Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05

-Elght scnolarS now attenu the evening school at the Canaan Academy.
 Mrs Barnum. of Monterey, Mass, and son spent Sunday with MT and Mrs H. B. Ives at the Warner House.
 -Messrs. Fox and Cribley killed p pigs on the Reimer farm on Saturday. Dover Plains cor. Amenia Times.
 A pretty good days work.
 Band meeting is postponed until next week Friday night. on occount of the band room being occupied till that date.
 Miss Lizzie Lorrigan, of New York city. formerly of this place, attended the funeral of her niece. Helen Lorri- gan at Lakeville on Wednesday of last week. .. a....
 It is reported that Edward Hawver is to move to the Darwin Prescott farm occupies that farm, will go to Tor rington.
 The ladies of the Pilgrim Church will serve supper Wednesday eve ming, March IS, from to o'clock. Price 35c. The receipts for the O. O.. Howard Roll of Honor.
 The moon got full last week-got full on Wednesday, (not whiskey ) The Black berry river also got full last week got full on Saturday. and had an old tear Saturday night, and the backbone of winter got badly sprung If not broken) on the latter day. Where is the Law and Order League?
 Mrs Victor LeBlond will sell a large amount of personal property at public auction at her home in Southern New Marlboro, on Monday, March 23. at 10 6. m. The schedule includes three COWS, one horse and other live 8 ock, wagons. carriage, farming tools, household furniture. meal, potatoes. hay etc. See posters.
 -Dr J. D. Clemans has purchased J. l.. Bragg's dwel ing house, store building, barn. sheds etc. and the land connected herewith, on Main St. Mir Bragg will occupy the premises another year and will continue his flour, feed, grain, lumber, groceries and provision business the same as heretofore, except on larger scale. He has recently made many decided improvements on the interior of the store building and also changed the arrangement of his wares.
 Rev. I. N. Earle, of Philadelphia. has been engaged by the Connecticut Sun- day school asso citation to give his illus trsted lecture on The Life of Christ in the Methodist church, Canaan Mon- day evening, March 9. at 2 30 o'clock Nr. Erle will u.e large, fine chart, | and his lecture will be very interesting and instructive All Sunday school workers cordially invited. A free will offering for the work of the Come cticut Sunday school association will he re. ceived.
 An exchange makes the following | appeal to its readers: Don't get mad il your visitors name does not appear in the personal column. Perhaps yon did not tell the editor, he's no mind reader. Don't get mad if your neighbor's do ings are referred to more frequently than your own. Your neighbor uses his mouth. Your mod,sty may be keeping you in obscurity. That's nc dream. A newspaper man can't spend all his time on the street-and make three meals day. If you know an item of news, hold us up and give ii to us. Sixteen 10 one if we get it sec ond-hand there will be blunder II it..
 Mrs Laura Bill, aged 69 years died at the home of Mrs Hummer, il Hinsdale, Mass., February 20, as the re suit of a shock of paralysis which shs substained about two weeks previous Her funeral was attended at Mrs Plum mer's on the afternoon of Feb 22, ths Rev J. H Laird officiating. Mrs Bil had been a resident of Hinsdale fo many years and was much respected She is survived by one brother. Samue Nicholson, of Bridgeport. Conn, wh' is n engineer on the N. Y. N H. $ H railroad and is the oldest engineer il service in this section, he having run locomotive for over forty years. | -"Queen Esther" is to be produced by local talent at the Town Hall, Ca naan, Mar. 11th and 18th under tn direction of Dr c. O. Payne, of Sau gerties, N. r.. for the benefit of Tn Village Improvement Society. Ticket will be on sale at Collin. 8 iewelry stor after l p. m. Saturday, the 7th. Sc small bills
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