Connecticut western news., 1892-06-23
Local News.

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 A few good second hand wagons at very low prices at Cargilps.
 We noticed that the calves were shipped in open cars last Tuesday,
 Frank Hitchcock's new barn and sheds loom up in grand proportions.
 A man who throws banana peel on the sidewalk is now called bananar- chist.
 Mrs HI. E. Brown had five blossoms at one time on her night blooming cere- us last week.
 Martin Mcintyre has been trans ferred from Van Deusenville, Mass, to Bridgeport.
 M. l.. Osborne, Jr. has taken po- sition with the East Canaan Creamery Co.,, as book keeper.
 Mrs Anas Shields Bills and her husband are now spending 8 few days at Mir Shields in this village.
 If you wish to see good work just inspect Dr. O. W Camps house just painted by H. H. Beardsley.-Adv.
 The roofs of all of Fred erick Gil lette's barns and outbuildings have just been covered with fire and water proof paint.
 -"What has become of Peter Hicks case?" is conundrum frequently asked the NEWS staff but which they are un- able to answer.
 Henry Whitbeck, of Salisbury, was in town Monday with his Hambletonian stallion Black Ben The horse is half brother to McIntyre's Billy.
 -"Where was Moses when the light went out?" On the platform of Union depot, but he crawled home upon the thick darkness which could be felt.
 R. T. Higgins, of Winsted. the new ly appointed coroner of Litchfield coun- ty, was in town last Thursday and took possession of the records of the coroner's office.
 Watson & Gibson, in their stock market letter, say: "It is supposed that the Honsatonic stock cost the Bostwick Starbuck clique $l4 per share, and if they have sold out at $50 or whereabouts they have secured handsome profit.
 Here is another old time epitaph as inscribed on one of the stones iu Town Hill cemetery, ".Here lies Mary Ann, peacefully at rest with her head upon Abraham's breast Very nice for Mary Ann but not so nice for Abraham. Mil lerton Telegram.
 The opera of Priscilla" at Winsted on Thursday and Friday evenings of last week was we'll performed. The or chestra, which had been engaged spec ially, was very fine. The audiences, though not large, were appreciative and altogether it was successful rendition. The ladies' fair of St Joseph's church closed last Friday night. The gold watch was won by Miss Bridget Solan, of Lakeville. The whole amount realized at the fair was over $500. This money will be devoted to the erection of suitable main gate at St Joseph's cemetery. and paying some debts for current expenses
 The streets are sprinkled now and then by Jupiter Pluvius, but other wise they have to go unsprinkled. It seems surprising that in such an enter prising village as Canaan there are no arrangements for sprinkling the streets at least twice day. Is such thing as sprinkling cart altogether beyond our reach? What does the V. I. society think about it?
 On Monday, July 4th, the Housa tonic road will run special train, with through sleeping cars, from Pittsfield to New. York, stopping at all stations be. tween Pittsfield and Newtown. Train leaves Pittsfeld at 10 % p. m., Canaan 11.38 p. m. arriving in Bridgeport at 3 OC o'clock and New York at 6 Al o'clock Tuesday morning. Tickets for passage and berths can be obtained from con ductor on train.
 We venture to suggest to our Vii lage Improvement society that the vii lage could be very much improved by taking the plot of ground north of the watering trough near the depot and the one about the gateman's box and laying them out as lawns or grass plots. Il would also be good thing to now the grass west of Mir Hicks place once o, twice in the season. We can assure the society that it would be supported by the public in making these improve ments.
 MT w. E. Barnett, who has recent ly been elected vice-president of tn Housatonic railroad and also been cleo ted director of the New Haven & Der by road, is brother of the Rev F. W Barnett, of Canaan. For many year Mir W. B. Barnett has been identified with the Consolidated railroad and wa it's counsel. He is pleasantly re membered by Canaan people, for he an' his family spent one summer here fe1 years ago, and they have been frequen visitors at the rectory.
 We shall, it is to be feared, have t establish ''growler's column in tn NEWS. There are two complaints to g into it at this writing. To wit: the nu isance of not having lights all night g the Union depot. A prominent citize ;nfoxpna ns that when ha arrived las