Connecticut western news., 1893-10-26

Miss Mary Ham has recovered from an attack of Ia grippe.
 HI. o. Barnes has just had his house painted very neat shade.
 Albert Barnes was home over Sun day from the Reid schoo ol at Hartford.
 Walter Collar, of Norfolk, was a guest at Mrs Cora A. Adams over Sun day.
 M. J. Kilmer has removed his fence and built sidewalk in front of his premises.
 Miss Lena Gillette, of Falls Village, visited friends here and at Chapinville last week.
 The laundry and the number of sleeping rooms at the Canaan Academy have been enlarged.
 The Key T. S. Bond will exchange with the Rev A. E. Lord, of Sheffield, next Sunday morning.
 A very interesting article, "Vacation Ramblings," written by Rev T. s. Bond appears on the first page.
 The gross receipts of the chicken pie supper and apron sale given by the w. R. o. Friday night were $22.
 Miss May Adams has given up her position in store at South Norwalk and has returned to her home near this village.
 John Kane and Mrs Timothy Nc Guire are building additions to their respective houses about mile north of the village.
 Lester J. Root exhibited two pair of White Plymouth Rock fowls at the Danbury fair this season, winning first premium on both pair.
 Miss Catherine Adam was at home over Sunday from her school at Pitts field. Mass. By the way last Sunday was Miss Adams birthday. ...
 Rev Elisha Whittlesey supplied the pulpit in Christ church Sunday morn ing. Rev F. W. Barnett preaching at the Episcopal church in Salisbury.
 Cullen E. Holcomb. Jr., received $500 damages from the town of New Marlboro for injuries received by the breaking of bridge in that town Oct. IT.
 Give the selectmen credit for anni- hilating Willow St; or in other words credit for removing the bushes from the highway near the Anchor Lime Co.'S. kiln. r1
 An anniversary high mass of re- quiem will be celebrated at 10 a. m. this (Thursday) morning at St. Joseph's 8 for Timothy Mcclure, who died last year. .
 Miss Lillie Fuller recently return ed from her seven weeks sojourn at Chicago and the White City, and she is now bookkeeping at Fuller & Peet's store. -...
 Tho infant daughter of Mir and Mrs Thomas Abbe. of Abilene, Kan, was baptized at Christ church on Sunday evening by the Rev F. w. Barnett. She received the name of Katharine Cowles.
 Let us show you our samples of ball programs and wedding, invitations. They are nice ones and the prices are right. Can supply you with any kind of job printing from visiting card to a big poster.
 V We are glad to learn that Mir Wm. Fl. Merrill, of this place, has been re- appointed roadmaster on the P. R. & N. E. road from Hartford to Silvernails. MT A. H. McCarty is transferred to the western division.
 Tt required good many loads of gravel to make the emhankment to con- meet Bragg St. with West Main St but the work is finished. and the remainder of Bragg St. is being gravelled or made passable for loaded teams.
 --Dr. Ross has fine specimen of a deer's head which he has mounted in 0 very attractive manner. The deer was sent to Dr. Ross by his brother who procured it of MT Richards the gentle man who shot it. The animal weighed over 200 pounds and is said to have been the largest deer killed in the Adirondacks this season.
 The sad news reached us Tuesday of the death of Hubert Minor at his home in Brilgewater, that morning at 4 o'clock. Hubert had been at work in this village through the summer for D.. R. Lorrain and had a number of friends here. He went home Saturday the 14th and as he did not come back it was learned that he was sick with pneumonia. He was IS years of age.
 The Rev John Pierpont occupied the Pilgrim church pulpit last Sunday morning and preached from Matthew ", IF: Repent; for the kingdom of | heaven is at hand" As a whole, the sermon was an excellent and practical one, yet many will disagree with MT Pierpont in his opinion and statement that "the good people of this country did very wrong in attempting to close the gates of the Worlds Fair on Sun. day."