Connecticut western news., 1895-06-06
Local News.

MT George Wood has new bicycle.
 Hose and Ito. it. J. H. Alvord's, Winsted, Ct.
 Thomas Abbe, of Abilene. Kans., arrived in town on Tuesday.
 -Refrigerstors, freezers. gasoline and oil stoves. J. H. Alvord's, Win sted. Ct.
 The Agassiz society thank Joseph s. Adam for large boquet of crimson clover in bloom.
 Editor Rodemeyer of the Danbury Dispatch, was in Canaan a few hours on Memorial Day.
 The schools in Dist. No. 3 have all closed, except Miss Duggan's which will close to-day.
 We are informed that John F. Sim mons, of Winsted, was in towh last Fri day on official business.
 -"The White Squadron" at the Town Hall, Friday evening. June A. Ses.s at Collins iewelry store.
 .-William E. Barnett. of New Haven, attorney for the Consolidated road, was . guest of his brother, Rev F. w. Bar nett. on Memorial Day.
 Postmaster Hinman, of Great Bar rington. visited friends in this village last Thursday and attended the Memo rial Day exercises at the Town Hall.
 For the month of June, Deming the Photographer will make you l dog cabinet photographs and 16x2O crayon for S4 50. These are genuine crayons, not process prints.
 Henry 8. Rood, of Benton Centre, N. r., has been a guest at Edmund D. LAwrence's since last Thursday. Mir Rood is brother of Mrs Lawrence, and is native of Canaan.
 Last week Wednesday the Connec- ticut Senate confirmed the adoption of Emma l.. R. Adams by E. D. Lawrence and wife, of North Canaan, and chang ing her name to Emma A. Lawrence.
 Edward Giddings, formerly of Housatonic. Mass. and until recently editor of the Springfield Union, has en- tered into partnership with James Nc Cartney, of Chicago, in the law busi- ness.
 -J. Fl. Alvord, Winsted's sanitary plumber and heating engineer, has the contract for putting new water heaters in residences of Mir Edmund D. Law. renee. Canaan. and Mr Erastus Burr, Norfolk.
 The Whiting River creamery is now shipping from 10 to 15 cans of milk per day and new iairies are coming in daily. It is expected that by the 18th of June the creamery will be shipping upward of 50 cans day.
 The Southfield base ball club re- ceived their uniforms last week We'd nesday and played with the Clayton boys Thursday afternoon May 30, and got licked by score or 21 to 13. The game was a tie at the 9th inning.
 Mrs Jane w. Branch fell on the floor Monday evening. No bones were broken, but bunch formed on her head and at times her mind seems to be affected. She is able to sit up, but needs constant attention. Mrs Mary Beebe is taking care of her at present.
 MT and Mrs H. NJ. Adams, Mrs Tracy, Mrs Corbit. Mrs s. M. Hum phrey, Mrs s. 0. Beckley, Miss Belle Lorrain. Miss Louise Bragg. Mir c. Willis Parsons attended the annual meeting of the Litch6eld N. W. Sun day School Union held at Sharon yes- terday.
 Evening Star Lodge F. < A. M. at Lee, Mass, is celebrating its centennial to-day. Fourteen sister lodges have been invited. The program includes a grand parade, speeches, singing. music by several cornet bands. Dinner will be served in a tent 17516O feet. The public buildings and private residences are elaborately decorated with Masonic emblems. and three arches span the street and sidewalks.
 The Rev 0. D. Milliken and MT W. c. Cargilf are going to cross the At lantic and be absent about five weeks They will sail from New York city next Wednesday for Southampton, and have engaged passage on the elegant steamer "New York" of the American line They will visit the principal cities in England yet will spend most of their time in London and vicinity, but will visit Paris and other places in France Mr Cargill goes on business as we'll as pleasure. We wish them a prosperous voyage and safe return.
 The business section of Millerton N. '. Darrowly escaped total destruction by fire last Saturday night Fire broke out in the upper part of Pnlver's hotel barn, and completely destroyed the building. The flames spread to Hotch- kiss & Eggleston's elegant store build ing. and burned of the roof. The stock of clothing and general mer- chandise was saved, but was greatly damaged by water. The system of water works recently constructed at Millerton has more than paid for itself in this instance alone.
 Remarkable weather. The high temperature in New York city from May 30 to June broke the record each day, no such heat having ever been ex