Connecticut western news., 1893-08-03
Local News.

Oliver Perry says he did not strike his wife.
 Miss Genevieve Davis is visiting d Mrs Bullard's.
 -Peddlers are now required to have license from the selectmen.
 Julius Corbit is steadily improving He still remains at Pine Orchard.
 Frank Peet sold his grey horse te Henry Joyner, of Ashley Falls, on Tues day.
 The frame for Mrs Simpsons new house on Railroad St. has been raised this week.
 Watson Hardenbergh is clerk for c l.. Parsons & Son during the absence oi Mir Parsons.
 The Winsted Herald says: Frank Smith, of Canaan, bought fine pair oi horses of R. E. Afford on Monday.
 Mrs Geo s. Fuller has been quite sick during the past week but she is now able to sit up part of the time.
 There has been a considerable fall ing off in the freight traffic on the P. R. & N. E. within the last few days.
 Mrs Archibald Bennett of Cornwall, mother of Mrs Nickerson of Canaan. is critically ill at her home in Cornwall.
 Tho many friends of A. 0. Randall, president of the National Iron Bank, are sorry to learn of his serious illness.
 Leonard l.. Grotta, of New York, arrived in town Tuesday on a business and pleasure trip, including fishing al Twin Lakes.
 The receivers failed to pay the In. terest due August 1st on the Pough. keepsie Bridge bonds. They say it has not been earned.
 Mfrs James Hamilton, of Kearney N. J., is visiting her parents, Mir and Mrs Patrick Commins, in this village. She expects to remain month or two.
 Rev l.. H. Reid, of Hartford, preached in tho Congregational church at Salisbury last Sunday morning and in the chapel at Chapinville in the after noon.
 The Misses Granger gave a drive whist party on Tuesday night to a num- Der of their friends in honor of Miss Kate Burton, of Middletown. It was 8 very pleasant affair.
 The Parker Concert Go. secured a class here, fully as large as could be ex- pected at this season of the year. The series of lessons closes this evening with 8 concert at town hall.
 "A number of young ladies and gen. tlemen from this place and vicinity went in two large wagons to Mt. Washington Tuesday afternoon for picnic. They spent the night in the mountains.
 Mir and Mrs George l.. Parsons and their daughter, Mary, have gone to Avon, N. Y. Miss Parsons. whose health has greatly improved of late, will remain at the sanltarium at Avon. MT and Mrs Parsons will return home next week.
 Tt would take too long to record the adventure which the pony named "Dude" and the dog named Connie had in this village one evening last week. Both animals displayed remark able intelligence. E. 0. Ward can tel you all the particulars.
 -E. s. Pease has purchased foul acres of land, from Mrs Hardenbergh, on the west side of Railroad street and ht is building road through the center oi the lot Part of the four acres will bs utilized for fruit, part for pasture, ant part can be used for building lots.
 The P. R. & N. E. R. R. Go. an nounces an excursion to Niagara Falll via Rhinecliff and N. Y. O. & Fl. R. R R. on August 10th. Tickets for round trip, with stop-over at Albany or Bufa To, $10. good to return until August 20 Train leaves Hartford 7.20 a. m. ant Canaan $40 a. m.
 A Canaan boy, TT years old, recent ly set out 20OO cabbage plants in eigh hours; and he set them out by hand, n, machine work except Natures machin which is ''fearfully and wonderful, made." Big story? Yes, but it IS true story and Lawrence Gillette ant Luman Foote can prove it.
 Rev Fr. O'Connor. of Lakeville went to Hartford yesterday to atten, the examination of priests. These ex aminations on theological subjects ar, obligatory on all priests ordained with in the last few years. This rule is sim liar in principle to the examinations o officers for promotion in the army.
 Miss Rose Hubbard. Elocutionist of Lyceum Theater, New York, assisted by Harry Mead. of New Haven. MT Bierce, of Canaan, and others will giy an entertainment Tn Citizens Hall, Fall Village, Friday evening, Aug. 4th, com mencing at o'clock. Admission q cts. Benefit Y. P. s. o E.. and Ep worth League.
 On Saturday night three or fou drunks entered the picnic grounds g Twin Lakes and attempted disturb snce. They were ordered off the prem ises by MT Smith, but they needed nc and attempted to ''clean out" Shit and number of Poughkeepsie camp CTS who were at the restaurant. The were not successful and were drive