Connecticut western news., 1890-04-30

Mrs Randolph Frisbie, of Kent, called on friends in Canaan and Falls Village last Thursday.
 Miles l.. Ingraham, late of Spring field, Mass, is sojourning in Canaan and boarding at the Warner House.
 The married and the single will both be interested in the opinions pub lished elsewhere under the caption "Is marriage failure ?''
 The question to be discussed at the meeting of the Literary society May 2d has been changed to Resolved: That there should be no restriction to imigra- tion to this country"
 ! Quite number of people went to Hartford on the Methodist excursion last Wednesday. There were 72 tickets sold at this station, 27 at East Canaan and 15 at Norfolk.
 Among the 6O,OOO Hebrews in New York not one of them is saloon keeper. It is doubtful if the same can be said of any other race or national ity.-Hartford Post.
 Canaan has always been considered healthy town, yet the statistics fur nished by H. J. M. concerning longevi- ty in District No. will astonish the natives. See Canaan Valley correspon- dence on this page.
 Those who have survived the grippe and have endured the tedious convalescence which is an inevitable consequence of the disease, can find comfort in the claim of medical scien- lists that the grippe serves the same purpose in preventing the cholera that vaccination does in preventing the small pox. In view of the fact that medical authorities also prophecy that this country is to suffer a scourge of cholera next summer and that those who have had the grippe will not be liable to an attack of the dread disease, this is especially comforting truly there is compensation in all things.-New Hart ford Tribune.
 There are two almost indispensable articles which this village needs imme- diately, viz., a new flag pole and new flag. The flag now in use should be placed on the retired list. It is tattered and torn, weather beaten and weak by long exposure to the elements. It has not the required number of stars and 1t is faded so that it is but shadow of its former glory, yet it is genuine "Old Glory" for it was flung to the breeze during the war, whenever the Union army was victorious. This flag has 8 history, too lengthy to be recited in detail here, however, we must state that the great majority of the patriotic men and women who procured this flag have departed this life but their memory is precious. During the war number of the loyal men of this town contri- buted their money and time to procure massive flag pole which was erected near the town hall. These men also gave money to purchase the material for flag. The loyal women sewe1 the the material together. or in other words constructed the flag. Until the centennial year it was considered 8 party flag, republican flag, but on the Fourth of July, 1876, new flag pole was erected by the combined efforts of men of all shades of political opinion, and the custodian of the flag stated that he,acefoa'th that old jag should aseuer De hoisted to celebrate c partisan victory. Since then it has been flung to the breeze only on national anniversaries or holidays or been placed at half mast whenever some prominent military, executive or judicial officer died. Let us have new flag pole erected on the village green and g new flag ready to be flung to the breeze on Memorial | day. Let patriotism find vent in deeds as we'll as words on that occasion. Get everything in readiness and let the flag raising be part of the programe for Memorial day. ..