Connecticut western news., 1895-05-23

Mrs E. s. Green, of Negaunee, Mich.. is visiting relatives in Canaan and vicinity.
 The Norfolk Dramatic Club in "Queen's Evidence" at Town Hall, to- morrow night.
 Conductor Beaudry of the Reading road has moved his family from East Canaan to Hartford.
 There was heavy frost last Friday morning, and some say it was the most severe one this month.
 The Republican legislative caucus at Hartford yesterday voted solid against the constitutional commission scheme.
 An unknown exchange says than it has been discovered that as 8 rule the homegrown, hand-spanked, ragged, barefoot country boy makes better fight in the battle of life than the psm- pered, dude-dressed city boy.
 All who went on the excursion from Hartford via Rhinecliff and the Hud- son r,ver to West Point and New York city last Monday had a good time. About 300 went from points east of Ca. naan and about 200 west of here. The trains were nearly on time and nothing occurred to mar the pleasure of the day.
 The weather was so cold on Tues day evening that the Ladies' Guild of Christ Church gave up the lawn party and barn dance at Mrs George o. Peet's and ice cream, cake, strawberries and coffee were dispensed in the Town Hall, the entertainment closing with dancing. The attendance was good. About $25 was cleared.
 We are informed that man who had moved to Great Burlington, Mass. from New Jersey and purchased farm. had planted eight acres of potatoes and set out 4,OOO tomato plants. The pota- to plants were all up and many of the tomato plants were in blossom, but they were all destroyed by. the frost one night last week.
 The following method of boiling an egg soft, which we clip from an e1- change. may be new to some of our readers: Have tue water boiling; put in the egg. set the vessel on the table with . pie pan oyer it; let it remain there till the water is lukewarm; the egg is then done; when opened, the meat Is Relatinized and leaves the shell without the aid of . spoon. Just try 1t once. It now appears that the fire which destroyed Mrs Hiram Eddy's farm barns on East Main St. during the evening of Nov. 8, 1894 killed four of the large elm trees on the opposite side of the street and also badly injured two others. Their leafless branches present dreary sight in contrast with other large trees on that street now arrsyed in their new spring dresses.
 --The New York New. Haven and Hartford railroad has purchased land at Pittsfield, Mass, to increase the facili- ties of the road for handling it's large and rapidly growing freight business The purchase has renewed the old rumor that the company intends to extend its line through Lanesboro, New Ashford and South Williamstown to Williams town where it will connect with, the Fitchburg road and thus make things decidedly warm for the Boston and Al bany road.
 An exchange makes this timely re- mark: '.Now isn't it about time to shut up those beastly hens? We can't help believing that the man who will be among the first to get sight draft on the harp department hereafter, will be he who has let his neighbors use his gar den for hen park year after year and never committed murder or suicide. St Peter is on to the poultry business, and he will not let the persecuted go unre- warded any more than he will suffer the guilty to escape"
 M. l.. Osborne is about to astonish the natives of our quiet and peaceful village with a milk cart. the like of which for gorgeousness has never been seen here. It is painted . delicate cream color with red trimmings, and on each side it bears the words "M. l.. Osborne" and "Milk" in letters of gold. The running part IS dark red. On all four sides are glass windows and ( sliding door on each of two sides. Nil Osborne will be either more or less thar human if n.he does not feel pretty proud when he first breaks loose on this com munity, sitting in state in this glas. coach of his.
 l HI. T. Oatman, the editor of tho Pittsfeld Sunday Morning Call, hal been seriously afflicted with his eyel for some time. He recently resumed his desk, but has again been compelled to lay aside his pen and submit to th, treatment of an expert oculist. Tn, trouble with his eyes is due to small ul cers upon the eyeball, but the physician says that with absolute rest for tim' Mir Oatman will permanently recover We tender our sympathy to Editor Oat man yet we cannot help thinking tha he would never take rest unless com pelled to. We hope his affliction vii
 prove blessing in disguise.
 | Peter Nihill, assistant car inspecto
 of the Consolidated railroad, was fatal I ly crushed while attending to his worl
 at Pittsfeld. Mass.. last Monday morn
 ing. The accident occurred at th
 depot at G. 50 while the 2 715 train wa
 preparing to switch into position