Connecticut western news., 1895-06-20

Rev P. Fox, of Newtown, was in town yesterday.
 The ice cream sale at the NJ. E. church parlors Tuesday night netted the ladies about $6 50.
 Rev MT Livingston, of South Egre- mont, Mass, supplied the Pilgrim church pulpit last Sunday morning and preached a thoughtful sermon from Exodus XXXII, Is.
 Rev Fr. Bannon has recently pur- chased good pair of horses at Litch- field. The reverend gentleman needs pair of good horses to take him over his long rides in good time.
 Miss Dr Christlancy, of India, will represent the New England branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Soci. ety of the NJ. E. Church tonight at the M. E. church. All cordially invited.
 In the Hartford Courant of the 18th inst. are the portraits of several of the members of the State Senate. among them is "Don Warner in the white toga of Roman Senator of the time of Cicero.
 The cottages at Twin Lakes of Judge Roraback, s. A Eddy and Frank Miller, of Bridgeport, are to be connect ed with this village by wires of the Garfield Canaan Local Telephone Ex- change.
 Rev Fr. Bannon officiated at St Jcseph's on Sunday and preached an able and useful sermon. The statues of the Virgin and St. Joseph, which had been beautifully painted, were on their pedestals.
 We have bean requested to call the attention of the selectmen to the fact that there are still many rocks in the highways in different parts of the town, which might be blasted, and also a great many small stones. which ought to be raked out.
 Mrs George Adam and her daugh- ter, Miss Adam, will sail for Europe on the "Dania" on July 9th. and will be gone till Sept. 9th. Miss Adam passed her entrance examination for Smith s College this week, but will not enter college for year.
 A tally-ho coaching party, consist ing of Col. John T. Williams, D. Bird sail, D. E. Leybel, Harvey l.. Williams and D. W. Davis, of New York, with two gl rooms, spent Sunday night at the Warner House on their way from New York to Lenox, Mass.
 M Lux, of Great Burlington, hss received a contract to erect very nice sarcophagus monument of Bedford Ind. buff oolitic lime stone in memory of the late Mir Royal G. VapAlstyne. of Housa- tonic, who was brother of Mrs Mary c. Corbit, of Canaan. MT and Mrs Charles H. Gillette. 108 Henderson Ave, Joliet, H.. have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Charlotte, to Mir Frank H Carson. Wednesday evening, June 26, at o'clock The bride is granddaugh ter of MT Charles Gillette, of Canaan. Conn.,. and MT s. s. Hawes, of Van Deusenville, Mass.
 NOTICE The officers of the V. I. A. are very we'll informed as to the par ties who have lately broken the street lamps on East Main street, and they hereby notify those parties to settle with the president, Miss s. W. Adam or with J l. Bragg. ce-president. Set clement must be made at once or action will be taken in the matter.
 One of the best dramatic perform. ances ever witnessed in town was that of the "White Squadron given by the Julian Comedy Go. at the hall last Fri day night. The play was splendidly costumed and finely presented consider ing our stage limitations. Every one of the company were artists and thor oughiy pleased the audience. Very rarely indeed do Canaan people have al opportunity of seeing so talented com pany of actors or so good play. Thil company will be seen here again or Saturday evening, June 29th. in tho comedy drama of "Fanchon." Seat' will be on sale at Collins.
 At the school meeting of Distric No 2, held at the school house Frida. evening. Samuel A. Eddy, John N VanDeusen and George o. Peet wer, elected as the committee. and Georg, s. Fuller secretary and treasurer, fo the ensuing year. The treasurer's re port for the year ending is as follows: | RECEIPTS
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