Connecticut western news., 1899-09-28
Local News.

The great Danbury Fair is the next big thing after Dewey Day.
 -Haog out your flags today, tomor row and next day in honor of Admira Dewey.
 The kissing bug is thing of the past. It's the political bee that makes the disturbance now.
 In few months the census takel will be wahdering over the earth seek ing whom he may number.
 -Ms Burton H. Tripp of Waynes' boro, PA. hes been visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs Horatio N. Adams.
 Miss Amanda Langdon, formerly oi this place, returned to New York city last week to resume her duties as teach ,ee there.
 We think that all the veterans oi tho 2nd Hsavies who reside in this town attended the reunion ct Winsted last Friday.
 The leaves arc falling fast. not es- pecially in consequence of frost but be- cause they ripened early on account oi tho dry summer.
 The Rev Mr Pond of Sheffield Nsss preached in the Pilgrim church last Sunday morning during the ab- ssnce of the pastor.
 -Mrs H. W. Chapman with her two children have gone to Somers and Ell ington for two weekS visit with rela- tives and friends at her cd home.
 --Jackson, Eggleston & Go. have on exhibition in their show window q win ter squash which weighs "A pounds. It was raised by John Cadney in his gar den on Railroad street
 Tine railroad commissioners will today make their fall inspection of the Central New England road, and will also inspect the Berkshire division of tho N. r.. N. H. < H. R. R. from Ca- naAn to Bridgeport and the Danbury and Shepaug branches.
 Canaan already has the G. A. R the w. R. 0. and the s. O. V. There is material enough here to form another patriotic society. viz, Grandchildren of vsterans However, the grandchildren are eligible to join the s. O.V. The object of this item is to have the reader comprehend how rapidly time flies. Many of the "Boys in Blue" of the civil war arc now grandfathers.
 We wish to thank Henry O. War ner of Great Harrington for . copy of the Souvenir of the Housatonic Agricul- tural Society. The book contains be- aides program of the fair, an abridged history of Great Burlington and his tory of the Housatonic Agricultural So- ciety. It is nicely illustrated with half tones and is liberally patronized by ad- vertisers.
 Town meeting occurs next Monday, October 3. Among the questions to be voted upon are: The building of a new school houee in No. 5; the building of . new bridge at "Paul's red bridge" and in Canaan Valley; and the question of elec,ing three assessors instead of two. The annual election of town off cen will occur. There will be no vote on the license question, the town re- maining no license.
 Edward Knickerbocker of Syracuse, N. Y. visited his sister. Mrs J. E. Rhoadee, from Saturday until Tuesday. He is having about . weeks vacation and has gone to New York to attend the Admiral Dewey celebration. He was hero in August 1898 but previous to that time had not visited Canaan in eleven years, although this Is his native place and he was the engineer at Spaulding's bedstead factory which was located where the Methodist church now stands.
 The NEWS has received . copy of tho Report of The Committee of the Massachusetts Reform Club appointed to collect testimony in relation to the Spanish American war. The testimony contained in said report, together with the suggestions and recommendations as to needed reforms in the militia and other parts of our military system, made therein by officers of the New England regiments in service, ought to aid the interests of our soldiers in any future warfare in which this country may be engaged. The report is in pamphlet form of about sixty pages. Copies of it can probably be obtained by addressing Charles Warren, Secretary, 4l5 Han. cock Building. Boston, Mass.
 Mrs Mary Lefingwell, widow of Dr Joseph Lefingwell. died at the home of her mother. Mrs Wallace s Wright in Monterey, Mass, on Sunday night of typhoid fever. Mrs Leffingwell was born in Otis and was 31 years old, and . few years ago graduated from medi- cal college in Chicago. She has prac- ticed in the eastern part of this town, part of the time living with her father and sister in East Canaan, where her fsther is . blacksmith. Besides th,se already mentioned she is survived by a brother, H. N. Wright of Chapinville. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in Canaan Valley cemetery beside those of her lamented husband who died six years ago. Both Dr and Mrs Lefing- well were splendid young people and excellent physicians, and their deaths hats sssmsd very ed.