Connecticut western news., 1894-03-15

An orange tea was given in the par lors of the NJ. E church last evening.
 Mrs Thomson and sons expect to move into their new house next Mon day.
 MT ard Mrs Lewis Rhoades have taken rooms in Lyman Howe's house on Bragg St.
 The old tenement house at the cor ner of Church and Reed streets has been torn down. Tt is reported that James Fitzgerald has leased the David Scott place in Weatogue.
 About thirty calves were purchased at this station Tuesday at prices ranging from 4 to Ct cents per pound.
 Judge Roraoack caught IA rats at once in wire trap in his house last Tuesday, and it was mt much of day for rats either.
 Rev T. 8. Bond gave his Illustrated lecture on Westminster Abbey" in the Methodist church at Stockbridge, Mass, on Tuesday night.
 For short time you can get frst class crayon and elegant frame for only $3 50. Call at once at Humphrey B drug store and see samples.
 -Junius Rh ades will soon begin the erection of double house on the cor ner of Reed and Church streets, which will be ready for occupancy by July 1st
 The Literary society meets to-mor- row (Friday) evening in G. A. R. Hall at 8 o'clock. Debate: Resolved that the bachelor is happier than the married man."
 Lime stone chips and gravel are be- ing placed upon the south road to East Canaan. Seldom is an opportunity offered to repair or improve highways in March.
 MT ard Mrs Milo Crocker. of Pitts field. Mass, who have been visiting rel aiives aud old friends in this town a week or more. expect to return to Pitts field tomorrow.
 Miss Minnie Qninn is visiting her parents in this village. On the 18th inst. she will enter on her duties as telegraph operator for one of the lead ing journals of Springfield. Mass.
 The old shop and corn house com bined which stood in the east door yard of &. A. Eddy's farm house on East Main street has been torn down. It had been . landmark for about three-fourtba of century; and many a school boy of different generations had played hide and seek in that building, especially on rainy days.
 Rev A. M. Boolgoojoo. of Merash, Turkey. preached in the Pilgrim church last Sunday morning and evening and gave . sketch of his life and a glimpse of missionary work in Turkey. He graduated at. Yale theological seminary several years ago and returned to Fur key and engaged in missionary work there. He has lately returned to Amer ica and brings his fourteen-year-old daughter to be educated at the expense of benevolent lady in Woodbury. He will soon go back to Turkey, leaving his daughter in America It will be re- membered that he preached in Canaan and vicinity several times a few years since.
 A rumor is current to the effect that Eiward Fitzgerald has sold his busi- ness and leased his property on Rail- road street to Henry Beebe. of Winsted, who agrees to pay $40 % per month rent for the property. Rumor says that Edward is going to Valparaiso, Neb. where his brother John keeps a restau- rant. The Winsted Evening Citizen of March 10th says: "Mr Henry Beebe of this place. keeper of the lunch and pool rooms in Moore's block. has purchased the Fitzgerald place in Canaan. He will run a sporting place" The respect able ciriz-ns of Canaan do not think that "a sporting place" is needed here; at all events the recent expression of public sentiment in regard to liquor sell ing renders the present time a very in- suspicious one to open asporting place here provided liquor selling is necessari- ly an incident to such place.