Connecticut western news., 1893-05-25
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1893.
Local News.

Warner House, Tuesday.
 -Last week the whist club met with Arthur P. Freeman, and this week with the Misses Granger.
 The Julians will appear at Norfolk on Saturday evening May 27th and at Salisbury on Tuesday evening May 30.
 Mrs Adeline Beck4ey will go to Pittsfield on Saturday to remain about two weeks and will then visit relatives in New Hartford.
 The Gilbert Jubilee Singers gave 8 concert at town hall last evening under the auspices of the Village Improve ment Association.
 While Albert French was splitting wood last Saturday the axe caught in 8 clothes line, rebounded and cut deep gash in his forehead.
 -Housatonic Lodge No. 61, F. & A. M. will confer the third degree next Saturday evening, the goat-riding to be followed by supper.
 Next Sunday morning Rev T. s. Bond will preach Memorial Day ser mon. There will be no service at the M. E. church in the evening.
 The woods and shade trees along side the road leading from Pine Grove station to Pine Grove Camp Ground have recently been cut down.
 Don't fail to read the program for Memorial day; furthermore be sure to honor the patriots, living and dead. and the occasion by your presence.
 The mercury dwelt among the nineties Tuesday. but refreshing show CT arrived about 8. .45 D. m. and Wednes- day was a cool but sunshiny day.
 James H. Drake caught a dandy trout in the Black berry river last week. The fish weighed either eight pounds and one ounce or one pound and eight ounces.
 MT Lincoln s. Siggins, of Ct Bar rington, and Miss Lucy Cleveland, of Winsted, were married at the residence of Mics Rice, in Winsted. last Tuesday evening.
 w. c. Cargill offers to give five dol- lars toward grading the lawn in front of the town hall if anyone will circulate subscription paper to defray the re- mainder of the expense.
 -STRAYED, From my farm, Tues day night, two veal calves; one almost white, the other red and white. Suit able reward offered.
 PATRICK FITZGERALD, Canaan, Conn.
 Last Friday the railroad commis- sioners made their semi-annual tour of of inspection over the New England Di- vision of the Philadelphia & Reading road, and the Berkshire Division of the N. Y. N. H. X H. road.
 It is reported that there are ten cases of scarlet fever at Dr Knights in stitution in Lakeville. There were twelve cases but two have since recoy- cred. All are quarantined and there is no danger of the disease spreading be- yond the institution.
 The Canaan Citizens band gave the first open air concert of the season in the band stand on Saturday night. The program, as published last week, was finely rendered. The townspeople are of the opinion that this was the best concert ever given from the band stand
 We received pleasant call yester day from MT R. A. Frink, of Salisbury who is one of the original subscribers tc the NEWS, and he still continues his substantial support. For twenty-five years MT Frink has taken the NEWS, and furthermore he pays his subscription Some of our readers will blush if they compare records with MT Brink.
 The Julian Comedy Go. will appear at town hall Wednesday evening, May 31, for one night only, under the aus pices of the Canaan Citizens band When we state that the Julians are one of the best companies that ever showed in town we make no misstatement They have an unusually strong company this season. Reserved seat tickets ar. for sale by the band boys.
 The following IS the act just passed against defacing natural scenery. Ever. person who shall deposit, throw or affi1 any paper or advertisement Tn any pub lie highway or on private premises O property without the consent of tn owner of said premises or property, 0 who shall affix to any tree, rock, o structure within the limits of publi highway, except notices posted in pur suance of law, any paper or advertise ment, shall be fined not more than on hundred dollars or imprisoned not nor than six months, or both.
 The NEWS has been requested t urge the residents of this village to as semble at the lower cemetery about l o'clock on Memorial day to receive tn D. s. Cowles Post and assist or witnes the decoration of the soldiers' graves This request is not made by any mem Der of the post but we know the pos would appreciate such an assembling and would consider it one method, an graceful one, of recognizing the SCI vices which the G. A. R. and their dt parted comrades rendered this Natio in it's hour of peril. We are not COT tent to drop this subject right here, an we will remark that what applies to Cs naan applies equally to every schot district in the United States which COT tains the grave of Union soldier ( sailor. The beautiful custom and cere mony of decorating the graves of Unio
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