Connecticut western news., 1894-10-04
Local News.

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 70. 0. Callender is having his house painted.
 Major Bennett was in town over Sunday and Monday.
 The Greene family moved into their new house last Monday.
 Miss Duggan spent Sunday with friends in Pittsfield. Mass.
 -Alonzo Mallory expects to move to Kent to day or tomorrow.
 -Dr Clemans and Mrs Clemans leave today for Brooklyn, N. Y. to visit rela- tives.
 Mrs Mary A. Holmes.of Waterbury, is visiting at her fathef's. MT Fred Reels.
 The Friday evening services at Christ Church have been discontinued for the present.
 We have to thank Hon. Joseph R. Hawley for copy of the Report of ths Secretary of Agriculture.
 Miss Leila Ward returned to her home in Hartford on Monday, after a short visit with friends in Lakeville.
 Mrs s. 0. Beckley left home last Saturday to visit friends at Newtown and Dsnbury, Conn.,, and Brewster, N. Y.
 Bishop Lawrence. of the diocese of Massachusetts, will visit the Episcopal church at Sheffield on Monday next at SD. m.
 There is an old proverb shat when the storms in September clear off warm, all the storms in the following winter will be warm.
 The railroad commissioners were in town last Friday making their semi annual inspection of the railroads which connect hero.
 Miss s. w. Adam and Miss Dun- ming returned on Monday from sever- al weeks outing on the Maine coast and at other resorts.
 w. c. Cargill started Monday on his southern and western business trip which includes New Orleans. St. Louis and other important points.
 Mrs and the Misses Olcott, of AL blny, N. r., who have been occupying s. A. ELdy's house this summer, re- turned to their home yesterday.
 Here is what James Lahea says about North Canaan's vote on the Lii sense question: s'The bad ones won't crook their arms so often. Good job. 1" Some of the new officials of the old Conn, Western railroad and the P. R. X N. E railroad went west through Canaan yesterday morning on a special train.
 J. J. Bailey, of Rockville, and George Woodbridge and son Arthur, of Manchester, were guest at E. s. Roots last week and attended the Great Bar rington fair.
 The number of voters who did not vote on Monday was about 134. Of the 463 names on the list 20 are those of persons who have died and 42 of those who have moved away.
 Ives & Peirce have few shingle left which they are closing out at Q ridiculously low price to make room for big lot of grain which they bought for winter use. Go for the shingle.
 Clinton Barnes returned to Yale college Sept 25th to commence his Sophomore year. Miss Edith Barnes went to New Haven, Oct 2 to attend school with Miss Catharine Adam and Miss Wolcott.
 It would be good thing if every man fonnd drunk or disorderly. in this village could be promptly arrested, placed in the ''cooler' over night and fined the next morning. The effect would be excellent. It is true there are not very many such cases.
 The new officers elected Tuesday evening for the Agassiz society for the ensuing six months are as follows President, Miss s. W.Adam; vice pres't J. l.. Bragg; secretary. Miss Louise Bragg; treasurer, Mrs James Bierce executive committee, Miss Louise Bragg. Miss Minnie Peirce, H. M Adams.
 You fai, to find one of Dr Talmage', sermons in this issue of the NEWS The sermons always arrive Wednesday noon just before the outside pages of tho NEWS go to press. but for some reason unknown to us the sermon has failed tt connect with to-day's issue and we arr compelled to transfer advertisements tt the fourth page.
 Monday was the 50th anniversar, of the marriage of Mir and Mrs Miles B Tobey. By their request the day wa allowed to pass without any celebration of the event. They, however, received the hearty congratulations of all of thei many friends who knew of the anniver sary, and who also added the expression of the hope and belief that MT and Mir Tobey would live to celebrate thei diamond wedding.
 MT John G. Beckley has been bus, the past week arranging for a concert t