Connecticut western news., 1892-09-29
Have you been "canyassed ?"

MISS Al1ce Te1rce returned on MOn- day from her visit at Greenport. l.. I.
 Constant Deloy, of East Canaan, has moved into l.. Foote's tenant house.
 Local politicians are warming up. even though the weather has grown cool.
 Miss Minnie Peck, of New Haven, was at Mrs H. W. Watson's part of this week.
 MT Fay, who has been guest at R. O. Newton's, returned to New York last Tuesday.
 Mrs George Gillette was the guest of Rev F. W, Barnett for few days last week and this.
 | The work of putting in 8 steam heating apparatus at the Warner House was begun last week.
 Miss s. A. Eddy has been quite i'll but is convalescent. She narrowly es- capped 8 course of fever.
 -Dr G. l.. Hurd's office at Canaan | will be closed for time, or until fur ther notice in these columns.
 The Collinsville fair closes today, 29th. Races, bicycles. base ball and balloons. Excursion tickets by P. R. x N. E. from Canaan BIO
 John Egan, son of Patrick Egan. is baggage master on the 8.23 8. m. train on the P. R. & N. E. road. He has been s'braking" for several weeks since he was hurt some time ago.
 Next Wednesday evening, October 9th, there will be another rousing Re- publican meeting at the town hall in this village. The meeting will be ad- dressed by Thomas l.. Norton, of Lake vile, and the Republican glee club will be there. Tom Norton is good fellow and good speaker and you do not want to miss hearing him even if you are Democrat. .-
 Mine of Bloodgood's horses passed through this village on Monday on their way to the Poughkeepsie fair. One of them was a large shire horse. said to weigh 2100 lbs. and measure IT hands. Another was the English iron grey hackney stallion Blue Peter"which was to be driven by Capt Edwin Hurlburt. of Ct Burlington, to exhibit his superior | nua1itias as a roader
 The first meeting of the literary so- ciety since last spring was held on Wed nesday night of last week. The meet, ing was called to make arrangements for the coming season. A committee ot three was appointed to prepare a pro- gram for the next two meetings and al, so to make report as to what should be the character of meetings. The next meeting will be held on Oct 7th at p. m.
 -Messrs H. T. and w. J. Oatman, oi the Sunday Morning Gall. Pittsfeld, Mass, visited Poughkeepsle, N. Y., last Monday and calzed at the NEWS office on their way thither. Their newspaper was launched about four years ago but has attained regular circulation of over 5000 copies, and on Sept. 4th they printed and sold 7,225 copies. Messrf Oatman are hustlers, and The Call is g hummer.
 Last Friday night car, marked powder, was brought over the P. R. & N. B. road to this station. After going through the usual course of switching il went on east Saturday afternoon. Every body who saw the car and the marking on it and remembered that the one which blew up recently was marked il the same way, heaved a sigh of relief as they saw the car glide away without de vastating our charming village. | The annual town meeting has beer called for next Monday morning at o'clock. As usual one of the matterl to be brought before the meeting vii be that of providing for the repair o the roads and bridges during the com ing year. It is to be hoped that som, we'll considered and wise action will b, taken in this most important matter The opinion is often expressed that thu we are not getting the worth of thu money we spend on our roads.
 A large detachment of the Grant Army of the Republic made halt o over half an hour at this place Satur day afternoon on the return from Wash ipgton. The veterans were from Main and Massachusetts. It was great da, for Canaan. The platforms and street seemed literally swarming with bronze' and grey headed old soldiers in blu and gold and covered with medals an, badges. Then there were members 0 the Woman's Relief Corps and Sons 0 Veterans Camps. Mrs Ramon wa strongly entrenched behind ramparts c all kinds of pie, but the veterans gal lantly carried her works by assault wit
 as much spirit as Sedgwick's men, fo instance, displayed in carrying th rebels works on Marye's Heights nea Fredericksburgh, in the late war. !. The Republican rally came off o Monday night as announced. The ha was we'll filled. A large number ( the ladies graced the occasion by the presence, and it was also noticed tn,
 many leading Democrats were ther' The Rev Dr Hiram Eddy presided an !, introduced the speakers in well chose ' words. Speeches on the issues of tt
 campaign were made by A. M. Hancocl of Maryland, and Thomas McSheeh | of Fremont, o. There was excellel