Connecticut western news., 1890-06-04
Local News.

-Geo c. Feet, of Bridgeport, was ln town few days last week.
 Did you ever see more delightful weather than during the past week.
 About sixty calves were purchased here yesterday at Al and 5 cents per pound.
 Mir and Mrs Sanford Waterman, of Cohoes, N. r., visited at John Rode meyers over Sunday.
 Geo s. Futile and J. N. Futile, of Newark, N. J.. visited at J. s. Adams from Thursday until Monday.
 IN. 8. Stevens has enlarged his creamery at East Canaan and is now prepared to receive more milk.
 Miss J. B. Newton, of New York, visited her parents at Myrtle farm from Thursday until Sunday afternoon.
 -Childrens' day will be observed next Sunday morning by the Pilgrims and Methodists in their respective churches.
 Mrs s. 0. Beckley is attending the musical convention in Hartford, and this evening will attend the oratorio of Elijah"
 Geo s. Fuller is going to build 8 neat barn on his premises. Work on the foundation was commenced last Thursday.
 The new flag was raised on the village green last Thursday evening, but the flag was not unfurled until Memorial day.
 Mrs Sarah Lincoln and the Misses Lincoln, of Pownal, Vt, arrived Satur- day at s w. Barnes. They came to attend Gardner's funeral
 Miss K. O. Lawrence has bought the second building lot north of D. D. Walters on Prospect street and will soon erect house thereon.
 pr Ross has rented two rooms of Dwight Lefingwell and will board with him. The Doctor will still retain his office in Cummings block.
 A. R. Graham, president of the Wisner National Bank, of Wisner, Neb., has been in town since Sunday. He is an acquaintance of H. P. Tracy.
 Rev D. c. Stone, Mrs H. M. Adams, Mrs J. l.. Bragg and Mrs Hiram Eddy are attending the American Missionary meetings at Saratoga Springs.
 The Housatonic railroad company recently purchased five Rogers locomo- tives and now it Is rumored that the purchase will soon be duplicated.
 For 8 week past the telegraph office has been open all night and will be until further notice. J. Goodman, recently at Chapinville, is the night operator.
 Quite number from here attended the dramatic cantata of Esther" at Falls Village last Thursday and Friday evenings and were highly pleased with the entertainment.
 Kent has a soldiers monument. Canaan has none, yet Canaan outdoes Kent on Memorial day. We don't blame our correspondent for chiding some oi Rents citizens.
 The next meeting of the Farmers League will be held at the school house in Sodom District on Friday evening, June 6th., at 8 o'clock. All farmers are invited to attend and join the league.
 And this is the report which the Newtown Bee of May 2Oth gives about former foreman of THE NEWS There was a picnic at O. B. Johnson's, last Sunday, and when it adjourned they said "It is a girl and weighs nine pounds.
 We hope the thrice resurrected Canaan cornet band is now on earth to remain. It has fourteen members and they have acquired remarkable profci ency since the last resurrection. The baud is credit to itself and pleasure and honor to the town.
 The Litchfeld North Association will hold meetings at Riverton on Tues. day and Wednesday, June 10th and 11th, commencing at 4.30 p. m. on Tuesday. The wives are invited Carriages will meet the 3.44 p. m. trair at Winsted.
 Mir George w. Williams, formerly 6 merchant and druggist in this place died suddenly of apoplexy at Dobb' Ferry, N. r., May 26th., aged 67 years About two years ago he visited Canaan after an absence of nearly or quite 2( years. For number of years he ha' kept drug store at Dobbe Ferry.
 The forethougbt of men in having their names and dates of birth engraved upon monuments, while they (the men not the monumental are in the full vigor of health, is only equalled by al old chap, who, when on his death -bei sent for sp undertaken and said "Wher I'm gone and you come to lay me out you needn't freeze my feet; I froz' them hauling wood last winter. shire News
 MT and Mrs A. D. Wait, of Birming ham, had accepted the invitation to b, guests of the Canaan Citizens Associa tion on Memorial day, but on Thursda, last Mir Waits four-year-old daughte fell from the railing of the plaza ant broke her arm between the elbow ant the wrist. The accident prevented M and Mn Wait from coming to CanaaI