Connecticut western news., 1890-10-15
About 25 tickets for Danbury fai were sold here last week.

About p tickets for Danbury fai were sold here last week.
 Frank F. Stevens visited his sister Mrs French, in South Britain, ove Sunday.
 -E. R. Lorrain is clearing up hi lot in the rear of the town hall and vii soon build himself house thereon.
 J. B. Messenger will soon build house on Church street. He commenc ed digging the cellar last Thursday.
 J. w. Peet's tenant house, recently vacated by D. D. Walter, is being re paired, painted and otherwise trans formed.
 A painter remarked the other day "No soap that I have ever used vii remove pant or oil so thoroughly a. Brussels"
 W. A. Baldwin, of Sandusky, Ohio general passenger agent c. $. S c. R. R., arrived here Monday and is visiting bis uncle, J. \. Underwood
 Patrick Finnegan and family moved into their new house on Railroad street last Monday. M. l.. Osborne built the house, and Silas Knickerbocker painted it. Both did their work we'll
 At the democratic senatorial con- vention for the Eighteenth district, held yesterday at Hotel Andrews in Winsted, James Alldis, of Torrington. was unani- mously nominated.
 The attendance at the Danbury fair last week is recorded as follows : Tues day 499, Wednesday 5S2S, Thursday 21, S6S, Friday 19,2S4, Saturday (esti- mated) 10000, or total of over 57, ,OOO for the week.
 Tt is said that the c. N. B. X w. train due here at S.43 a. m., struck a tin peddler's cart on the crossing at East Canaan last Monday morning. The cart and tin were shattered, but the driver and horses were not injured.
 The Methodist society have recent ly fitted up church parlor and kitchen in the basement of their church, Ia de- scription of which will soon be publish ed) and a wellattended, pleasant and profitable sociable was held there last Friday evening under the auspices of the 'Willing Workers"
 MT Alfred Moon, formerly of Canaan, and Miss M. D. Parker will be married at 8 o'clock this Wednesday, evening at the home of the bride, No. IS Bethune St., New York city. Mir G. Willis Parsons went to New York yesterday afternoon to attend the we'd ding, although he will not tie the knot
 James Youngs, of St Albans, Vt., a brakeman on the c. N. E. & W. road was seriously injured in the groin and hip while coupling cars at this station last Thursday night. Dr Church dress ed the wounds and Youngs was convey ed to the hospital in Hartford. Mon day 1t was currently reported that 1oungs was dead but yesterday we were told that he was improving nicely.
 The Falls Village correspondent of the Waterbury American says F. E. How'd has recently sold two fine Hol- stein cows to party in town and has lately purchased two fine specimens of belted Friesians, which, added to his fine stock of Jersey grades and Guern- seys, make up one of the finest herds in this vicinity. MT How'd has just reasons for feeling proud of his success in rearing and owning such stock
 District Deputy Grand Master Geo A. Spencer, of New Hartford, accom- panied by Hon D. M. Chapin, of Pine Meadow, and Dr George F. Lewis, of Collinsville, visited Housatonic Lodge Ms 61. F. X A M. last Saturday evening. Officers and members of Western Star and Montgomery lodges were present, but it was regretted that quite num- Der of the members of Housatonic lodge were conspicuous by their absence. After the inspection and instruction were completed, a supper was served.
 It is reported that the c. N. E. lS W. sleeping car train going east early Monday morning, discovered a man lying alongside the track near Whiting River fill. The train was stopped, the man picked up, and as he appeared to be badly injured (probably struck by some train during the night, or fell from some train) the train backed down to East Canaan and left the injured man in charge of the station agent We have not learned his name nor the extent of his injuries.
 MT T. B. Strong will be S1 years old on Friday, Oct IT, Mrs T. B. Strong will be IS years old on Monday, Oct 20. This estimable couple were married Jan l6, 1883, and have trod life's pathway together for nearly IS years. They have reared family of nine children, six of whom are yet living, viz Geo P. Strong of Canaan; Albert Strong of Vail, Iowa; Mrs Geo B. Cogswell of Pittsfeld, Mass; Seneca Strong of Canaan; Edwin D. Strong and Frank Strong of Dalton, Mass. Two daughters and one son died a number of years ago. Mir and Mrs T. B. Strong are as we'll and active as the majority of people of their age, and we hope they will live to celebrate many more anniversaries of their birth.
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