Connecticut western news., 1892-05-12

Mrs A. D. Wait and daughter, of Cohoes, N. Y, are visiting relatives in town. They arrived last Thursday.
 R. D. Peirce < Co., are now prepar- ed to sell feed, meal, corn and oats of the best quality at reasonable prices. x
 Miss Lillie Fuller. of Ct Harrington, is assistant bookkeeper at Fuller X Peet's store during Mir Peet's illness.
 A procession of 40 teams followed the remains of Richard Maloney from this village to the cemetery at Falls Village.
 Miss Eddy has large class in painting on china. Her studio is in the office adjacent to Mrs H. w Watson's s on High street.
 W. G. Cargill has just received twen- ty farm wagons, with 2l and 8 in. tires, which he is offering at special prices to cash buyers. Stop and get his prices.
 David 0. Whittlesey received his commission as Judge of Probate for the district of Canaan and took the oath of office before Judge A. T. Roraback last week.
 David 0. Whittlesey was in Hart ford over Sunday and was present at the Pontifical High Mass which followed the ceremonies of the consecration of St Joseph's cathedral.
 Mrs T. J. Dardis, of the Winsted Novelty store, Winsted Conn.,, will again come to East Canaan on Monday May 18th, with full line of millinery, for one day only and for the last time this season.
 Tt was expected that the tickets for Dr Talmage's lecture in Winsted, May Is would be placed on sale at Winsted last Monday but it was finally decided not to begin the sale until next Mon day, consequently Canaanites can still secure good seats if they will leave their order with J. H. Roraback today or tomorrow.
 -WAaoNs! WAGONS! WAGoNsl Per- sons who intend purchasing wagons especially close buyers-should call on W. G. Cargill, Canaan, before purchas- ing elsewhere. He has about 50 jobs on hand and offers some big bargains. He will be home every Saturday for a few weeks and will be glad to show you some bargains.
 HI. H. Beardsley's corps of painters numbers four besides himself. They have finished painting Geo E. Beebe's house at East Canaan and have con- menced painting Dr Clemans' house and buildings in this village. They are also fitting up Dr Camps office, and have finished the interior painting on 1 Miss s. w. Adams house.
 On Tuesday the funeral of Willie O. Merchant, lthe infant son of Edward Merchant, who died on Sunday, took place at the Methodist Episcopal church. Rev T. s. Bond conducted the services and preached. The pall- bearers were George P. Hardenbergh. Irving Messen- ger and Albert and Clinton Roraback The burial was in the lower cemetery. Some of the young men of this town have issued invitations for dance as return compliment of the Leap Year hop to be given in town hall to. morrow night. Mays banjo quartet will furnish music, and T. Duffy of Pittsield will act as prompter. Those who wish to hear the music and not dance can do so by paying 25 cents and occupying the balcony.
 Last Monday Richard Malony died of pneumonia after an illness of only six days. He and his wife have lived here for nearly 25 years having moved here from Bedding, near Danbury where Mir Maloney worked at Barnes | Bros lime kilns. Since he has iveG here he has worked for one or another of the different lime burning concerns and has been respected as faithful, in | dustrious and reliable man. Mucl sympathy will be felt for his widow 1T this great loss, which she can so ill sus tain, especially as in 1879, between thu 29th day of August and the 2lst of Sep tember, she lost by diphtheria four O her five children, viz, Lizzie. aged years; Mary, aged 13 years; Johnnie aged s years and Dennis aged 15 years Besides his widow MT Maloney leave one daughter Maggie. the wife of Bar ney Smith of Falls Village, and al adopted daughter. Katie, very prom ising little girl. The funeral took plac, at St Joseph's church in this villag yesterday morning where High Mas of requiem was celebrated by the Re T. F. Bannon, of Lakeville. The bur ial was in the Catholic cemetery at Fall Village where the father was laid to res by the side of his children
 Among those on the sick list are Miss Emma Lawrence who has been il about two weeks with cold and fever o Ia grippe, but she is improving; Mrs A T. Roraback has been ill about tw
 weeks with Ia grippe or malaria, and
 still unable to leave her bed; John C
 Richmond has been housed up tw
 weeks with cold and rheumatism an
 does not yet venture out to collect tax | as. q W Rarnas has bean housad n,
 with heavy cold most of the time fo
 nearly three weeks and is now in be- struggling with the second attack of tn rash during that time; Deacon Henr
 O. Barnes is struggling with terribl 1 cold, and has not yentured up to tn