Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
Local News.

-S. 0. Beckley is spending few days in New York.
 Watson Hardenbergh has recovered from . severe attack of tonsilitis.
 -Advertisements like girls waist, are often squeezed into too small space
 Mrs D. l.. Peirce fell on the ice last week and badly sprained her right wrist.
 John N. Van Deusen is going to run fish market. Look out for his adv. next week.
 Mrs Levi W. Beckley has been visiting her sister in Hartford few days past.
 Miss Kate Burton, of Middletown, was the guest of the Misses Granger from Saturday to Monday.
 -Matrimony is the name of o post office in North Carolina-Why did not some one suggest that name for "Great Oanaan?"
 A meeting is called for Saturday afternoon to form or not to form fire district. See tho selectmen's notice in advertising columns.
 Robert Crosley, of Norfolk, found his fox hound last Thursday that he ad vertised in the NEWS as lost week ago. Again we say advertise.
 Rev E. Whittlesey attended the meeting of the executive committee of the Society for the Increase of the Min istry ct Hartford on Tuesday.
 In the Superior Court held at Win sted last Monday the receiver in the case of N. s. Stevens X Co.,. of East Ca naan. in liquidation. was discharged.
 The grade crossing bill which pro- hibits the crossing of steam railroads by electric railroads at grade, has been passed by both houses of the legisla- turo.
 Superintendent Robeson of the Boston and Albany Railroad company has issued an order directing the con- ductors and brakemen to shave every day.
 John N. Fox, of East Canaan, is very low and not expected to live but a short time. He has been unconscious for several days. He has been great sufferer with rheumatism for eight years.
 The Assembly Reception, which was an extra affair given by the Social Assembly, last evening in Town Hall was we'll attended. some out of town peo- pie being present. Rhoades' orches- tra furnished music.
 There has been another raid on the local weather signal bureau. Tuesday night the two flags were carried off be- sides another piece of the rope. Per haps nobody could have complained if the wretches had carried off the weather and left the fsgs.
 There is an opportunity for the good people of Canaan and surrounding towns, if they feel disposed, to aid MT Leonard Rote and wife, who lost every thing they had ct the time of the burn- ing of their house, some three weeks since.
 Tt is we'll known that parsons and deacons often perform startling feats of horsemanship, One day last week Dea- con Beckley drove his horse around the Housatonic railroad gates, passing be- tween the gates and the hotel. in front of the noon north bound train, and es capped without damage to horse, carriage, or occupants. That was good horse manship.
 Chester NJ. Deming has been in poor health month or more and was confined to the house last week, but is improving. His son John has been sick abed for 10 days or more but is gaining slowly. Miss Minnie Deming has been struggling with heavy cold. With the whole household sick at the same time the dwelling could be called a hospital.
 A very interesting part of the exer- cises at the recent triple installation at Laksville, which, as the saying goes, twas not down on the bills" was the presentation of g gold recognition pin to the retiring president, of the O. Fl Knight w. R Corps, Miss Cornelia Owen. Mrs Woodworth (the newly installed president) was delegated by her associate members to present the pin and did so in . graceful and kindly manner. Miss Owen thanked them in . few we'll chosen words.
 "A gay company of devoters of the game of whist completely filled the spacious parlors of D. L.. Freeman's beautiful new residence on Prospect Ave. in spite of the driving snow storm, ; last Friday evening. The occasion was the meeting of the whist club, and Mrs o. Fl. Pease and the Misses Shoemaker and Bragg entertained. Appropriate prizes were given. The refreshments were salmon salad, coffee and bread and butter. The club meets one week from tomorrow at Judge Granger's.
 The P. R. & N. E. R. R., Pough keepsie Bridge Route, is now gathering matter for Summer Home book, which will go to press early in February. The book will be considerable larger than il was last year, and will contain more than double the number of illustrations of scenery along the line. Upwards ol 15,OO0 copies will be printed and dis. frihnted throuQhout New York Brook.