Connecticut western news., 1890-08-27

Examination for entrance to Storrs Agricultural School will be held at Room 50, Capitol Building, Hartford, on Sat urday, Sept. 9th.
 The presentation of the oratorio of '.Esther" for the benefit of theWoman's relief corps, has been postponed until the latter part of September.
 Mrs James Cook and little son, Sedgwick, of Paterson N. J., visited at H. P. Tracy's last week but returned home Saturday. Mrs Cook is 8 neice of Mrs Tracy.
 Our Falls Village correspondent sends us GO items this week. He may be wild to send such large grist but he certainly has not been idle notwith- standing his mona de plume is Idlewild.
 The Methodist and Congregational adults held union meeting at the Pill grim church last Sunday evening and listened to temperance sermon deliv- cred by Rev J. H. James, sec'y Conn. Temperance Union.
 The last of the Rodemeyers has em- parked in the printing business. This is the eighth Rodemeyer from one family that has at some time or other picked type from case This last one is Charlie and he makes us irst-class printers devil.
 At the hour that THE NEWS forms go to press this (Tuesday) afternoon it is impossible to get any official announce ment as to who will preach at Pine Grove during the week except that Rev w. A. Mackey will preach Wednesday afternoon.
 The camp meeting train between Falls Village and Canaan commenced running this (Tuesday) morning in charge of Conductor Brown but we un- derstand that Conductor Lane takes charge tomorrow and the rest of the | week.
 The September meeting of the Agassiz society will take place in the High school room next Tuesday evening Sept 2d. Topics to be considered are optical illusions, anatomy of the eye, science of bread making. Also paper will be read on the harmony of nature. New officers for the coming six months will be elected at this meeting.
 Henry 0. Warner, of Ct Harrington, visited friends here from Friday after noon until Saturday evening. His son, Clarence w., who comes to Canaan frequently and plays cornet in the Canaan citizens band, was here Friday evening and assisted the band in their concert for the lawn party.
 The Agassiz association propose to get up 8 course of lectures for the season. They expect to use some home talent, interspersed with professional lecturers. It is proposed to make the course partly scientific and partly literary, and, if possible, to bring in musical entertain ment. The course will not begin until season tickets enough are sold to defray the expenses of the course, and it is proposed to make the tickets SO cheap ss to come within the reach of everyone.
 The passenfer train on the 0. N. B. & W. R. R. which leaves Canaan at p. m. was run into by freight train at North Bloomfield about o'clock Mon- day afternoon. The passenger train was standing at the station when the freight engine crashed into the passenger car and buried itself almost to the cab. Fortunately the car was empty otherwise loss of lives must have occurred, for be- sides being crushed out of shape the car was instantly filled with steam from the engine. The engine and car were teles. coped so completely that they could not be pulled apart, and so both togethe, were hauled upon side track.
 On Monday evening Wm F. Hurl but, of Winsted, was victim of the railway disconnection at Canaan while on his way home from attending court at New. Milford. Tho 0. N. E. & w train ''slid out" while the Housatonic train was approaching the station. Some people don't hesitate to say that these disconnections are intentional and ar. made to benefit the hotel here But i you will examine the time table you vii see that the train leaving Canaan at 9: p. m. has only two hours and three
 minutes to run to Hartford in and con nect with the Washington express ol
 the N. Y. & N. B. R. R., also with trail
 on the N. Y N. H. & H. R. R. We know that you know more thai } we know so please give us the names o , your guests, for you know such item
 interest the readers of local paper an' it is impossible for us to collect th' names of all visitors or boarders in tow
 without some assistance from you. I , you intend taking an outing or if any o , your family are visiting out of tow z don't forget to mention it. No on should object to having their name il ! print especially when their friend Q desire to know whether you are away o
 whether you have house full of con
 pany. Don't it ever occur to you ths your friends would like to pay thei respects to your guests or help yo entertain them? Frequently they migl g not know you had company unless the s saw the item in the local paper. Rev Theodore Haven, pastor of th v Methodist church at Millbrook, N. Y