Connecticut western news., 1893-10-12
Local News.


 Local News.
 -Grove Ave. extends from Church St. to Barlow St.
 MT and Mrs E D. Ives, of Norfolk, are boarding at Chas o. Briggs on the Ward place.
 Rev B. Whittlesey oficiated on Sunday at the Episcopal church in Sal isbnry and at the chapel in Chapinyille. Rev Wm. Wake, of Ashley Falls' preached good practical sermon at the M. B. church last Sunday. Text: Ps. 50, 15.
 MT and Mrs H. M. Adams are at- tending the meeting of the American Board of Foreign Missions at Worces- ter, Mass, this week.
 Mrs James A. Root arrived Satur- day from McMillian, Mich., and will spend the winter at the home of her son, Eugene $. Root, iu Canaan.
 -Dr. G. l.. ilnrd, the dentist of Lee and Lakeville. started for the Colum- bian Expo>ition ut Chicago Monday morning. He expects to be absent about two weeks. About 30 attended the hop gwen by few of our young men at town hall last Friday night. A round dance pro- gram was the order. Reeds banjo club furnished the music.
 MT Fred Perry, living on the Bel den place west of the Camp Ground, is very low with consumption. He is at- tended by Dr. Church. His brother and sister from Sharon are with him.
 Some shameless miscreant has stol- : on ten bushels of onions belonging to Joseph s. Adam, which had been gath cred and were lying in the field. We hope the scoundrel will be detected and punished to the full extent of the law. t tf --A>H's OioAAnuo anu Wlio huu miSo Anna Rudge of this place, also Mir and Mrs T. l.. Norton and daughter, Susie, of Lakeville, started for the World 8 Fair on Monday. Will Emmons, of this place, and Will Shook, of Sheffield, expect to start for the Fair to-day. (. Harry Tyler, the Springfield bioy- ole rider, rode quarter mile at Hamp- den park Monday in 29 1-5 seconds. This beats the former worlds record by . second. Keep trying that Railroad street quarter boys and you may get so, that on track with racer, you can come pretty close to 29 1-5.
 -The Grangers' excursion train to Chicago passed this station Monday night with ten well filled cars. About 1900 passengers went to Chicago on this train and the two sections of the express train the same night. The express train pays we'll just now. On one night recently 20OO passengers were carried.
 Prof Taylor delivered an interesting lecture at the town hall last Thursday night, on ''Our New Navy, or Life on the High Seas. The professor has { passed much of his life at sea and was therefore able to give much information on the subject. The stereopticon views of war vessels, ocean steamers and yachts and scenes on man-of- r, to. gether with some humorous pictures, were very good.
 / A freight train on the P R. & N. E. while ascending Foley's summit Satur day night. dropped off five cars whicf were stopped by the brakeman on them Shortly after, eight more cars brok, loose from the train and ran back dowr the grade crashing into the other five It was quite smash and one car wa thrown down the embankment. Tn, express trains were delayed until o'clock Sunday morning.
 The lecture of Prof. Tyler, of Am herst college, on Monday evening wa well attended and proved very interest ing. He showed how the necessary dis tribution of pollen from one flower t. others of the same species, or fertiliza Gon. is effected. In doing this, insect play very important part The brigh colors and fragrance of flowers attrac the insects and the honey is their re ward for covering themselves with tn pollen in one flower and leaving nor or less of it on the next flower they vis it.
 The business meeting of the War gum Club last Wednesday evening wa well attended. The following office, were elected: President, J. Henry Rol aback; vice president, H. l.. Ross; SC, retary, F. N. Brown; treasurer, H. I Reed: executive committee, Rev 0. I Milliken, H. G. Nicoll H. N. Bodwel It was decided to continue to occup the present club rooms. A billiar table will soon be added to the attra tions of the club rooms and possibly steam heating apparatus. The club in very prosperous condition.
 -MrAdelbertA Weaver, aged B year died It his residence in this villae about o'clock last Thursday mornin Mir Weaver had been sick several weel with typhoid fever, but it is ssid tn spinal meningitis developed during u last week of his illness. MT Weav was very industrious and thrifty ms and for several years had been emplo ed at Peirce& Freeman's lime kilns, u
 past year in the capacity of cooper. F
 leaves widow and six young childr, from whom unlimited sympathy is e
 pressed. The funeral was attended
 Christ church on Saturday at 10.30 a.