Connecticut western news., 1890-10-29
Mrs Edward Bailey returned to

Mrs Edward Bailey returned to Jamestown, N. r., last Monday.
 W. H. Emmons of New Britain, visited his parents here over Sunday.
 To get tight boot on, grease your heel with Brussels soap. It's economical
 Views of the wreck at Salisbury can be obtained at 35 cents each of F. F. Stevens, Canaan, Conn.
 The marriage column shows that a former Canaan druggist, George B.. Marble, has committed matrimony.
 The Relief Corps and Cowles Post meet in joint assembly in G. A. R. hall, Wednesday evening, Nov 5, at 7.3O o'clock, to make arrangements for Fri day evening, Nov 21st.
 Robert Pyne, of Hartford, will speak to the people of North Canaan, at town hall this Wednesday, evening, on the issues of the hour as affecting the farmer and the laborer.
 R. D. Peirce < Go. have recently put in new Harrison burr stone grist mill and are now we'll equipped to grind as good and as cheap as any one. They are also doing very satisfactory work saving lumber.
 Yes dear friends, we finally got that pumpkin home safely that webought last Friday evening, but rolling cheese shaped pumpkin down hill is like driv- ing pig; part of the time it runs at Q 2.20 gait, and then it wont go at all
 Under the auspices of the Agassiz Chapter, Mir T. H. Nc Donald, from the New England Monograph Go. of Boston, gave an explanation and exhi- bition of a phonograph at the town hall last evening. The entertainment was a perfect success and drew full house. We will tell youmore about it next week.
 The high school has secured the services af Prof A. l.. Kirk, a young el- ocutionist, who will give recitals, and character impersonations in full dress,in town hall Friday evening. Prof Kirk Is original, skillful and cute. Every body will enjoy the program. The scholars will sing several selections. Admission 25 cts. Reserved seats BOG. at postofice. Children 15 cents. The school has percentage of every ticket sold.
 -Fifty-seven scholars attend the dis trict school at West Norfolk, taught by Miss Emily Newton. The scholars al- most worship their teacher, and are learning rapidly under her excellent way of teaching. The parents are high ly pleased with Miss Newton and her discipline, as we'll as by the proficiency already attained by the scholars. Twice within few weeks the West Norfolk school committee has told us the fore going facts, and now we tell them to you.
 The democratic meeting at town hall on Monday evening was well attend ed by the democrats, and goodly num- Der of republicans were also present. The Canaan Citizens band attended and gave few selections. The meeting was addressed by the Hon Robert Der Forest, of Bridgeport, and Mir G. w. Hewitt, of Hartford. Mir DeForest arraigned the leaders of the republican party for du- plicity, as he termed it, but after he had expended his whole vocabulary of he said the only issue in this campaign is the tariff on wool, cop per, ore. tin. plate, salt, lumber, coal and brass. He then gave his reasons why said articles should be placed on the free list. MT Hewitt presented a bewildering array of labor statistics in his efforts to show that protection en- riched the manufacturer but impover- ished the laborers and the farmers.
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