Connecticut western news., 1892-06-16
Local News.
.Buttercups and daisies.

-Buttercups and daisies.
 Arthur P. Freeman has purchased 8 very fine bay horse.
 Miss Mary Adam, of Pittsfeld, Mass, was in town last Friday.
 The ladies' bazar of St Joseph's s church will close tomorrow night.
 Mrs Adeline Beckley went to Pitts field, Mass, last Friday to visit relatives few days.
 pr F. o. Cummings has had the root of his house painted with fire and water proof paint.
 We regret to announce that one of N. s. Stevens horses left for the chap py hunting grounds" one day last week.
 The meeting of the Agassiz Society at H. M. Adams last week was fairly we'll attended and was very interesting.
 HI. N.> .>Bodwell, of Ct Harrington, Mass ,has hired part of J.B. Messengers house and moved his family to this viii lage.
 -J.L. Bragg's well-diggers have com pleted their labors MT Bragg has now well 25 feet deep with plenty of good water. -
 John Bresson, quarryman work ing for James Reel, was taken to the New Haven hospital last week to be treated for rheumatism.
 The schools in district No. 3 will close as follows: Principal H. M Adams today, June 18th, Miss Mary Roots to- morrow and Mrs Roots on the 24th inst.
 Thomas Abbe, of Abilene, Kansas, was here for few days last week pre- paratory to his return to Kansas. He has been east for few weeks on busi- ness.
 There should be one or two lights kept burning at the railroad station all night. Passengers arriving by the ex- press trains on dark nights cannot find their way.
 MT James Tuckerman and Miss Tuckerman, of Jamestown. N. r., the brother and sister of Mrs s. A Eddy, ar rived in town last Friday. Miss Tuck erman is still at MT s. A. Eddy's.
 The wedding of MT Robert R. Smith, of New Hartford, Conn, and Miss Hooper. of Baltimore, Md, takes place today at the home of the bride, corner of St. Paul and 23d Sts. Balti- more. sa
 The depot restaurant has been hay ing thorough overhauling. The door way into the waiting room has been widened to nearly ten feet with sliding door and new shelves and counters have been added.
 -Dr J. D. Clemans' senior horse took a somersault backwards into the gravel pit at the west end of Main street last week Wednesday, but escaped with only slight injuries, though the depth of the pit is fully twenty feet.
 -E. Watson Bliss, the we'll known Hartford builder. who is insurance ad- juster for New England, was in town last Friday on his way to Lee, Mass, to adjust the loss on the paper mill recent ly burned in that place.
 We trust that all our readers will peruse the Rev T. s. Bonds memorial sermon and then place it on file for ref erence. If extra copies of this issue of the NEWS are desired to send to absent friends you should not delay your or ders.
 A native of Town Hill informs us that we overlooked the following odd epitaph when going through the ceme tery there: sHere lies Sarah Brent. She kicked up her heels and away she went. But it doesE't tell where she went- Millerton Telegram.
 W. D. McArthur has the wagon ir which the late Governor Holley used tc ride in from Lakeville to Hartford du ring his term of governorship. It is { substantial old ark and Mo" is thinking strongly of having George take it to tht Worlds Fair.-Millerton Telegram.
 District Deputy Geo E. Spencer, O New Hartford, paid an official visit to Housatonic Lodge No 61 F. & A. M last Saturday evening. There was { fair attendance of the brethren, but hat it been generally known that Brothe Spencer was coming there would have been more members present. The M M. degree was conferred.
 We are sorry to learn that the Re F. Thompson contemplates removing tc a larger field than Canaan. The Canaan Academy is an institution which thi town cannot we'll afford to part with and we hope Mir Thompson can be in 'duced to remain here. Our citizen should make an immediate and strong effort to retain the academy, for it i needless to say that such an institution is great benefit to any town. Unde the caption, "Shall We Have a Boys School?'' the New Milford Gazette o June 10th says:
 The Rev Mir Thompson of Canaan, Ct is negotiating to lease for five years MT A. S. Rogers property in this town fo school for boys, provided that he ca become satisfied that he can obtain suit able patronage from this town as wel abroad. The reputation which he ha won for himself in conducting his pres ent school in Canaan is a most desirabl one and is guarantee that he woul endeavor to make school here 8 credi A< k<,x Wa hox,o aik