Connecticut western news., 1891-04-01
Local News.

-Theodore F. Watson of the c. N E & w road is taking a short vacation.
 Twelve excursion tickets to Bridge port were sold at this station last Thurs day.
 The Canaan scholars of the Rob ,bius school are home for week vacs tion.
 Miss Lonise Bragg is now at home from Mt Holyoke seminary during the three weeks vacation.
 Fred G Capron was home from New Hartford from Friday evening until Monday morning.
 Lawrence Yorker has moved int the house which Frank Hitchcock re- gently bought of J, fry Purcell.
 We wish to call your attention t., the fact that the East Canaan creamer, is prepared to buy milk or cream.
 There will be no preaching in the NJ. E church next Sunday but the Sunday school will be held at the usual hour.
 Samuel G Beckley, of Brooklyn. N Y. is sick with the Grippe, and his sister Clara has the scarlet fever in a mild form.
 The Rev MT Moore, who is supply ing the pulpit of the Cong1 church at East Canaan. will preach in the Pilgrim church next Sunday.
 MT W. A. Sharpe, of Syracuse, N, Y, has been visiting old friends here for several days, and on Monday he started for Springfield. Mass.
 Tt is reported that William L Barnes has accepted a position as brake man on one of the G N B & W trains and has moved into part of J. B. Messen- gers house.
 Rev Dr Eddy. wife. and daughte' Sarah. started for Washington, D. C.. ,st Thursday morning. From there the, go to Hampton, Va, where they vii. remain about two weeks.
 Mrs Mary W. Ward and family hay. removed from No IA Winthrop Street, Hartford, to the fine residence at N" 889 Asylum Ave, Hartford, which wa, recently purchased by MT Edward C Ward.
 On Monday the Rev D. O. Ston. moved his study and lodgings from th' Waruer House to Mrs H. B Pease's residence ou Railroad street but he vii coptinue to take his meals at the War ner House.
 Chickens are perfectly heartless. they scratch up your garden with D smiling countenance. But you can pre- vent them by using Clinton P"ultr, Netting. which is sold by Tracy, Tar box & Robinson, wholesale and retai hardware dealers, 7S and 80 Asylum St. |, Hartford.
 Invitations have been printed for th' marriage of Mir Martin Nc Guire ano Miss Catherine Britt at St Joseph's church in this village on Wednesda, . April 18th, at 10 m. A reception VII, be held from until P. m. at the resi- dence of the brides parents, MT anu Mrs Patrick Britt.
 Easter was duly observed in this towl and all the services were well attended The sermons and the singing were a. | propriate to the occasion. In eacl church there was tiue display of foll age plants and hpwers in jars, whil. at Christ church there were some very cholce cut flowers.
 The next meeting of the Scientif, society will be held Wednesday evening April lst. instead of Friday the 10th a. previously announced. All members are requested either to be present ol represented. Papers will be read ol light, volcanoes and geology. Election of officers and other business of import suce will come before the meeting.
 The Boston Transcript is autborit, for the statement that Miss Elaine Goodale is to be married to Dr Eastman next June at Northampton, Mass, and her two younger sisters, D Dra Read and Rose, are to be married at the same time Dr Eastman Is to be the Govern ment medical inspector at the Pine Ridge Agency for the care of Iudian who may be i'll.
 The postoffice at Suuthfi-ld, Mass. was broken into last Friday night and Il quantity of postage stamps of various denominations was stolen. Postmaste Baldwin has issued circulars offering $50 reward for the arrest and conviction of the thieves. The circulars give min ute description of two strangers lnrkins around the village of Southfield on tn evening of March 27.
 70, P. Huntington. the railway king is building a residence for himself Il N-w York city. It will be the fines honse in America and will cost abOu 22,OOO GOO. Some i,lea of it's appoint ments will be f,rmed when we conside that Robert Ellen, of Yonkers N. Y thu owner of the granulated milk factor, at Canaan. has taken the contract tt furnish $lS5.OO worth of Irish marbl, for the hall or stairway.
 Rev Elisha Whittlesey, secretary o the society for the Increase of the Min istry, (Epis. Is the son of a Congrega tioual minister Herald.--I ia also true that the Rev Elisha Whittle