Connecticut western news., 1894-06-28
Take in the play Saturday night.
 Fifty new wagons at Cargill's, prices way down.

Take in the play Saturday night.
 Fifty new wagons at Cargill's, prices way down.
 Mrs Adeline Beckley returned from New Hartford yesterday.
 Martin McCarty has purchased a new Rambler bicycle of O. H. Pease
 Home again. Gall and see the bar gains that bought when west, 100 set of harness. W. G. CARehL.
 Julian Comedy Go. in "Rip Van Wrinkle" at Town Hall, Saturday even ing.
 Miss Frances Bigelow has closed her school at Huntsville and returned home for the summer vacation.
 Samuel A. Eddy and family are now occupying their new cottage at Twin Lakes. Mrs Olcott. of Albany, N. Y. has taken possession of Mir Eddy's furnished house in Canaan for the sum- mer.
 Tine Millerton Telegram says the Julians gave the best performance ever seen in Millerton. They played there two nights, presenting "Uncle Danl'' and "Rip Van Winkle." At Town Hall, Canaan, June 30.
 The depot platform of the P. R. < N. E. railroad. to which we called the attention of Receiver Sherwood week before last as being in ruinous condi- tion, has been repaired So much for the poser of the Press!
 Conductor Garvey of the P. R. X N. E. road was discharged Tuesday, so we are informed, but no reasons are given for bouncing him, in fact in these latter days that style of discharging em- ployees seems to be fashionable with corporations.
 It is reported that James Reel. Jr., and Miss Ann Scriber, both of this village, went to Millerton N. |. on Tuesday and were married by the Rev, T. s. Bond. It is said the bridegroom Is only seventeen years of age, and the bride sweet sixteen.
 -Housatonic Lodge No. 61 F. X A. NJ. conferred the third degree on can- didate last Saturday evening, but the temperature of the room was between 100 and 200 degrees (conferred by the weather clerk and the Masops did transpire profusely even when flaming themselves with the gridiron; but then this sweating process is finished for the season inasmuch as the Lodge has taken a vacation until September.
 -Coronor Higgins, of Winsted, held an inquest yesterday on the body of James M. Shnltz. It having been sug- gested that there was some evidence of fonl play, Medical Examirer Camp caused the inquest to be held. The coroner, however, found nothing to in- dicate anything but natural death and will report that the man died of apo plexy of the brain. The body was taken on the noon train for burial near Hud- son, N. Y.
 We were greatly surprised and pleased on Tuesday evening to receive a long and interesting letter from the Rev. Robert Hunt who dictated every word of said letter. We shall gladly publish the letter in the next issue of the NEWS but to-day it must suffice to say that Mir Hunt has regained his faculties and his speech is without inn pediment MT Hunts legion of friends will rejoice at his remarkable recovery from the stroke of paralysis.
 The first of May, the Chicago Rec ord, one of the five great Chicago dai- lies, probably the largest circulation of any, offered series of forty prizes for the best original stories submitted to them during the month. The condi. tions stipulated that they were not tc } be graded prizes, every winner was tc stand on an equal footing. One of the competitors was Frederick B. Young, oi Aurora, Ill, formerly of Canaan, Conn. and at one time connected with the CONN. WESTERN NEWS. Just for fur more than anything else, certainly mol with any hopes of winning, "Fred ] Our Fred) sent in story and was very much surprised when he was notified , that he was one of the successful ones , Ia Aurora two literary societies selected 3 members to try for the prizes. and al together about dozen stories were sen from Aurora but not one except FredI 3 got prize and the others were not ever mentioned. There were eight hundred aad thirty stories sent in from all owe , the U. s. and Canada, but only 40 coult receive prizes. Fred's story will sool
 be published in the Chicago Record with illustration. , The lover cemetery is in a wretch ed condition. Many grave stones hay | fallen down and the grass, bushes an, 5 weeds have not been moved this season s neither have the roads and walks bee ] put iu order. The sexton, Fl. G :. Williams, died last April and no on has been appointed to fill his place + The selectmen utterly neglect thei 8 duty. This town passed a vote sewers f years ago giving the selectmen' chare D of the cemeteries. buiithe selectmen q !. not take care of the cemeteries nor hir
 any one to care for them. THE NEW 7 has annually, if not more frequently a called attention to the condition of tn - cemeteries, and it would not to-da e bring up this subject for fear of bein b called chronic grumbler but nun s Der of Canaanites have requested th . l M. la lala 4la al.la...l ax.