Connecticut western news., 1891-11-26

Westfeld, Mass.
 Edward O. Ward arrived home at Hartford last Friday from his three months tour of Europe
 Sixty -one tickets were sold at this station for w. B. Hall & Co.'S excursion to Bridgeport last Saturday.
 -Junius Rhoades has just built a large henery and wagon shed on his premises in the rear of Christ church.
 -Iu order to provide drain for the water moter at Christ church channel must be blasted through solid rock from the church to the street, a distance of about 100 feet.
 Fuller X Peet have raised their store Is inches In order to have deep CT and better lighted cellar and bring the store floors to leIel with those of the new building.
 Do not be afraid of poisoned grapes. Prof. Galloway of the department of Agriculture says one may let a ton of grapes sprayed with the Bordeaux mix ture, without danger
 An important meeting of Housa- tonic Ledge, No. 6l, F. & A. M. will he held on Saturday evening November 28. Every membe of the lodge Is urged to be present, as questions of vital interest will be decided
 Miss Fanny, daughter of President J. A. Bestwick of the New England road , is to wed Capt A. J. Carstairs of the Royal Irish Rifles, whom she met in 4 Egypt. The wedding will take place at Mlmaroneck. Bee.
 Miss Ann Blackman. of Newtown, a sister of Mrs F. w. Barnett, has sold to Mrs Sophia Northrop of Sugar street, the house occupied since last spring by Mrs B. A. Dorman and her father-in- law. Purchase price $27OO.
 The chicken-pi supper at the Pill grim Church on Friday last was very enjoyable affair. Everybody was happy and had good time, so that the $29 50, which was the net financial result, was "all clear gain, :" as the popular saying is.
 Two ladies were killed near Hart ford last week on grade crossing; and yet here in Canaan we have several such crossings; some especially dangerous. and no effort is being made to have them abolished or made free from dan- ger.
 | An exchange tells of printing office in Kentucky being opened with prayer. This is a rare exception to the rule, as from time immem orial it has been the custom for the office to be opened by the devil and closed by the sheriff. - Press and Printer.
 | The Norwalk Gazette announces that Editor Naples of the Norwalk Hour is laboriously at work, getting out a book on "Mason1c Jurisprudence It is to be volume of profound and exhaustive research into all the lore of ancient and modern Masonry.
 | One of oar subscribers writing from northeastern Alabama under date of Nov IS, says: Talk about your Sunny South. It was only 18o above zero here this morning, and with my best efforts, haven't been able to get the office warm enough to work in. We only have fire places to heat 1t "
 A striking illustration of the value of advertising has just been afforded. MT John N. VanDeusen inserted lately an "adv" stating that he wanted apples, and almost immediately they began to move toward the place of rendezvous, and his craving for that variety of fruit was satisfied to it's fullest extent. He had all he could handle.
 On Thanksgiving day, there will be services at Christ church, at 10 80 a. m. All will be welcome There will be nc services at the other churches of the village. An expression of opinion, or this state of things. from our stern old Puritan Forefathers, who originated Thanksgiving day, would be interest ing, but perhaps not altogether agree able to their descendants.
 Friends of Robert l.. Taft will be pleased to learn that he has been heard from. He resides in Portland, Orego1 and is agent for the Prune Hill Frui company. It is corporation whose objects are to raise, cultivate, buy ant sell orchard fruits. MT Taft has sen us prospectus of the company. The stock is now on the market. Senate J. N. Dolph is quoted as having sait that ''fruit raising is destined to be on, of the great industries of Washington and Oregon" Send for circulars. } In the Literary Society, at the las meeting, the question before the hous was whether people were any happie now, by reason of the advances in sci ence and the arts, than they were in ol, } times. Able and irrefragible argument were presented on both sides, but tn f "ayes had it," as MT Speaker says, fo the decision reached was, that the peo pie of ''ye olden tyme" died of unhaI piness. Tomorrow (Nov 27) the debat f will be on Resolved that Irelan should have Home Rule." One pape 3 will be on "London Men of note. Everyb body is cordially invited. G. R. Hall, s p. m.
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