Connecticut western news., 1898-09-01
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER I. iSss
Local News.

Local News.
 pr H. A. Church of Schenectady, N. Y., is in town.
 Linus Downs and wife moved to Mill River on Monday.
 John Decker will ride at the i, Springfield bicy cls races Sept 5.
 -E E. Bartram starts for Japan next Monday. The journey is of "A days duration.
 -Miss Grace Roraback returns to her duties e teacher at Willimantic on
 -G, L. Parsons and wifs will g on Q vacation next week to some point in the vioiaity of fBoston.
 ..s -H. !. Gillette and wife of Hartford visitsd in this place on Friday and Sat urday of last week.
 -Ms E. R Lovrain and daughter. BsllA vill leave today for aweek's viGt in WestAeld, Mas. :
 -Nrs I. V. Johnson of Forrestville visited st Mrs Henry Mead's in Canaan Valley the past lew days.
 Mail Agent John M. Sweet of the F. ,;R Il N. E. with his wifs and son ses spending . few days at SAratoea Springs.
 6slectman Van Deusen has very materially improved portions of Main and Railroad. streets by applying a. sdssaaing q clay and gravel. S.-Frank H. Smith has sold his dry goods and furnishings business on Rail- road street to Weston Barnes of Clay ton who will take possession Oct. l. -B. B.. the we'll known little roan psess. won first money in the 2. ls class lor paoers at Portland. Me, Tuesday in tho fast time of 9.1la, s.l2s and 2. 10a.
 A large oak tree blew down last week Wednesday night in the yard of Nn John O RorabAck on Granite ave- pue and fell on to the house. It did no damage, however, except to the cave trough.
 The Fair of the Berkshire County Agricultural Society occurs at Pitts6eld on Sept. IS, IA and 15. Excursion rates over the Berkshire Division in- sluding admission to fair ara $l.35 from OanaAn. at u
 For fifty cents in silver or postage stamps we will send the Nxws until 1d9esto any new. subscriber. Better ac- cept this offer; or send us fifty cents and tho address of some friend and we will ao tho rest.
 -,Rey & A. Burnaby returned from his vsssaion trip tho latter part of last vssk. Mn Burnaby returns homo this morning. Nr Burns and fam. ny vacated the Manse on Monday and returned to Bridgeport.
 Camp Hoot Hambo, IT. at Twin Lakes derives its name by chance. The words are formed by taking the initial of each member e they sat It supper on tho evening of their arrival. The camp includes A. H. Ovens and party from East Canaan. The camp salute is boot.
 John N. Beckley, wife and son of Rochester, N. T., called on s. O. Beck Icy here Tuesday. Mir John N. Beck lsy is president of the Toronto, Hamil- ton | BufEAlo railroad and left here for New Haven in his special car on the 2.42 train.
 -An unknown young man and two ladiss riding in buggy ran into Dan Bweensy's horse and blackboard on Railroad street last Thursday night. The stranger, who was at fault, lost pair of shafts. Sweeney escaped in jury. :"
 Louis Waldecker, the barber, lost . roll of bills amounting to $75 on the street here Tuesday afternoon and has been unable to find it. We are certain that if anyone in town has picked it up they will return 1t, now that they know the owner
 The article entitled "Problsms" is worthy of your careful consideration. It was written by friend who has kind ly favored the NEWS with several able articles during tho pest few months. L,soal notices and items that could not be dsfsrrsd prevented its publication last week.
 The Philadelphia, Reading < New England road, formerly the Connecti- cut Western, will be sold ct public auc- ton at Poughkeepsie, Oct 6, and it is said that ofllcials of the New York and New Haven road went over the line TO. gently and that they may bid at the .sals. Millerton Telegram.
 The Hartford Times of August 29 ays that Hon. H. s. Sheldon of West Bsfisld nine years ago agreed to give dssd of the right of way across his farm for tho building of branch road from TariHville to Springfield, the agreement stipulating that the deed ahould not be recorded until plans for constructing the road were completed and money necessary for the work as. Sured. The Philadelphia, Reading < New Englond road have now decided to build the line and . few days ago Hr 6hsadon received information that the road is-to be oonstrucsed and that the time has come for recording the deed, giving the right of way across some of the finest farm land in West