Connecticut western news., 1896-08-27
THURSDAY. AUGUST a7. 1896,
Local News.

Mrs Major Bennett IS visiting friends in Unionville.
 Mrs J. G. Root, who has been Ill for about a week. Is improving.
 -George B, Robbins and family moved to New Jersey last week.
 Miss Cora Downs will teach in district No. 5. School opens Sept. $. -George c. Peet is confined to his house with a severe attack of asthma. Miss Fields, of Pitts6eld. Mass. speut Sunday with the Misses Norton. Mrs Mcfarland, of West Corn wall, called on friends in town on Tues day.
 The fall term of the schools in District No. 3 will open on the 14th of September.
 In the race of life it isn't the fast men who come out ahead.-Binghamp- ton Republican.
 Albert Barnes, Sam G. Camp. Chn- kOn pAruSS anu WIl DaAACAA 0kc S@AAAf ing at Twin Lakes.
 Young cycler, sit up straight and bear in
 mind,
 Just as the boy Is bent the mans inclined.
 Washington Star. Mrs Barnett and the children re- turned Saturday evening from their two weeks visit in Newtown.
 Only about half a dozen tickets were sold at this station for the excur- sion to Hartford for the fireworks.
 Mrs J. Fl. Roraback. who had @ slow fever for about two weeks. has been improving nicely during the past week.
 The condition of Mrs Betts, of Bridgeport. has not improved during the past week. Mrs Geo. 0. Peet IS still with her.
 Miss Isabel Church, NJ D., who Is practicing medicine in New York city, visited with her brother. Dr Church, several days last week.
 The great wheel club meet at Meri- den Saturday of this week will call out the best bicyclists of the state. Excur- sion rates on the railroads.
 Rev F. 0. H. Ulbricht preached at Christ church Sunday morning. Rev and Mrs Ulbricht returned to their home in Canada yesterday.
 The section hands on the P. R. k N. E. road in this town have been busy for some days laying new ties and bal lasting the road with cinders.
 The salectmen drove the bicycles off the sidewalks, and the teams have destroyed the bicycle paths. Canaan am de cyclists paradise. Nit.
 Rev F. D. Abrams, of Lakeville preached at the NJ. E. church in thi: village Sunday in exchange with Rev B. Seeholzer and delivered an excellent discourse.
 Milton Roraback raised & Mckin- ley and Hobart flagstaff on his premises at Ashley Falls last Saturday, and ther hoisted flag bearing the names of said candidates.
 The Shore Line Times, published at Guilford, with its issue of August al published superbly illustrated supple ment showing the attractions and ad vantages of the town of Madison.
 We invite the attention of our read CTS to the article entitled 1.-The Awfu Crime of '73. published in another col umn. It is as keen bit of satire as VI, have seen in good while. and hart hit on tue silverites.
 Mrs Josiah B. Lawrence, of Nev York, Is spending few days in Canaan She arrived Monday and Is boarding a J. B. Messengers. She was a residen of Canaan during the seventies whel her husband kept the drug store nov owned by W. H. Camp.
 Examinations for state teachers certificates and for admission to tn Normal schools were conducted at tn school of District No. on Thursda afternoon by Giles Potter, of New Hay en, agent of the state board of educs tion- There were about ten applicants some from out of town.
 The gentleman who sent to tn NEWS the article which calls for the fire and unlimited coinage of pig iron, write the NEWS that he has sounded som political leaders as to their views O this subject and he has been assured b them thst no objection would be raise to such a movement 80 long as the fro companies continued their preser practice of stacking their pigs of fro in the furnace yards.
 After careful consideration of th subject by the leading members Housatonic Lodge, F. < A. NJ, of tn rillaUe- and after consultation with tl widow of Francis 4. Peet, it WAS declt ed that it would not be advisable to a tempt to hold Masonic services at tt funeral of Mir Peet. It was feared th' not enough Masons could be gsthere together to carry out the ritual cef' monies in an imposing and impressiy manner, because the members of tn lodge, which is not large one and th ranks of which have been reduced U deaths and removals, are very muc scattered. Then again Saturday. whic was the day of the funeral. is day o which it is difficult for business me to leave their places of bushes These are the main reasons for giyin mp the Masonic funeral.