Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
Local News.

visiting friends and relatives in town.
 Misses Elsie and Gussie Rood. of Norfolk, visited at O. P. Roots over Sunday.
 Rev D. o. Stone attends the confer ence of churches at New Haven during this week.
 The broad walk or space in front of the post-office is being covered with concrete.
 Miss Alice Harvey's sixth birthday occurred last Monday. She received some handsome presents.
 The sides and roof of Salmon Bar lows new house are covered with tin shingles, painted red.
 The 12. 30 train on the c. N. B. < W. road struck four cattle near Foley's summit on Monday.
 Miss Flora Spualding has gone to Winsted to remain an indefinite time with her brother, Jay B. Spaulding.
 There will be no preaching service in the Methodist church Sunday, but Sunday school will be held at the usual hour.
 Mrs Julius Corbit and Eva will re- turn from St Louis this week. Rev T. H. Baragwanath will go on to Kansas and return later.
 Fuller & Peet's house on Church street is progressing and will be com pleted by July l, and occupied by Acel Rood and family.
 It is said that the 0. N. B. & w.. road will soon provide new apparatus for coaling and watering their locomo- tives at this station.
 Lawyer F. B. Cleaveland, of Hart ford, was in town Monday. He is sojourning awhile at Bridgeport in hopes the salt air will benefit his health.
 Dear friends Please read the article entitled "Flag Day." It tells ou the origin of the Stars and Stripes and the significance of Flag day.
 Don't murmur about the weather. Even the chronic grumblers must admit that thls season the crops in this sec ton have not been damaged by frost or hail.
 Since the outside pages of this issue of THE NEWS were printed, Dr Hurd has changed his office hours at Canaan. Until further notice he will be here from 2.3O p. m. until p. m. on Mon days.
 Miss Mary Parsons went to Wilbra. ham, Mass, on Monday to attend the commencement exercises at Wilbraham academy. She will return on Friday, accompanied by her brother Fred.
 ID. D. Walters new house looms uI on Prospect street, and it is a much larger and finer structure than many expected. "More power to him, and may his tribe increase.
 Eleven cats held concert in s'Pud ding lane" last Thursday night and sang all the tunes in their catalogue while the natives threw boot jacks ani brick bats, instead of boquets, to them
 Barney Mccormick, of Sheffield aged about 60 years, while walking or the Housatonic railroad track nea Sheffield last Saturday evening wa struck and killed by the 8.06 p. m train going north.
 The Norfolk Tower says: Owing t, some slight disagreement between thu Lehigh Valley and the Reading railroad companies, the night express trains be tween Washington and Boston will no be run at present.
 For the past two Sundays severa persons have been observed staggering down the road from the direction o East Canaan. Where do they get thei tanglefoot? We are told that there wa a fracas in this village last Saturda night. Where do they get their inspira tion?
 Black ice cream is one of tn, novelties. It is colored with prepara tion of charcoal which is said to be no only harmless, but help to digestion -[New Hartford Tribune. Anythin that helps "girl of the period' t digest more ice cream will bankrup young men.
 Rev G. M. Stanley, of Winsted, ez changed pulpits with Rev F. w. Bal nett last Sunday. Rev H. G. Hoadle with Rev D. 0. Stone, and Rev M Houghtaling, of Ashley Falls, occupie the pulpit in the NJ. B. church, Rev M Baragwanath being in St Louis.
 Last winter, Mir G. Willis Parson passed very creditable examinatio and was given license as locsl preacher He preached in the Methods church at Ashley Falls last Sunda morning. The usual number wer present and were much pleased wit the sermon.
 Posters are out announcing ths the Twin Lakes picnic grounds 8, open under the management of M Frank J. Stone. He is assisted by M Charles L. Smith, prominent bo, builder, formerly of New York. A ne fleet of boats has been added, and u wants of campers, fishing, picnic an dinner parties will be promptly an . fully met Tho cottages are re-furnishe and ready for summer boarders. Fiji