Connecticut western news., 1890-09-17
Local News.
-Muzzle yer dorg.

-Muzzle yer dorg.
 The clerks at Fuller & Peet's report 8 large sale of Brussels soap tho rosin. )
 Conductor Morrisey has moved into the house vacated by Professor Harvey.
 Rev H. P. Peck, of Win sted, preached the sermon at Pilgrim chur ch last Tuesday evening
 Deacon Fl. 0. Barnes returned from Saratoga Springs last Friday, and MT E. D. Lawrence will return this week.
 There is 8 good prospect of a c chapel being built at Clayton, as you will see by the correspondence from that place.
 Call and see the bargains that l am offering in wagons. Five, good, second hand carriages at low prices. w. G. CAna1IL, Canaan. Conn.
 -Wm Smith and family will soon move into P. c. Cummings house, and Mir Cummings and Dr Ross and wife will board with them.
 F. A. Peet is delegate at the re- publican state convention in New Haven. IS 8 substitute for F. B. Young, who is unable to attend.
 Mrs Maria Adam has been quite Ill during the past week, but is slowly inn proving. Her age, 93 years, makes her recovery very gradual one.
 The last shall be first and the first last, but the people say that nothing makes soap last like the patent soap tray Fuller & Peet give with Brussels soap.
 We are indebted to Dr Drake and to Mir Robert R. Noble, of Winsted, for courtesies shown us while attending the dedicataon of the Memorial Tower at Winsted.
 The widow of James A. Root has recently placed neat and substantial monument of Quincy granite at MI Roots grave in the cemetery at East Canaan.
 Coroner Hardenbergh held the in- quest at New Milford last Thursday on the body of John J. Waters, who was shot by George Knowles during the family quarrel at the Knowles house in IAnesville last Wednesday night.
 The marriage column shows that our former assistant postmaster, the genial (" Will" Roraback, ties knot as we'll as a minister can, but thus far no minister has been able to tie up Will' yet - wonder how he has so long escaped the matrimonial halter and moose.
 Tt is expected that the Rev A. Good enough, of Winchester, will occupy the Pilgrim church pulpit next Sunday. Revs Stone and Goodenough have made five unsuccessful attempts to exchange, but if they are not disappointed in the sixth attempt they will say "Good' enough"
 MT J. D. Skiff, of Cornwall Bridge, m accomplished pupil of Prof Harvey, has had experience in teaching piano and organ and will take Prof Harvey'i business in this vicinity. Prof Harvey gives MT Skiff 8 cordial recommends ton and thinks the people will like him. Prof Harvey begins work in Bris tol this week.
 The friends of no license in tho town of North Canaan, without regard to sex, color, religion or politics, art requested to meet in Judge Roraback'l office at Canaan on Saturday, Sept 20 at 8 p. m., to talk over the license question. This is not intended to be mass meeting, but it is hoped that a least two representatives from eacl school district will be present
 The 0. NE &. W. passenger train which left Canaan at $40 last Saturda. morning, struck an empty car whicl had run of the siding onto the mai, track near Whiting River fill. The ca WAS nearly demolished, the front of tn engine was badly shattered but none c the passengers were injured. The fire man was injured, but not seriously, b jumping from the engine. After della of two hours the train proceeded on it way. It was lucky escape from more serious accident.
 We were greatly surprised and sad dened yesterday forenoon to learn ( the sudden death of our Southfeld col respondent, Mir William R. Baldwin He has been faithful corresponder and seldom, if ever, failed to report. l fact we doubted the rumor of his deat until we looked over our grist of cores pondence and found none from Soutf field. Later we interviewed MT Kassor who drives the stage from Southfeld
 Canaan, and from him we learn that M Baldwin was taken with rheumatic pair in one knee last Friday night. A docte vas summoned and soon afforded relic to the patient. Sunday morning M Baldwin arose, dressed himself as usu' and then sat down in rocking cha near the bed. He was apparently quit comfortable and his daughter left hi1 alone a few moments while she Attent ed to household duties. Upon her r
 turn to the room she found that h.
 faiher had left the rocking chair an
 was lying upon the bed. Upon speal
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