Connecticut western news., 1891-08-27
Miss Mabel Watson has been spend az the past week at Block Island.

MISS MaDel WaGSOu HIS Do6u Spouu- ing the past week at Block Island.
 The dramatic entertainment for the benefit of Christ church will be giv- en at Town Hall, Wednesday evening, Sept 2.
 Eugene s. Rowe, clerk for G. l., Parsons < Son, is taking vacation, which he is spending with friends in Egremont.
 Miss Hallie Smith and maid; Miss Louise Smith and Master Ralston F. Smith, New Hartford. are spending 8 week at Woodmont-on-the-Sound.
 The inemen have been erecting new telegraph poles in place of tho old ones, which were badly decayed, along the line of the Housatonic railroad.
 Henry F. Bradford of Thomasten was in Canaan last week. visiting his sister, Mrs F. l.. Beckley, who has been seriously i'll for the past three months.
 John B. Wells has returned to the O. N. B. & W. road and is now running as freight conductor. He has moved into James Quinn's new house on West Main street.
 -Dr Zachery Eddy preached at the Pilgrim church last Sunday morning. It was announced that after September 1st, the Rev D. 0. Stone would occupy his pulpit.
 -Junius Rhoades is having steam heater placed in the basement of his house, which is to furnish heat for his dwelling, the post office and barber shop during the winter months.
 The examination for admission to Storr's Agricultural school will be held at Grand Army hall, Winsted, Sept, 5, beginning at 10 g. m. The last exam ination will occur at the school, Sept, 21. ..
 It is reported that Engineer Charles Lyman is suspended from his run on the Housatonic road during the inves- tigation of the running past the signal at Pine Grove station last Friday even- ing.
 There is 8 report that about 8 week ago Sam. Jones, the noted Hart ford lawyer, had 8 shock at his cottage at Twin Lakes, but that he is now im- proving, and IS not considered in any immediate danger.
 Eugene Roots four horse team took a merry party of young people for moonlight ride last Friday evening. Some say they carried lantern to see the moon, and it seems to be the gener- al impression that it was ''wet moon," they saw.
 The Agassiz society will meet next Tuesday evening at the residence of MT J. l.. Bragg. A full attendance is desired, and it is hoped that each mem Der will come prepared to take some part in the exercises, which will be sim liar to those of the last two meetings.
 Invitations have been issued for the mrrriage of Miss Sarah H. Butcher, of South Dover, N. r., to Mir John V. Cut Ter, of Dover Furnace, on Wednesday, September g, 1891. We know John and we wish him much joy and happiness in the new life upon which he is to enter.
 MT Edward c. Ward, of Hartford, formerly of Canaan, sailed yesterday Wednesday, from Philadelphia for 8 tour of England and the Continents, in search of health. He is accompanied by his friend, MT J. s. Heiting, of Cat tasauqua, Pa. They took passage an the steamer British Princess.
 So much interest was manifested in the paintings of J. H. Moser, the artist who camped at Twin Lakes with c. H. Pease this summer, that he is to return to this town early in September with large number of his paintings, and will exhibit them with pleasure to any who are interested enough to call at Mir Pease's to see them.
 The Rev F. Thompson, M. A. will open an English and classical school for boys in this place early in September in which boys will be thoroughly pre- pared for college or business. Tempo rary arrangements have been made with Mir Oliver Root and the school will open at his place. The numbers will be strictly limited thus offering an excellent opportunity for boys who wish to study to advance rapidly. We doubt not but what MT Thompson will speedily secure his full number. Mir Thompson is a teacher of successful experience and comes to us with the best of testimonials. We commend the enterprise to our citi- zens as one worthy of their considera- tion as such school to much needed in our midst.
 POINTERS.