Connecticut western news., 1890-05-28
Local News.

Local News.
 Call and see those self-wringing mops at Geo l.. Parsons.
 The frame for Salmon Barlow's new house was raised last week.
 Gardner W. Barnes remains about the same and the fever still continues.
 Mrs E. Fl. Barnes is steadily i'm proving, and is able to sit up part of the time.
 The poem with the caption "To Mummy" is printed by request of J. H. Peet, of New York, formerly of Canaan. It was written by an old army officer, friend of MT Peet.
 We voluntarily surrender goodly portion of our space this week to Memorial day articles, although it compels us to defer some articles which we would like to write.
 Dear correspondents THE NEWS goes to press Tuesday afternoon. Please jot down in your note books that we cannot guarantee to publish correspon- dence received at 10 8. m. on Tuesday.
 Mir Henry D. Andrew, who died at New York April 2Oth., aged 66 years, was we'll known in this section as he was formerly associated with John R. Briggs in the marble quarries both at Canaan and Sheffield.
 A White Bronze Soldiers Monu- ment has just been erected at Annis- quam, Mass, by The Monumental Bronze Co.,, of Bridgeport. Another one is also nearing completion, which will be erected at Brook6eld, Mass.
 May 20th was Boston's first day without perpendicular drinking" The theory of drinking while seated must be that a man cannot hold as much as while standing.-[ Hartford Post.
 Many grave stones in the lower cemetery have fallen down during the past winter and others are out of perpendicular owing to the frequent freezing and thawing of the ground. It is the selectmen's duty to have those grave stones lighted up.
 =" How does left-handed man now with scythe, and does he have to use a left-handed scythe ?" is question asked the editor of THE NEWS. We give it up, and refer the enquirer to the Canaan Farmers League for an answer to his agricultural conundrum.
 Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Mary Rodemeyer and Mir Leroy A. Stone, the happy event to take place at the residence of MT T. Archie Evans, at Bethel, on Wednesday, June 4th, at two o'clock p. m. We mistrust there is more to follow soon. The new timetable of the 0. N. B. < w. road will appear in next issue. Suffice to say, all the former passenger trains are retained with slight difference of time in some instances, but an express train each way between Boston and Harrisburgh has been added to the schedule.
 Charles Lees London Shows visited Canaan last Thursday and gave good, clean and pleasing exhibitions. Its patrons got the worth of their money. MT Lee never allows any bunco men or swindles to travel with his shows and no games of chance are permitted. Such polite, orderly and fair dealing company as MT Lees. is worthy of patronage.
 James s. Burdett drew $3O house at town hall last Wednesday evening. He did not give his usual number of pathetic selections but he kept the audience convulsed with laughter by his humorous recitations. The Grand Army Post and the Womans' Relief corps met the same evening to perfect arrangements for Memorial day, and that prevented many from attending Burdett's entertainment.
 w. T. Ferguson, of Bridgeport came here last week Tuesday and returned Friday evening. On Wsdnes day he went trout fishing near Copake N. r., with w. H. Camp and Juniu, Rhoades- They caught some nice trout Ferguson caught one that weighed Ii pounds, Camp caught one that weighed II pounds, and Rhoades caught fifteer weighing from to I pounds each. Or Friday Ferguson and Rhoades fshed il the Konkapot river and brought hom, . handsome string of the "specklet beauties"
 -Aseistant Superintendent Thayer Q the Central New England & Western railroad has sent in his resignation t take effect about the first of June. M Thayer lives in Poughkeepsie and h gave up his place in order to go int business in New York. His successo has not been appointed at this writing but several railroad men are on tn anxious seat, each praying that tn plumb will drop into his mouth.
 The union memorial service at tn Pilgrim church last Sunday evenin drew together an audience that com plstely filled the house. The desk platform and front walls were drape with flags and bunting. intersperse with dowers. About twenty member of D. s. .Cowles Post attended in ho3v The choir rendered appropriat