Connecticut western news., 1892-10-13

Miss Blackman, of Newtown, is vis- iting her sister, Mrs F. w. Barnett.
 -Frederick W. French has done a fine piece of work in painting l. Foote's house and barn.
 HI. D. Humphrey has been laying concrete road from the sidewalk to the rear of his store.
 Six good Irishmen will do more work than gang of 24 Italians on track repairs.
 Miss Lucy A. Smith plays the piano at the dancing lessons now being given at Norfolk by J. O. Gould, of New York.
 John O. Richmond and Daniel Keefe are delegates to the Democratic senato- rial convention at New Milford on the 18th.
 Rev D. 0. Stone preached in the Olivet Street church at Bridgeport last Sunday, and will preach there next Sun- day.
 The new block signal by the train dispatchers' window is for the guidance of engineers in regard to waiting for or ders.
 Miss Florence Stewart, of Pittsfeld, Mass, daughter of Anthony Stewart, is visiting at Reuben Sewart's in this will lage.
 Will Brown is railroading again on the P. R. & N. E. road and now is con- ductor of the pusher between Copake and Boston Corners.
 Mrs Henry Cady, department in- spector of the Woman's Relief Corps, inspected David s. Cowles' Woman's Relief Corps last night. F. R Collin has enlarged his jewell ry store by the addition of large bay window on the north side extending to the edge of the piazza. Conductor Hook, of the P. R. & N E. road, has resumed the duties of trainmaster and now has charge of trains between Canaan and Mayb
 We are happy to say that F. D. Gaylord has not resigned his position as road agent. as was reported, and what is more he is not going to; he is not that kind of man.
 George O. Peet has taken the Agen- cy- for the we'll known Crawford Steam Laundry of Bridgeport, Ct. All work will be sent every Wednesday. Leave work at the store of Fuller & Peet. Boxes free.
 l Last week Wednesday evening the 4 55 east bound train on the P. R. & N. E. road while going slowly near Pino Meadow collided with freight trsip. The damages were slight, but the train l was delayed one hour and half. Major John A. Tibbitts, U. s. con- sul at Bradford, Eng, and ex-speaker ot the Connecticut house of representa- tives, will present the Republican side of the issues of this campaign at the town hall at this village on the 19tl, inst.
 A new time table is expected to gn into effect on the P. R. & N. E. road o, the 18th inst. The two through ex- presses are to be continued. It wa+ at first intended to keep them on for the summer only, but their popularity l demands their retention. Franklin N. Brown, who for about two years has been assistant to Station Agent Root at Canaan, has been pro noted to be station agent at Simsbury We congratulate Frank on his prefer mont, but he deserved promotion and will now receive salary of about $7( per month and also have five assistants in his duties.
 On Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 9th near Lee, the express on the Fl. R. R which reaches Canaan at 5.09, struck , two-horse wagon belonging to Capt J s Barnes, of Lenox. Two men, Jerr, Donovan, of Lenox Dale, and Cap Barnes coachman, were killed also th' two horses. The engine was covere, with mangled flesh and blood. | Last week Wednesday night Thom as l.. Norton, of Lakeville, discusse, the effect of the Mckinley law and othe issues in the town hall. Dr Eddy pre- sided. MT Norton is not only yer, effective speaker but he is also yer, entertaining one, and enlivens hi speeches with his droll humor and hi
 funny stories. The hall was filled.
 The meeting of the literary societ,
 was held last Friday night. We ar' sorry to say that the debate had to b.
 dispensed with owing to the tardines
 of the members in coming to the meet ing. But still the society is determines
 that the meetings this winter shall b
 more interesting and characterized b
 more spirit and "go" than ever before Mrs F. P. Bigelow writes to us un der date of Oct. 9th to say that she ha
 moved from Elkhart, Ind. to Chicago
 H., and is with her niece, Mrs Lowe eldest daughter of her brother Theoph Jus Fenn. If any of the Canaanites vii it the Worlds Fair she hopes they wi call on her. Although it was not reall necessary to say it she says that sh 5 cannot do without the NEWS. Nobod
 can.