Connecticut western news., 1893-06-01
THURSDAY, JUNE l, 1893.
Local News.

week with rheumatism.
 The carpenters have commenced work on B. A. Peirce's new barn.
 Any lady over Is can have hand some advertising fan free by calling at Humphreys Drug Store.
 The next meeting of the Agassiz society will be held at J l.. Bragg's on Tuesday evening June 9th.
 The engagement of Mir Fred B. Egg leston of Falls Village, and Miss Julia Beebe of East Canaan has been an- nounced.
 MT John Devine and Miss Maggie Mansfield, both of this place, were mar ried at St. Joseph's church Wednesday forenoon. Revs Fr BannoD and O'Con- nor performed the services.
 Tine Misses Boltwood, of New Ha- ven, on their way to Grand Rapids, Mich., and Chicago, to attend the Worlds Fair, stopped over from Tues day noon until Wednesday morning at S. w. Barnes.
 We wish to call special attention to that graceful act and beautiful scene which took place in the M. E. church at Lakeville last Sunday evening, and which is mentioned by our Lakeville correspondent It is worthy of imita- tion whenever and wherever memorial sermon is preached in the United States. Next Thursday the NEWS will pub fish the Memorial sermon which the Rev J. o. Goddard preached in the Con- gregational church at Salisbury last Sunday. Some who heard the sermon have specially requested it's publication. Those who wish extra copies of the NEWS of June 9th should send in their orders promptly.
 Nineteen dollars and fifty cents fo1 supper, lodging and breakfast for two men ought to satisfy the greed of Chicago landlord. We don't know whether he was satisfied or not, but we do know that is the price he charged couple of gentlemen from Lime Rock who last week visited the Worlds Fair. Four dollar will buy good lunch on the Exposition grounds. Boiled eggs are 25 cents each on the fair grounds.
 Rev F. Thompson is building cot. tage, 14x40 feet in size. at his summer resort at Twin Lakes. Already ten young men have engaged accommoda- tions with him there for the summer. Perhaps it is not generally known that Rev Thompson takes charge of num- ber of young men from the cities who spend the season at Twin Lakes. They are not all pupils of the Canaan Acade- my however, although some of the young men come to Twin Lakes to pur. sue certain studies with MT Clute ai instructor.
 MT Milton Roraback never hunts ducks with brass band; in other words he never thwarts his plans by telling everybody his intentions He made nc exception to this rule when he decided to commit matrimony. At ten o'clocl last Thursday morning MT Rorabacl and Mrs Julia Capron drove to the res idence of the Rev Dr Hiram Eddy ane were united in marriage by that celebra ted divine. MT and Mrs Roraback com menced housekeeping without any fus or parade, nevertheless they have thu congratulations and best wishes of thei friends.
 LZConductor Charles Davis has re signed his position on the P. R. & N. .E road and has accepted better position as conductor on the St. Louis, Chicago & St. Paul road whose superintendent is I. w. Fowler, formerly Gen1 Supt of the P. R. N. E.. Mir Davis is vel and favorably known in Canaan and by the patrons of the P. R. & N. B. as he was formerly employed at this station and he has faithfully and courteously filled every position on the road iron trackrnan to conductor. He starte' Tuesday for his new location. Th' best wishes of his many friends go witl him.
 Last Sunday evening was memol ble one for Canaan. The Methods Episcopal church was closed in order t give all au opportunity to attend tn memorial services at Christ church. A ' o'clock the members of D. s. Cowle post assembled at their hall and abou twenty minutes later they proceeded il a body to Christ church. Soon tn church was crowded to overhowing Chairs were placed in the gallery ant in the vestibuIe. nevertheless many wer unable to obtain seat. Revs Elish Whittlesey and F. Thompson assiste' the rector, the Rev F. w Barnett, l the ritual services. The memorial SCI mon was delivered by the rector. Fl selected his text from Acts X, 1-2 H used DO manuscript but he addresse the veterans in his characteristic kin and quiet but earnest and sincere mar ner. The NEWS has no room to-day give even synopsis of Rev Barnett sermon. We can merely say that b prefaced his address with the .remar that he was boy playing marbles whe they were fighting the battles of the country, and he felt that 1t would nc be proper for him to talk to them abor the issues which they so well under stood and for which they risked the lives on the battlefield. But he wf pleased when the veterans came to hn a few days since and asked him to co' duct religious service for them, an he now assured them of the interest h felt in their welfare. both spiritual an temporal, and how he appreciated u