Connecticut western news., 1896-06-18

Fuller. the trustee, will sell the person al property of the Canaan Academy at auction. Watch for posters.
 Two of the four columns of Dr Talmage's sermon failed to arrive yes- terday afternoon, consequently we must omit the entire sermon today.
 Twenty five years ago ball game between Salisbury and South Egre- mont resulted after five innings in a scorce of 29 to 27 in favor of Egremont.
 John Ransom Fuller, child of Mir and Mrs George s. Fuller. and Ruth Peirce, child of Mir and Mrs B. A Peirce, were baptized at tue Pilgrim church on Sunday.
 Albert Barnes has gone to Worces- ter, Mass. to take his entrance examin- ation at the Worcester Polytechnic h. stitute From there he will go to De- troit. Mich.. and join friend for few weeks camping.
 HI. G. Nicon began on Tuesday the work of blasting out the rocks in the highway between the toll bridge and Frank Miller's cottage at Twin Lakes. The expense is paid for by the Town of Salisbury and few individuals in this town.
 How old art thou2 Answer this question by attending the birthday party at Armory Hall tomorrow even- ing at o'clock, and in exchange for cake and cream give the W. R. 0. as many pennies, nickels, dimes or dollars as you are years old.
 -Apropos of the Elm Tree semi-cen- tennial at Sheffield lastFriday it should be mentioned that many years ago Frederick Cooper planted the trees in the park surrounding the Old Elm. and also planted the trees in the new ceme- tery at Sheffield.
 The Julian Comedy Go. have made arrangements to play two three night stands in Canaan. The dates booked are July 2, 3, 4. and July 16, IT, IS. The company have repertoire of good plays, and at present are playing by re- quest second week engagement at White Plains, N. Y.
 Some people make a practice of walking across the lawn in front of Christ church instead of taking the trouble to keep on the concrete walk. The result is that there is an unsightly path worn across the lawn. greatly to annoyance of the Christ church people, who would politely ask persons using the church horsesheds to "keep of the grass.
 A curious accident occurred al Grants station on the P. R. & N. E., last Thursday morning. The engine ''kicked cars onto the sidingiwitt such force that they ran off the siding on the other end onto the main line anc struck the locomotive. The cab ana three cars were wrecked. Fireman Timothy Ahearn. of Hartford, had hi. right leg broken. Conductor Cobins was in charge of the train.
 The Rev Charles E. MilIiken diet suddenly at Swanzey, N. H., on Tues i day. aged 66 years. His son, the Re' c. D. Milliken, left Canaan yesterda, to attend the funeral which will be helt at Swanzey today. The burial will b, at the former home of the deceased, bu we have been unable to ascertain tn, name of the town. There will be n services in the Pilgrim church nex Sunday, and much sympathy is ex pressed for the pastor in his great an, sudden bereavement.
 -Ohildren's day services were hell at the Pilgrim church last Sunda morning and were we'll attended con sidering the unfavorable weather. Tn church was neatly trimmed with but
 ter cups and daisies. laurel and ferns
 The children sang sweetly and gave
 number of individual and class recits
 tions. Rev 0. D. Milliken preache
 two short sermons. He used counter
 feit bill as the text or object lesson (
 one sermon, and for the other sermo
 an oyster shell. The M. E. church ha
 been decorated for Children's day, br
 on account of the rain all the intende
 services were postponed until ne1
 Sunday.
 -TowN TALK the roads and hel
 IS what some people say That the san
 which was recently scraped into tt
 middle of Railroad street should no
 be scraped back into the ditches an
 thus bring to the surface the goo'
 hard limestone road that is now burie there. That road machiI has damaged the road between Ashle Falls and Sheffield. Tn ' North Canaan better trade it's road m
 chine for highway roller, or else trat } it for yellow dog and then sho l the dog. That North Canaan , selectmen are doing their duty ina much as at the last annual town mee
 ing they were instructed "to purcha horses and cattle. as they should & , fit, to work on the roads; also to CT } ploy good, competent roadmaker } take charge of the repairs of the road and keep said roadmaker and teams 3 work on the roads from April to o tober l." That sthose WI l dance must pay the fiddler and tn ! | Nortb Nanaar r,;1l boya a b;x Lin