Connecticut western news., 1893-10-05
Local News.


 ing the Danbury fair.
 ID. l.. Pratt, of West6eld, Mass, visited his daughter, Mrs Frank Coon, from Friday until Monday.
 Prof Adams and wife returned last Friday from months outing at Granby, Windsor, Bristol and other places. Rev D. 0. Stone is now in New Haven, where he has entered on the postgraduate course at the Yale divini- ty school.
 The excursion passenger coaches on the Philadelphia, Reading & New Eng land road are being supplied with cush- ion seats and the rattan seats are being done away with.
 The Canaan Lime Co.'S buildings were destroyed by fire Aug. 22nd but have been rebuilt on larger scale and last Saturday the company commenced making lime again.
 Tt is estimated by good calculators of Winsted that there have been taken not less than ten tons of fish from Wood Creek this summer. The big ones that always get away they think are still Sin iE"
 The Phoenix of Southington says ''that according to the calculations of life insurance statisticians our large army of old soldiers will diminish rap idly after 1895 and the last survivor of the 7th 0. V. may be alive in 1943.
 The stereopticon illustrations of the Worlds Fair and the Sandwich Is- lands given by Profs. Berk and Green at town hall last Thursday evening merit ed . much larger audience than was present. The views of the Exposition were very distinct and were finely de- scribed by Prof Green. The entertain ment was highly instructive one and much appreciated by those attending.
 -One hundred tickets were sold for the Beethoven concert at town hall Friday afternoon. The concert was given by the Beethoven string quartet of New York with the following instru- mentation: 1st and 2d violin, viola, 'cello, with Prof. Buhler as pianist. This concert was the best musical treat ever given in town and fully worth the price of admission, one dollar, and no one can ever forget the beautiful tones of the strings, or the sweet and skillful playing of Prof Buhler. May they be induced to come again.
 Tt will be remembered that the an- nual sermon before the teachers and pupils of Canaan Academy was preach ed in Christ church on Sunday evening, June II. 1893 by the Rev Edward H.. Krans, L. l.. D., rector of St. Ann's church, New York city. The subject of Dr. Kran's sermon was .'The Days of Thy Youth" We are pleased to state that by special request the sermon has been published in pamphlet form. We wish every youth in this country could obtain copy of the sermon which contains such excellent advice and in- instruction.
 Capt. H. N. Brackett, who has been in Torrington with his roof painters, is enjoying pleasure trip. He has been to his parental home at North Abbing- ton, Mass., and is now on trip to North Dakota, where he will visit an old friend, Sheriff Wade. MT Wade if former Massachusetts man and now owns a large ranch in Dakota He was ct one time government scout under Custer and before the death of Califor. mia Joe, he was his pard. We can i'm agine what 8 grand time MT Bracket will have, going hunting and swapping yarns with this old plainsman, Mir Wade
 Visitors to the Great Harrington fail last week greatly admired the extensive exhibit of hand-painted china by Mir G. M. Holland, of Pittsfield, Mass. Thii exhibit deserved and received first pre- mium. Wood Brothers. of Pittsfeld Mass, made large exhibit of piano and organs. The floral exhibit was th largest and finest ever seen in the hall In the poultry department Mir Franl H. Wright exhibited pair of Sherwoo, chicks. They were not entered for premium as they are a novelty in thi section. and had no competitors. Tn fowls are nearly pure white and are yer, handsome. Last winter or spring M Wright paid $5 for setting of egg which he obtained in Philadelphia, bu only three of the eggs matched.
 MT Solomon R. Davis (colored) bel ter known as "Dick" Davis, died sud denly of heart disease at the residenc of MT Miles Rockwell in Canaan Valle last Friday morning, aged 76 years. Tn lnterment took place in the lower come U ltery on Sunday at 2.45 p. m. Rev D Eddy conducted the burial services, an he paid fitting tribute to the memor of the departed who has been an homes 1nouBLrlOuS Hnu Iaiohiui n"n "no W" lived up to the spiritual light wit which he was endowed. Poor ol 4.Diok" has gone. His life work is fir ished and his weary frame is at res But few of the comforts, and none { the luxuries, of this life were within h reach but ell who knew him feel that reward awaited him in the next worl and that his happiness is now complet He leaves three sons and one daughte His son Ephraim resides in Torringto ' and arrived at the grave just before u burial services were concluded. Nol of the other children were present
 tine burial, and in fact we do not kno where they reside. A number of o' villagers, who have known Dick f . nAk1x~1n1 h;o hupia1