Connecticut western news., 1896-02-20
Local News.

-Ih6 Monday EVenlnS OiuO VIII meet next week at Mrs Henry c. Barnes
 Lewis Rhoades. Ma tin McCarty and Edward Lorr'an are in New York.
 Jack Frost paved havoc with the water pipes and heating apperatus about town last Monday.
 Little Roger Rood was taken sick last Friday and on Sunday the measles developed rank enough to convince all what the disease was. Roger is now getting along nicely.
 MT John 0 Richmo, d. Mrs O. H. Bris gs a Mrs H B. Ives are recover ing from the measles. They th,nk that the adage Better late than never" does not apply to having the measles.
 Was, iugton's birthday occurs on Saturday, Don't fail to display the national fl g that day. Remember that the ''stars and strpes" on the flag were copied from George Washington's coat of arms aud crest.
 -Th- lot and bull lings kne wn as the Cornwall Creame ', si na ed in the tosn of Go nwal', Conn.,, ~ith all tue tools, appliances and appurtenances thereunio belonging, will be so d at aucti on the premises on Thursday. March 5 h at 10 "a m.
 Daniel Sweeney. received finely mounted deer head on Monday. The head was shipped him by his brother. Owen. who lad shot the animal in the Adiro dacks. Owen Sweeney has been about ten yeas in the Adirondack region, connected with the railroads.
 A letter from Frederick Julian dated at Detroit. Mi, h., last week stated that his wife. Edith Julian, is at the Rochester, N. Y hospital recover ing from a nine weeks severe illness Both Mir and Mrs Julian have been with the White Squadron" Co.,, this winter.
 Sunday was Mrs F. W. Barnett's 45th birthday By way of giving her pleasan' surpris., nnmber of her friends made mp stocking leg of 45 silve- dollars The dollars were ar ranged in 6 circle around the breakfast table Sunday morning. Mrs Barnett WAS deeply touched by this act of kind ness. MT Barnett uas also remembered with ten silver dollars.
 -"Canaan people are excited over the report that pretty Nellie Avery, aged Is. organist of the Baptist church Is to marry William Da, ton, who is 75 !" Thus reads an item that appeared in one of our exchanges two weeks or more ago. We did not then consider it worth while contrad,cting but now that the item is going ,he rounds of that stat- press perhaps we ought to say there Is no Ne lie Avery. no Baptist church and no William Dayton in Ca. naan, not at least in this one of the dozen or more Canaans in the United States
 WEATHER CATERS. Showed furi- ously last Thursday forenoon; ,ained during the afternoon and eve, ing but f,oze up during the night and made ic walking Friday morning, yet Frida proved bright and sunny. The south wind and thaw of Saturday spoiled the s'eighi' g. Only ten degrees above zero Sunday morning and the day proved Marchy one d ended with s fearful gale of wind during the night. From Is to p degrees belo,o zero Mon day nor ing; Seven degrees below zert Monday noon. Twelve degrees belou zero Tueeda, morning and IT abore Fer, Tuesday noon. Eleven above zert Wednesday morning and % above al noon. Snowe in afe noon.
 The Leap Year ball at Town Hal on the evening of the 14th was ths event of the season and great success. socially snd financially 7 about TO coupl, beng present, number atter ding iron Sheffield, Falls Village and Lime Rock The ladies did the honors nicely ant especial praise is due the committee fo their excellent management. In grand march was led by Mrs l. A Freeman and MT Robert Peirce, an, was conducted by M Alkaline Roo and Mrs Ila Pease The costumes 0 the gentlemen were principally c black, among which were numerou full dress suits. Beautiful boquet were worn at the pels by nearly al the gentlemen Baldwin's orchestr furnished very fine music, and spler did supper was served Tue hall wa tastefully decorated with heart shape notices two of them reading as follows 'I.adylike department is requi' ed ( the gentlemen" ''Ladies must nc leave their partners standing in tn middle of the floor"
 The Norfolk Amateur Dramati Club Minstrels at the hall on Saturda night deserved much better attend ance, as the show Was a big one fc this town and splendidly carrie through. The humorous part of th show was A l. Joe Hollister. Harry Ste1 ems and George Nash being very 'unu, The fancy clog dancing of Remedy an O'Connor, and the banjo playing of A wood were taking features. The dres circle first-part was handsomely co' tuned and was we'll performed, COT taining the usual minstrel songs an quartetts Bland and Rice, the re, articles, gave pleasing harmonica an banjo speciality Barker & Leversids orchestra pla, ed the music. The clo