Connecticut western news., 1890-05-07
Local News.

Local NcWS.
 -S. A. Eddy expects to commence housekeeping this week.
 Two persons united with the Pill grim church last Sunday.
 Fred G. Capron was home from New Hartford over Sunday.
 MT Shontell, of Manchester, N. H., visited Dr Church over Sunday.
 70. Fl. Briggs started yesterday on an extended trip through California.
 M. J. Smith, of Sheffield, will soon paint new scenery for the stage at town hall.
 Mir B. Rawson, of Brooklyn, N. Y., visited his uncle, Dr Clemans, here last week.
 You will find delightful story on the first page, entitled GA Wedding in the Cab"
 Gardner w. Barnes is having 8 siege of intermittent fever, but is gradually improving.
 Did you ever see moro beautiful evening this time of year than the early part of Monday evening was?
 Outing the past week the lawns on the east and south sides of the Pilgrim church have been neatly graded.
 The Norwalk Record says: Lots of people have taken up their beds and walked during the moving days"
 This is the week which farmers call "between hay and grass" but which landladies call "between pancakes and ice cream"
 MT and Mrs Clarence Vroman, of Brookfeld, visited at D. l.. Peirce's from last week Tuesday until Monday, the 5th inst.
 During the past week Charlie Rodemeyer has had relapse of scarlet fever and on Friday and Saturday was critically ill but he is now improving finely.
 Our Southfeld correspondent gives striking illustration of how the hill towns are being depopulated. Only one scholar left in school district where there formerly were 35.
 According to an official notice sent out by General Passenger Agent Perrin, of the Housatonic road, the limited ex- will nr, Monday. May 18th.
 A number of the young people of the village, with H. M. Adams as guide, took trip up Canaan mountain on Arbor day. A. P. Freeman took 8 camera and secured some fine views.
 The second session of the Sunday school at Weatogue was held Sunday last under very encouraging circum- stances, the attendance being nearly three times that of the previous Sunday. Miss Carrie Fuller, daughter of Geo s. Fuller, celebrated her fourth birth day last Saturday afternoon by giving 8 party to her playmates. The little folks had jolly time, and lots of goodies to eat.
 John F. Jones, formerly superin- tendent of the Hartford & Connecticut Western road and member of the Putnam Phalanx, has just been elected captain of military organization recent ly formed at Blacksburg, s. O.
 Have you seen the ladies watches of which F. R. Collin has specially fine line If not, and you are thinking of buying present, look at his stock at the first opportunity. He also has an elegant stock of jewelry on hand.
 Canaan High School observed Arbor day according to the program announced last Wednesday. Seventeen trees on Railroad street were trimmed by person who thinks that Arbor day should be observed by adults ss we'll as by school children.
 The Iitchfeld Enquirer and 8 number of other infalible journals re- gently claimed that TIE NEWS was in error in stating that Michael Bion's case had been appealed to the Supreme Court of Errors. Now we would like to read their apology or retraction.
 Prof Harvey will conduct the enter taining musical comedy of "The Lost Children" at the Opera House in Win sted this "Wednesday evening. Win. sted's best dramatic and musical talent has been enrolled for the production ot the comedy. The proceeds will go to the Soldiers Memorial Tower fund.
 THE NEWS received. from Falls Village, last Monday. an anonymous communication giving tafy to, also { free advertisement to The Rev Mi Kenny. The author was evidently ashamed to sign his name to the com munication, so he merely affixed "Z.'
 -One of the sheds between the Epis copal church and the town hall has been removed to make room for drive way, in the rear of the church, leading to Junius Rhoades' barn, as Nil Rhoades has abandoned his driveway which crossed the lawn in front of the church.
 MT A. G. Stevens wishes us to cor rect Fl. l.. Ms item in the Canaan Valley communication to THE NEWS o April 30. Mir Stevens says he did not succeed in killing "a litter of valuable puppies with the mother, but he did sue ceed in killing 8 number of foxes, ont