Connecticut western news., 1896-02-27
Local News.

Lewis Rhoades has put two new barber chairs in his tonsorial rooms.
 Miss Clara Seeholzer is recovering from an attack of diphtheretic sore throat. A flock of wild geese passed over the city of Hartford on Monday. That looks like an early spring.
 The Misses Minnie and Lillie Vol cott, Mir Louis E Holt, and Master Harry Lake have the measles.
 Judge and Miss Burton, of Middle town. are expected at Mrs Granger's for few days visit on Saturday.
 Rev ). P. Hawley, of New Hart ford. will preach in the Pilgrim church on Sunday. March 22,in exchange with Rev c. D. Milliken.
 MT and Mrs William Sardam have moved to George Curtis house on Main St. where they will make it their home for the future.
 HI. P. Fargo, of Monterey, Mass.. acted as fifer in escorting the G. A. R. posts from the station at Great Barring ton to tho town hall last Saturday.
 Mrs H. M. Adams and Mrs T. l. Sackett are attending the department convention of the w. R. Corps at Mer- iden to-day as delegates from the corps here.
 -Rhoades & Stanton are accumulat- ing large number of logs on their lot on Railroad street and will soon move their saw mill thither from Falls Will lage.
 Miss Porter and the Misses Haw- ley, teachers in the same school where Miss Pearl Ham teaches in Winsted, were guests of Miss Ham at her home in Canaan over Sunday.
 During the past week Mir Lyman Dunning has been quite comfortable. His mind has improved and he recog- nizes the family. and is able to receive callers few moments.
 Mrs George Adam and her son John leave to day for Toronto, where they will be the guests for two weeks of Mrs Adams brother, Dr Geikie, dean of the Trinity Medical College, of that city.
 The Philadelphia, Reading < New England railroad company has taken of the night switcher in the Hartford yards. Two section gangs on the west end and one section gang on the east end of the road have bees discontinued.
 "A. c. Randall, president of the National Iron Bank, accepted the invi- tation to dine with Dr and Mrs Clemans on Washington's birthday. For twenty six years MT Randall and Dr Clemans were almost constant companions and now they meet as often as possible and sing "Auld Lang-sine,"
 The lowest point that the mercury reached at any hour of the day during the past week is the following degrees aboce zero: Thursday 8, Friday T. Sat urday 5, Sunday 10. Monday 26, Tues day 5, Wednesday 3. The highest point was AZ degrees above zero, on Monday.
 Thomas Bonner found portion oi an enormous silver eel in the meadow back of the William Bennett barn. Il had apparently been left in the small brook after the recent freshet and had been eaten off at both ends by mink or some other ''varmint." The DOT. tion which Mir Bonner found was more than two feet long and measured inches around.
 Henry s. Weaver who for several years has been clerk or right hand mar at J. l.. Bragg's store. will retire from that position on Saturday and engage in other business. William H. Elm mons will be Mir Weaver's successor For week or more MT Emmons has been in the store. finding the location of articles and getting the run of the business; or iu other words, " learning the steps for Lannergan's ball." w. are glad that MT. Emmons has decided to remain in town. Canaan cannot af ford to spare any of her enterprisine young men.
 Miss Belle Lorrain was given surprise party on Tuesday evening b, about twenty of her young friends Never was a surprise more complete By previous arrangement Miss LOT rain had gone to spend the evening a a neighbor's. At the appointed tim the conspiritors sent word to her that lady had called to see her moment Miss Lorrain returned home and wa ushered into the presence of the com pany assembled in another room. Tn early evening was spent in dancing thel refreshments were served, and afterwart games, vocal and instrumental musi filled up the time so pleasantly that i was nearly midnight before any wer aware of it.
 Michael Casey. of East Canaan, wa struck and instantly killed by west bound freight train on the P. R. & N E. railroad near the Junction station a Collinsville at about 12.11 Friday after noon. He had been engaged in cuttinI wood, and while going to work ha stepped onto the track ahead of tn train. probably thinking the cars wer on the other track. He was throw from the track in terribly mangle condition. Mir Casey had gone to Col linsville from East Canaan about tw months ago and was living with hi daughter. Mrs Martin Lindey. He survived by three children, besides Mi