Connecticut western news., 1881-10-19

Push, and Clear Grit" Tuesday night. It will be Eddy-fying, and don't you miss it. The admission fec is only l5 cents, and the house should be filled. Tickets will be on sale at post office and drug stores, and as the capacity of Village Improvement Hall is limited, the public are requested to purchase early, that the committee may determine whether it is necessary to arrange for holding the lecture in Town Hall.
 While digging in the pig.sty in the base- ment of his barn last Saturday, MT. William Shields came upon the roots of what was once yellow pine tree. They were sound and "fat," and it required considerable effort to break them off. MT. Shields says he has lived here for forty years, and never knew of tree growing in that spot, so those roots must be quite ancient.
 The Confirmation services in Christ Church were witnessed by large audience, and eight persons were confirmed by Bishop Williams. On Sunday the regular services were transferred to the Salisbury Episcopal church, the Canaan and Salisbury societles uniting to observe the annual visitation of the Bishop in that place. Most of the congrega- tion here drove to Salisbury.
 -Peirce, Lawrence & Company have been building new lime kiln, which is about completed, and will be fired up shortly, mak- ing the third lime kiln at their works. The lime business evidently is brisk, and anyone having good lime kiln on hand that he would like to swap for a red,hot newspaper, "sight unseen" will learn of something to his ad- vantage" by bringing it to this office.
 -Wm. H. Ellis, young North Carolina missionary has been visiting his parents and friends In New Marlboro, and returned south Monday morning, giving the News office a call while waiting for the train. He is sta tioned at @ negro settlement called Wood bridge, l5 miles from any intelligent whites, and his constant associates are negroes. He is attached to the work, not only because it is lucrative, (having received for his last years services the exorbitant sum of ninety dollars but because he considers himself an Instrument of good, and he is evidently the right man in the right place.
 Miss Jennie Adam of East Canaan gave her friends party, at her residence, last Friday night, in honor of her twenty. first birthday. About forty responded to the in. vitation, and Miss Jennie has reason to con. graduate herself on the complete success oi the occasion. The evening was most enjoy. ably. passed, with music, singing. dancing, games, and last but by no means least, ar oyster supper with cake and ice cream ac compartment. The company broke up at ar ''early" hour, and departed, leaving theil best wishes for Miss Jennie's future, auG taking with them pleasant thoughts of hel birthday party.
 If the Rev. Dr. Eddy should endeavor or Tuesday night to lnfuse little of the spiri of 'tPush, and Clear Grit" into the Canaan driving public who seem contented with tn, present imperfect state of the roads he vii have difficult task in hand, but we know O no one better qualified to accomplish jus such Q difficult task, than Dr. Eddy. Thus far the discomforts of travel in mud, sand ant dust. the loss of outside patronage, oft re peated suggestions and the liberal proposi ton of the Doctor himself, to contribute '. good many dollars and a good many days work, all have failed to inspire anything lik "push and clear grit' in the matter of re pairing the roads, although ip dry weathe they are obliged to actually breathe "clea grit" and with heavy load find ample OF portunity for 'push."
 The Canaan cornet band has taken a nev lease of life, and appointed F. N. Northro leader, vice G. E. DeHart, who, owing pressing business requirements found necessary to resign. Two other member have also resigned, and the classification instruments has been slightly rearrange The members have pledged themselves ane to the noisy cause, and it is hoped that th band will go on in the straight and crooke path that leadeth unto picnics, campaig
 marches and glittering plumes. An atteml
 will be made before another year rolls rount to procure uniforms. The band has no
 twelve active members, and on account of th changing of mouth.peces their progress for short time will be slow, but it is expected ths
 they will be in shape for the winter playin and expect to give number of concerts.
 Its hard to get ahead of the "Canaa fish market" man. The other day while "d
 ing" East Canaan, he drove his fish wagon U to the house of prominent merchant an was informed by the good lady of the hous that she "didn'r want anything to-day, whereupon he drove straight to the store an
 walking briskly up to the merchant, aske
 "Do you want to pay me for quart rof oy ters now, or wait till another tlme?" I'll merchant, supposing that according to tf 6sh peddler's custom, he had come to th store to collect pay for supplies left at th house, went to bis money drawer, and seein, as he supposed, chance for another joke
 the peddler's expense, handed him $2t gold piece. ''F,i-s-h" counted out th change in business sort of way, $l97t
 mostly in small specie payments, then sobe " aSk6u, W yOAF uISu w Ht
 dlsh !" inquired the puzzled merchant. "Wh.
 for the oysters, of course" What didn
 you leave the oysters at my house?' 70
 mol they didn't want any up thereI" Tn
 merchant was obliged to acknowledge himse
 sold, and laughed heartily over the joke. It
 hard to get ahead of the Canaan fish ma
 ket" man.
 Editor Cheney of tho Bridgeport Eagl
 who partook of the milk and honey of th