Connecticut western news., 1892-06-16

Have you seen those new S30 buck boards at Cargill'sP
 -Dr Parsons, of Stapleton, Staten Island, visited relatives here over Sun day.
 pr Camps house has just been painted cream color with white trim minRs
 Dame Rumor says that there are to be several weddings in Canaan this month.
 Mrs William Smith returned last Saturday from two weeks stay in Ct Harrington, Mass.
 The Philadelphia Times announces that grasshoppers fried in butter are as delicious as shrimps.
 The mercury stood 95 in the shade lon the stoop of W. H. Camps drug store) Monday and Tuesday afternoons.
 On Saturday last Warren Mcintyre sold his stallion "Billy" to MT James of Amenls, N. Y. The price agreed on is $1OOO.OO
 Henry Roraback returned to this village on Monday. He has entirely re- covered from the measles, but his eyes are still weak.
 Lieutenant Governor Merwin was acting Governor of Connecticut during the absence of Governor Bulkeley in Minneapolis.
 pr Frederick Parsons spent Sunday in this village. He arrived by the 9.59 Saturday night train and returned Mon day morning.
 Miss Mabel Watson will visit friends in Bridgeport and New York. She leaves this week and expects to be absent about three weeks.
 W. G. Cargill is selling buckboards at S3O %, notwithstanding typograph- ical error in the last issue of the NEWS made the price read $38 co. Calves ought not to be packed into box cars when the mercury is up in the nineties in the shade; yet that is just what was done at this station last Tues day.
 Mrs M. W. Ward, of Hartford, call ed on friends here Monday She and her daughters will spend July and Au- gust at the Squirrel Islands on the coast of Maine.
 70. NJ. Humphrey has returned after two weeks absence at Naugatuck ow- ing to the illness of his mother. He re- ports her as now improving, and that Miss Nora Britt has the care of her. The Guild of Christ church Canaan, will give supper and sale at the town hall on Wednesday, June 22. The SUD- per will include strawberries and ice cream and will be served from 5 to 10 p. m. Price of supper 35c. We received in the East Canaan correspondence from 0. B, s. an item stating that Miss Oliver of Canaan pre- sided at the organ in the Congregation al church on Sunday. We are almost sure that Miss Olive Wilcox of South Canaan is the lady referred to. Miss May Finnegan, who consent ed to compete for the gold watch with two other young ladies in Falls Village and Lakeville respectively, has been hindered in her race by the measles. It is to be hoped that her friends will see to it that she does not lose the prize by this cause.
 On Monday evening the Citizens band, on the previous invitation of MT J. s. Corbit, visited that gentleman's s residence and played many selections of their beautiful music in front of the house. At the conclusion of the sere- made the band was most hospitably en tertained by MT and Mrs Corbit with ice cream, cake and lemonade. Don't fail to attend the auction on Wednesday, June 22, at l p. m., at the late residence of Harlow Root, one-h half mile south of Canaan depot. Wagons, harness, household furniture of Ye Old en Time, farming tools, carpenters tools, II acres of growing rye and grass, and great variety of personal property will be sold to the highest bidder. Henry Buell., young man employ ed on Samuel A. Eddy's farm, was bad | ly bitten by hog last Monday. Buell. | and M. l.. Osborne were transporting the hog in crate on wagon when the animal poked it's nose through one of the openings ill the crate and grabbed one of Buell's hands, biting or tearing it and making a V shaped wound which required a surgeon to dress it.
 A very jolly party of tennis players met on the club grounds Saturday af ternoon and despite old Sol's blazing eye they managed to have some very interesting games. The party had beer invited to tea by Miss Mabel Watson and accordingly about 6.30 the party gathered under the trees at Miss Wat sons home where an excellent supper was provided. After supper the evening was spent playing blind mans buff, etc in the barn and every one went away feeling we'll filled and happy.
 At the meeting of the legal voters of School District No. ?, held last Sat urday evening, Messrs A. A. Hubbard A. T. Roraback and J. H. Drake were elected committee for the ensuing year The committee was instructed to pal n both the exterior and interior of tn