Connecticut western news., 1895-02-07

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 Mrs T. Mcclure, who has beer sick for the past three weeks, is improv ing.
 Chester M. Deming and family moved into their new house during the past week.
 Don't forget the Fire District meeting at Town Hall on Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
 Save your quarter for the Canaan Academy entertainment to be given by the Glee Club, Feb 25.
 The ladies of the Pilgrim church realized about $l0 by the New England supper at the church parlors last week Wednesday evening.
 On Tuesday the senate confirmed the appointment of J. K. Judson, oi Thomaston. and S. N Petiibone, o New Hartford, as commissioners fol this county.
 What picnic burglars are having ir this state. And why not? The apathy of our authorities in this matter is tan. tamount to the invitation: Please come an.l blow us up."--Shore Liue Times,
 M l. Osborne will move to his farm in Weatogue about April l. Law renee Yorker will occupy the house vacated by Mir Osborne, and Cullen B Holcomb will occupy the house vacated by Mir Yorker. Tine Fire District committee will be l session at Roraback's 8 law office to- day from 2 to3 p. m They will be pleased to have parties interested in the | movement for fire district to appear and state their views which will be giv- en due consideration.
 James A. Rodemeyer. of Canaan, at one time an apprentice in this office, has opened harness store in Bethel If he | is as nim ble at stitching as he was in typesetting, Bethel people will have no | occasion to wait for their work in the harness line.-Norwalk Gazette. -Messrs Wheeling, Hawley, Gillette, Spicer, Whitaker, of the Y. F. 5 c E.. of the Congregational Church at Falls Village, and ladies. took sleigh ride to Canaan last Friday evening and attend 6 the German Tea and entertainm ment at the M E Church parlors.
 Ferris W. Henry was in town on Saturday on business, leaving the next day for Miilerton. Mir Henry has sold ont his drug business in New York city, finding 1t too confining for his health, and is now travelling for manufactur- ing druggist firm of Detroit. still hav- ing his home in New York city.
 A building l8x40 feet in size and two stories high will be immediately erected between Fuller & Peet's store anl Geo. F. Strong's tin shop. The first floor and cellar will be used as 8 meat market bv D D Walter. The second story will be virtually an exten- sion of Fuller & Peet's furniture rooms.
 The law compelling itinerant ped dlers to take out licenses is declared 10 be unconstitutional, and the towns wherein the law has been enforced are likely to be mulcted for damages. Thus is again illustrated the advisubility of having able legal counsel pass upon the constitntionality of all bills before ths 7 are made laws.-Shore Line Times.
 Last Thursday was the 18th ami versary of the marriage of Mir and Mrs Frank Van Due>en. Accordingly about 75 of their friends called at their home on the evening of the day named and gaze Frank genuine surprise. Mrs VanDeusen had somehow got wind of it and so was not so much surprised as her husband. It proved very pleas ant occasion for all concel ned. There was dancing, in which some of our more stayed citizens took part. The surprising party also brought refresh ments.
 The residence of Judge Granger was the place of meeting of the evening whist club last Friday night. There was large attendance, and the occasion | was certainly not the least enjoyable oi this series of card parties. Each of tle score cards was adorned with pen and ink facsimile of one or another of the characters in "Trilby," copied from DuMaurier's illustrations of that story, by Miss Carrie Granger and Samuel G. Camp. This was pleasing departure from the beaten track The prizes ol honor were received with pleasure and the consolation pnizes excited much amusement. There was the usual col lation and also some good singing by scholars of the Academy.
 MT David Gilson the soldier poem writer, says that he has done very wei 1u selling his printed verses, and tba he shall start south again as soon as the weather is propitious. He will go by team as he did before, and has party that will stand by him so he expects tt be accompanied by his family. He will drive from Ashley Falls, Mass clear through to Vernon, Washington County, Florida. where he will take uE about 16O acres of government land He has heard from Florida lately ant is rt qnested to brii g with him all tha have min to come Mir Gilsnn wanf all that are interested in getting a goot home to call on him this month a Ashley Falls. Mass He would lik, to have some old soldier or soldiers Xiii itin him. He would also be pleased t, oe accompanied by any honest poo