9th.
 -S. w. Bradley, of Lime Rock, was guest at Julius Corbit's last Sunday. This village was represented on the Fourth at Great Harrington and East Canaan.
 Miss Nellie Miller, of Lakeville, visited friends here from Friday until Monday.
 Charlie Rodemeyer went to Nor walk last Wednesday to visit until he gets homesick.
 Mir and Mrs A. T. Hull, of New York visited Mrs Hull's father, MT Frederick Lawrence.
 70. N. Gilbert, of Great Harrington, proprietor of the Berkshire Courier, called at our office on Thursday after noon.
 Miss Florence Thomson, of New York, is spending her summer vacation with her mother, Mrs w. J. Thomson, of this place.
 -Dr Ross and bride arrived home from their wedding trip Monday, and are occupying their rooms in P. 0. Cummings' house.
 The Canaan cornet band received many compliments from East Canaan people July 4th., especially on the perfect time they kept.
 -J. B. Messenger, who has worked at house painting for Henry Beardsley for the past two seasons, has launched out into business for himself.
 Miss Minnie Quinn returned from Millerton, N. r., Saturday evening. having completed her term of stndy in teleRrsphy in that place.
 A mounted owl has been placed in the Douglas library. The donor is un- known but the library committee would like to thank someone for the gift. -Is life worth living Most certainly it is if you have got 8 good horse and there is no possible doubt about it if you have got span.-l New York Sun. James Reel has built barn on the place that he recently bought near J. s. Adam & Co.'S lime kiln. He has also graded the yard, which much improves the place.
 pr Camp purchased 8 phaeton oi Hall, Hornbeck & Co.,, at Falls Village last Wednesday. That made the 37th vehicle which H., H. & Go. had sold since April 1st.
 Rev T. Fl. Baragwanath says of his recent trip to Kansas: "I did not find in Kansas as neat and tidy, pleasant, attractive and homelike 8 village as Canaan, Conn.,, is."
 70. w. Fairchild, of Danbury, state agent of the National Building and Loan Association of New York, is 1T town this week completing the loca branch of said organization.
 Our Sharon correspondent wrote up the Fourth in proper shape-iudg ing from the page of manuscript VI have-but for some unexplained reason he failed to forward the tail end of it tt
 Cards are out announcing the mar riage of Miss Jennie Lincoln Cleaye land and the Rev William Willcocks a the M. B. church in Lakeville, Conn. on Wednesday afternoon, July 18th. st 4 o'clock.
 -Presiding Elder Travis and family of Poughkeepsie, Mrs Bangs ant daughter, of New York, Rev A. H Wyatt and family, of Bristol, ar occupyi ing cottages at Pine Grove caml ground. Other cottages will be occu pied this week.
 About the only noticeable difference between the Fourth of July and Sun day in this village WAS that the disma clang of the church bell did not disturl the peaceful slumbers of our quie citizens on the morning of the Fourth
 Gen John Sedgwick's remains res in the cemetery at Cornwall Hollow Our readers will be interested to learl how Gen Sedgwick' 8 death was avenged The narrative appears on the fourt page of this issue of THE NEWS.
 pr. Eddy has been preaching fc ssverL Sundays at Clayton. and muc interest is awakened. Last Sunday hi subject was "What about the Devil ? Next Sunday he takes for his subject "What about Heaven? Or shall " know one another in our Spirit Home? Services at 3:3O p. m.
 Mir Malcolm Douglass, of the Berl shire News, called at our sanctum la Saturday. By the way. the Berkshir News was issued one day ahead of tim last week. This was rough on its el changes as it gave them no chance steal . report of the celebration at c Harrington.
 -Miss Pearl Ham closed her soho, on Canaan Mountain June 27th. Id Root, Allie Root. Johnnie White au Luslla White, the latter only four yea, y of sGe, were not absent or tardy du ing the term. The first two, Ida Ro and AIlie Root. should also be mentlo