Connecticut western news., 1892-08-25
Local News.

Labor Day comes September 9th.
 -G. W. Pasmore is at Ocean Grove, N. J.
 Mrs Anas Shields Bill is now located in Hartford.
 -Contented labor is an element of national prosperity.
 The mercury scored 96' last Thurs day. and 9O' last Friday.
 Sweet fern placed in room in lib eral quantities will drive away flies.
 Mrs o. Warner has returned from her visit to Great Harrington, Mass.
 Barney Smith. of Falls Village, is conductor of the camp meeting train.
 Harvey Williams, of Danbury, is visiting friends in Canaan and vicinity. -Messrs 8. W. Barnes and Hugo Thomson purchased new bicycles last week.
 Capt Bracket was in town on Tuesday. His men are still working at Warrington.
 Young man. no one may be able to tell your fortune, but you can work it ont yourself.
 A party of young ladies and gen. tlemen spent the day at Sage's Ravine last Tuesday.
 The last contingent of Canaanites who have been camping at Twin Lakes arrived home yesterday.
 Quite . number from Canaan and vicinity are attending the races at Char ter Oak Park in Hartford.
 Mrs A. c. Sweet and her daughter, Mrs Curtis, of Tyringham, Mass, are guests at s. o. Beckley's..
 W. A. Newton, wife and daughter, from New York. were guests at R. O. Newton's from Saturday until Tuesday.
 --Meesrs J. s. Adam, G. Archibald Adam and W. Fl. Camp are at Barnegat Bay, N. J. They went there..on Tues day.
 -J. B. Messenger, who fell from a ladder about six weeks ago and broke his leg and dislocsted his ankle, is now able to navigate with crutches.
 The Roraback family held grand reunion at Twin Lakes on Tuesday. and celebrated Judge Rorabaok's birth day which occurred on said date.
 It is hard lines for man to work . farm all summer long and get his grain nicely Tn the barn and then have it burn up. It pays to carry insurance. It is reported that there will be an- other increase of 50 cents on every ton of coal sold September 1st. Coal will be higher this year than in many years past ....a.s.
 Frank F. Stevens, of this village, and Charles l.. French, of South Brit ain, returned Tuesday from Twin Lakes where they had encamped ono week.
 The book, 'sNorth Canaan" is now on sale at H. D. Humphreys drug store and at o. H. Pease's office. Price 16 cents. Buy one to send to your friends.
 Major s. A Bennett will sell all his household goods, farming tools and live stock at public auction on his premises in this village on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The sale is positive and will commence at g .. m. rain or shine. For schedule of property. see large posters.
 The Canaan Citizens band gave an open air concert last Saturday evening but was obliged to change the program somewhat because the snare drum was broken, and some of the members of the band were also absent. The boys dc not feel proud of this concert, but rath. CT than disappoint the large audience they played the best they could under tho circumstances The band has given abettar concert, and can do it again. No concert will be given next Saturday evening.
 Last Tuesday James l.. Shultz, ei Clayton, got drunk and beat his wife MT Luther, of Colebrook, who was pres ent. telegraphed to Mir Simmons, oi Winsted. who came to this place and had Shultz taken into custody by Con stable Drake. Justice Bennett before whom Shultz was taken held him fol bail in the sum of $500 winch he wal unable to furnish. He will have hi, hearing before the justice this morning at nine o'clock. The probability is tha he will go to Litchfield for an extended visit His wife will now secure di vorce from him.
 The Bridgeport parties who art camping on the island at Twin Lakes gsve the other campers pleasant sur prise and beautiful spectacle last Satur day night They attached three TOW boats, about fifty feet apart, to the stern of the steamer and then fastened long upright poles to each boat and strung . rope from the bow of the steamer to the top of the pole in the rear boat. On this rope were suspended scores of lighted Chinese lanterns. Th' steamer then lowed the illumination around the lake in front of each camp It was grand sight and was duly ap preciAted and saluted by all who wit messed it.
 --On Sunday afternoon as Miss Lilli' D.Root was returning from East Canaan