Connecticut western news., 1893-11-16
Local News.


 Rev T. 8. Bond and Rev o. D. Milliken exchanged pulpits last Sunday morning.
 Tho frame for Mrs Wm. J. Thom- sons new house has been raised and covered.
 MT and Mrs Henry Sykes, of Pitts field. Mass, are guests at s. w. Barnes. They arrived Tuesday afternoon.
 Mrs Mary B. Beebe is now at her home on Church St., with Mrs Coon, and will be pleased to see her friends at any time.
 It requires considerable filling to grade the lawn in front of Charles Dutcher's new house but it is nearly completed.
 -Mrs Rev w. A. Mackey, of Lee, Mass. was a guest of Mrs Mary 0. Cor bit from Tuesday morning until We'd nesday morning.
 Another house in Canaan. The N. Y.,N. Fl. & Fl. have set up car-inspec- tors house near Union depot for the use of Inspector Nihil.
 New styles of lamps, and new patent folding ironing board that is very handy, can be obtained at Wm. B Cornell's in LAkeville. Conn.
 MT and Mrs Bonner expect to eat their Thanksgiving dinner in their new house e the work on the building is being hurried as fast as possible.
 Hon. Milo B. Richardson, of Lime Rock. is much improved and is now considered ont of danger. His sister. Miss Carrie Richardson. is quite sick with the grip.
 Lee J. Wallet, os Maybrook, N. r., has moved into the rooms in the War ,ner House annex lately vacated by Mrs Louise Smith. MT Wallet is employed by the F., R. & N. E..
 Mir and Mrs Henry B. Ives, who came north last spring and have sirce lived at Mir Ives home in East Canaan. will return to sheir southern home at Tampa Bay, Fla, on the 2Oth inst.
 The piano. which fell of the stage at town hall some time ago, has been thoroughly repaired and is now in shape for future use. It is at present ip the court room, while repairs are going on in the upper hall.
 Mir R. 0. Newton went to New York last Friday to visit relatives and friends . few days This is the first time Mir Newton has been away from home over night since he moved to Canaan nearly four years ago.
 In 1881 the village of Kent con- structed it's water system. and is now constructing . sewer system. (See Kent correspondenoe.) Sooner or later Ga naan will have to construct sewers as it has been supplied with water longer than Kent has.
 Next Tuesday evening the fourth lecture of the course in the Methodist Episcopal churoh. Canaan, Rill be de- ivered by Rev T. 8. Bond on "West. minister Abbey and its Associations. J The lecture will be illustrated with over fifty fine photographs.
 Last Tuesday evening in the Meth. odist Episcopal church, Canaan, the Rev Wm. A. Mackey, of Lee, Mass. delivered brilliant lecture on "Bishop Simpson, the great orator of American Methodism. He spoke of him as a man, . Christian. a bishop, patriot. and g preacher; in the two latter particular he was unusually forcible and eloquent
 Going to move, going to have any weddings in your family. are you ir business, going to have an auction, ol get up dance2 In fact. are you going to want any printing? If 30 remember us. Come and see our samples of pos ters. tags, envelopes, bill and letterhsads statements, wedding invitations, danc. programs and invitations, cards, tickets etc.
 -Buainess called the editor of thu NEWS to LAkeville Monday afternoon and he observed the great improvement which has recently been made there Several old buildings have been torl down and . handsome park has beer constructed on their site. Lakeville il to be congratulated on it's public spiri and enterprise, but the improvement would be still greater were the park ex tended tosthe railway as we sincerel, hope it will be ere long.
 The condition of the sick ones il town is reported as follows: John Kane vho has been ill with pneum onia, better. Mrs Warren Mcintyre has bee very sick with bilious fever bnt is no, convalescing. There is not much chang in Dr Eddy's condition. He sits u some, but is not able to see visitors Martin Rood is slowly improving. Joh B. Reed is gaining strength and hi condition is encouraging. Little Ray mond Weaver is getting better and sit up in bed some of the time.
 The body of Joseph LefGngwel M D., of Chicago, was brought to hi parents home near Clayton last nigh He had been sick with typhoid fever [ Chicago and died there during the pai week-the exact date we are unabl to ascertain. Joe Leffingwell formerl attended school here in Canaan and he many acquaintsnces here who hear wit sorrow of his death. It was our pleai ure to record his marriage on Sept 27tl A Cl.sn~-o k1 M;ua Mary Wriuhk f