Connecticut western news., 1897-03-04
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THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1897.
Local News.

LONdl NCWS.
 Ice, . Mud,
 And March.
 Good bye, Grover.
 Mrs O. s Warne is expected home from Florida to-day. Charlie Bigelow is recovering from an attack of the quinsy.
 James Murnane, of hilDont, NY, spent Sunday with hls sister here
 Tt is not yet known who will preach in the Pilgrim church next Sunday.
 Willie Nicoll fell and dislocated his shoulder while skating last Saturday. A new armory for the Cowles Guard is to be built in the city of Hudson, N. Y.
 William Nisbet's stock of new goods at East Winsted is increasing, and so is his trade.
 -Yesterday being Ash Wednesday, services were held at Christ church in the morning.
 There has been no apparent change in the condition of Robert H. Marvin during the past week.
 Tax collectors notices are harbin- gers of spring notwithstanding organ grinders have not appeared.
 Edward McCarty will work Mrs George Adams farm for her the coming season. beginning with March 1st.
 The Methodist Church at Canaan desire Rev B. Seeholzer to remain here another year, and the Methodist Church at Millerton. N. r., desire Rev T. s. Bond to remain there another year.
 A pleasing entertainment consisting of Mrs Jarley's Wax Figgers," inter- spersed with dialogues, quartettes. songs, etc., will be given at Grange Hall in East Canaan tomorrow evening ct o'clock, sharp.
 Phillip Ham, who has been clerk in Fuller & Peet's store several years, has accepted position as assistant in the post office at Great Burlington and commences his duties to-day. He is faithful and efficient, remarkably polite and accommodating. and he will doubt less fill the bill in every respect.
 We have just received from The Page Seed Company of Greene. N. Y., the 25 cent collection of seeds such as they are advertising elsewhere in this paper. The packages are not samples, but full size packages and contain a good liberal quantity of seeds. We think all of our readers will be more than pleased with the seeds if they should order them.
 Abraham Ferris. the Syrian ped dler, has been dangerously ill for about Q week with pleuro pneumonia. He is in a wood choppers cabin near Judge Roraback's cottage at Twin Lakes. About 13 Italians also occupy the shanty, but will leave in day or two. On Monday matters were complicated by a fire which burned portion of the roof. Abraham Is cared for by an old woman.
 Mrs Fanny Bradley, of Clayton, Mass., has an old pewter or block-tir teapot that was the property of Gener. al Ashley and which the general used during the Revolutionary war. Said tea pot was kept in the Ashley family until, or about the time of, the death o Mrs William Ashley when it was giver to Mrs Bradley's mother. Mrs Fanny Bradley has many other old fashioned articles; among them are pewter plates lamps, looking glass. iron mortar ant pestle, The lamps and mortar belong ed to her grandmother.
 The 2lst annual report of the Ca naan V. I. A. was issued yesterday ant shows the financial condition of the As sociation for the year ending March 1897 as follows: RECEIPTS; cash ol hand March 10, 1896, s9.49; cash iron "Esther" concert $1O U0; cash from con tributors Sl62 77 Total receipts $182 26. EXPENDITURES; for care of lamp f95 95: oil and fixtures $74.39; repair $l 80; blowing snow S8 %; printing an mailing 20th report $2.12. Total e1 penditures S182 26. The annual meet ing was held at the Town Hall las evening.
 The third annual reception of th dancing class at the hall last Frida evening was one of the pleasantest a fairs of the season. Between thirty-iv and forty couples participated an danced till 2.30 a. m. The hall ha been prettily decorated by the clas ladies and, combined with the hand some gowns of the fair ones and ever ing dress of the gentlemen, made pleasing picture. At 9.15 sho promenade served to form the quat rifles for the lanciers and the dance Wi on. Mr John Beckley, the instruct' of the class. prompted the movemen of the square figures. The acting fio' managers, Messrs H. s. Thomson ar w. Van Deus n. were very efficient ar exerted themselves to see that everyor danced. The program contained fe very pretty fancy dances and when hs over, the company repaired below stai to partake of buffet lunch furnishe by the ladies of the class Baldwin orchestra with Charles Smith, violinis furnished superior music. Among tl