Connecticut western news., 1893-04-20
Local News.

Station Agent Norton, of Pittsfeld, visited relatives here Sunday.
 Don't forget l.. D. Moore's auction, at Ashley Falls, next Tuesday at 10 a. m. Remember the sociable at the Pill grim church parlors on Friday evening of this week.
 The alterations and improvements on the town hall building were commep- ced Monday.
 Mrs Levi w. Beckley has visited relatives at Hartford and West Winsted during the past week.
 Henry s. Weaver has recently built an addition to his house. nearly as large as the house itself.
 B. A. Peirce will build nice barn 26x5O feet. on his premises on Prospect Ave. The foundation for tho building is nearly eompl't ted.
 The Rev T H. Baragwanath and family. of Rhinebeck, N. Y.. have been visiting friends i town for several day but expect to return to Rhinebeck to- day.
 Brakeman Murphy, of the P. R. X N. E. road. who was seriously injured at West Winsted last week and taken to the Hartford hospital, is improving steadily.
 Mrs A. D. Wait and daughter, of Cohoes, N. r., MT and Mrs Leroy Stone, and Mrs T. A. Evans and daughter, of Bethel, Conn are visiting relatives and friends in town.
 The program for Memorial day is not fully arranged, but in the forenoon David S.~Cowles post will decorate the soldiers graves in all cemeteries in town and in the afternoon public exercises will be held in the town hall.
 Governor Morris has issued procla- nation designating and setting apart Frid ay. May 9th, as Arbor Day. We earnestly hope that our townspeople will this, year unanimously put into practice the beautiful theory of Arbor Day.
 Your attention is called to the sup- per and sale at town hall, Wednesday evening April 26, which is advertised on the large handbills which are we'll cir culated in this and other neighboring villages. The Guild of Christ Episco- pal church. Canaan, will profit by your attend ance.
 Mrs Ellen Lee will sell large amount of personal property at auction at her late residence on College Hill in East Canaan. on Tuesday April 25th at 10 a. m. Seventeen cows, two heifers, one bull, one span of seven year-old horses, wagons, harness, farming impli- ments, household furniture, etc, etc., will be sold
 ASome of those "Mother Hubbard' locomotives on the P. R. & N. E. road throw showers of sparks or coals of fire nearly 100 feet high. and as large as wal nuts. They have repeatedly set the grass on fire on all sections of the road and recently burned the Brooks house at Colebrook station. Frank VanDeu sens barn, Cornelius Lynehan's house John VanDeusen's barn and other build ings near the track are in danger. I those locomotives are not already equip ped with spark aresters they certainly ought to be.
 / Two tram crews. the day and nigh pushers, have been taken off the P. R X N. B. road, consequently the through freight trains between Campbell Hal and Hartford have to double the roat between Canasn and Spaulding's sum init. This is an experiment in economy but many think it will not be success full. At all events it will delay trains and the extra pay for extra work vii nearly if not quite equal the expense 0 keeping special engines and specia crews to "boost the freight over Spauld ing's Summit"
 For the benefit of Brother Rhod the NEWS will state that the Citizens band has cornet players, Eb alto play CTS. and a bass drum player, and the are good ones too. Rhody has ha' enough experience in country bands t know that it is good plan to have som one able to play these instruments i case of a member or so leaving town, a frequently happens in country village The band does not lack these player but will be pleased to have additions { their number. Come over and pla with them John, we remember whe you used to blow the dickens out C the trio on "Montrose."
 During the thunder shower at moo on April 9th the house of Deacon A. Lawrence in East Canaan was struc twice by lightning. The first bolt wer through the roof of the wing part of th house and tore off section of the pla' tering several feet in diameter. Tn second bolt struck near the caves of th veranda roof, then leaped to g tin COT -ductor pipe which had just been dil connected with the cistern. The ele, tricity burned two holes in the piI then followed the stream of water the ground. The house was not set Q fire, but ~as filled with smoke frol cellar to attic. The family were all home but none were seriously injure although slightly shocked and conside ably frightened by the thunder bol Less than five minutes previous to tt thunder bolt, MT Lawrence had discol nected the conductor pipe with the ci tern. Had the bolt fallen while he wi doing that work, he undoubtedly woul