Connecticut western news., 1890-09-10
Local News.

Local News.
 John Doten and family arrived home Saturday.
 Again the flag waves over the high school building.
 Miss Emma Bullard is teaching school in Chapinville.
 E D. Norton, of Pittsfeld, visited relatives here over Sunday.
 Prof Harvey and family expect to move to Winsted the latter part of this week.
 Don't forget that Walter l.. Mains circus and menagerie exhibits here next Monday, Sept 15.
 The excursion train from Hartford to Poughkeepsie last Saturday consisted of seven we'll filled cars.
 -S. W. Barnes and family arrived home Saturday evening from their car riage drive to Pownal, Vt.
 The 0. N. B. & w. road will sell tickets at reduced rates to Winsted on Dedication day, Sept II, from all Con- necticut stations.
 =" Music in Heaven was the topic of Dr TalmaRe's sermon last Sunday. This instructive and thrilling sermon appears on the first page.
 HI. B. Stevens bought between 475 and 800 bushels of potatoes last week and shipped them to New Haven. He paid 50 cents per bushel for them.
 The intended Harvest Excursion to New York and Coney Island, Sept 18th, has been abandoned because Dan Lucey's excursion to Rockaway Beach was allowed to take place Sept 6.
 People little realize the immense waste of soap caused by allowing the soap to stand in dish half full of water. All this can be avoided by using the pa tent soap tray given with the first pur- chase of 50 cents worth of Brussels soap. It has been suggested that the rail road companies provide free beds and lunches at Union depot for passengers who s'get left" there over night. or else station 8 minstrel troupe in the waiting room to amuse them until daylight. Dan Lucey's excursion to Rocka- way Beach last Saturday was sllmly patronized by Berkshire county people. When the train passed Canaan going south there were eight nearly empty cars for the lonesome passengers to rattle around in.
 At the republican caucus held at the Warner House on Friday the follow ing delegates were chosen to the various conventions: State, Samuel A. Eddy, F. B. Young; congressional, Geo. s. Fuller, G. E. De Hart; senatorial, J. N. Van Deusen. Geo s. Dunning; county, Frank VanDeusen, A. B. Garfield.
 An ecclesiastical council will be held at the Congregational church in East Canaan, on Wednesday Sept. 17th at3p.m. to consider Rev H.G. Hoadley's resignation as pastor of said church. The Pilgrim church has appointed Mir Horatio N. Adams as delegate to said council.
 It is no exaggeration to say that Walter l.. Mains circus, which showed here last Saturday, is the best ever seen in Passaic. This show is now con- solidated with the great Van Amburgh show but the admission price remains the same.-Daily News, Passaic, N. J., July 30, '88.
 Charles H. Gillette and daughter, Lottie, of Manistee, Mich., are exported to arrive here Friday to visit relatives for 8 few days. It is five or moro years since MT Gillette visited his old home. Lottie will enter college at Bryn Mawr, Pa, Sept 30. Her uncle, Franklin H. Giddings of Housatonic, Mass, is g professor in said college.
 Edmund D. Lawrence and Deacon Fl. 0. Barnes went to Saratoga Springs N. r., last Thursday for their annual supply of mineral water. They are stopping at the Adelphi Hotel, in the very midst of wealth, fashion and music For the past 15 years they have annually visited the "Queen of Spas" without getting demoralized so we don't worry about them.
 The W. Bartlett Camps Sons of Vet erans, of Pittsfeld, will give an e1cur sion to New Haven, Sept IT. A specia train will leave Pittsfeld at 6 8. m., Ct Burlington 7.10, Canaan 730 aud go through without change of cars. Re turning, leave New Haven st 5.45 p. m Fare from all stations north of Canaal only $1 50 for the round trip. We d not know whether tickets are sold iron stations south of Canaan.
 The item, on the fourth page, COT corning the Rev Horace G. Hoadle. will convey wrong impression unles we state that since that page was prin ed we have seen MT Hoadley and b says that he is going to study at Jobn