Connecticut western news., 1894-10-25

The selectmen are making needed repairs on the roads in various parts of the town. 4s s4 The frame of E. E. Bartram's new house on East Main st. has been raised and covered.
 About 102 names have been added by the registrars to the list 'to be made" Probably about 90 will qualify.
 Miss Jessie Peet went to New Hav- en on Monday to become pupil in Miss Johnson's school where several other young ladies from Canaan are pupils.
 The oyster supper given by the ladies of Christ church at the town hall Friday evening was we'll attended and much enjoyed. The receipts amounted to S27.
 Rev F. Thompson officiated at Christ church on Sunday in the absence of Rev MT Barnett, who is taking short vacation. but will proba- bly return this week.
 The P. R. & N. E. Railroad reports for August: Gross earnings of S65, 189; operating expenses, $40, s22 and net earnings, $24, S67. This is s7. 900 better than the business of the month of June.
 Our attention has been called to the fact that there was nearly ninety years difference in age between Mir Cornish Hitchcock and little Willie H. Briggs but their deaths occurred the same day.
 Invitations have been issued to a social dance in Town Hall this evening. Messrs Dary. McGuire, Kane and Joyce are on the committee and have engaged Graney's orchestra to make the music for the merry dancers,
 -Dr Church and William Emmons attended the Republican senatorial con- vention at Falls Village on Monday. the latter as substitute for E. E. Bar tram, whose business engagements prevented his attendance.
 We advise any one who may have an itching to do so, not to send money to any so-called detective bureau, to get standing as a private detective. It will only emphasize the fact that a fool and his money are soon parted.- Windsor Locks Journal.
 The Berlin Iron Bridge Company, employing over l, ,OO0 men. recently be. gun to run their entire plant day and night with largely increased force of help. This company advsrtisss in the NEWS. It will be remembered the com- pany recently built the toll bridge be- tween Canaan and Twin Lakes. Last Saturday. while Mir Bonner, of East Main St. was trying 10 catch his horse, which was out in the lot, the animal turned suddenly and landed heavily with one of it's hind feet in Mir Bonner's face, knocking him down, bruising and cutting him badly and closing one eye. MT Bonner was un- conscious for sometime after receiving the kick.
 -Hotchkiss & Eggleston's store, at Millerton. N. r., was broken into on Wednesday night, Oct l7th. Among the goods taken were two smooth over- coats, half satin lined; one blue cheviot coat and vest, several pairs of pants, two pairs of shoes, sizes II and 9; two telescope valises, two hats, several heavy shirts. Hotchkiss & Eggleston offer $50 reward for the arrest of the thieves and return of the property.
 In our issue of the 11th inst. we published the complaint of travelling man in regard to the high rate of speed around curves on the P. R. & N. E road. We are happy to say that after the publication of the paper Assistant Superintendent King promptly issued an order to the engineers and firemen calling their attention to the rule re- qniring them to reduce speed to 12 miles an hour on all cuts. trestles and sharp curves and warning them that the order would be enforced aud ex- amples made if necessary.