Connecticut western news., 1881-01-05
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 "A happy New Year.
 --Good morning this morningl
 We've been having few cold weathers; rot?
 Leap year is over, Evangeline, and "still you're not happy"
 Some of our correspondence is necessari ly abridged this week.
 Farmers hereabouts are selling their rye straw for SIS. per ton.
 Schools commenced last Monday after holiday vacation of week.
 Miss Emma stiner spent the holidays with friends in Collinsville.
 --Mr. G. ". Cowdrey spent Christmas week with friends in Ithica, N. Y.
 Are the young folks going to get up big sleighride |? If not, why not?
 Miss Mary Rodemeyer came home from Cohoes, N. r. to spend Christmas.
 Sleigh owners have been making the best of the fine sleighing for some days.
 Miss Minnie Lynehan, at present resid- ing in Bridgeport is visiting her parents in this place. /. Cast thy bread upon the waters, at Town : Hall tomorrow night. It will return after many days.
 United States Senator David Davis of Illinois was in town last week, visiting at MT, Wm. Adams.
 = Our thanks are due for box of delicious cake, accompanying the Bristol Yale wedding announcement.
 MT. and Mrs Peter Hicks will celebrate the tenth anniversary of their marriage to- night, at their home.
 A number of our Canaan readers re- marked that it 'sseemed like Sunday" all last week without the NEWS.
 The Conn. Western Sunday milk train now returns to Winsted Sunday evening, passing this place at 6.52.
 By the blunder of green brakeman, two or three cars were smashed up at Sheffield by the freight train the other morning.
 --.The sun had an eclipse last Friday morn ing, which was observed" through smoked glasses, opera glasses and beer glasses throughout the country.
 Jerome Root has severed his connection with the Norfolk depot. and is sojourning for the present at his home in this place. It's a cold day when Jerome gets left-at a dance
 John Cogswell, who arrived in town last week, from Kentucky, where he is railroad ing. looks as natural as ever, and evidently the climate oi the "sunny south" agrees with him.
 The I. D. D. r. dance at Town Hall last Thursday night was attended by about l5 couples, of whom about one half came from Norfolk and Salisbury. The extremely cold weather kept many away.
 -Gso. W. Halr adv. in another column offers remarkable bargains in clothing etc. if taken previous to inventory of his stock There is certainly fine line to select from, and the figures cannot fail to suit.
 A valuable horse belonging to Geo. ". Cowdrey narrowly escaped death with pc culiar type of the prevailing epNootic recent ly, the timely services of Dr. E. Harlburt of Ct. Harrington saving the animal.
 Tine members of the Canaan Cornet Band desire to extend their sincere thanks to all who assiste I, either on the stage, or in eour' tesies shown in arranging for the entertain ments gotten up for the benefit of the band
 The Rev. A. Gordon, of Cambridge, Mass, who occupied so acceptably, the pulpit of the Congregational church couple of Sun days lass summer, has accepted a call 10 the Second Congregational church at Greenwich.
 Harry Sheppard, brakeman on the H. R. R. freight train, had the forefnger of his right hand smashed off while coupling cars at this station last week, caused by the frost cn the shackle adhering to his wet glove SO that he could not pull his hand away.
 The Cong Sunday School had a Christ mas tree on Christmas eve, Christ church on Holy 1nnocents, Dec 2s,) and the Methodist church on New Years eve. At the latter the local ed was remembered with a pair of stockings and bar of soap. Call again.
 Mrs Geo. Hunt, formerly of this town, died suddenly of congestion of the liver at her residence in New York last Friday night. Her remains were brought to this place for last Monday afternoon. Rev. Mir Mackey conducted the services at the grave. "A number of the members fthe Canaan cornet band attended the H R. R. bands concert at Falls Village last Friday night, and were well pleased with. the entertainment. The boys appeared for the first time in their new uniforms, and looked "iust lovely" and played ditto.
 Frank W Smith, who was roasted alive h the South Carolina railroad catastrophe a ew days since, was well and favorably known n this vicinity His home was in Brookfeld, md large portion of his early life was spent h Cornwall and Huntsville. He was sales . nan for the house of Benedict Hall $ Co. of , New York, and was travelling through the | louth in their interest. IG