Connecticut western news., 1891-07-09

MT Burghardt's new house begins to materialize. The frame was raised last week.
 Miss Bessie Nissan, of Bridgeport, was the guest of Miss Mable Watson from Friday until Tuesday.
 MT and Mrs Thomas B. Terrell, oi Newark N. J.have been visiting at O. E. Holcomb's the past week.
 The engagement of Dr Irving F. Barnes, of Collinsville, and Miss Sarah Whiting, of Norfolk, is announced
 Mir and Mrs c. N. Carpenter and two children, of Lime Rock, left on the excursion Monday for Minneapolis
 MT R. 0. Newton, Jr., Miss J. D. Newton and Miss Laramore, of New York, are at Myrtle Hill.
 The next meeting of the Housa- tonic Valley Methodist Ministers Asso- citation will be held at Sheffield next Tuesday.
 The underpining for B. D. Lawren- ce's new house is completed and is a neat and substantial one, built of Nor folk granite.
 The Berkshire Courier and the CoN- NEcTIcUT WESTERN NEWS joined hands on change of publication day from Wednesday to Thursday.
 e. w. Scoville has opened ice cream parlors in his residence, at Norfolk, and sells Stevens celebrated ice cream in whatever quantity desired.
 Seven car loads of excursionists went from Poughkeepsie to Hartford and return July 4th. They passed Cana an about 10. 45 a. m. going east end 7.30 p. m. going west.
 The weather was unfavorable and there was small attendance at the O.. U. A. M. meeting Tuesday evening. Three names were added to the roll. Another meeting will be held Saturday evening.
 Everyone ought to go to Lakeville next Saturday afternoon, July Il, and witness the aquatic exhibition by Capt. Paul Boyton and his company. It is a free exhibition and the 0. N. B. < w. run excursion trains to it. Consult pos ters for schedule and fares.
 Boys If you do not believe in miracles, can you explain how Fuller x Peet's settee climbed the flag pole last Friday night |? Or how that wheelbar- row climbed Dr Ross stairs ? Or how that boiler reached W. H. Camps piazza |? Or how various other articles "took wings and flew away ?"
 The through sleeping car train from Pittsfeld to New York via. of Bridge port commenced the season last Sunday night. This train runs Sunday nights only and leaves Plttsfeld at 1000, Canaan 11.39 p. m., arriving in Bridge port at 3. % a. m. and New York at G. Al a. m. Monday. Tickets for passage and berths can be obtained from conductor on train.
 In spite of the stormy weather there was good attendance at the meeting of the Agassiz Society, at Miss s. W. Adams, last Tuesday evening. The meeting was one of unusual interest, be- ing devoted entirely to the flora of this vicinity, especial attention being given to the ferns and orchids It is estimated on good authority. that 35 varieties of ferns and II varieties of orchids grow in Canaan.
 Monday special car over the !C. N. D. < W. road conveyed President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania road, to Norfolk, where he remained as the guest of President Wilson, of the c. N. B. & W. road until Tuesday morning, when returning to this station the car was attached to the $40 train north, on the Housatonic road, which conveyed the two railroad magnates to Lenox, where they are to spend 8 short time. President Roberts salary from the Penn. road is $50, ,00O per year.
 MT Frissell, of Hampton Institute, with quartette of colored and two h. dian students, entertained large and interested audience at the town hall last Tuesday afternoon. The singing of the colored quartette was remarkably fine, and the short speeches made by the two Indians, Cloud Bear and Joseph De Bray, showed the great moral and in- tellectual benefit accomplished by this admirable institution. It costs $1OO, 900 to run this institution for one year, S6O,0O of which must be obtained by contribution from the North. A collec- tion of little over $36 was taken up at the town hall last Tuesday afternoon.