Connecticut western news., 1894-08-09
Local News.

What an ocean of trouble can come out of a gallon jug.
 A Bible is usually 8 good place to hide your money in.
 James Graney is building quite a large barn on his premises.
 "A crank is specialist in line in which you are not interested.
 Three good second hand farm wag ons with three inch tire at Cargills.
 "A well-written advertisement will help to keep the sheriff away from your doors.
 -E. o Ward has discharged several of his farm hands and is reducing ex- penses.
 A farmer is the only man who suc- ceeds in running his business in the ground.
 The frame for Mrs Charlotte Greene's new house has been Iaised this week,
 "A new postage stamp bearing the facsimile of the American flag is soon to be issued.
 Judge Whittlesey will be the guest of Judge Warner at Camp Lotos on Mt. Riga from to-day until Monday.
 MT Cornish Hitchcock was 90 years old the 16th of last January. He says the present drouth is the most severe he has known in his long lifetime.
 There will be lawn party and linen sale at the Pilgrim church, Wednesday .evening, August 15 from 5 o'clock. Ice cream and cake will be served.
 The roads in North Canaan and Norfolk are gone; not washed away; not blown away although dried up, but their remains are Literally dust to dust, ashes to ashes.
 -Messrs 0. M. Hall and George Cochrane. of West Cornwall, are taking two days bicycle trip in Berkshire county. They called on friends in Ca naau yesterday.
 -J. H. Roraback now has on hand a ladies' bicycle of one of the best makes which he will sell cheap this week. Should advise anyone contemplating purchasing to see this wheel.
 -"Eternal vigilance is the price" of good roads. Making good road is only the beginning. It must be kept good. The smallest rut or hollow must be repaired at once, otherwise it grows. The Pilgrim church was closed last Sunday, and many of that congre- gation attended the Methodist church. The Rev B. Seeholzer preached good sermon from Corinthians IX-24 "So run. that ye may obtain.
 Among the oldest people now living in town are: Miss Ann Donalds at Ga naan Valley. 87 years; Mrs Polly Stev ems, also of Canaan Valley, 84 years. Mrs Stevens is as lively as any young girl, and thinks nothing of walking two or three miles.
 Running paper for fun is like 'courtin' gal and then not git her very unsatisfactory. If you owe the printer, pay him. He will like you better, and you will think just as much of him. "-New Canaan Messenger. The above is for the benefit of whom it may concern.
 -Messrs F. R. Collin and M. l.. Os- borne, Jr.. were riding, bicycles last Friday evening and near the corner of Main and Railroad Streets they came in collision. Neither rider was injured The front wheel of Osborne's bike clos ed up like an umbrella but Collins wheel escaped uninjured.
 ~-Services at Christ church on Sunday were conducted by Revs Barnett, Bod ley and Samuel F. Adam. The infant daughter of Mir and Mrs RobertD. Peirce, Doane Loveland Peirce, was baptized by the Rev MT Barnett. The Rev MT Adam preached on admirable sermon on the words "What is thy name?", taken from the Episcopal Church catechism. Quite number from the Pilgrim church attended, there being no services in their own church.
 Rev Harry I. Bodley, of Mt. Vernon, N. r., assisted by Rev 8. F. Adam, held religious services and preached in the wilderness on Sunday afternoon to about 35 of the dwellers in tents on the shore of Lake Washining. The subject of the Reverned gentleman's discourse was the parable of the man who made 8 feast and whose invited guests all "sent regrets" He also spoke of the duty of gratitude to God for the beauties of nat ural scenery. It was considered 8 beautiful sermon by those who heard 1t.
 Deacon David N. Fuller. of Great Harrington, Mass, the father of George s. Fuller, of this place, met with ser ions accident on July 30. While stand ing up in the rear end of lumber wagon and drawing horse rake into the barn he lost his balance by the rake striking stone, and was pulled out of the wag on and fell to the ground, break ing the neck of the thigh bone. MT Fuller is as comfortable as could be ex- pected under the circumstances, but it will be three or four months before he can use his leg. He is II years old.
 The sketch of the late Lyman A. Smith was already in type when friend sent the NEWS another sketch or eulogy of the deceased. We cannot publish both sketches, but from the omitted sketch we quote one paragraph as fol lows: "He has known the discipline oi
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