Connecticut western news., 1894-06-28

Seats on sale at the post office for Rip Van Wrinkle"
 A seven can milk wagon, all hand made, for S35 % at Cargill's
 It is reported that our union depot is soon to be thoroughly renovated. Can it be that the Millennium is coming?
 D. l. Freeman has commenced grading his los on Prospect Ave, pre- paratory to building nice house there on.
 Albert Barnes 17th. birthday oc- cured Tuesday, and in the evening some of his young friends made him a surprise visit.
 The game of base ball played at Canaan Valley last Saturday banned out score of 43 for Canaan Valley and 10 for Southfeld.
 A number of middle aged Canaan ladies are learning to ride bicycles, and we are told that even MT Peirce is go- ing to buy a wheel.
 There will be dance at Town Hall, Tuesday evening, July 3d. The con- mittee of arrangements, H.B.and J. W. Sardam, promise good time to those attending. Tickets 75c.
 The Beckley family on wheels. Messrs $. O. and J. G. Beckley ride Columbias, while Mrs s. O. Beckley rides ladies' Crawford wheel.
 Geo. E. Bower bought nearly ton of wool at this station yesterday. The price paid was 12cts. pound, except that one lot sold for 13cts MT Bower says he never knew wool so low before.
 The special and important mid. summer clearance sale of dry goods and shoes by The c. W. Hall Go, of Falls Village, will make it hot for merchants in this section. Don't fail to read that firms new advertisement.
 MT and Mrs H. NJ. Adams are in Broad Brook to-day attending the cele- bration of MT Adams brothers 5Otb. birthday. They expect to remain about a week in Broad Brook and week in North Granby before their return.
 Charles E. Barnes is at work in Bridgeport. It is rumored that his wife, who eloped with Charles Stevens on May 18th, has returned to Clayton or vicinity. At all events MT Barnes does not propose to condone his wife's unfaithfulness, and notice to that effect appears in the advertising columns.
 Last week Sunday night three boys raided Mir Foote's cherry trees. Con- stable Drake succeeded in identifying the young thieves and in consideration of their youth and the entreaties of their parents they were let of on payment of something less than SIP piece, or s36 in all, which sum Mir Foote estimated would just about cover the injury to his trees and his expenses. Mr Porter, who lives with Mir Foote and is an old detective, came near catching the boys the same night and is still on the watch at night for such young scamps.
 The 5Oth. birthday of Mir S. B. Adams, of Broad Brook, will be cele- brated at his residence in that place to- day, June 28th. dinner will be served at pm and then all will gather un- der the old maple trees which surround the house, and there will be speeches, "reminiscences, singing and an original poem written for the occasion. About 30 relatives are expected to gather at this old homestead. The Adams family was originally from North Canaan but removed to Broad Brook in 1851 since which time the family has occupied this homestead continuously.
 The Canaan News begins it's 24sh volume this week. Editor Beckley has been at the helm about twelve years. and he says that as he counts the mile stones whizzing past, year seems shorter to him than half day did when he was hoeing corn. Editor Beckley is con- scientious journalist, and works hard. - South Norwalk Daily News.-Editor Rodemeyer knows he has wilfully mis- quoted the article in the CONN WESTERN NEWS of June 21st and he also knows that when Editor Rodemeyer was hoeiug corn the time seemed short for he was not afraid of work but could lie down alongside it and sleep half day.
 The following parody on "Swe, Marie appears in the South Norwalk Daily News, and 1t is dollars to dough. nuts that it is product of the fertile brain of Editor Rodemeyer:
 I've swear word in my heart, sweet Marie; 'tis word that's spelled, in part, with "D." It's to you this word I'd tell, while I ring the chestnut bell; as 1 wish you were in Bethel, sweet Marie When 1 rise at early morn. sweet Marie some hand-organ, harp Or horn ir melodee, whines your spoony, loony tune; keeps 1t up till afternoon; ever | ctuSS lb bu buo IuOOu dlteT I6d ONe6 Marie. Mercy me! Hully Gee! Swee Marie; now your pestilence has captur ed even me. With despair I'm over come. for unconsciously hum "Deedl l, doodle deedle dum," sweet Marie. Re peat
 Last Sunday afternoon as Josepl Beardsley, of this village. was coastins on bicycle down the hill near the Hill side cemetery in East Canaan, on tn, sharp turn in the narrow sidewalk nea the foot of the hill he collided at ful speed with George Chattleton, of Nor folk, who was coming up the hill on
 bicycle. It was genuine head on col lision. Both riders and wheels wer thrown of the sidewalk wall into tn