Connecticut western news., 1890-05-28

The June meeting of the Canaan chapter of the Agassiz society will be held in the High school room next Tuesday evening, Jane 3d, at 7:30 p. m. A paper will be read on Ornithology by MT Miles B. Tobey. Other mem- bers will give explanation of lime-mak ing, of thunder storm, origin of degrees of circle, definition of fruit and vegetable, etc.
 Tt is reported that in few days g change will be made on the Housa- tonic road whereby the trains now leaving Bridgeport at 4.5O and 61O p. m. will be transposed, the former run ming through to Pittsfeld and the latter running only to New Milford. This will bring the evening mail back to about 7.21 p. m. at Canaan. whereas it now arrives here at 8.48 p. m. For the forthcoming change let us thank the Housatonic officials, who promptly recognized the inconvenience of the present schedule to both passengers
 
 and mail.
 We would advise all. when the cen sus taker appears, to answer all of his questions off-hand and to keep as near the truth as possible. If he should ask you what would have been the effect,f your aunt had been your uncle, tell him. It is not his fault that he must ask the questions he will propound, and the fact that he will have to ask so many others the same thing will cause him to forget in twenty minutes all about you, your chronic diseases and mortgages. and then just think how the poor fellows will have to work over these answers during the next ten years. -[Bridgeport Leader.
 As Principal Fl. M Adams, with his wife and Miss Sarah Eddy, was walking homeward on Elm street, Mon day evening about 9.30 o'clock, he was suddenly attacked by Peter Nihil, who came running up behind. Unmindful of the protest, the assailant insisted on violent usage and hard words, and at one time threw Mr Adams to the ground. The screams of the ladies, in their fright, drew Dr Eddy, John Robinson and s. A. Eddy to the scene and the assailant was brought under control. Such scenes are of rare occur snce on the quiet streets of Canaan, and all the moro startling because of their rarity. The trial was held before Justice Bennett at 80 Tuesday evening. Peter plead guilty and was fined $3 and costs, amounting to $8. 75 in all.
 Attention is called to posters announcing lecture on "Life in the Artic Regions next Wednesday eve'g, June 4th. Many will remember Arch deacon Kirkby as one of the speakers at 8 missionary meeting in Christ church about two years ago. He is very enter taining speaker and instructive as we'll. Much information might be derived from this lecture, especially by the young, regarding the geography, people and modes of living up in the extreme northwest section of our American continent. Let our village people all come and show the Doctor that good lecture is appreciated in Canaan as we'll as other entertainments. Reserved tickets for sale at the post office.
 On Friday, Decoration day, the Cowles post will make it's circuit to the various cemeteries in the forenoon. Upon it's return, dinner will be served by the Woman's Relief Corps in the G. A. R. hall at 12.3O. At 1.3O the newly organized brass band will form in front of the old hotel and escort the Post and Relief Corps to the front of town hall. The flag staff will then be placed in it's position and the new flag, recently presented to the citizens by A. D. Wait, of Birmingham, will be given to the breeze. After this ceremony the people will be welcomed to the hall, where singing and speaking will be the order of the hour. Those who have flowers to contribute for decorating graves will prepare them as usual.
 Mrs w. J. Thomson says she narrowly escaped being run over by 8 freight train on the 0. N. B. & W. road, at Fitzgerald's crossing, last Saturday afternoon. She was driving to this village and observed train going east, so she did not expect train would go in the opposite direction in 8 few minutes, but just ss she was about to drive upon the crossing down came a train of ten freight cars making what is called flying switch. She says there was no locomotive attached to the train to give warning by whistle or bell nor even brakeman on the front end of the train to shout and warn travellers of their danger. Fitzgerald's crossing is a very dangerous one and many narrow escapes have occurred there even when the locomotive whistle and bell gave brief warning, but the extremely hazar dous and unlawful practice of letting trains down that grade without any locomotive to give warming should be stopped before someone is killed there
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