Connecticut western news., 1895-02-28
-To-morrow-balmy Spring.


 The New Orleans Speciality Con- pany gave one of their pleasing enter tainments here last night.
 No genuine February thaw this year. Not drop of rain has fallen this month. Record it for future reference.
 Mrs VanAlstyne continues to inn prove and on Sunday came down stairs and dined with the other members of the family. -
 MT and Mrs E. W. Warner, of this place, and Mfr and Mrs N. Green, of Lime Rock, are spending few days in New York city.
 Miss J. E. Newton returned to New York city on Saturday. Miss Louise Jennings, of New York, will remain at R O. Newton's some time longer.
 -Owing to contrary circumstances the closing hop of the Assembly was not held Tuesday night. The grand finale will be given after Lent with ap- propriate display.
 The trained nurse caring for Mrs M. B. Quinn in East Canaan is Miss Cunningham, who was H M. Adams head nurse during his experience in the Hartford hospital three years ago.. She will visit Mir and Mrs Adams before she leaves town. Mfrs Cornelia Walker Scranton. whose death is recorded elsewhere in this paper, was sister of Mrs Daniel R. Williams of ockbridge, Mass, and 8 cousin of Mrs Eliza Sedgwick. Mrs Hiram Eddy. Miss s. W. Adam, of Ca- naan, and Messrs Leonard c. and William Adam, of East Canaan.
 We are informed that W. H. Cran- dall, of Salamanca. had $l8n0 insurance on the Munson barn, G Frank Lapham. of Cherry Greek. Sl2O0, and Martin H. Woodin, of Gowanda, Sl20O policy 10 secure mortgage. Considering that Mir Manley bought this $S. 900 barn for $265O at Sheriff's sale,, we can't figure ont that he has lost money by the fire. Gowanda IN. Y. Herald.
 The last of the series of the evening Whist Club card parties was held at the Warner House on Friday night. The occasion was n ost enjoyable one, as indeed is always the case when Mrs Warner assumes the responsibility of any social entertainment. : All embers of the Whist Club regret that the pur. pie curtain of Lent has now fallen on the festive gaiety of the card parties.
 Father Ramon being i'll with grip, Father Andrew, O. s. F.. of Winsted, offiiciated at St. Joseph's church on Sunday. The Franciscan order, to which Father Andrew belongs, is one of the oldest in the Roman Catholic Church, having been founded in 1904 The sermon was an earnest practical exhortation on the sin of setting bad example.
 | The sick list changes every week but the number of patients remains about the same. Mrs F. l.. Beckley Mrs Seeholzer and son, Mrs E. S Root, have been very sick during the past week but are improving. Allyn Fuller has recovered sufficient to venture out doors. Mrs Catharine Brown has been very ill during the past week in con.e- quence of falling on an icy sidewalk and striking on the back of her head. She is now improving and is able to leave her room H. M. Adams ventured ont again Tuesday. after having relapse of hard cold or grip.
 To the best of our knowledge ant belief the only observance of Washing toms birthday in this village was tn, display of the stars and stripes at tn, Canaan Academy. The day was Marchy one-yet people did not seen inclined to march the streets-and il the evening the mercury dropped t, only 10 degrees above zero. Ha, Washington himself been living las Friday. it is doubtful if he would hav felt Inclined to celebrate his birthda while the weather was so disagreeable A geniune surprise party was give Mrs F. R. Lane on Wednesday evenin, of last week. About thirty friend from Kent and Bulls Bridge suddenl, entered the house accompanied b
 Whitney X Munson's orchestra of Dan bury. After remaining awhile th whole party adjourned to the home c
 Mir and Mrs G A. Adam where the car pets had been removed and the room prepared for dance. The surpriser brought refreshments with them, bu Mir and Mrs Adam furnished ice cream The dance was kept up until fou , o'clock Thursday morning. The part came and returned by rail from Ken Houors are now easy. as Mrs Lane WE
 the prime mover of the surprise part
 which took possession of the honse (
 Mir and Mrs A. E. Mallory att Bull Bridge on the evening of Feb 7tl when the blizzard compelled some . the visitors to remain at Mir Mallory several days.
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 The annual entertainment of Il :. Canaan Academy was gwen at Tow Y Hall Monday evening. The audienc
 filled about two-thirds of the hall. Tn :. teachers and pupils of the .academ ;. give public entertainment every yel :. for the amusement of themselves au , their friends, as we understand it, that serious criticism of the affair seen ! l o4.k of xlaa, QlIla -S