Connecticut western news., 1885-04-08


tainment will be in the shape of gen
= uine old-fashioned sugar party and
everyone will be sweetened to taste fol
40 cents.
The agent for John b. Coughs
browning life work, platform Echos, >
has finished the canvass of this town,
Anyone not supplied can obtain the book
at regular subscription prices by ad.
dressing Benjamin B, Alling, Canaan
Valley, Conn. 1t can only be obtained
of him and will never be on sale in any
book store.
The Canton correspondent of the
Turks Valley Herald says:
The Steadman family (colored) of Col
llnsville are giving a series of concerts
In the neighboring towns. They are
highly commended by several of our
leading citizens who have heard them.
The Herald also states that ''they gave
o concert in Tryon's hall, Unionville,
last Thursdayevening." Mayor Hall of
Sandtown is iubilant over the laurels
being won by former residents of his
municipality
The Easter services at Christ
church were, as usual, appropriate for
the day. The regular choir was assisted
by several wel-known singers and the
musical portions of the service were ex-
ceedingly we'll rendered. The rector
preached an excellent and appropriate
sermon. The church was profusely
decorated with cut flowers and potted
plants and arranged with good taste and
effect: In the evening children's SER
vice was held, consisting ola suitable
service and singing Easter carols, which
was done ina very creditable manner.
Darkness, mud, pork and beans pre-
vailed last Wednesday evening and the
40 persons who attended the G. A. r.
sociable enjoyed these luxuries; the first
two, however, prevented many from en-
ioying the remainder. Supper was
served about o'clock. Commander
Atwood gave description of the battle
of Gettysburg. Chaplain Eddy told
about his journey to New Orleans, de-
scribed the national cemeteries and many
historic places he visited, gave de-
scription~ of the exposition, read statis-
tics of the productions of Nebraska and
other states and related incidents Of his
journey.
Report of the East Canaan school
for the winter term closing March 30:
Not tardy-Ellen Bronson, Ina Roberts,
Katie Koran, Frances Bigslow, Julia
Sewart, Ada Drum, Marcella Casey,
Samuel Drum; tardy only once-GuSsie
Bronson. Lydia Langdon, Mary Muir
ply, Irving Roberts, Frank Roberts;
absent only one-half day-Eva Corbit;
absent one day-Lydia Langdon, Gussie
Bronson. LILLE FULLER, Teacher.
The following are the names of those
scholars who were the most punctual in
their attendance at the East Canaan
primary school during the winter term:
Not tardy-Annie Terney, Willie Rob-
erts, Sammie Roberts, Isabella Lorraine,
Louis Holt, Ella Sewart, Bessie Bige-
low, Jesse Drumm, Ada Sanford, John
Dugon; tardy once - Emma Warner,
Payson Allen, Freddie Allen, Willie
Iacklin, Nora Regain.
M. A. ELLIOTT, Teacher.
This community was startled and
saddened last Monday on receipt of the
intelligence that Samuel NJ Beckley of
New York died suddenly, on Sunday
morning, April 5, of pneumonia, at his
residence in said city. His boyhood
days were passed in this village, as clerk
in his fathers store, and he always re-
garded Canaan as the dearest spot on
earth to him. Here his father and
mother lived to good old age and were
laid to rest in the village cemetery.
Here he spent his vacations and after
he retired from mercantile business in
New York city for many successive years
he brought his family here and remain
ed during the summer. He frequently
visited his friends in this place and we
almost regarded him as resident. His
last visit to friends here was last Octo-
Der, at which time he was in excellent
health and spirits, buoyant and cheerful
as youth. On July 20, 1884, he cele-
brated his golden wedding, at the sum-
mer residence in Piermont, N. Y. ofhis
son-in-law, Hon 8. Hastings Grant,
comptroller of the city of New York,
full report of which was published in
THE NEWS of August IL, 1884. He leaves
a widow and two daughters, one the wife
of Mr. Grant before mentioned, the 9TH
er the wife Of John I. Brewer, q leading
wholesale hardware merchant of New
York. He has buried two sons and he
was the last male member of that branch
of the Beckley family. In another col
umn will be found sketch of his life,
published by the New York Tribune.
His funeral was attended yesterday at
his late residence, and his remains will
arrive in this village to-day Wednesday,
at noon and be laid to rest beside his
kindred in the lower cemetery.
A CARD.
Dressmaking. have returned from
| Norwalk and will reside at the Warner