Connecticut western news., 1891-03-04
Local News.


 Mary Beautiful Spring"
 Master Daniel Watson is visiting at Mir. Selleck's in Norwalk.
 Six inches of snow fell last Thurs day night.
 The schools opened again On Mon- day as the scarlet fever scare has abated. Fred s. Parsons is home during the ten days vacation of the New York dental college.
 Eight degrees below zero here Monday morning.
 March came in like an iceberg cold and still.
 This postofice has just become money order office.
 Rev Henry B. Mead, of Brook6e will occupy the Pilgrim church pulpit next Sunday morning.
 Another storm commenced last night and still continues. Several inches of snow have already fallen.
 Good morning: Have you sub scribed three. five or ten dollars for will lage improvement the ensuing year?
 No new cases of scarlet fever or chicken pox have been reported during the past week but we have heard of several recent cases of the itch
 
 Mir. A. J. Benedict. of Newark. N. J.. and MT. and Mrs. Webster Lefing- we'll. of Clifton Park, N. Y. have been visiting at John Doten's the past few days.
 At recent meeting of the official board of the M. E. church of Canaan, MT Wallace Roberts was licensed as an exhorter of the Methodist Episcopal church.
 Somebody says that DO man is inst to his children who does not give them the local newspaper to read. and that no man is good to himself or his wife who does uot take his home paper.
 How do you like the latest styles of men's hats? They look like sawed of stove pipe with the rim bit off-Nsw Era.-Say chimney thimble and you give perfect description of the hats.
 Many in this town have been sick with chicken FOX or scarlet fever but not all. during their confinement, have been blessed with call from pair of flashing young ladies from 8 neighbor- ing town.
 A few years ago the Rev l.. H. Reid took pains to record the names and ages of the old people iu this town. According to his memorandum, Mrs Catharine Lavelle (who died last week. was born in 1793. Four years ago the Shields family came to the conclusion that Mrs Lavelle was born in 1799. but they have since ascertained that she was born on "Good Friday" in the year 1794.
 William A. Brown, whose death is recorded elsewhere, was we'll known member of the New York produce ex- change. His wife. one son and three daughter survive him. Mir. Brown and family were summer guests in this village last season. They boarded at MT. H. w. Wstson's and they are pleasantly remembered by Canaan peo- pie, but all will be pained to learn of Mr. Browns death.
 Rev Dr. Eddy was one of the speakers at the fellowship meeting held in the Congregational church at Stock bridge, Mass, Feb. 24th. In the course of his remarks he incidentally mentioned the efforts to build chapel at Clayton. On the spur of the mo meut someone proposed that collec ton be taken for the Clayton chapel fund. The hat was passed and $3; were immediately "chipped in."
 It would be great accommoda tion to the managers of the Canaan Vii
 
 the collectors, if the members would pay their subscriptions annually o semi-annually instead of monthly. I requires large amount of time patience and shoe leather to make monthly collections and no doubt tn, majority of the members would prefe to pay for the entire year at once ant then s,y to themselves, II am glad tha job is done".
 Mrs. Catharine Lavelle died at th r'sidence of her daughter, Mrs. Wi. h,m Shields, in this village on Feb. 24 Ms LsvslIs WIS born at Westport C,unty Mayo, Ireland. on "Good Fr ."I794. She came to America 26 year ago the present month and has eve since made her home with Mrs. Shields She has always been remarkably wei and active until within the past year Her funeral was attended at St. Joseph church, last Thursday at lO:3O 8. n Rev. Father Ramon conducted the SCI vices. Interment in the R. 0. cemeter near this village.
 The fifteenth annual meeting ( the Canaan Village Improvement Asst citation was held on Monday evening g the residence of the president, Miss W. Adam The old board of officer was reelected for the ensuing year. Th receipts during the past year wei $334 9l and the expenses S3l42 25 lea, ing cash on hand S20 66. Permanel improvements have been made as fo