Connecticut western news., 1890-08-27
Local News.

"Q0K Ao0 AxAAo OAAh5SOA VV~AAh6SOoS DC. are guests at Judge Granger's
 Rev E. W. Barnett exchanged with Rev MT Ellis, of Sheffield, last Sunday. -Harvey Williams, of Danbury, is viaiting friends in Canaan and vicinity. There was . slight fall of snow at Winsted about o'clock Sunday after noon.
 There was large attendance at the Sunday school convention at Pine Grove on Monday.
 An adjourned meeting of the Court of Common Pleas convened at New Milford, Monday.
 Charles A. Sanford and Miss Jennie Sanford, of Cornwall, were guests at Dr Olemans' last week.
 Rev Dr J. G. Oakley and daughter Susie. of Goshen, N. r., arrived at Rev T. H. Baragwanath's on Monday.
 Rev T. Fl. B. Richards, of St Johns church, Hudson. N. r., preached in the IT. E. church last Sunday morning.
 Miss Ina A. Roberts has gone to 6wansey, N. H., to visit her friend, Mia Grey E. Taft, for an indefinite time.
 -George L. Parsons sells seven bars Bruasels soap (no rosin) for 5O cents. and gives . patent soap tray free with tho hrst purchase.
 The second excursion to Saratoga under the auspioes of the Hous. Rail road O.. occurred Monday. The train passed Canaan at 1.1O p. m. with eight we'll filled coachea.>
 -Every family in. Canaan should have ono of the patent soap trays Fuller & Peet are giving with 30 cents worth of Brussels soap tho rosin.)
 -Those wishing to sell early potatoes vil find it to their advantage to call on or address Fl. B. STEVENS,
 Canaan, Conn. The 0. N. E. & W. road are hauling large quantities of freight and extra trains arc running day and night About g o'clock Sunday morning train of 27 heavily loaded cars went east drawn by two engines.
 Quite . number attended the Pill grim church lawn party held on the church grounds last Friday night. The beg sale and supper was we'll pstronized and the gross receipts were $135. The Canaan citizens band furnished music and they did very we'll
 Prof Harvey and family will move to Winsted about the first of September and take possession of Col Horne's house which they have hired for one year. We understand that Col Horne and family have the privelege of board. ing ct Prof Harvey's during next July end Aug should they not remain at St. Thomas.
 "A correspondent says, ''Some fellow calling himself John the Baptist, but who is probably some other person, if swinging around in circle, warning people to flee from the wrath to come He carries . blue cotton umbrella and wears . cockade. He is heading this way" The Gazette office ''devil' is ready for him.-New Milford Gazette
 Some good sermons will probably be preached this week at Pine Grove camp meeting but we doubt if better one will be delivered than Talmsge' sermon on "The Power of Kindness which we publish to-day. Said sermon is short but sweet and is peculiarly appropriate and timely in view of tn, unpleasant feeling now existing between capital and labor.
 -Elsewhere you will find what j said to be sure cure for the carpe bug. It will cost you nothing to reat the receipt and only trife to try tn remedy. This is no advertising schem and no one has an axe to grind, SO ? you are troubled with carpet bugs it i worth your while ct least to know wha will exterminate them whether you us the remedy or not
 Geo S. Fuller has Hubbard squas vine which is . hustler. It grows on conpost heap. spreads in all direction and covers circle nearly if not quit forty feet in diameter. No one know how many squashes it bears, but eleve large ones are in sight. George did ne plant any squash seeds there but think part of . squash might have bee thrown in the swill pail last winter an afterwards carried to the compost heal
 Here is another swindle thst sharl en are working on farmers. A strang calls to sell flaming mill During u conversation and walk about the far with the farmer he is sure to see hor that just suits him, and offers to pay small sum to secure the bargain. accepted, he asks for receipt for u money deposited, stating that he wi go to the bank and aeturn in 8 day two for the animal. Such receipt tur, up later in the bank as note again the farmer Press.
 "A train of five palace horse cal filled with horses from the grand circu races ct Poughkeepsie, went east ( the 0. N. E. < w. at 4.30 p. m. Satu day, bound for the Charter Oak pa races at Hartford, which are now in fl blast In one of the cars was "Stevie