Connecticut western news., 1884-03-05

Charades and singing with other amuse t ments will be the order of the evening
 There will be conveyance provided fo all who wish to attend.
 The Hartford Telegram, dail morning paper, price two cents, is O
 sale at W. H. Camps drug store. I : arrives at Canaan at 9 A. M. It is
 mervel of journalistic enterprise. I
 Is righly named Telegram" for
 contains the latest telegraph dispatches
 the cream of the morning news from al
 parts of the world, notwithstanding i
 has on its reportorial staff one slow
 come, (Slocum).
 On the morning of February 20. ,
 horse drawing a load of wood up Gran
 ite avenue, was taken with fits and soo1
 died. MT E. W. Warner disclaims own
 ership of the horse and says hat horse
 belonged to James DeMarshie. Ed haG
 a horse which DeMarshie recently trad
 ed of for this animal. Although the owner valued this animal at $215, disin.
 terested parties said the actual value would be properly represented by plac.
 ing a period between the figures two and one.
 Clear the track. George W. Hall x Co. are on the war path again and are scalping prices of carpets, furniture, dry goods, clothing, etc. See their new advertisement We recently visited their emporium and found every depart ment well stocked with the latest and best styles of goods. Just take look at their new carpet room. Ferguson said they had GO different patterns of carpets They do an immense trade and their clerks are kept stepping like contestants in walking match.
 Its 8 difficult task to present a school exhibition that is really an entertainment to the audience. The majority of school exhibitions are te- dious and really interest only the schol- ars who take part in it, or their parents who imagine their sons great orators, or their daughters great elocutionists or musicians. Principal Taft's school ex- hibition, last Friday night, was pleas ing exception, and was really very interesting exhibition, and drew large audience notwithstanding the severe weather. The program was admirably selected. There was no delay, and every one rendered their part with credit to themselves and honor to their teacher. About $25 will be realized to purchase maps, etc. for the school.
 The NEWS of February 13 published memorial sketch of the late Dr Elisha Whittlesey Cleaveland, who resided many years at Lakeville, Conn. To illustrate how an item gets distorted by going the rounds of the press, we pub fish the following, which is clipped from the New York Dispatch, of recent date :-
 PECULIAR ECCENTRICTTY. An eccen- tric individual is Dr Whitney Cleave- land, formerly of New Haven, Conn.,, but now of Colorado. He always wears the garment of Quaker. He carefully notes all the calls of his practice, but never sends out bill. Only those pay him who choose to do so. He always uses salt instead of soap for washing his face and head. He never drinks tea, coffee, nor intoxicants. Black clothes are his adherence, a crayat or necktie he never wears, and although he keeps his boots oiled he never has them blacked. He is very fond of the water and swims as well now although he is eighty years old, as he did when he was eighteen.
 The doors at the Town hall should swing outward. There is only one exit from the hall and that by a narrow winding stair way. Winding stairs also lead from the gallery and intersect the other winding stairs. There is door at the foot of the gallery stairs,a door at the head and also at the foot of the main stairs all these doors swing in. In case large audience was assembled at the hall and a fire break out or panic ensue, un- doubtedly these doors would become blocked and fearful loss of life ensue. On February p the hall was crowded and many became quite nervous as they thought how the doors and stairway were arranged. Fire escapes should be provided at the windows each side of the stage. The cost would be trifing, but even if it was considerable, the own CTS of the building should be compelled to provide these safeguards of life, and the public would be willing to pay an increased rental for the hall, rather than have it remain perfect death trap.
 Grand master Dwight Waugh has issued the following to all Masonic lodges in this state :-
 The calamity which has befallen our brethren in Ohio and Kentucky, occa- stoned by the late inundation, destroy ing their homes and means of support at Q season of the year that will most assuredly occasion much suffering, calls upon the fraternity for a prompt and generous exercise of Masonic charity, that releif may be immediately extended to our homeless brethren and their suf- fering families. I therefore earnestly and fraternally call upon lodges and individual masons to contribute to this end, as their means will allow.
 Let each lodge take action at their first communication after receipt of this notice donating from their funds or by contribution from members such amounts as they can, and forward. by check. draft or post office order to the Grand Secretary, at Hartford, receipt of which will be promptly acknowledged, and donations sent to the Grand Officers of the suffering jurisdictions for distr1- button
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