Connecticut western news., 1895-04-25
Local News.

One burner Ain wick oil stove 29c. J. Fl. Alvord's, Winsted. Ct.
 William F. Champion is in town after an absence of nine years.
 Miss Lillie Leary, of Waterbury, is yisiting her cousin, Mrs Patrick Eagan.
 The condition of Mrs R. 0. Newton has improved very much during the week.
 Rev F. Thompson will officiate in tho Episcopal church at Riverton on Sunday.
 The meeting of the Literary soci- ety has been postponed to Monday evening, April 18th.
 The house belonging to James Reel and occupied by Mir and Mrs John Lermond has been painted.
 -"The girl left behind me" is the girl who does not ride bicycle, other wise she would have kept up with me-
 The work of re-painting and put ting St. Joseph's church in state of thorough repair was begun on Tuesday.
 "A. A. Hubbard visited his sister at Montville, Mass, over Sunday. She has been in poor health all winter. but is improving slowly.
 If the returns of the income tax are correct. . great many people are cut ting dash in society on incomes of les s than $4. 900 q year.-New Britain Herald
 Some good strings of suckers were caught at the beginning of the week. Lawrence Yorker had large string of nice ones, and John Lermond had three that weighed 10 lbs.
 -George Hardenbergh, who was re- ported lat week as being ill with ty- phoid fever at Troy, N. r., is improv- ing. Mrs Hardenbergh is with him and her son Watson is in New Haven.
 Samuel A. Eddy has been struggling with the grip or a severe cold the last two weeks nevertheless his legislative duties at Hartford compelled him to keep moving in spite of his illness.
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 Cleo. s. Williams will remain in Poughkeepsie for the present but has broken up housekeeping since the death of his wife. His two sons are row stay ing with MT Williams sister in Sharon and are attending school
 For the people who rent bicycles, my renting terms for 1895 will be $1O per month, $4 per week, $l.0O per day. 6Oc. for 5 hours q day). snd 25c. for 9 hours or less. D6- Any time over 2 hours 10c. an hour or part of an hour.
 J. G. BEcKnEY.
 David D. Gilson and family, who have spent the winter at Ashley Falls, started for Florida last Tuesday. They arc to drive tho whole distance and ex- poet to be several months on the route. MT Gilson. wife, son and daughter, the dog. all their cooking utensils, bedding. etc. crowded into one wagon made a big load for one horse to draw.
 
 The season for catching suckers in the Blackberry river is now at it's height and large strings of fish are caught daily, some of the fish weighing three pounds each. Twelve persons in one group were fishing in Mrs Eddy's meadow last Sunday morning, and others were seen at different points. Sunday fishing and bicycling seem to be counter attractions to church ser vices.
 There will be game of base bal on the Canaan Academy field on Satur. day of this week between the Academy club and the Seymour Smith Institute club of Pine Plains, N. Y. The return game will be played at Pine Plains, May 4th. The Academy batting orde, is: Ohamberlin p. Morton c. Thom. son .. .. Doyle of Hsber 3b Delgadc 2b. Arnold If. Camp If. Rodemeyel 1b. Hall sub.
 MT J. P. Rorabsck, of Tsriffville called Pslen Roraback by residents o1 Canaan and vicinity, was Q guest of hii uncle, Milton Roraback, at Ashley Falls on Sunday. While there he slip ped on . board near the we'll and fsl heavily breaking his right leg below th' knee. The leg has been diseased 8 years. in consequence of hurt whel Palen was attending school at th' Gershom Fitch place near Clayton Palen had recently consulted sevsra surgeons and had decided to have thu leg amputated May Is, but this acciden will neoessitate the leg being amputatet sooner. Palen returned to his home il Tariffville on the train leaving Canaan about 4 p. m. last Sunday. Palen ha the sympathy of his many frienda il his misfortunes.
 -Well-founded rumors are afoat t, tho effect that there is to be revival o .'hoss racing" on the old course a Riverside Track west of this village The grounds are shortly to be put il order and it is likely that before lon the local Budd Doble Patty Kane) vii be circling round the oval behind som promising colts. There are enoug horsemen and wheelmen in town ths could be interested to put the course i good condition for sulkies and wheels With a little imaginative vision we ca see day of great amusement at River side Park, when the speedy products c L. kI