Connecticut western news., 1891-10-22
Local News.

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 Port Allegany Reporter.
 Mrs Adeline Beckley, of New Hart ford and KeDt, is visiting friends here. MT and Mrs W. A. Hiester return ed to Elmira N. Y. last Monday morn ing.
 Frank Silvernall and family will soon move to MT Tyrrelps house in Nor folk.
 Rev T. s. Bond is expected home from Washington, D. 0. to-day or to- morrow.
 M. l.. Osborne, Jr., and Fred G. Capron were home over Sunday from Woodbury and New Hartford respec- lively.
 -Messrs Burton Peirce. Edward Ward, and lis son, John, started for Buffalo last Saturday evening to pur- chase cattle.
 Mir Marcey, the blind merchant and peddler from Wassaic, NY. was in town Monday and Tuesday. He stayed Monday night at Julius Corbit's.
 -Genera, Samuel B. Holabird, of Washington, ID. o., and his cousin, Mrs Charles Ensign, of Winsted, Conn.,, are calling on relatives in town this week.
 The Winsted Citizen says:
 Five more children arrived at Gil bert Home Friday, There are now be- tween 60 and 70 at the Home, includ ing the help.
 Miss Laura A. Roys returned Mon- day from an extended visit at Coxsackie N. Y She will remain here few days and then go to New Brunswick N J. to visit friends.
 Mrs A. E. Radway, mother of Mrs F. Thompson of this place, died at her residence in New York city on Monday of this week. Mrs Radway was confn- ed to her room only about two weeks, but has been an invalid for nearly two years.
 "A teachers meeting will be held at Norfolk, Wednesday morning and after noon, Oct 28. At this meeting exper- fenced teachers will give instruction. A variety of topics will be treated, and all the exercises will be especially useful to those engaged in school work.
 -H. H. Besrdsley's corps of painters now numbers six men beside himself. They are finishing the painting on F. 8. Spaulding's new house at Norfolk. They are also painting Mrs Corbit's house at East Canaan, and all of Henry O. Barnes buildings near ths lime kiIns The Winsted Union of the Socie- ties of Christian Eudeavor will hold convention in the Methodist church Canaan, Tuesday afternoon and even- ing. Oct 27th. A cordial invitation is extended to all. An interesting pro- gram is promised. Sessions at and 2 p. m.
 The residents of East Main Street and vicinity thank the management of the O. N. B. & w. road that good share of the switching required in mak- ing up trains is now done in the yard near the Blackberry river 1sstead of near the first crossing east of Union depot.
 Such beautiful moonlight evenings as occurred last week, and such love- ly day as last Saturday proved to be are more rare in October than ripe red raspberries are. To the familiar ques- tion, "What is so rare as 8 day in June?'' it will now be in order to reply, "A day in October"
 The excursion to Albany last Mon day, via o. N. E. & w. road and the steamer Mary Powell from Rhinecliff, was fairly well patronized considering the lateness of the season. About SC tickets were sold at Winsted, 35 at Nor. folk and nine ct Canaan. We cannot say how many went from stations west of Canaan.
 Frederick Gillette has raised eight acres of corn this season, and it proves to be the largest crop of corn ever rais ed on his farm. It yields 1O7O stacks He has husked the best or tallest par of it, and thus far it averages about o . bushel of ears to a stack. He thinks the entire crop will pan out about 5Ot bushels of corn in the ear.
 "A large amount of personal prop erty belonging to the Estate of Abe Camp, deceased, will be sold at public auction at Norfolk on Monday. Nov at 10am. Sale positive, rain or shine A pair of oxen, 8 pair of stags, ten COWS one bull, several calves, eight wagon and carriages, two sleighs, one nev Buckeye mower, all kinds of farming utensils, lot of seasoned lumber etc etc. will be sold.
 Fuller & Peet have decided to en large their store, and the preparator. work will commence next week. Ge F. Strong's tin shop will be move north . number of feet, thus makin room for two story addition, 40 fee square, to be built on the rear of tn store. The new frame will surroun the old building now in the rear of tn store. After the new frame is roofe and enclosed, then the old building VII be taken apart and removed in pieces This manner of doing the work allow