Connecticut western news., 1893-07-13
Local News.

Concert in the band stand Satur- day evening by Canaan band.
 Rev F. w. Barnett officiated in Glastonbury on Sunday.
 Miss Minnie Van Alstyne, of Water vile, is visiting at Frank Decker's.
 Mrs Fl. N. Bodwell and Master Bod we'll are visiting her sister in Thomas ton.
 Miss Garlic Beckley visited at Mrs Harlow Roots, in Norfolk, several days last week.
 Miss Elsie Rood, of Norfolk, visit ed during the past week at Hon M. T. Granger's.
 Mrs Geo s. Fuller spent several days last week with her parents near Lake Washining.
 Miss Mabel White, of Bennington, Vt, visited at George l.. Parsons sev- eral days this week and last.
 Miss Edna Cogswell, daughter of George B. Cogswell, of Pittsfeld, Mass, is visiting at George P. Strong's.
 Ovid Gillette the younger, of Dan bury. has been spending week or more in town visiting friends and relatives.
 Albert Phelps, and wife. of Hart ford, spent few days last week with Mrs Phelps sister. Mrs Levi Beckley. : Among the recent post-ofice ap- pointments are the following: William Adam, East Canaan; o. F. Wanger, Sal isbury.
 Mrs George Fuller is recovering from the humps and her daughter Car rie is right in the interesting part of this malady.
 Mrs Leroy Stone, of Bethel, arriv- cd at John Rodemeyer's Saturday. Mrs A. D. Wait, of Cohoes, N. r., arrived Wednesday.
 Many things were sold at the art store auction sale on Saturday night. More would doubtless have been sold but for the show.
 Mrs J. w. Beckwith. of Westtield, Mass. and Mir and Mrs George Wollison and son visited over Sunday at E. R. Lorrain's and Reuben Sewart's.
 Some of the young ladies and gen. tlemen will have an informal dance ct the town hall tomorrow night. The ladies say they will wear gingham.
 If bicyclists use the sidewalks they should give pedestrians timely warning of their approach. before they get close behind them on their noiseless wheels.
 Stevens celebrated ice cream is on sale at the restaurant in Union depot and can be purchased in any quantity desired, viz. by the plate, pint, quart, gallon or brick.
 Parties desiring our autograph to paste in their albums, can cut it off 8 subscription receipt. We are always ready to accommodate our subscrib- jers in this manner.
 / A few cars jumped the track while going onto siding in the P. R. NE yard near the Blackberry river Monday morning. causing delay to the west bound express train of about two hours / The quiet Sundays are fully appre- ciated by the employees of the P. R. & N. E. It is also for the interest of the company to give the men one day of rest in seven. They will not be so apt to break things.
 MT B. F. Kesser of the P. R. & N E. road has made arrangements so that trains will now stop on signal at Twin This will be an accommodation for cam pers and picnic parties.
 Mrs A. P. Hamblen and two chil- dren, of East Orange, N. J.. ..visited over Sunday with Miss Lucy Smith. Mrs Hamblen may be better known if we state that she was formerly Miss Jessie nhuCL0bb OI bulb N11AhB0s
 Mrs William Starr, of Tariffv1lle. formerly of this village, died at her home in Tariffville, Monday morning. Her husband was formerly assistant to Samuel Greer when he was roadmaster of the Connecticut Western railroad
 MT J. w. Gibson. of New York city. placed his son and nephew at Camp Washining for the summer, and Master Arthur Houten, of Washington, D. O., came on Tuesday. There are now twelve boys with MT Ciute, and more to come.
 Better fix that planking on the side walk over the bridge near Dr Camps. It causes bicyclists to use profane Ian guage, and recently pretty girl stub bed her toe against it and would have fallen but for the timely presence of a nice young man.
 In making switch at East Win sted Saturday evening an engine and two cars were derailed. necessitating g transfer of the passengers, baggage, etc.. of the east and west bound trains, and making the 5.44 train ono hour and half late at this station.
 Rev Fr. O'Connor officiated at Si Joseph's on Sunday and spoke briefi! but right to the point. The reverend gentleman justly appreciates the vita importance of preaching in building III Christian character and is giving peopl' an intelligent apprehension of the tenet of their faith.
 The Church street dog gave anoth CT proof of his invincible determinatiol to attend divine service on Sunday This time he entered the M. E. churc durinQ Sunday school and, crOuchin