Connecticut western news., 1897-09-30
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1897.
Local News.


 Fourteen new names have been added to the North Canaan voting list.
 B. D. Jones, of Millerton, visited relatievs in this vicinity over Sunday.
 The Ensign Church house, so call, ed, on High street, is being re- painted.
 -S. G. Camp has returned to Yale and Miss Mary Watson to St. Agnes at Albany.
 M. l.. Osborne, Jr. left town Satur- day for several days visit-with relatives in Boston.
 Miss Josie D. White has returned from her vacation at Hawleyville and Bridgeport.
 T. M. White, of Winsted, has spent the past couple of Sundays with his sisters in town.
 -Almon l.. Higgins and Miss Mary Welsh, of Lakeville, were married in Lakeville yesterday.
 Some boys in this village are liable to arrest for shooting birds. Better stack those air guns!
 Little John R. Fuller has been on the sick list several days but is some what better at this writing.
 The Lakeville Journal has already declared dividend. Congratulations, Neighbor Reyes! See birth notice.
 Don't let the fakirs at the fairs col lar your dimes; perhaps you will need pair of mittens before many days.
 Democratic caucus for nomination of town officers will be held at Town Hall, Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.
 Judge Roraback has been suffering with facial neuralgia several days and has been unable to hold court in New Haven.
 Kitty A. White is in New York this week buying full line of fall mil linery and ladies' fancy goods. She will return next Wednesday.
 Nothing concerning license appears in the warrant for the annual town meeting next Monday, consequently North Canaan will remain in the col umn of no license towns.
 During the thunder storm last Saturday evening the lightning struck A. M. Leach's laundry building at Pawling, N. r., and partly burned the structure Loss $500. Insurance $400.
 George L. Parsons is negotiating with Dr P. O. Cummings for the pur- chase of the Cummings block. AL though nothing is yet positively decid- ed, it is understood that the transfer will be made.
 If you examine the date alongside your name on tue label of this news paper you will comprehend how swift ly time flies. and thus you can deter mine whether time or money is ahead in the subscription race.
 -Of Judge Alberto T. Roraback, who is presiding over the Superior court at New Haven. an exchange says: "There is tremendous short calendar list ready to confront him and the fall term will undoubtedly be heavy one. New Haven county is the hardest in the state for a judge, and the lawyers think that it will be pretty hard on the new judge to begin his duties here."
 The disagreeable rain storm and the threatening weather last week cost the Duchess County Agricultural So. ciety about $5O00; that is to say, if pleasant weather had prevailed during the week of the fair at Poughkeepsie the managers of the fair would have realized $50O0 more than they did The total receipts were $9, 200 and the expenses $10, 200 making losss to the society of $1, ,00O. '
 William McGraw, brakeman on the P. R. & N. E road had his foot TUT over by a locomotive at Poughkeepsie last Thursday. Billy" was ridingi or the pilot and slipped off. He wal taken to Vassar hospital where amputa tion was performed and he is doing nicely. McGraw's home is in Sheffield but he is well known here in Canaan where much sympathy is expressed fol his misfortune.
 George Scott, printer, died a Great Harrington last week Tuesday and his funeral was attended Friday He was 28 years of age and had worked in many printing offices in Massachu setts and for short time was a com positor on the NEWS. "Major," as h. was known to his associates, will b, missed by many friends as he was o very genial disposition and bright in tellect. He died of consumption at hi home in the town where as boy h. learned his trade on the Berkshir Courier.
 The Sharon correspondent of tn Amenia Times compliments the presen board of Sharon town officers for thei business ability in cutting down tn town expenses. To provide for simila good management in future, the col respondent makes the following sue gestion: "WouId it not be well for al hands when making up another year ticket to place on the list some of tn young men of the place. Bye and by death will remove some of the olde ones. Can you expect they, withou experience, could manage the town affairs as we'll as if they had had t break in while they are youngP"