Connecticut western news., 1894-05-10

-Suite neaVy tnunOer snoWet las Sunday afternoon.
 Hot bread can be cut as smoothl, as cold if hot knife be used.
 Mrs George Hatch. of Bridgeport has been visiting friends in town thi week.
 Miss Halliday, of New Haven, Il visiting her sister, Mrs c. NJ. Hum phrey.
 Several of the residents of Brags street have recently graded thei premises very nicely.
 The Conway auction at Sheffield or Saturday at 10. 30 a. m. will be notable event in that beautiful village.
 A very neat monument has recent, been erected at the grave of Mrs liar mon Schamerhorn in the lower ceme tery. a....." ..-.-- 70. M. Humphrey is enlarging hi building to accommodate his under taking, upholstering and repairing business.
 An improvement has been made or Railroad street, north of Bragg street ] by cutting down bushes and trimming the willow trees.
 Creditors of Acel R. Tobey are re auested to present their claims to me d once. A. P. Briggs, Conseryator East Canaan Conn.
 The selectmen have appointed William J. Ferguson as selectman te fill out the une1pired term of the late Henry G. Williams.
 The selectmen have condemned Dutcher's bridge as unsafe. The tim bers are found to be badly routed. Il will soon be rebuilt.
 Prof R. F. Paine, of New Britain will build cottage on the east shore oi Lake Washining and near the cottages of Judge Roraback and Sam'l A. Eddy
 -E. P. Hunt & Go will have on sale at the Warner House parlors, Canaan, ladies' jackets, cspes and suits at 5Oc, on the dollar. Sale May 16 IT IS and 18th.
 Rev 0. D. Milliken will give ar address before David S. Cowles Post G. A. R. on Sunday, May 27tb, at m. in the Pilgrim church. The public invited.
 MT Stephen Riley has sold build ing lot to Mrs Charlotte Greene. The lot is on West Main St. between the residences of MT Riley and Mir Chsrlet Gillette.
 A number of grave stones in the flower cemetery have fallen down arc should be immediately re-erected Some of them have lain on the ground 1 for more than year.
 The trailing arbutus or Mayfowel is being e1terminated by being pulled up by the roots. People gathering this lovely flower should be carefu not to pull up the roots.
 w. H. Camp has had long dis tance telephone instrument put up il his store, you can now talk direcsl, with the person you are talking tt without having your words repeated by the central.
 Fred G. Capron, of Danbury, wa. in town Monday. He had been taking a bicycle trip and had visited friends il Copake Iron Works and was on his way to visit his mother, Mrs NJ. Roraback at Ashley Falls.
 We are informed that Martin Mcclure, rear brakeman on Conducto Fred Smiths P. R. & N. E. freight, i to be married to Miss Celia Hostay a Hartford, next Wednesday. Martin was formerly Canaan boy.
 By statute of 1893 person liable to fine of S7 or Imprisonment for ten days or both, who shall kee a dog accustomed to annoy people o horses, passing on the highway, b barking or biting, after written notic has been given to the owner of the do by grand juror or justice.
 The literary society will hold ii final meeting on Friday (tomorrou night at 8 o'clock in the town ha Qower room. The subject for debat will be"Resolved that American polite are improving;" Lester Adams an Frank Stevens for the affirmative William Emmons and Frank N. Brow for negative. The remainder of th program will be very interesting. A are invited.
 Prof H. M. Adams kindly furnishe the NEWS with a memorandum of sno storms during the past season. Fc several years Prof Adams has furnishe similar record. As the years TO by these records increase in interes ! At first we did not fully comprehen their value but now we should sadl miss them because they are not onl very interesting'at time of publicatio but are valuable reference. Prt Adams will soon give us some interes ing comparisons of seasons as he h, kept a weather record number of year