Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
Who'll be the next to build house

Who'll be the next to build house in this village?
 At present there is another rush of freight over the 0. N. B. & w. road.
 Miss Llllie D. Root has returned from Seward, Schoharie Co.,, N. Y., after an absence of three weeks.
 Seventeen names have been added to the voting list this fall. There are now about 400 names on the list.
 -Clem Kegler and family have moved into the second story of 0. H. Pease's new building on Railroad Street
 MT and Mrs J.N. Van Deusen visited friends at Tivoli and Rhinebeck last week and also attended the Poughkeep- sic fair
 MT A, 0. Brainard, of Great Bar rington, who has kindly assisted THE NEWS compositors the past two weeks, will now help CHI Pease for few days.
 Our store will be closed on Mon- day October 12. M Shwartz & Go. The One Priced Manufacturing Clothiers, 3O3, 3O5 & 307 Main St, Poughkeepsie.
 At the NJ. E. church last Sunday evening, the Rev T. s. Bond delivered telling temperance sermon from Cor inthians XVI 13 -"Quit you like men".
 -Ex-Supervisor Cogill of the Hous- fish market at Bridgeport and has clear ed out owing about $2OOO.-Newtown Bee.
 It is probably not generally known that storekeepers who give credit to students under 21 years of age are liable to fine of not less than $25 nor more than $500.
 Frederick French and family from Clayton, have moved into part of the Ann Brown house, so called, on Rail- road St. John Miller and wife occupy the other part of the house.
 The democratic caucus for the nom- ination of town officers will be held at the town hall on Saturday at at2p.m. The republican caucus will be held at the Warner House the same afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 The evil effects of au open and un- restrained sale of liquor, could be in- ferred from the sight of 8 man reeling down the platform at Union depot only few days after the petition for vote upon license had been filed.
 An persons between the ages of Is and 45 years, desiring exemption from military duty and commutation tax, by reason of mental or physical disability, must report to one of the post surgeons for examination, before the first day o1 December next.
 pr 0. w. Camp and MT Edward Ward are taking vacation. They sail ed Saturday from New York for Norfolk and Richmond, Va. Milt Roraback says he hopes Dr Camp will be seasick and then he will know by experience what { delightful sensation seasickness is.
 Miss Katie F. Camp, who has taught | in the Collinsville schools for severa years, has accepted position in Ger Armstrong's school at Hampton, Va. and will begin her labors there, Octo Der 1.-Newtown Bee. Miss Camp is an aunt of Mir W. H. Camp, of Canaan, and has occasionally visited here.
 HI. H. Beardsley has four men be. sides himself painting the exterior ol the Cartwright house at East Canaan. They are also painting, papering and thoroughly renovating the interior o1 the house, and when it is completed il will be occupied by Mir and Mrs c. O Briggs. MT Beardsley is also doing some painting at the restaurant g Union depot.
 What might have proved seriou delay to traffic on the Housatonic Rail road and also through our streets oc cured last Friday night. The horse belonging to Mrs M. A. Griffin so ia miliarly recognized in connection witl the bakery cart, disgusted with thu lack of enterprise in Canaan, felt cas upon himself the necessity of causing an excitement. Slipping the bridl by which he was fastened in front o the bakery, he started on headloni race down Main street. Turning tn wagon over in front of the post office. h. arrived at the gates at the Main stree crossing the same time the TIA trai did. Not having time to wait for tn gates to be raised, he passed around tn ends, barely escaping 8 collision wit the rear car of the passenger train Here coming into contact with tele egraph pole the wagon and harnes were left. The horse continued hi tourney and was found about g p. m near the village of Salisbury, the head quarters for ''runaways."
 POINTERS.