Connecticut western news., 1885-02-18

Mrs M. K. Belden has been great
 sufferer for several months with cancer
 of the stomach or 8 similar disease
 which has bafhed the skill of the best
 physicians. For number of days she
 has been very feeble, but at this writing
 Tuesday noon) she is still living.
 At the Front" is & lecture illus
 trated by the powerful oxy-hydrogen
 light, with actual photographs of war
 scenes. This lecture will be delivered
 at Village hall, Norfolk, Conn, ,to-mor-
 row evening, Feb. 19, for the benefit
 of Norfolk veteran association. Ad-
 mission 25 cents; reserved seats 35
 cents. Tickets for sale at Messick &
 Cone's and at George Scoville's stores.
 George Thompson was released from
 jail on Saturday, Feb. 2, and returned
 to Canaan Valley. The late John Eos
 ter used to say that Canaan law was diff
 ferent from any other law and it now
 appears that Canaan law placed Thomp-
 son in jail and bill of costs upon the
 town. If the stdte law can release
 Thompson can't 1t also release the tax
 payers2, We don't pretend to be posted
 on this Thompson business, but 1t looks as though there might be a nigger in the fence. "but for ways that are dark and for tricks that are vain," rum prose o,1tiop io 1ooo,,1ior
 Mot for Joseph, not if he knows it, Is the reply we would make to the party or parties whom we think would like to make cats paw of the NEWS, or make it channel through which to car ry on & church quarrel about a church lottery, by which means bed-quilt and sewing machine were disposed of. If churches will resort to lotteries or draw ings to raise money, they must take the of their evil example and skin their own skunks.
 MT Charles Proctor and wife of De- troit, Mich, are visiting relatives at Ashley Falls and calling on friends in Canaan and vicinity. They arrived | about two weeks ago and will remain another week. Mir Proctor was 8 boy when he left Canaan, some Is or more years ago and this is his first visit. At | one time he was clerk in Frederick | Watson's store in this village. His fath- CT is tailor and carried on business here and resided in the house now own- ed by Patrick Riley, but he Is now in poor health and unable to work steady at his trade.
 The town records show only ten deaths in North Canaan during 1884. Mir H. K. Adams called our attention to this fact and named IF persons who have died in town during 1884, and he did not think that comprised the whole number. The registrar says the sextons gre required by law to report every bur al, but they neglect to do SO and when ever physician from out of town attends , patient during their last illness the chances are that such physicians does not report the death. The registrar dis charges his duty, but it is evident re- form is needed in the manner of keep ng the vital statistics of the town, for luder the pr. sent system only about one-half of the deaths are reported.
 Willard Underwood left home Jar. !, for Winter Park, Fla, in hopes to re- ,ain his health, but the fondest wishes # his relatives and friends have not been ealized. A letter dated Feb. 13, writ en by him was received on Monday, in which he admitted he had suffered sev- 'ral hemorrhages of the lungs and was ( lot as well. Soon after receiving the .tter, his father received 8 telegram from MT Phelps, the proprietor of the >narding house where Willard is stop . ~~ging him to come at once. Ow-
 "e' "soad blockade Mir Under
 e we Canaan on Mon ay, but he and Mrs u - he first train south on Tues>, " WHY, eft here at noon. The family Ina V '", ympathy of all in this their hour VI | nxiety, an,l all hope that MT and Mrs ' Underwood will fnd Willard better on heir arrival in Florida.