Connecticut western news., 1885-04-22

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 When you pay your coal bill or TO move the large pile of ashes near your door you will be convinced that it has been 8 severe winter.
 M. Callahan commenced work last week on the cellar for his house to be built on Granite avenue. He must ex- cavate Q cellar out of solid rock, ''Can- aanite," and geologists well know he has a tough job on hand.
 Il. A. Caldwell returned last Satur day from Palatka, Fla. We all welcome him home and Gus did not weep when he bade adieu to Palatka, that land of hog, hominy, chicken feed and indescribable and unpalatable boarding house fodder.
 Robert Taft and wife of Clayton re- turned last Saturday from Eustis, Fla. MT Taft speaks in glowing terms of Eustis a town on the highest land in Florida, settlement only three years old, but 1t already contains over 1000 I
 permanent residents, all Yankees, and no mugwumrs among them.
 Mrs J. s. Corbit, Miss Eva Corbit and Miss Carrie Hotchkiss start April 30, with the Raymond excursion from Boston, for tour through New Mexico, California, Colorado and other western states and territories. They will also visit Negaunee, Mich, and other places not on the route of the regular excur- sion.
 Does the oldest inhabitant remem- Der season when there was so much sickness and so many sudden deaths? The newspaper man who looks over 50 or more exchanges every week and notes the death of prominent persons in all sections of the country feels as if he dwelt in 8 cemetery. ''Friend after friend departs-Who hath not lost friend'' or relative within few months?
 If our readers don't find what they expect or desire in this issue of the NEWS they will please bear in mind that many of our correspondents are probably too busy this pleasant weather to chron- icle the events transpiring in their vii cinity, at least some of them have left us in the lurch this week and the editor has attended two funerals since Satur- day and left the compositors waiting for copy.
 The ladies of the Episcopal church will hold an entertainment and supper at the hall on Friday evening, May 1, at which the scholars of the public school will repeat part of the exhibition given by them few weeks ago. The promi- nent feature of the evening will be the Kindergarten songs and plays-especial- ly the pop corn dance-by the little ones from the primary department. The proceeds are to aid in repairing the church.
 A trained bear, which was exhibited by two foreigners in the streets of this 1 village on Tuesday, attracted consider able attention. The bear was muzzled and was led by rope, but seemed to be devoid of all belligerent tendencies. He went through various maneuvres with a stick in ready obedience to the com 1 mands of his master, and danced on his hind feet in circle in time to tune or chant sung by his master, which music was simply immense, as all who heard it will testify. Miyford Gazette.
 The same exhibition was given at Can aan on Saturday, but the music was on larger scale; for when David Walters said to James Lahae, "Jimmy, that's 8 fine woodchuck," Jimmy's chin music blended sweetly with the chant.
 Many city people have already en- gagged board for the summer in Berk- shire and Litchfeld counties and these delightful sections will be literally over run with summer boarders. The fear prevails among city people that the chol- era will visit our shores this summer and the exodus from the cities will be larger and earlier than usual Pittsfeld board ing-house keepers cannot accommodate all who have already applied and farm CTS in the vicinity of Pittsfeld are urged to accommodate boarders. Many city people would undoubtedly be glad to spend the summer in Canaan or vicinity could they find boarding places. THE CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS has very good list of subscribers in New York, Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford and Boston, and is an excellent advertising medium. We will name very reasonable advertising rates to any boarding house keeper or farmer in Canaan or adjoining towns who wishes to acquaint the public with their location, facilities or price for accommodating summer boarders. The news of the death of Mrs Cor nelia Gardner Adams, wife of Alfred J, Adams, of Plymouth, came with crush ing force upon the many warm friends and relatives who live in this vicinity. Mrs Adams always seemed so strong and vigorous, so active and resolute, it seem- ed impossible that she should be so suddenly stricken down by disease. How much her friends will miss her; she was such warm friend, so earnest and devoted in her attachments, SC true, reliable and efficient; one of the the real good friends so we'll worth hay ing in this world; but we must bow with , submission to the inevitable, even to the severing for the time being of ties which are very, very dear, hoping that we may meet in the future, where friendships are unbroken by worldly trials and aff1ic , tions. MT Adams, who was sick at the