Connecticut western news., 1892-11-17
Local News.

at Mrs Charles Collins.
 Mrs Thomas Abbe returned on Monday to her home in Abilene, Kan.
 Miss Clute, a sister of Mir Geo H.. Clute, is now teaching at the Canaan Academy,
 Miss Maggie Riley has taken charge of the Union depot restaurant, having bought out W. 0, Ramon.
 Hiram Robey, of East Canaan, re- gently shot large Canada lynx while out hunting on Canaan mountain.
 Tt required more than 24 hours to burn up the wreck of 8 jumbo coal car smashed up in the recent accident in this village.
 Election is over Now for busi- ness. Advertise in the NwEs if you wish to capture share of the trade in this section.
 A few copies of the first edition of the book "North Canaan" yet on sale at the usual places. Get one before the new tariff law goes into effect.
 -Oh sayl We came very near forget ting to mention that some Republicans ''did not let their light shine with un- usual brilliancy" last Monday evening.
 -HousE TO RENT. My house on West Main St. formerly occupied by Martin Mcclure. Eight nice rooms. Gall at once. H. D. HUMPHREY.
 Edward Pulver, ,son of John H. Pull yer. is very low with consumption. At this writing "Wednesday morning. he is still living but his death is hourly ex- pected.
 The train numbers on the Danbury division of the Consolidated road now run from 15OO to 1900. The Housatonic division trains are numbered from 400 to 15O0, and those on the Derby division from 15OO to 1900.
 A Norwalk merchant has bought 150 dozen pair suspenders. In view of the Mct that the summer girl has taken off her galluses and is using them to tie her dog in the cellar o'nights, this looks like inviting bankruptcy.-Ansonia Sen tinel.
 The Cleveland and Stevenson flag, with it's four new brooms, was taken down Wednesday morning. We sug- gest that the brooms be used to sweep the streets before snow comes. and re- move the rubbish accumulated by bon fires and other demonstrations of both parties- during the recent campaign.
 There is one feature of the Demo- cratic jubilee which should not be over- looked, and that is the free lunch table. This was set in the town hall and was under the charge of w. 0. Ramon. It extended the entire length of the hall and fairly groaned with an inexhausti- ble supply of sandwiches, crullers and coffee.
 Last Monday Fuller & Peet's deliv- cry wagon, which was standing near their store, the horse hitched to the post, was run into by one of N. s. Stew ens' heavy milk wagons, which was pass ing through the streets without any driver The net result was that the de- livery wagon was capsized and the two hind wheels wrecked.
 B Bradley, an elderly gentleman from North Haven, spent Monday night at the Warner House on his way to see the falls in the Housatonic river at Amesville and to visit Mrs 0. w. Niver who lives on the farm on Canaan noun tain formerly owned and occupied by her grandfather, the late Joshua Mum son, who was great uncle to Mir Brad ley.
 Frederick w. French has just fin ished painting W. G. Cargills house and barn on Prospect Ave. The house is painted in four colors. Chocolate in the gables, light green to the first story, and then light cream colored to the foundation. The blinds are dark green. The color effect is very pleasing and the work is we'll done The colors :, were mixed by MT French.
 NOTICE The Canaan Citizens'band will furnish the music for the Demo. cratic celebration and parade at Nor. folk Monday evening, and has made arrangements with the P. R. & N E. R. R. to stop the express train leav ing Canaan at 4. 45 p. m. at Norfolk, an6 also stop the express train due at Nor folk at 10 55 p. m. This will give Ga naan people an opportunity to attend the Democratic jubilee at Norfolk, and reach home at Il. .15 p. m.
 The jubilant Democrats here las Monday evening fairly "made Rome howl" and the personal transparience fairly made some local Republican howl. When censured for those per sonal transpariences the Democrats re piled that the Republicans established the precedent, or gave the provocation during the recent campaign by the son, rendered at a Republican meeting in th town hall wherein certain local Demo crats were hit. If honors are now easy let neighbors bury the political hatche and be friends again.
 Once more the NEWS wishes to agi tate the question of removing that con crete terrace in the sidewalk in front o the post-ofice. All admit that the ter race is dangerous trap. and will b. doubly so in winter A few dollars vii eliminate it. "What is everybody