Connecticut western news., 1895-08-29
Local News.


 Miss Julia Feighery, of Mill River, Macs, is visiting her sister Katie in this place.
 Mfrs Prentice and Charles Bishop, of Litchfield, were guests at the rectory yesterday.
 Mrs Neil Burrell, of Stamford, Ct. |. is visiting her cousin. Mrs Arthur P. Freeman.
 John Pulver brought us some stalks of buckwheat yesterday which measured six feet in length.
 The New York Recorder says that the "Canaan isic) wild man is the new woman on vacation"
 William yanAlstyne, of Galveston, Texas. is visiting his mother and sister, Mrs VanAlstyne and Mrs Corbit.
 Mrs O. R. Camps mother and sis ter, Mrs Randall and Mrs Castle. of Roxbury, are visiting at W. H. Camps. Joseph Kegler. Jr.. has purchased . building lot on Church St. near James Lakes, and will build house thereon. Miss s. w. Adam started Tuesday for York Cliff on the coast of Maine, but will soon return accompanied by Miss Dunning.
 Farmers attention! "Good Luck" wood cook stove with reservoir, best stove made. s24OO delivered, at J. H. Alvord's, Winsted. Ct.
 -Forty-four calves were shipped from this station on Tuesday. Prices ranged from 6l to seven cents pound, II cents being paid in one case.
 Secretary Hall has furnished us a report of the Sunday school convention at Pine Grove, but we are obliged to defer its publication until next week. Mrs Dr T. W. Harvey, of Orange, N. J., and three children are spending . few weeks at Mrs J. N. Fox's at East Canaan. Dr Harvey will join his family later.
 The annual fall trotting meeting and bicycle races of the Eastern Duchess Agricultural Park Association will be held at Amenis, N. r., Sept. 2 4 and 5.
 MT and Mrs Eugene s. Root will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their marriage tomorrow afternoon and eve ming by entertaining few relatives and intimate friends.
 Farmers be careful! Go slow! You can buy first quality Wrought Steel Range" for wood with reservoir for $37 co. delivered at your kitchen, at J. H. Alvord's, Winsted. Ct.
 Miss Prudence Belden recently purchased building lot just west of J. G. Roots on Barlow street and has commenced to build house for her self. The cellar is com mpleted.
 -Poughkeepsie Commandery No. A Knights Templar, passed through Ca naan at II 8. m. Monday on special train for Boston. There were about 100 Knights and ladies in the party.
 Don't forget the famous Lucie, Minstrels, who have always given such meritorlous entertainments. They ap. pear at Town Hall. Canaan, Saturday evening, Aug 3l. See ad. in this issue
 U. Farrell, of Maybrook, and ". Bean. of Poughkeepsie, have been ap pointed road masters of the Phladel phia, Reading & New Eogland railroad vice G. w. Sullivan and W. T. Barry resigned.
 Regular services at M. E. churcl next Sunday. Communion at 10 30 a m, '. P. s. c. E. under regular leader Miss Pearl Ham. at 45 p. n. in audi nnce room. Pastor will give shor address on the topic ".Enthusiasm and what it will Accomplish"
 The Carrie Stanley Comedy Go. which was billed for Falls Village fo this week, came here Tuesday. strand ed. but realized on some of their per sonal property and left town Wednes day morning. They played Falls Vii lage Monday night to poor business.
 Mrs E. E. Bartram, having secure, six or seven pupils, with the possibilit of others coming, has decided to open kindergarten at her residence early i September. Mrs Bartram has had sex eral years experience as school teach CT and her sister has taught kinder garten.
 t-Rev Arthur Goodenough, of Wir chester, returned from his Europea trip Aug. 2l, and yesterday the churc at Winchester held social gathering with addresses at II a. n. and 2 D. m. [ commemorate the twenty-five years ( MT Goodenough's ministry in tht place. A pastorats of twenty-five year is exceptional-but it is Goodsnough.
 Rev Marvin R. Lent died at h home in North Highland, IN. Y., o Tuesday, Aug. 20, and his funeral ws attended at Highland Mills last Thur day at 2 p. m. Mir Lent was ovt eighty years of age and had been the ministry ifty-six years. After ser ing for several years in the Protestal Methodist Church he served in tt Methodist Episcopal Church for lift. one years without break, but was r lived from active work last spring c account of ill health. Rev Lent fo merly lived and preached here in C naan and was instrumental in buildin the M. E. Church edifice here. E was an effective preacher, and had