Connecticut western news., 1891-05-06
Local News.

Mrs J. W. Pees has nearly recover ed from seize of Ia grippe.
 Miss s. J. Roraback, of Salisbury visited relatives here Saturday.
 Last Wednesday the mercury wal down to 40 but rose to 80 the next day
 -MrsWilliam A. Brown and daughter of New York, arrived here Monday evening.
 Fruit growers are wondering if the recent frosts have injured the buds and blossoms.
 Sixty calves were purchased here yesterday at prices ranging from I to 5& cents per pound.
 Mir W. A. Spaulding and two chil- dren with his mother from Norfolk, are visiting at J. l.. Bragg's.
 From 5 to 30 p. m. on Friday, May sth, at the Pilgrim church parlors, you may eat ravenously for dime.
 Rev Dr Eddy and wife, Mrs George Adam, Rev D. 0. Stone and Mir D. l.. Peirce attended the 15Oth anniversary of Kent Congregational church.
 -Acel Rood had 8 relapse of the grippe last week but ventured out again Monday. Mrs Rood has also been sick with the grippe but is recovering.
 -Piscstorial experts and some that are otherwise are right at it |" these days and not day passes but what the streams in the vicinity are visited by some anxious fisher.
 Mrs Samuel A. Eddy returned Fri day morning from her visit at James town, N. Y. Mir Eddy met her at Albany, he having been called there Thursday on business.
 Samuel A. Bennett and Mrs N. A. VanDeusen have neatly graded the lawns in front of their residences. It IS needless to say that Frank VanDeusen had change of the work.
 -Selectman W.J. Ferguson is having a tussel with la grippe and he was un- able to attend the selectmen's meeting on Monday. Mrs Ferguson and daugh- ter also have Ia grippe in mild form. Arctic weather for May. Yesterday morning the wagon wheels would roll up chunks of frozen earth in the high way. Frequent snow squalls during the day, with overcoats and mittens at premium.
 The early morning train for New York via. the 0. N. B & w. and liar lem roads failed to appear the first day of May as reported; though we under stand that there is prospect of its being put on later.
 -Thursday was "music day at Canaan. In the forenoon four organ grinders with two organs struck town. and in the afternoon an orchestra of violin, flute and harp arrived. The or eanists didn't grind ont much melody but the orchestra gave us some very fine music.
 Theodore F. Watson has accepted a position in New Haven as timber ln- spector for the Consolidated road. He commenced his duties last week. It Is new office, recently created, and 1t is hoped there will be business enough to warrant the permanent employment ot MT Watson in that department.
 Last Wednesday evening about fifty persons attended T. De Quinc, Tully's illustrated Campaigns and Bat ties of the Great Rebellion" The lect- ure and the views themselves were worthy of a much larger audience. but Canaanites have been overtaxed the past six months with illustrated lectures. and various other entertainments and meetings.
 Mir Charles Hunt, of New York, has been visiting friends in town since Sun day. He expects to go to Kent today to visit his grandmother. Mrs Adeline Beckley. For several months Mir Hunt has been the leading man of the New York Stock Co.,, the theatrical company who have been playing Q week in many of the large towns in New Jersey and in the Housatonic valley.
 The dancing class, under the in- struction of Mir Clifton N. D. Powers oi New York, met last evening for the closing lesson of the term. A large but select class was formed in January and the members have not only greatly en- loved the school, but they have acquir- ed remarkable proficiency under the patient and skillful instruction of Mr Powers. It is hoped that another class will be formed next winter.
 -"You can't most always sometimes tell whether or no to believe even the published rumors concerning Ia grippe pe.iepts. You frequently read that John Doe or Richard Roe is very il with Ia grippe. An hour later you mee the patient on the street. Again yor read that John or Richard have recover cd from Ia grippe. Before night yor hear they have had relapse and ar' housed up again. Even the patient themselves cannot tell whether the. have regained their strength until the, attempt to work.
 -Arbor Day was observed In all th' schools as usual. All the rooms had ap propriate exercises in the afternoon consisting of readings, recitations ane .;ro;no Each room had a representa