Connecticut western news., 1897-04-22


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 Rev s. A. Burnaby and wife have arrived from Sou,hbridge. Mass, and will soon occupy the Pilgrim parson- age. MT Burnaby has decided to be the pastor of Pilgrim Church the com ing year.
 We have received three pages of recommendation and press notices con- cerning Mrs Frances W. Graham who is to give an evening of song at Citi- zens' Hall in Falls Village April 27th under the auspices of the W. 0. T. U.
 Work on the bicycle path on Church street is progressing nicely. We think that certain persons ought to obey the law prohibiting riding bicy- cles on the sidewalks. otherwise it would only be fair to let all wheelmen use the sidewalks.
 The Children's Guild of Christ Church will give reception at the residence of Mrs O. W. Camp on We'd nesday afternoon, April 28, from to 6. A few fancy articles will be on sale. Admission including refreshments 20 cents
 -The auction sale of the live stock belonging to the estate of the late Leonard Lawrence ought to be well at- tended in East Canaan May 1st at 1 p m A schedule of the property appears elsewhere in this paper, and posters have also been issued.
 Rev B. 0. Warren, for the past four years pastor of the M. E. church in this village, has been appointed to Trinity Church, Kingston. This is one of the largest and most influential churches in the district, and Mir Warren's many friends here will be pleased to learn of his good fortune in securing the ap- pointment. t.-Pawling Chronicle.
 George P. Strong has invented methed of renovating feather beds, viz Tie rope ten feet long to one corner of the bed, and then attach the other end of the rope to the rear of an ex- press train on the Berkshire Division of the Consolidated road. George thinks that when the train rounds the curves m Cornwall the bed will be we'll shaken up.
 -Kneeland J. Munson, of Millerton, N. r., has been visiting his daughter, Mrs 0. w. Niver, on Canaan mountain since Monday. Mir Munson is in his 88th year but is remarkably well for a man of that age. No doubt he enjoyed the visit to the old farm on which he was born and where he resided for more than fifty years. and which he still owns.
 At the Christ Church parish meet ing Monday evening these officers were elected Wardens Joseph W. Peet and Rollin c. Newton; vestrymen, Acel F. Rood. Junius E. Rhoades, Jerry B. Messenger, Edward B. Bartram and Isaac Lermond. N. Watson Harden bergh was elected delegate to the dio- cesan convention, Walter ". Warner, substitute. ....
 The cruel method of handling calves at this station every Tuesday has been tolerated long tnough, and in future the strong arm of the law will protect the dumb animals. On Tues day last, MT Thomas Bonner, the local agent of the Humane Society, witness ed the method of handling calves. He immediately notified the tail twisters that repetition of that offence would cause their prompt arrest.
 | The wedding of Michael Goggin, Jr and Miss Della Graham at St. To
 seph's church yesterday morning was
 very pretty affair. Rev T F. Bannor | officiated and celebrated Nuptial Higl
 Mass The bri de and her sister, Mis-
 Katie Graham, of Bridgeport, who wal
 bridesmaid, wore white silk Martin
 Goggin, brother of the groom, was bes
 man. The happy young couple vii
 make their home on farm near th' farm of the groom's father, Mlchae
 Goggin, whither the best wishes 0
 their many friends follow them. Prof 0. E Stearns, of Hartford , delivered his interesting lecture on tn
 "Catacombs of Rome" at the Town Hal last week Wednesday evening Ther was a good attendance. The lecturer i |. very much interested in his subject an, has spent several years exploring tn , catacombs and copying the picture t and inscriptions, with some of whic I the lecture vas illustrated. He state that low estimate placed the numbe B of the graves at two millions. The Ice ture was we'll worth hearing. Probat ly Roman Catholics. however, woul dissent from his remark that the Pop is the subject of the Italian governmen
 and would also look at some of tn
 theological questions, to which he inc e dentally alluded, in a different way.
 The Mount Lebanon Shakers have re
 gently perfected an Ingenious cure fo s dyspepsia Their Digestive Cordi' f consists of a food already digested and