Connecticut western news., 1895-10-24
Local News.

Miss Katie Quinn was home from Bridgeport over Sunday.
 Miss s P Norton was in New York last week, buying fine assortment of millinery goods.
 The stores in this village will be closed from l to p. m to-day on &C., count of Judge Granger's funeral.
 There were few snow flakes fly ing here Monday. the first of She sea. son. Last year the first snow came on the 18th of October.
 The ref -ction of the fire at Housa tonic, Mass, Sunday night was distinct ly visible at this village. The distance is about IS miles.
 Mir and Mrs John D Seacord and infant son. of Lee, Mass, arrived at D. l. Freeman's Saturday. MT Seacord returned to Lee Sunday morining.
 -D L. Freeman has laid fine cement sidewalk on two sides of his premises on the corner of Prospect Avenue and Watson street.
 On Monday of this week Miss Caro- line Bailey commenced her duties as housekeeper and attendant for Mrs Jane W. Branch, and Mrs Catharine Thompson returned to Goshen.
 -E. D. Norton, of Pitts6eld, Mass.. who had been visiting in Canaan since the 14th, inst. returned to Pittsfield on Tuesday and expects to take little trip tout Boston way"
 The number of tickets sold at this station yesterday for the Methodist Church excursion to Hartford was 9o. Thirty more excursioeists boarded the train atEa st Canaan and Norfolk.
 The series of drive whist parties for the coming season opened at Dr o. w. Camps Friday evening. Mrs Dr Camp and Mrs 0. H Briggs entertaining. There were about 65 persons present and the occasion was much enjoyed.
 MT Harris, of the firm of Stern & Harris. Danbury, Conn.,, will be at Lime Rock to-day and tomorrow to personally have charge of said firm E cloak sale It the Rocky Dell Hotel. See adv.
 The clergy of the Litchfield Arch desconry will hold tbeir autumn meeting with the Rev MT Draper of All Saints Memorial church at New Milford on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct 29th and 3Oth.
 The NEWS will be sent tc new sub- scribers. as trial trip. until 1896 for 25 cents. or until 1897 for S2 % That is cheaper than borrowing your neigh bor's paper. for it will save your shoe leather and your self-respect Try it. -Lucius Bates, of Hartford, brake man on the P R. & N. B. road, fell from the top of 8 freight car, which was on the trestle over the Black berry river, west of this place on Monday He fell to the ground and was badly shaken up, perhaps injured internally. He was taken to Hartford.
 -J. J. Bailey and family will move from Rockville to Canaan this week and will occupy E. w. Adams tenant house on Church street. The climate at Rockville dose not agree with them. and their many friends in Canaan. will welcome their return.
 A new time card on the P. R. & N E. goes into effect to day. Trains now leave here as fallows: Going west a m. freight with passenger car, 8.l1 m., 9 AT p.m.. 5.15 p. m east, $40 a m., l2 45 p m, connecting with north. bound train on Consolidated road, 6 56 p. m.
 The New England Tea and sale oi fancy paper articles in the Pilgrim church parlors last week Wednesday were we'll attended. The supper was an excellent one and cost only 25 cents girls dressed in old time costumes with powered hair. Receipts for suppe, $21 %; from sale $7 OO
 In order to accommodate resident. of Middletown, Hartford. Winsted. Nor folk and intermediate places who wisl to attend Judge Granger's funeral a Canaan to-day the Philadelphia, Read ing & New England train leaving Hart ford at 8. l5 a m. will run through t, Canaan arriving here at 10 A m. ant returning ct 4.07 p. m.
 North Canaan should cut its woot according to the following pattern "By the annual report of the selectmel of Thomaston, 1.481 tramps received more or less care during the year. will cost to the town of $378O The re ceipts from the sale of wood from th, yard d-frayed the rest of the expense the tramps being obliged to cut it..
 Mrs M w. Ward leased her hous in Hartford last spring for two years and during the summer herself an' daughters have soiourned in the Cats kills. also at Chapinville and othe places. She has now rented apartment in s.The Castle" on West 103d. St. Ney York city, and, with her daughter. Mis- Lila, will take possession of her ne, abide this week. Her other daughter Miss Bessie l.. Franklin, is attending St Agnes school at Albany, N. Y.
 Hiram Tripp and family. who hay lived on Barnum street in Western Shei field for many years. will soon move t Goshen, Conn. MT Tripp is one c