Connecticut western news., 1895-05-23
Local News.

Local News.
 Dwight Lefingwell is on the sick list.
 -Horsce E. Holt is recovering from . severe attack of erysipelss. ,, w. w. Bittner with the Norfolk Amateurs at the Hall, the 24th. ,>-Miss Hattie Ensign, of Lime Rock, was . guest st J. B, Reeds over Sun- day.
 Mrs A. D. Wait and little daughter, of Cohoes, N. r., are visiting relatives in town.
 Mir and Mrs L. B. Mattison, oi Rochester. N. r.. are visiting at s. W. Bnnes'.
 Franklin Scoville. of Pine Meadow, is wishing his son, l.. E. Scoville, in Canaan.
 The heifer advertised in cur issue oilast week as s.found" has been found by the owner.
 Strawberry festival at M. g. Church 'parlors. Tuesday evening, May 18th. Supper from 6.S0 to 9.
 -Mu Charles L. Smith, of Twin Lakes. has been very ill with bilious fever but is now improving.
 -Buffalo Bills Wild West show ex- hibited at Pitt.aeld yesterday, and will exhibit at Danbury, May 2s.
 -Mrs and Mir Tuckerman, of James town. N. r.. tho mother and brother of Mrs 8. A. Eddy, are waiting at s. A. Eddys.,
 .r -Jamieson Thomson has set out . row of eight or nine young maple trees along the -highwAy near his mothers house.
 There w.s quite an extensive fire in Ere woods along she turnpike between Clayton and the Whiting river i'll Fri day evening.
 -Bepiamin Sedgwiok. of Cornwall Hollow visited his grandmother, Mrs Eliza Sedgwick. and his aunt, Mrs Tracy. over Sunday.
 s.-Martin Lane, of Bulls Bridge. viaited his sons in Canaan from Friday until Sunday. He made tho round trip with home and wagon.
 --Mr and Mrs Betts, of Bridgeport, brother-in-law and sister of Mrs George 0 Peek drove up from Bridgeport . day or two ago and arc now at George c. Pest's
 ARev Fl. B. Roberts, of Torrington, occupied the Pilgrim Church pulpit last Sunday morning and preached grand sermon from St John XVIII 37. '-6pxmAI OFFER. For one dollar we will send the NEWS until January 1896 to new subscribers. Don't borrow Jour peighbor's paper. Save time and shoe leather by accepting this offer.
 -Persons interested in having . good track for horse trotting and bicycle riding are invited to attend meeting to be held ct the Town Hall this (Thurs- day) evening ct 30 to see about re- pairing the old track at Riverside Park.
 The body of William H. Hudner, of Waterbury Union City,) who oom- mitted suicide at Naugatnok on the 18th by poison, while temporarily insane. was brought here on Thursday last on tho way to Mill River, Mass, for burial there.
 MT Asahel Kellogg, of Winsted. g former resident of Canaan, had . stroke of paralysis last Friday. and there is no hope of his recovery. Yesterday noon he was in very critical condition, and vas not expected to live longer than . few hours. Hs is nearly 84 years oi age.
 Last Friday Forest Mays pointer dog, which was an intelligent and valuable animal and . great pet with Ar Mays children. died in great agony from the effects of poison administered by some unknown miscreant. It wal tho same dog that MT Mays son had taught to draw sled.
 On account of the Baptist anniver saries to be held ct Saratoga Springs N. r.. May 28, June 4, the Consolidated railroad will sell special excursion tick cts good going. May 27. and returning good until and including June 6, at th' following rates: Danbury $4 30 Bridgeport and New Haven $5.25, Ca Asea $3.9O.
 -"Queen's Evidence" as presented by the Norfolk Dramatic Club at Tow Hall tomorrow night, is strong dram of Engllsh life with lots of comed. mingled with the story. The piece ha besn we'll cast and is under the direc ton of W. W. Bittner. who has starred the past season in '.The Land of tb Midnight Sun" and will be seen on Fri day night in the role of Solomon 1soacs. the Jew. Bittner is we'll remem bered hero 6 "Uncle Dan1," and tn Norfolk Amateurs have good reputa ton here. Reserve seats 1t Collins.
 "A csrrier-pigeon f.w into the ope door of the grain room of J. L. Bragg store on Monday afternoon. NJ Weaver closed the door and capture the pigeon. and on examining it foun the No. 20, 915 written in red ink on on of its wings. A silver band on one le bore the same number. and on the othe leg was . brass band without any nun Der. The pigeon was kept in . cra' until the next morning and then iber ted. It soon returned with mate an sk kl,;a vr;tinO fTnaadav aftoyuoonl hot