Connecticut western news., 1885-04-29

If you want to dance around May
 pole then raise the flag pole which hei
 on the ground in front of Town hall
 The old flag ought to be displayed or
 that pole Memorial day. Don't leave
 all the hard work to be done by the G
 A. R.
 The Episcopal entertainment and
 supper will be given on Thursday even
 ing instead of Friday evening, as on the
 last mentioned evening the Hanoveriar family give an entertainment at the hall Don't mistake the date, Thursday even. ing, April 30.
 Most of our correspondents have favored us this week and we appreciate their kindness. Our Norfolk cores pondent was out of town last week. Ou1 Kent correspondent, we are pleased to learn, is no longer numbered with that ''measley set" of 100 patients in that town. Our West Cornwall correspond ent was in New York buying millinery goods. and by the way, just read what he says about them.
 Twelve passengers who wished to go north on the Housatonic road arriv- ed on the 6:18 train on the H. X c. w. road last Saturday evening, just in time to miss the express freight north, and were obliged to wait here an hour and a half. Their opinion of train connections at this station was freely and voluntari- ly expressed, and one man suggested that committee be appointed to do the swearing for the twelve. ..-..
 Hon T. s. Gold was taken suddenly ill last Wednesday and telephoned that he could not fulfil his engagement to lecture before the Village Improvement association that evening. Quite large audience had assembled at the hall and was disappointed at the non appearance of the speaker, but they made the best of it and indulged in social games and conversation. It is not yet fully decid- ed, but it is hoped that MT Gold win soon find it convenient to lecture before the association.
 Mrs H. D. Allen of Hanover, Mich, requests us to publish the following mo- tice, clipped from the Hanover Times, regarding former resident of Canaan:
 Charles Atwen died at his residence on Jackson street on Wednesday, the 18th inst, after short and painful ill., ness. The funeral took place at the Friends church on Thursday afternoon. Mir Atwell was 75 years of age and though he had lived in this village but a few years he gained the respect and confidence of all. He leaves @ wife to finish the journey of life alone. She has the sympathy of the whole commn- nity in her bereavement.
 Mrs Harvey Couch and her son, Milton, will move to Sharon about May l, where Mrs Couch's daughter, Mrs Emeline Sears, resides and has kindly offered them 8 home. Mrs Couch will be 90 years old July IA. She has lived many years in Canaan and although her daughter has frequently urged her in past years to move to Sharon, she could not be reconciled to leaving her old home, but now in her old age she re- quires daughters care and assistance, yet she reluctantly bids adieu to kind neighbors and the place where she has resided so long.
 MT Jacob Rood died at o'clock last Friday morning, at his lifelong residence in this town, near Clayton, Mass. He was ono of our eldest citizens, being in his S6th year. He was born July 26, 1799. He married Della Nor gan, granddaughter of the late Rev Sol omon Morgan. Mrs Rood died in 1873. MT Rood was farmer, 6 great worker, a man who worked because he loved to work, and even during the last days of his life took deep interest In his farm and insisted on being allowed to help what he could in the way of feeding the stock. He had four children; two died quite young, two survive him-Mrs Will ham J. Ferguson, with whom he resid- ed, and Mrs Elisha N. Rood. He will be greatly missed by large circle of friends, who familiarly called him "Un- cle Jacob," for he had kind word for all and loved to have his neighbors as- semble at his house for an evenings visit. His grandchildren loved and revered him and will miss his kind words and stories of ye olden time at their family gatherings. His funeral was largely attended at his late residence Sunday at P. M., Rev F. W. Barnett officiating. Burial at East Canaan ceme- tery.