Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
Local News.
Next Tuesday will be St Valentines


 day.
 MT and Mrs Clarence Vroman of Brook6eld, are visiting at D. l.. Peirce's Miss Hattie Capron, of Amenia, N. r., is visiting her sister, Mrs G. 8. Williams.
 Eighteen lads and lassies took sleigh ride to Ct Darlington last Thurs day evening.
 Tho young ladies of Kent recently gave leap-year party and set pattern for their Canaan sisters to follow. Editor Rodemeyer, of the Norwalk Record, paid Canaan flying visit last Saturday afternoon.
 On Wednesday last E. R. Lorraine commenced the carpenter work on his new house on Prospect street.
 The Pilgrim sociable will be held this Wednesday, evening at the resi- dsncs of Deacon Henry c. Barnes.
 Joseph Parsons went to Wlbraham, Mass., last Friday to attend 8 renuion of his classmates. He returned Monday. Mrs, Dr. H. NJ. Sanders has large refrigerator and cook stove which she wiahes to sell at 8 bargain to the pur- chaser.
 Keep your eyes peeled and clear the track when the coasters shout ; there are only eight double-rippers in this village.
 Nearly 100 persons from this village attended the Burdett, Chapin and Harvey entertainment at East Canaan Monday evening.
 Edwin Barnes had . severe tussel with the quinsey, last week. He was attacked Monday and the swelling did not break until Friday.
 -Photographer Deming's gallery is crowded every Friday and Saturday. He recently took 40 negatives in the two days that he was here.
 Mir Peter Hicks was confined to the house most of Last week with severe
  was footed by the genial "Obed." The selectmsn have received six or seven sealed proposals for the repairs of roads and bridges, and they will meet tomorrow to award the contracts. Nov is the time to cut branches from fruit bearing trees and place them in water or the earth of flower pots. In few weeks the branches will be covered with blossoms.
 -Forty-two couple attended the dance at town hall last Wednesday even ing. We are told that the proceeds were for the benefit of the R. c. church in this village.
 The Methodist sociable, at A. T. Roraback's last Friday evening was largely attended, in fact more were present than at any sociable given by that society this season.
 We received pleasant call last Sat urday afternoon from the Hon Rober, E Lawrence. of Wichita, Kansas. He called on other friends in this village and went to Lakeville to remain ove, Sunday and visit his cousin Mrs M. w. Ward.
 Rev s. R. Free, of the First Congre gational church in Willimantic, Conn, surprised his congregation Sunday morning by giving notice of his inten I. 1n1 r. has strong hold upon the community but has for some time past been persis tently opposed by the " orthodox" DOT ton of his church.-fSpringfeld Republican.
 If you want to see how the Pough keepsie bridge will look when finished and how it looks to-day, send for No. Vol 56, and No. Vol. 5S of the Scien tiic American, published by Mum S Go, 361 Broadway, New York. Thes. numbers give excellent pictures of tn, bridge, also full description of it ant describe tho process of building such gigantic structure.
 Marcus H. Rogers, editor and pro prietor of the Berkshire County Eagle has recently published very hand somely illustrated almanac for 1888. I contains fund of general information in addition to record of the Berkshir events of the year 1887. It $ credi to its publisher and is pleasure t. everyone fortunate enough to possess copy of it.
 Mrs Robert Fitch, of Boston, Mass daughter of Mrs Emmons, who lives o the Morgan place at Chapinville, Conn died of pneumenia Saturday morning The remains were taken to Chapinvill last evening and the burial will prot ably take place at East Canaan to-mor row.
 -S. s. Hawes, of VanDeusenville Mass, and his son, Orrin, of Manistee Mich, visited friends here last Friday Orrin has been home on g short vacs tion, after an absence of two years, br started Monday on his return Manistee.
 MT and Mrs Albert H. Brown, ( Walnut, Iowa, who, after an absence ( 32 years, have been visiting friends this vicinity, started yesterday frol Millerton on their homeward trip. The will stop on the route to visit friends Illinois. Mir Brown made his farewe call on Canaan friends last Friday.