Connecticut western news., 1894-08-09

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 Three good secondhand farm wag. ons with three inch tire at Cargill's. There was slight sprinkle of rain here about II o'clock Tuesday night The man is daisy that can exclaim these days that "there are no flies on mep'
 Rev Samuel F. Adam, of Newark, N. J., is visiting his brother, Joseph s. Adam, in Weatogue.
 Daniel Miller, of Clayton, had his collar bone broken one day last week by horse jumping on him. --
 The frame for D. L. Freeman's new house was raised last week. and the foundation for his new barn was com pleted.
 Mrs. Dr. H. O. Carter has gone to New Haven, where she will hereafter make it her home with her aunt, Miss Laura Roys.
 The Misses Granger gave drive whist party to few of their friends on Tuesday night, which was much enjoy ed by all present
 The ladies of the Methodist church cleared about $14 at their ice cream and cake festival in the church parlors last week, Wednesday evening.
 John Nicoll has gone to Yonkers, N. Y, where he has secured imployment in the electric works. Mrs Nicoll will remain in Canaan for the present.
 John Dahill, of Hartford, manager of the Allyn House. in that city, and nephew of Thomas Dahill of this place, was in town on business last week.
 The water in the Canaan Water Co.'S reservoir is 15 inches below the top of the dam. This, we understand, is lower than it is ever known to have been.
 -Selectman Keefe has returned from Malone, N Y., where he had gone on account of the illness of his mother and whom he left apparently on the road to recovery.
 Some of the young ladies in town have already commenced to make Christmas presents.-Millerton Tele- gram. there ought to be some inducement to live in Millerton.
 The senate has confirmed the nom- nations az postmasters of F. 6. Latter, Putnam; and R. M. Rood, South Man. chester.-Mr Rood is a native of Ca naan and is son of Elisha M. Rood.
 Jacob O. Liner, of Cornwall Bridge, offers $25 reward for the recovery of light bay colt. years old, stolen from his pasture on the night of Aug. 9th. Posters have been issued giving a full description of the colt.
 Frank J. Belcher. Jr., has been appointed assistant post master to take charge of the branch office on the Pine Grove Camp Ground. Mir Belcher is son of Rev Frank J. Belcher of Rond- out, N. r.. formerly presiding elder of Kingston district
 Dry thunder storms are fashionable this season. Another one occurred here last Friday evening. The lightning was quite vivid and the thunder pealed but not drop of rain fell; however the wind shifted into the north and blew gale which cooled the atmosphere won- derfully.
 Mir and Mrs Henry Chapin and Miss Chapin of Brooklyn, N. r., were in town last week visiting their friends, having driven over from Lakeville, where they are spending the summer. Mir. Chapin is cashier of the Third National Bank of New York city, ,and is a native of this village.
 Here is small item clipped from an exchange, which should for obvious reasons be kept on it's travels: "Two months lago young girl, Iwho lives in Poughkeepsie, applied bleaching pre- paration to her hair, and since then she has been confined to her bed with threatened congestion of the brain. Her hair and the skin on her head have both come off"
 Several weeks ago, the Rev J. G. Oakley, Ph. D., D. D. wrote for the NEWS the very interesting letter en- titled "We Semi Centenarians and Our Times which we publish to-day. This IS the first opportunity we have had to put the letter in type. The letter is written especially to young people but Tit will also interest adults. It is we'll sprinkled with humor, and we trust all will read it.
 William German of Ashley Falls, Mass, was convicted of drunkenness by the court at Great Burlington last week. This was the third time he had been before the court, therefore he was sen- tenced to one year in the inebriate prison at Bridgewater, Mass. It is a sad case. Mir German was brave and faithful union soldier during the war of ! the rebellion, but has often been over come in his battles with King Alcohol. Miss Louise Marie Callahan, daugh- ter of D J. Callahan of Southport, who had been i'll since last fall with con- sumption of the blood, and who was at the Warner House with her sister, Miss Callahan, for several days about the middle of July ult.. died Sunday. July 29th at home in Southport at the age of l6 years and 9 months. The evident | affection of the two sisters for each other and the hopelessness of the | vnu n oor raaoyaru IL =