Connecticut western news., 1896-04-09
THURSDAY. APRIL 9. 1896,
Local News.

LOCAL NtWS.
 Sunday WAS Easter but the wind was wesser.
 Frequent snow squalls in April make rybody sauall.
 Watson Hardenhergh is at the Warner House for a few days.
 April asi has been set as the date of the dancing class reception.
 Miss Kittie A. White is absent on . business trip to Hartford and New York.
 Many families were on the move last week. and even Old Boreas kept moving.
 Thomas Bonner is building large addition to the barn on the Wm. Ben- nett plaoeA
 Mrs Frederick Thompson and children are again in her cottage for tho summer.
 Miss Anna Radge returned Mon day from her visit to the Woman family At Brookfield.
 -Messrs Junius and Lewis Rhoades caught forty-four trout April lst al Squabble Hole.
 Miss Mary K. Watson is at home from St. Agnes, Albany. N. l.. for the Easter vacation.
 Tue freight traffic on the P. R. < N. E. road has lately become, and is now. quite heavy.
 That unsuitable March of 1896 re turned last Friday to take another bite notwithstanding Fast Day.
 Bart Buckbee says, "A quarters worth of fun is worth more than half 8 dollar in money. "-Millerton Telegram. Conductor Chas. Beckwith and family, who have been occupying the Pequigney house, have moved to Win sted.
 Good Friday was observed ai Christ church. Rev MT Barnett ofici. ased and preached an appropriate ser mon.
 -George H. Pasmore moved to Tor rington last week. and John Prince will occupy MT Pasmore's house ir Canaan.
 The second instalment of new books u75l have been added to the Douglass Library, making in all ovel 800 new books
 Dancing class meets on Tuesda, evening. This will be strictly a clas' lesson. Members are requested not ts invite friends
 -Philander Brewster (colored). aget 6S years. died at his home in Eas Canaan Monday night Funeral at hi late residence today at 1 p m-
 -George B Robbins, whose famil, have been at the Warner House durins the winter, has taken Miss Whittle sey's cottage, moving in the latter par of this month.
 Mrs Mary Gillette entertained fev of her more intimate lady friends at five o'clock tea at the Warner Hous on Tuesday. It is said to have been delightful affair.
 w. W Dayton's Big Sensation will appear at Town Hall. tonight an' tomorrow evening. The entertain ment consists of an expose of spiritual ism and some first class specialties.
 Mrs William Fl. Warner. who ha been in Winsted for few days takinI care of her sister, Mrs Edgar Dutton who has been i'll, returned on Tuesday leaving her sister much improved.
 The Roentgen or X rays may b valuable for scientific purposes but flo business purposes we prefer that ou deiinquents let the X rays from a te dollar treasury note shine on our desk
 It is reported that Milton J. Kline has sold his house on high St. to Nil J. 8. Corbit and that it will be occr pied by MT Corhit's mother and hi sister. Mrs Hotchkiss, who have bee living at East Canaan.
 Beers < Trafford have eontracte to build SIC. .000 water tower for th Scovilles at Chapinville. The tows will be 100 feet in circumference, 1C feet high, and will be built of ornamel tal brick and trimmed with stone Millerton Telegram.
 The Methodist society have arran, ed to run another of their s1.25 e1cu sions to Hartford on Wednesday, Apr 22. from Canaan. East Canaan and No folk. leaving Canaan at g. 40 a. m. R turning excursionists can leave liar ford at p. m. or 63o p. m.
 The following officers were electe by wangum Club at their meeting la week: President, $. 4. Eddy; vic president, F. A. Peet; secretary, V H. Camp; treasurer, J. G. Beekle executive committee, H. D. Reed, A. Peirce, L. c. Rhoades. The clu is in good financial condition.
 The April number of the Treasui of Religious Thought contains a gran sermon on "The Wastes and Resourc of Life" by Rev E. H. Roys. pastor the M. E. Church at Walton, N. The frontispiece of the volume is { excellent portrait of Rev Roys who is native of Canaan. The volume al contains a picture and description the new church built at Walton. and sketch of Rev Roys during whose mi istry at Walton the edifice has be. erected and the church membersh increased one third until it now nun