Connecticut western news., 1892-09-22
Local News.

Martin Mcintyre was at home Sat urday and part of Sunday.
 There were 13 G. A. R. excursion trains over the P. R. & N. E. road.
 Miss Lizzie Lorrigan is away from her dress-making parlors on a two weeks vacation.
 Two cars were derailed near West Norfolk last Saturday night. One was a Wagner sleeper.
 The Rev Fl. G. Hoadlev, of Water bury. visited his former practitioners at East Canaan over Sunday.
 Miss Augusta Thomson, of New York, and Miss Florence Thomson are spending few days at Mt Elm.
 The call for the Democratic con- vention in Fourth Congressional Dis trict is published in another column.
 Miss Lena Freeman returned on Saturday from her trip to Lenox, Mass, where she has been for about four weeks.
 Henry Ward Beecher made one of his happiest remarks when he defined cholera ''as rebuke to the world for its nastiness."
 The, Rev H. Utterwick preached at the Pilgrim church Sunday morning on the text in Rom. XV, 2d and sd verses. <"Re inculcated the duty of being un- selfih and helpful to others.
 Ground was broken at Millerton, N. '. last Monday for'a new industry. The New York Condensed Milk Co., will build milk factory at Millerton similar to the milk factory at Wassaic.
 Constable Drake says that every week he gets notice from the managers of the Burnham Industrial School at Canaan Four Corners, N. r., to arrest boys who have hastily left that institu- ton.
 The auditors office of the P. R. & N. B. railroad has been removed from Hartford to Philadelphia, and Auditor Watson went with it but his family re- main in Canaan where MT Watson visits them over Sunday.
 There is section of Main St. west of the Fl. R. R. track where there is an odor perceptible which suggests that something requires little attention. Ntn oh olo 1ov 1a he happen to be passing.
 Isaac Lermond, his wife, his daughter Carrie and his son Sam started on Monday for trip to Maine, where Mir Lermond has two brothers whom he has not seen for B years. They will be away for two months.
 The Housatonic special G. R. ex- cursion train passed this station Mon day morning about 8.30. with six cars, which were already pretty well filled. About 30 persons from Canaan and vii cinity. mostly G. A. R. men, went by this train.
 We are sorry to renew the subject, but the testimony of those who drive over the roads about town is that all the old familiar rocks are in their places. We also regret to say the approaches to the public watering trough and the Episcopal church horse sheds are still in 8 very bad condition.
 Bishop MoMahon administered con- firmation to 149 children at Lakeville on the 17th inst, of whom "A were from this town. Miss Mary Finnegan had instructed the Canaan children in their catechism. Seven priests were present, among whom were the Rev Fathers Leo, Ramon, Heating, Lynch and Fox.
 Fuller & Peet have begun the work of moving the old shed north of Geo P, Strong's shop onto the vacant lot be- longing to 8. A. Eddy. When this is done they will dig cellar on the site of the old shed and move the tin shoI onto the cellar and perhaps enlarge the tin shop. This will give drive way across north of the store of Fuller & Peet.
 -Dr and Mrs H. l.. Ross returned on Tuesday from their five weeks SO iourn in the Adirondacks. The doctor says they enjoyed themselves immense ly. The party consisted of eight per sons, Dr Ross brother and sister Jaw among others. It was discovered tha the two Mrs Ross are crack shots witt the rife and it is the intention of thei gallant and generous husbands to equil these ladies with rifles and take then out next year to shoot deer on the run ways.
 -I have taken the agency for the W . s. A. Corsets and Health waists The, need no breaking Tn but fit comfortabl, at first. The W. S.A. gives that freedom to the body which secures the outline of grace and beauty as no other corse or waist can do. The w. s. A. guaran ,, tees to fit perfectly. No ugly ridge il the back to show through dress, but system of cords and pulleys which give flat surface not found in any othe corset. Will be pleased to have ladie call at my house and examine them.
 MRS J. s. ADAM, Canaan, Conn.
 The railway stations. post offices hotels, stores and other public build ings from Poughkeepsie to Winsted ar adorned with large posters concernin the 51st annual fair of the Dutches County Agricultural Society which vii be held at Poughkeepsie, Sept 27, 2e 29 and 30. w. O. Burhans, of Pough kaansia. was through this section o