Connecticut western news., 1885-03-18
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DrAsiLeI EcrblFt1eE t>O-S UtASohs " u. Edgar ' Reed. Tax Notic' E. s Roberts, ,..... . -Attenti" ,.,- -."' LOCAL NEWS. : School closes Friday for 8 two !. weeks vacation,
 sx-Roller skating and pink and senns sociables are the latest craze.
 -E.&M. Rood and wife are in New York, whither they went astWedneslay . No hog cholera at Canaan Valley but Jack Frost recently killed many young pigs there. -....--
 -Yestetday was. St Patrick s day. It. day is President Grover Cleveland'i birthday. He is 4s years old. .s.-That diiapi.iated chimney on tht old Warner house looks as if the G. A. B had made sortie through it.
 Charles Marvin and wife of Sharon arrived Thursday last for an extended visit with relstives in town.
 Tine C. l.. $. 0 meet on Friday evening, March 20, with Mrs J. s. Cor bit. Quotations from O, W. Holmes. The Methodist prayer meeting will be held at the parsonage on Frih!, evening of this week, instead of Thur>- day evening.
 It is 8 very one-horse town that hus no skating rink. - MiAerton IsLcgrTm. Yes, but it is very moral, no hcens, -zassv Robert Hunt, who for the past 4wo ysars; has been stationed at Fish 'kin-on- the Hudson. coutemplates leav ing there this spring.
 -Conductor John w. McCarty, re- gently of the Hartford and Connecticut Western railroad. has opened steam laanlry in Hartford.
 Mrs F. H Baldwin iS in Stamf' rti, taking care of her mother, who IS very low with pneumonia, but hopes are eh- tertained of her recovery.
 Harlow Root and family and H. S. Weaver and family, all of SOuth Canaan, last week moved into the Kmickerbocker house at the lower corner.
 Don't forget the school entertail- meM to-morrow night at Town hall. Prof Weaver win also be present a d
 
 render some choice selections.
 rJohn B.. Reed has mavea his barn to the r ar of George P. Strong's pre- misses. as the new street will be opene,i across the former site of the barn.
 The c. H. $. Experiment, paItl or literary production by the sch lar' of Canaan High school. will be for s.' e at the entertainment to-inorrow eveni..t , price five cents copy.
 -"Spring, spring. beautiful spring with the mercury l2 degrees below Zero last Fri,iay morning. and every ole springiug away from Jack Frost o'the viciaity of a good coal fire. s,-Jehn O'Brien moves April ] to the honse now occupied by George A. Bo-- gay, the tailor Miss Prudence Beldeil has purchased and will occupy the house which O'Brien will vacate.
 There is 6 quiet but interesting worksof grace in the Congregations church at East Canaan, mostly among shs young people. At a recent prayer meeting l6 young men were present
 Racing at Cansan-opening of the season - spring race grand triat oi speed on Maifn street last Monday morn, inR-an exciting contest-prize, pig',s h.ad-won byJ. mot Jay Eye See time, very fast.
 John Parmalee's health compel' him to engage i'll outdoor employment a, hesretired from Junius Rhoades' bar ber shop and is working in the saw mil at Ashley Falls. Lewis Rhoades is hiI successor as tonsorial artist.
 Mrs F. L. Reckley, who has been co' Rned to the house most of the time fo the last three months with seriou lung trouble, is slowly improving. He many friends hope that when warn weather comes again she will regain he health.
 We find we have not space enougl to call attention separately to each nev advertisement, but it will be to you advantage to read the new ads. We ar also obliged to leave out some commu nieations that we should be pleased t publish, also omit some local items.
 MTG. R Morris has been tendere' the superintendency of Western rail rosd on very liberal terms, and IS hold ing it under advisement He wa obliged to give up very lucrative sisu st;op in one of the largest railroad col porations of the West few years ag on account of his health, as his phys elan said it was leave or die, and D preferred longer tarrying on this plar e even if he had to live East. -Bridq pors Lsaasr, Masch l3.