Connecticut western news., 1891-07-16
Local News.

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 Miss Laura A. Roys, is visiting rel atives at Coxsackie, N. '.
 Prof Harvey and family move from Winsted to Bristol this week.
 The latest Maine church fair wrin- kle is serving ice cream on Q shingle.
 70. H. Pease has commenced the basement for his building to be erected on Railroad St.
 Frank F. Stevens, of Canaan, and Charles l.. French, of South Britain, are camping at Twin Lakes.
 We rather like North Canaan, Don't you? It is rather of fine town and we are inclined to brag of it.
 The Odd Fellows excursion from Pittsfeld to Bridgeport last Friday was we'll patronized and the train consisted of seven cars.
 Frederick S. Lawrence, chief book keeper for the 5th Ave Storage Ware house Go. of New York, visited relatives in Canaan on Monday and Tuesday.
 A dime sociable, apron sale, and hop will be held at the residence of Harmon Schamerhorn on Thursday evening, July 23. Proceeds for the Woman's Relief Corps.
 -On Monday of last week, Asahsl Kellogg, of Winsted, erected family monument on his lot in the cemetery south of this village. The monument is of Quincy granite and is neat and substantial.
 HI. D. Humphrey is this week nov ing his cottage at Twin Lakes from a point near the wind mill on the south shore to Gardner's grove on the north shore. The cottage will be foated or lowed across the lake.
 The highway between the lower cemetery and the railroad crossing has been widened recently, thus giving teams an opportunity to keep farther away from the railroad track which runs parallel with the highway at that point.
 On Tuesday there was an excursion from points on the Housatonic road via Danbury to Fishkill-on-the-H Hudson in- cluding fifty mile sail on the river. The train left Pittsfeld at 6 a. m. and Canaan 7.45 a. m. There were seven cars in u e train. Returning it passed Canaan at 10. 80 p. m.
 Tt is mighty hard to do good job with poor tool, The Stanley planes, Buck Bros. chisels,. Disston saws and P. s. & W. braces are guaranteed to be good, reliable tools. These and other leading makes of joiners' and mschinists' tools are sold by TRACY, TARBox & Robinson, 7S & 80 Asylum St., Hart ford, Conn.
 Seven cottages at Pine Grove are already occupied. The grove never looked prettier. Some cottages are be- ing painted bright colors which make them more attractive. The fact that sixty families occupy cottages there from one to eight weeks every season speaks volumes for Pine Grove as 8 summer resort.
 -E. W. Warner and W. H. Camp differ in regard to the division line be- tween their premises on Main Street. On Saturday last. MT Warner built a fence in front of the strip of land which for some years has been used as pas sage way to the houses and land in the rear of both premises. Said action will doubtless bring the question to a focus.
 We have received copy of the Minneapolis (Minn.) Register of July 4, and we find marked paragraph which states that "at the regular quarterly election of officers of Acme Division Sons of Temperance held on Tuesday evening, June 3Oth, F. B. Young was elected Recording Scribe" After the next regular quartely election of officers we shall not be surprised to read that "Fred has been elected, Chaplain.
 -"'State Line No. l." the first loco. motive ever used on the Connecticut Western railroad, is at present doing the switching at Canaan. Many in this section we'll remember the advent ot this locomotive and what 8 curiosity il was with its short tender. The railroad men dubbed it |" Bob-tail, but in those days there was no engine in this sectior that could draw more cars than could the "State Line" as its weight rested almost entirely on its driving wheels and it could also race with any iror horse on the rails.
 The night cereus plan owned by Mrs Harriet Brown is attract ing considerable attention. One bud un folded last Thursday evening and an other on Friday evening. Mrs Browl kindly invited all to witness the beauti ful sight and many of our villagers call edsat her residence each evening an, enjoyed the fragrance and beauty of tn rare blossoms There are several nor buds on the plaut which will doubles unfold ere long. The plant is about si
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