Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
Local News.

SuO"tIS aI6 IuOIc than showers of local items.
 Builder Lorrain is remodeling s. A. Eddy's house on Elm street. -S. A. Bennett went to Unionville yesterday to remain day or two.
 MT and Mrs H. M. Adams are spending few days at Granby, Conn. -J. s. Adam is away on a trip to Hartford, New York and other places. Rev Dr Eddy preached in the M. E. church at Lee, Mass, last Sunday. Miss Nellie Miller went to her home in Lakeville, last Saturday to remain 8 week.
 Barney Smith and family, of Falls Village, visited Mrs Smiths parents here last Sunday.
 Mir and Mrs Geo c. Peet, of Bridge port, were at J. W. Peet's from Friday morning until Saturday morning.
 Miss Dorothy Beach, of Columbus, Ohio, who has been visiting Miss Louise Bragg. left yesterday for Pittsfeld.
 Judge Roraback and wife visited Washington, D O., last week and enjoy ed the sights of the national capital
 Robert Little sowed his oats (not wild ones) last Monday. Has any farmer in this vicinity sowed oats earlier this season
 Forty two calves were shipped from this station yesterday The average price paid for them was 5s cents per pound. The stereopticon entertainment given by E. W. Giddings. April 3d., for the benefit of David s. Cowles Post, drew a fair sized audience. The gross receipts were S23.
 Mir F. c. Clark, roadmaster of the Housatonic Railroad system, has been presented with nearly $500 by the trackmen under his jurisdiction, with which to buy gold watch.
 Edmund D. Lawrence and Miss Emma Lawrence went to Hartford yesterday. MT Lawrence will continue his trip to New Orleans and other southern cities.
 The masons have comm enced work on the Pilgrim church parlors- The shape and arrangement of the rooms have recently been changed, which is certainly an improvement.
 Don't forget the auction next Mon- day at the late residence of James s. woodin, in Chapinville One four-year- old aambeltonian horse, wagons, cutters, blacksmith tools and large variety of personal property will be sold.
 The stenographic report of the special meeting of the stockholders of the Hartford & Connecticut Western Railroad Co., held in Hartford on March 14, has been published in pamphlet form and shows what fa-ce that meet ing was.
 The annual meeting of the Pilgrim church will be held Thursday at 3 o'clock p. m. Officers will be elected and the question of having the church incorporated under the provisions of the General Assembly will be submitted.
 The Easter services at the Pilgrim church and at Christ church were largely attended, as the M. B. church was closed on account of Conference There was large display of flowers and pot ted plants at the Pilgrim church, and at Christ church there was 8 wealth of cut flowers.
 Edwin Sparks house, in East Canaan, was burned to the ground g few days ago. It is not charged that the fire was incendiary, although there were known to be Sparks in every room, which nobody tried to put out before the flames burst forth.-[ [Norwalb Record.
 Patrick Finne9an, who lives in the Thomas Baker house on Railro ad street, owns the building lot between John Rodemeyer's and Thomas Buffers on the same street and has commenced digging the cellar for house which he will occupy when completed. Builder Osborne has taken the contract to build the house.
 Albert Scoville, of Worcester, Mass. visited relatives here last week. He does an immense business at Worcester as contractor and builder. Nowadays ht frequently erects buildings worth ovel one hundred thousand dollars. He long since laid aside the saw and plane, anG his time is all occupied in directing other people and overseeing their work This Is quite change since the days when he scored building timber at o'clock in the morning, while H. O Stevens held the lantern.
 MT J. s. Lane, the retiring road master of the Hartford division of tn, Consolidated road, was kindly remem bered by the employees of the roadwa, department, Monday evening, Marcf 31. Mir Lane was presented with handsome gold watch aud chain with masonic charm, beautiful gold headed ebony cane, and 8 magnificent case o silver ware numbering no pieces. M Lane formerly was roadmaster of tn Housatonic Railroad system. MT K Post is his successor on the Consolida tsd road.
 
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