Connecticut western news., 1891-05-20
Local News.

Local News.
 -E R Lorrain has taken the contract to build the Chapel at Clayton, Mass.
 Forty -four calves were purchased at this station Tuesday, at prices rang ing from four to six cents per pound.
 -Abram Coons is preparing to erect 8 barn on his place on High street, which he recently purchased of s. A. Eddy.
 Rev F. w. Barnett exchanged pull pits with the Rev MT Whitney of West Haven last Sunday.
 George P. Strong inspected some of the fire hydrants throughout the village last Friday, and found them in good condition.
 The Rev Dr Zaccheus Eddy and wife, of Detroit, Mich, and Mrs Eddy's mother will board at Fl. W. Watson's this summer. They will arrive the latter part of June.
 A report from Illinois informs us that Wari VanDeusen and A. l.. Strong, formerly of Vaill., have formed 8 part nership in the general mercantile busi- ness and located at Aurora in that state. This season the prospects are bright for bountiful crop of fruit. Every fruit tree blossoms full; even one of the weeping-willow trees on R. 0. Newtons premises, Myrtle Hill, is heavily laden with crab-apple blossoms.
 A report from Manning, Iowa. states that destructive fire has burned 8 large portion of that place, totally de- stroying the business block belonging to the Ives Brothers, formerly of East Canaan, who were located in Manning in the general mercantile business
 The following paragraph was inad- vertently omitted from the record of snow storms published last week:
 The aggregate fall during this season was about 73 inches in comparison to 3S inches last season. The greatest depth at any one time was III inches, on the morning of April 3, 1891.
 Real estate is evidently booming in this village. O. H. Pease gives P. 0. Cummings $500 for strip of land, 25x3O feet in dimensions, adjoining the Douglas library on Railroad street. Mir Cummings asked $7OO for the land Mir Pease will soon build 8 job printing office there.
 Printed notices under the order of the Postmaster General of Jan 27, 1891 have been placed in the post-ofice warning all persons against using the mails for transmittal of drafts, postal notes or money orders to lottery com panies or thelr agents. The notice is given under the provisions of the statute passed Sept, 19, 1890.
 John M. Burr, of Torrington, has sold the timber on Burr mountain to the Barnum Richardson company, and it is fast being cut off. This is the handsomest piece of original forest in that section, the great trees standing thick. About fifteen hundIed cords oi wood have been cut. The timber is mostly chestnut, and the trees are SC old they have become wormy and not suited for lumber.
 The David s. Cowles Post ane Woman's Relief corps havel accepted the invitatian to Ashley Falls next Sun day afternoon to service in accordance with the order of the National Depart ment Commander, on the Sunday nex proceeding Decoration day. The Pos and the Relief Corps will rendezvous a the postoffice and march to the churcf in file. The services will be conducted by Rev B. c. Warren, beglning at ? B o'clock. All are invited.
 How they do in Washington-th, Litchfield county one: Farmers wh wish sure thing in keeping crows iron pulling corn have only to erect pol some 15 or 20 feet high with a barre inverted on top in two or three conspic nous places in their field. The best ed ucated crow will not enter 8 corn fiel thus protected even after having com mitted depredstions. The device ha never been known to fail in this section Try it.
 Miss Lester, representing the Ne West Educational Mission spoke at tn Pilgrim church last Friday evenin concerning the work of this Mission The object of this society is to furnis free schools for the children in Uta through the week, on Sunday there be ing Sunday schools supported for bot the old aad young. Miss Lester hs been teacher in this department fc ten years and reports remarkable succes in its workings.
 -Barnum & Baiiey's circus will e, hibit in Poughkeepsie on Wednesda May 27 On that day a special trai via the c. N. E. & w. road will lea, Canaan at 6, 10 m, stopping at all st tion,, arriving at Poughkeepsie at $ 4 a. m. in ample time for the great stre parade. Returning will leave Pougl keepsie at close of evening performance Excursion tickets, with admissit to "The Greatest Show on Earth VI he sold at Sl R5 from Canaan and at co