Connecticut western news., 1894-06-21
Miss Anna Rudge is spending the

Bishop Tierney was the guest of Rev. T. F. Ramon at Lakeville on Thursday.
 The Winsted base ball nine beat the Meridens by 8 score of to at Winsted last Saturday.
 -Ex-Judge A. T. Roraback has laid out road around his property on the shore of Lake .Washining.
 A terrific hail storm visited New Haraford Monday afternoon and did considerable damage to vegetation.
 Mrs Piader, nee Hattie VanDeusen, and two children from Bridgeport are guests at Mrs N. A. VanDeusen's.
 Don't get left. Elsewhere in this paper is a skeleton time table in effect on the Housatonic road June 17th.
 Mrs Samuel A. Eddy and Master Lawrence returned on Thursday from an extended visit in Jamestown, N. Y.
 The examinations at the Canaan Academy were completed last week Wednesday and the results were very satisfactory.
 Mrs Frank Emmons, of Canaan Valley, visited her sister, Miss Anna Rudge, at this village, from Friday till Sunday evening.
 MT and Mrs Junius Rhoades and Miss Mary K. Watson drove to Glenco Mills, N. T., on Friday and visited Mrs David s. Proper, returning on Tuesday.
 The article entitled Stealing Fruit" is reprinted at the request of a fruit raiser in this village who wants the hoodlums, who steal his fruit, to know what the law is.
 -Oh come now, tell the truth! DId you ever punish cat for killing birds during cherry time? It requires a wonderful exercise of justice to punish cat while birds are robbing the cherry trees.
 Tt has been falsely reported that l have gone out of the lumber and feed business. I have not, but have added to my stock, doors, sash, blinds and mouldings. All orders promptly filled.
 JAMES l.. BRAGG, Canaan Conn.
 The Canaan Academy Minstrels made hit with the song ..Now Hannah Don't Get Gay," but had they known what weather was coming they would have composed and sung song en- titled "Now Mercury Don't Get Gay" " During the past week the mercury has been quite gay and has repeatedly danced among the nineties.
 The P. R. & N. E. railroad bridge over the Housatonic river was found to be on fire Saturday afternoon by one of the east bound passenger trains. The conductor, MT Taine, stopped his train and the crew so far smothered the flames that they made no further pro- gress. Afterwards a gang of men was Scub OScl anu bHC uIo WuS OLupiclSiy extinguished. It was 8 close call for the bridge.
 When we hear of the 'sgreat army of the unemployed" we cannot help refecting that there is probably not a town in the country i've can speak for North Canaan) where at least dozen com mpetent able-bodied men, who would hold themselves ready to do any work that might be required of them, such as farm work, having, moving door yards. working up wood piles etc, could not find steady employment at good wages. There is also great demand for good all around hired men to work on farms
 Sunday was great day for the little church of St. Joseph. High Mass was celebrated by Father Ramon. The pastor also preached a useful and practical sermon on the words in the Gospel of the day. Except your right eousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees etc. '' Matt. V. 20. He also gave the papal benediction after the Mass. The infant son of MT and Mrs Killowee was bap- tized. The altar was beautifully dee orated for the occasion with profusion of daisies, buttercups and roses.
 There is project onifoot, with which some of our prominent citizens are indentifed, to organize joint stock company to build a toll bridge across the Housatonic river near the present ferry on the site of au old dam, the abutments to which are found to be in good state of preservation. The plan is to raise capital of $500 by the sale of 60 shares at S25 share. The stock is already on the market and, we un derstand, is finding ready sale. This Is project which deserves success. | will shorten the road to Twin Lakes and Chapinville by nearly three miles and be of great benefit to our village without injuring Salisbury. Never theless In our opinion the proper pom to locate the bridge is about due wes of this village. Then troublesome railroad crossing Church street, and the ascent and descent of Roots hil would be avoided. But if the peopl, do not agree with us, by all means, le us have the bridge on the dam sitt rather than not have it at all.
 The P. R. & N. E. road is nov running through vestibule coach be tween Winsted and New York, via Millerton and the Harlem road. Tn, train hauling this coach leaves Winstet at 7:lS a. m. Canaan 8:O7, arriving a Grand Central depot at 11:25. Return ing, the through coach leaves Grant