Connecticut western news., 1890-05-21
Local News.

The frame for D. D. Walters house will be raised this week.
 ID. L. Pratt, of Westfeld. Mass, visited in town this week.
 Mrs D. H Barnes does not seem to be improving any this week. - Mrs Henry Lawrence, of Wichita, Kansss, is visiting her sister, Mrs Sally Doolittle
 Judge Roraback held court at Litchfield last week, and will most of this.
 -Chas. B Capron. of Falls Village, visited his sister, Mrs c. s. Williams, over Sunday.
 Fifty five calves were sold here yesterday. Good stock brought five cents per pound.
 Rev Samuel F. Adam, of Middle Haddam, preached in Christ church Sunday morning.
 A very neat clock, purchased of F. R. Collin, has been placed in the Pilgrim church.
 Miss Ann B. Blackmsn, of New town, visited her sister, Mrs E. w. Barnett, the past week.
 There was heavy white frost here Saturday morning, and tubs of water that stood out doors were frozen over in many instances.
 Harmon Schamerhorn has agreed to sttend to all the details of getting the flagstaff ready for raising on Memorial day.
 -S A. Bennett IS putting Q new tin roof on a portion of his house; an indication of prosperity, shows "he's got the tin" at all events.
 Principal Adams kindly furnishes THE NEWS with record of snow storms during the winter of 1SS9-9O, also 8 comparison with former seasons.
 Where, oh where is our Lakeville correspondent You have had quite 8 vacation. We have missed you, and so have our readers Henceforth please let us hear from you every week.
 On the fourth page, under the heading "Glimpses of Jamaica" you will find few extracts from letter which Dr F. P. Whittlesey recently wrote to his brother, David 0. Whittlesey.
 The Housatonic road has just re- ceived two new extra heavy locomotives for use on the freight trains. ..... The new 8O-ton locomotive built for the Housatonic road "knocks out" any thing that road has for pulling. .-[ Nor walk Record.
 The United States court has refused to try tue case of. Rorsback and Herman vs. the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,, on the ground of want of jurisdiction, and have remanded the case to the court oi common pleas and it will be tried again before long.
 It appears that Salisbury people find it necessary to come to Canaan for inspiration and ozone. Rev J. o. God. dard, Mr T. l.. Norton, Rev D. O. Stone and Prof Harvey held 8 stag picnic on Canaan mountain Monday afternoon.
 It is reported that 8. W. Bradley, o' Bristol, formerly of Huntsville, will again enter the employ of the Barnun Richardson Go. This time he will b< located at Lime Rock instead of Hunts vile and will take the position vacated by c. D. Knox.
 Mrs Levi Beckley went to New Hartford on Saturday to be present a the celebration of the birthday of hel father, Andrew Loomis, which occurred on Monday. MT Loomis is 85 years ole and all of his six children are Twin, and all are within three hours' rid, of bis home.
 We have received . copy of th Hamilton Press, published at Hope, N T.. by Hervey Ross. This paper is al eight column folio and is the onl, paper published in the Adirondack region. The editor is some forty y-eleventl or forty-twelveth cousin of Dr H. l. Ross, but the doctor has never ha. leisure enongh to figure out the exac relationship.
 Frank Hitchcock is always busy but it would seem that he enjoys wor and plenty of it. He keeps eight horse besides hiring two more, or in othe words keeps five teams busy. He cart all the Caasaa Lime Co.'S lime froI their two kilns to this station, and b has between 1,2OO and 1900 cords c wood to draw to the kilns from differer wood lots in this section. He is repai, ing the highways in this town and b has about 30, 900 bushels of charcoal t cart from near Lake Wsngum to tn furnaces in East Canaan, and abou 1000 bushels of charcoal to cart fro1 Canaan swamp to said furnaces.
 While we were attending the 0. W P. A. meeting in Hartford the 18th " missed Monday afternoon call fror W. J. Oatmsn, of the Sunday Mornin Call. of Pittsheld. MT Oatman and hi daughter took half holiday and th opportunity to run down to Canaar He found many changes and improv, ments have taken place in Canaan sine hs "stuck type" on THE NEW Come again Brother Oatman and V will give you some crackers and chees