Connecticut western news., 1894-07-19
THURSDAY, JULY 19. 1894
Local News.

was in town Sunday.
 Second hand surrey for sale. En- quire of J. l.. Bragg.
 The mercury registered 98 or more degrees in the shade yesterday.
 MT Mcfarland, of Maine, is the new teacher at the Canaan Academy.
 Miss Sarah Ferguson left the post office on Monday for two weeks vaca- tion.
 Fair warning-Any dog owner in town who has neglected to register his dog is llable to fine.
 MT and Mrs Wm. E. Barnett, of New Haven, were in town on Tuesday, returning home yesterday.
 The ladies of the Episcopal church will serve ice cream and cake on the church lawn Wednesday evening. July 25, from 2 to 9.
 When Walter Warner gets all his chicken-coeps whitewashed in the yard opposite Union Depot the yard will re- semble ''The White City,"
 Card & McArthur will sell 40 cattle, springer's and young stock, Saturday July 2lst, and 25 horses Tuesday July "A at Millerton Auction Market.
 Rev O. M Fisher and wife, Frank Strong and family, of Dalton. Mass. Dr Clemans and wife, Dr Ross and wife, of Canaan; will commence camp ing at Twin Lskes to-day.
 Mrs Joseph Dreynwoiz. the con- tralto of the Episcopal church choir at Torrington, who sang in tine East Canaan church last Sunday with great accep- tance, will sing there again next Sunday at the morning service.
 Mir and Mrs B. A. Peirce, Misses Minnie and Alice Peirce, Miss Minnie Spaulding, Miss Louise Bragg, Messrs Homer Spaulding and Lester Adams, of Canaan, and Miss Vroman, of Brook field, are camping at Twin Lakes.
 Recent arrivals in town are: Ex- Mayor Wessells, of Bridgeport, and Mrs Tournier, of South Orange, N. J. at the Warner House, and MT and Mrs Thomas Abbe and little Miss Abbe, of Abilene. Kans., at Rev. E. Whittlesey's 8.
 James B. Adams and family, of Blair. Nebr, who have been visiting in Canaan and vicinity the past month, started for the west Tuesday. MT Adams goes directly home, but Mrs Adams and the children will stop awhile in Iowa to visit her relatives.
 The strike on Nisbet's corner in East Village. Winsted, Conn.,, is caus- ing sensation. Nisbet has no corner on prices. but the prices are on Nisbet's corner. Nisbet struck prices struck them down. Now how do Nisbet's prices strike you? See adv.
 The selectmen have hired Michael Madden to act as sexton and drive the hearse and take care of the cemetery. His arrangement with the selectmen only relates to the care of the public portions of the cemetery, but he will take care of tho private lots also if en- gagged to do so by the owners.
 MT N. A. McNeil, of Lime Rock, has been selected by the Caledonian Iu- surance Company of Scotland to be the assistant manager of their business in this country, with the exception of the Pacific coast This is an important trust. especially for comparatively young man, but the article which we re. print from the MIllerton Telegram shows that Mir McNeil is qualified fol the position.
 While the horses were performing in the ring of Charles Lees circus yes terday afternoon the dust was almost suffocating. Scarcity of water was the excuse given for not wetting down ths ring. Some want the NEWS to "roast' Charles Lee. No need of newspaper "roast" inasmuch as Mir Lee and all tho performers were as badly roasted b. "Old Sol" and as badly choked witl dust as was tho audience. The rinl was wet down for the evening per formance.
 T-l of has performances here Tuesday evening presenting "Driven from Home'' and "Uncle Josh." The acting of Frederick Julian as Farmer Allen de serves especial mention A pleasin, part of the performance was the man dolin and bowlophone solos by Wad hams and Graves. A good sized audi ence greeted the performance. Tn same plays will be given in Sheffield Friday evening, 20, and in Norfolk Satur day evening. 28.
 Charles Lees circus has alway given a good and wholesome exhibition in this town. and it gave one here yes tsrday. The show is fully worth tn admission fee, and it was we'll attende considering the day was the hottest c the season. The street parade was a imposing one, and it is worth Ion journey just to see "Raiah," the larges elephant that walks the earth. All con nected with the circus are courteous and All departments of the exhibitio move along like clock work, withou jar or friction.
 Daniel R. Spaulding had narro' escape from death on Tuesday afternoon He had just left his milk at the "Poin of Rocks" station and had driven on, ,ez pecting to have time to cross the track The horse and the two forward wheel did in fact get across. but the back pal of tha wa0on vaa struck by the passeI