Connecticut western news., 1891-06-17
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IT, 1891.
Local News.

And the Lord IS on ms S1de.
 pr Church is visiting his home in New York state.
 At noon yesterday the mercury scored 9S in the shade.
 MT J. s. Wheeler of Colebrook visited friends here yesterday.
 Mrs James Beckwith of Westfeld, Mass. is visiting her sister, Mrs E. R. Lorrain.
 Editor W. c. Hinman of the Berk- shire Courier called on friends ln this village Saturday afternoon.
 General Passenger Agent Hayes, of the c. N. E. & W. road, was in town on business Monday afternoon.
 The Rev and Mrs l.. H. Reid of Hartford made flying visit to Sails bury and Canaan on Monday.
 Mrs. Mary Gillette, of Albany, N. Y.,is visiting friends here. She arrived at the rectory last Wednesday evening.
 The mercury has ranged among the nineties for several days and on Monday reached 96 degrees in the shade.
 An exchange says: If Jeff Davis had whipped us there would have been no call for pensions, and probably no money to pay them with.
 MT and Mrs Charles B. Norton of Newark N. J., are stopping at the War ner House and calling on friends In Canaan and vicinity.
 On the 14th inst there was slight change of time on the Hous. road. The corrected table appears elsewhere. Con- suit it or you may get left, especially by the Sunday milk train.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. l.. Bragg are at tending the commencement exercises at Mt. Holyoke where their daughter, Miss Louise Bragg, graduates in the seminary course.
 Monday was generally observed as "Flag Day" but on account of the bro- ken pulley on the flag pole in this village it was not deemed advisable to attempt to raise the flag.
 The Winsted Herald says: Prof. s. A. Weaver was corraled in Westfield a few nights since and presented with a beautiful silver tea service by the High School teachers and pupils. He is to sail for Germany the 17th inst,
 Cards have been issued by the Rev and Mrs Elisha Whittlesey for the mar riage of their daughter, Miss Katherine Cowles Whittlesey, to MT Thomas Abbe of Kansas, the ceremony to take place at "The Grove" tomorrow evening at 7.30 o'clock.
 R. R. Whiting of Brooklyn NY, is making his annual call on friends ln this section. He has retired from act i've business, having sold his drug store in Brooklyn last January. He so- journed in the South from January un- til April and he contemplates soon go- ing West.
 The long looked for replication of Judge Morris to the return of Governor Bulkeley few weeks ago was filed in the Superior court last Thursday. The paper is almost an exact duplicate of that filed by Dr. Alsop against General Merwin and is general denial of the allegations made by the Republicans.
 The High and Intermediate schools closed the term and year last Friday. The High school pupils to the numbe, of about twenty five spent a portion ot the day in an enloyable outing at the Twin Lakes. The Intermediate room closed the term with recitations, dialog ues and singing. The Primary schoo will close this week Friday.
 A slight smash-up occurred on the C.N. E. & w. road at State Line last Thursday night. Engine No. 9.,knowr as the 'switcher" collided with freight car which was standing on the track No one was injured, but the forward end of the engine wasl somewhat demo ralized. When she went through to the repair shops the next day barrel tool the place of the smoke-stack.
 The Amenia correspondent of th' Poughkeepsie Eagle says:
 F.Kingsbury Curtis, Esq, of the firm of Stearns S Curtis. of New York city and Hon. A. NJ. Card, of have purchased the Gridley ore bed property with ma chinery, ores, mining rights, etc. located west of Amenia Village, adjoining ant south of the ore bed of the Ameni Mining Compang.
 Children s day services were held ii the Pilgrim church last Sunday morn ing. A floral display was not attempte but about the usual quantity of flower was noticeable. The exercises consiste of singing by the choir and congregation prayer by Rev Dr Eddy, responsiv readings, brief addresses by Rev D Eddy, Deacon Peirce, and MT H. M Adams. Superintendent $. A. Edd had charge of the services, and b made appropriate remarks. The service at the Methodist church were held the evening. The floral display WE very elaborate; bank of flowers SUI
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 hiding it from view. The exercises wei
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 Parsons, and were carried out we'll
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 opened by singing by the choir an
 Sunday school and prayer offered |
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