Connecticut western news., 1894-11-01
Local News.

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 Hon Robert E. DeForest was in town on Tuesday. sf-Es ss>s
 -J. B. Messenger has few choice chrysanthemums for sale. Z The mason work in Frank Van Deusen's new house is under way.
 The ssCircus Girl" at Town Hall. Monday evening. Nov. 9th, s5 and 5O cents.
 The latest time table of the P. R. < N. E. road is published in full on the fourth page.
 The naraes of 68 new voters have ! been added to the list and 72 names have been taken of.
 The Agassiz Society will meet at Ar H. M. Adams' Tuesday evening. November 6, at 7.45.
 -Mn Ophelia R. Camp is again at homo after . visit of some weeks with k0s1tAvc6 lu IsOAUuIy. < Chester M. Deming has begun the erection of new house on the site of the one destroyed by fire.
 There is . project on foot to pur- chase the driving track near this village and open it up to the public.
 -E. P. Hunt & Co. will have sale of jackets and capes at the Warner House pArlors on Nov. 2, 8 and 9. Two weeks ago one of our ex- changes said Politics are ripe" Nov it is time to say politics are rotten.
 We have been kindly remembered by Wm. Ware < Co.,. of Boston, with 9 copy of the reliable "Old Farmers Almanac" for 1895.
 E The game of foot ball that was book cd for Nov. 3d between the Canaan Academy and the Winsted High School has been cancelled.
 Prof. and Mrs H. M. Adams re- turned last week Wednesday from ther excursion to the battle6elds of Antie- tam and Gettysburg.
 Charles Bunch, of Poughkeepsie. N. r., brakeman on Conductor 8chemerhorn's train on the P. R. & N E road, was fatally injured at Pough- keepsie yesterday by falling from 2 moving train.
 Mrs 0. o. Briggs and Mrs 0. H. Briggs give whist and dancing party at the Ward place this Wednesday, eve ming. The NEWS goes to press before the event takes place and therefore we can only say that 150 invitations have been issued.
 MT and Mrs 0. B. Johnson and their two little daughters, of Newtown, visited friends here from Tuesday after noon until yesterday afternoon on theif way home from 5tockbridge. Mass. where they had visited Mr Johnson's brother, Lee M. Johnson, and family. 70. B." was formerly connected with the NEWS. @
 A hose company composed of about 90 young working men of this village has been organized for the purpose of protecting property from fire. They propose to commence practice at once The officers arc Irving Curtis, pres George Curtis, treas; Frank Roberts, sec'y.; John Dary, foreman If any voters of this town object, the commit .tee will be pleased to receive such com plants either personally or through the columns of the NEWS. Per order com mittee, Irving Curtis, Lou. Holt, Frank Roberts, John Dary.
 If any farmers in North Canaan voted for License at the recent town meeting they ought to be thankful that tAeNo Liosnse men have made it some what difficult for farmers to dispose of their land in the manner described by Bob Bardette in an article entitled ."How to Drink Farm" published in this issue of the NEWS. We read and hear considerable about Abandoned Farms" but we think that Burdette hits the gail on the head and shows that tho Tauh is not with the farna but with the ouner of Ae fa,m Burdette describes sure and rapid way to dispose of g farm, and he tells the secret of '.Aban donsd Farms"
 In the NEWS of Oct. II appeared al item which read as follows:"It is now r, ported that the house of James Shult; is haunted. The family living thera say that "Jin'appears to them nights. The item was contributed in facetiou' spirit and was published in similar one, little dreaming that anyone in thi, age of the world would take it literally snd think that the spirit of James ShuItx vas now roaming about it's for mer abode, but William Sardam take, the NEWS to task for publishing such ar item and he claims that many persons are superstitious enough to believe 1T ghosts. apparitions. hobgoblins. etc and that even . joke about house be ing haunted injures the sale or rent o the property. We'll. James Shultz wa not quarrelsome man and if his Epiri should ever visit it's former abode il will harm no one. and by the way ", voald like to see it enter the NEW e6Iss with dollar or two in its hand.