Connecticut western news., 1894-04-12
Local News.

The frame for Dr Church's barn has been raised this week.
 -Miss Mary ). Peck has moved into rooms in Lyman Howe's house.
 -G. B. Gardner and friend. of Cox, sackie, N. ' visited here last Friday and Saturday.
 Mrs Wolliston and Mrs Lucas, oi Pittsfeld, Mass., were guests at E. R. Lorrain's last week.
 -Mrs Hattie Hubbard, of Pittsfeld, Masss, waited her nephew, Maste, George Drumm, over Sunday.
 -LAndlord Warner has begun i'm provements It the Warner House by putting in tile inlAid fireplace in the parlor.
 The old engine house of the P. R. { N. E road at this station vas blown down by . gust of wind about 10 o'clock yestsrday morning.
 -E. O. Wards 25 COWS and one horse. sold as auction on Tuesday. brought unusually gs,od prices for the times The horse was snld for SIT co.
 Madame Rnmor professes to know all about some of Arthur P. Freeman's E intentions, ono of which is to build . house just vest of the residence of his parents.
 At this writing "Wednesday at 4 90 P. m it ia sno~ipg very hard. the snow being already six inches deep. The sanrn comes from the northeast and be- gan about noon.
 Rev O. D. Milliken preached . grand and thoughtful sermon last Sun- day from Mark IT. 2l,-22 or Luke III 36.-N.-38 A number have expressed tho vish that the sermon be printed.
 -Those who were unable to visit the Worlds Fair have the consolation that thsy have constant opportunity to see ths ''Congress of Beauty" (e by look { ing at tho patent medicine advertise nents in almost any paper except the NEWS.
 -Postmaster Camp is thinking of ssoding olossd mail bog by the 247 train for Bridgeport New Haven and Nov York. but hs doubts whether there b enough public demand for it. He would like to get the opinion of our baainess men.
 The Famous Luciers' Minstrels will appear in Town Hall. Canaan. Tues day evening. April l7th in one of their funny entertainments. In addition to their regular company Miss Margurite Lucier will produce her Spanish and ssrpentins dances. Don't miss . good show.
 -Ex Judge and Mrs Roraback, J. Henry Roraback and Mrs John 0. Ridh- mond attended the funeral of MT John Woodruff at Winsted on Tuesday. The services were at the late residence of the deceased and were conducted by Rev Wm- Stanley. the rector of the Epissopal church.
 At the annual meeting of the Pil- grim Church society last Thursday evening Henry O. Barnes and James l. Bragg, whose terms of office as deacon and trustee respectively had expired. were reelected. Mrs George Adam re- signed her office as deacoDess and Mrs Henry M. Adams was elected to succeed her. A bouutiful supper preceded the businees meeting.
 "A new passenger tariff takes effect on the Philadelphia, Reading < New England road April 18th One thou sand mileage books, now $2O % will be $25 %. Single tickets three cents Der mile, instead of two and half cents, as at present The Winsted Herald re- marks that tho new rates of fares twill not meet . long felt want heresbout, but is advancement backwards".
 MT Leo M. Johnson and Mrs Will liam Fairchild. both of Newtown. were married at the homo of the bride in Nevtown yesterday at p. n. Mir Johnson has recently purchased the Monument Valley Farm between Stock bridge and Great Darlington and on Monday moved his horses, farming inn plements and household goods there from Newtown. He is cousin of W. H. Camp of Canaan.
 The post office was removed to the neat pretty little building on Main street. until recently occupied by Dr Church e his office, bright and early Saturday morning. The place has been remodelled and made convenient for . post office, 48 new boxes have been ad- ded and everybody seems happy. Miss Lncy Smith, who has been assisting Miss Ferguson in the office. has resigned. Her resignation takes effect May 1st, whom Miss Mary Ham will take her placs. In the meantime Miss Ham is making herself familiar with the duties 0f tho office.
 -LAss Friday afternoon Susan Bun nard. the 19 year old daughter of Frank Bunnard. . Pole, who keeps . boarding house for the workmen who work in the clay bed at Clayton, eloped with a Polish workman by the name of Michael Chicoskey. The girl left her home op Friday saying she was going ta Mc- Intyre's store. but did not return. On Saturday Barnard secured the help of Constable Drake in his search. They asertained that the couple wen. to New York on the 5 0S p. m. train on Friday Drake and Bunnard then went to New York bus were unable to find any trace of the fugltives. Both the girl and Chicnskey are people of good reputation. but the giri's parents had not supposed