Connecticut western news., 1893-05-11

Rev F. Thompson has bought new pair of horses.
 The mercury registered 760 in the shade yesterday noon.
 Harrison Ives, of West Goshen, vis- tied friends in town Sunday and Mon- day.
 Hubert Miner, of Bridgewater. has joined B. R. Lorrain's corps of carpen- | ters
 Frank Benedict supersedes George Caul as one of the street lamp lighters Last Friday was Arbor day, but last Tuesday was St. Johns (R H. St. John, the jolly cigar man) day in Ca- naan.
 | Edward o. Ward, of Hartford. has returned to Canaan to reside and at present is boarding at the Warner House.
 Mrs Catharine Brown and her daughter, Mrs Bierce, have nearly re- covered from severe and prolonged attack of pink eye.
 | John s. Reed left here for Wash ington, D. 0. on Tuesday. He will stop day or 80 in that city and then go to Chicago where he will take in the big fair.
 The Litchfeld County Convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held in Winsted May "A. The public are cordially invited to at- tend.
 There was heavy frost last Sun day morning. Tn fact regular freeze. An inch or more of water in tin basins under shelter froze solid. Pretty cool for the 7th day of May.
 If you have neglected to read the three sermons published in the NEWS of May 4th you certainly have defrauded yourself. The sermon printed today is also worthy of your attention. Read it.
 Miss Sarah Eddy goes to James town, N. r., today to visit relatives and friends. She will remain about month when she will be joined by Rev and Mrs Eddy and then they will go to Chicago to attend the Columbian Ex- position.
 Last Sunday several section gangs under the supervision of Roadmaster McCarty of the P. R. & N. E. placed new junction frog in position at this station. The frog is heavier than any heretoforelused and is approached by larger rails. Two new switches and switch frogs were also put in on the Reading line.
 Last week the NEWS recorded the fact that William Briggs, son of A. P. Briggs of East Canaan, had been criti- cally ill with blood poison but was out of danger. Within week ssWill'' has had relapse and quite large swelling has formed on his neck. At this writ ing, "Wednesday forenoon) he is seri- ously ill but we sincerely hope that he will recover.
 l -Dr Ross is getting to be the fla nous local sportsman. Since he caught those monster suckers the Doctor has been hunting and last Monday just about dark he shot and killed a large red fox, near the road, little way south of E. S. Roots residence. The Doctor refuses to give any weights or measurements in regard to the fox but we have seen the animal and are quail fed to say he was good sized one.
 The closing dance of Miss Mable Watson's dancing school was given oD Tuesday evening and was most en- ioyable affair, number of invited per sons being present. Light refresh ments were served during the evening. The program consisted of waltzes, ,polkas and schottisches, and the music was furnished by Reeds banjo club and the following pianists: Mrs Acel Rood,
 Mrs o. Fl. Pease and Misses Lucy Smith, Belle Lorrain and Sarah Eddy. l A great improvement is being made on Elm street and at the, junction of that street and East Main street. For century or more at various times at-
 tempts have been made to drain of the
 water which accumulates there during
 every rain. Now the residents of that
 part of our beautiful village have got
 right down to business and are remov-
 ing that lake by changing the grade of
 the street in front of Dr Eddy's and
 using the gravel thus obtained to raise
 the ground at the junction of the afore-
 said streets.
 The town of Ct Harrington, Mass. : annually appropriates $10O.0O for the
 observance of Mem orial day. The ma. jority of towns throughout the Union : except perhaps in the Southern States , appropriate funds for similar purpose The town of North Canaan refuses tt ) appropriate even farthing toward tn. 3 proper observance of Memorial day 3 We think such action is disgrace tt B the town, especially when about 5.OOt
 for third or fourth class town hal 8 building is appropriated without on, k dissenting voice; and thousands of dol 3 lars are appropriated for roads in Nortl D Canaan. Those tax-payers-those pa r triots (O who refuse farthing for tn d expenses of Memorial day are requeste' 6 to read the brief poem published toda r. under the caption "A Hard Question. !, The Rev F. Thompson. in chang l, ing the road near his place, decided ths