Connecticut western news., 1897-04-29
THURSDAY. APRIL 29, 1897.
Local News.

 were in town Sunday. George L. Parsons and Jerome G. Root are improving, but do not as yet return to the store. W. H. Emmons and Hugo Thom son witnessed the Grant Memorial parade in New York Tuesday. -"Monkey back" is the latest name for the man who rides a bicycle with his head down over the handle bars.
 Miss Nellie Crawford, of Los Anpe- les, Cal has recently come to Canaan to reside with her sister, Mrs Seeholzer. Rev S. A Burnaby and Mrs Burma by arrived last week and are the first occupants of the new Pilgrim parson age.
 Mrs Katherine Brown and Mrs sc. Beckley attended the comic opera Rob Roy' at Parsons theatre in Hartford last night.
 The ladies of the Pilgrim Church will serve Tea in the church parlors tomorrow Friday) evening from 5.3O to 7.3O o'clock.
 Communion of the Lords supper will be observed at the Pilgrim church next Sunday morning; also at the Methodist church.
 The Children's Guild of Christ Church met at Dr 0. w. Camps house and conducted sale of fancy articles and served supper from to 6 p. m. yesterday.
 About three weeks ago Editor Rodemeyer was called to temporarily fill position on the editorial staff of the New Haven Palladium. He re- mains there yet and is doing good work.
 Mrs Preston's school has been closed all this week owing to her ill- ness with German measles. Mrs G. w. Parsons and Miss Jennie Ham have al- 50 been victims of this malady, but are improving.
 Hayward Augustus Harvey, son of the late Hayward A. Harvey and grand son of the late Gen. Thomas W. Har- vey, and Miss Maud Etherington Prin- dle were married at Orange, N. J., April 2Oth.
 Work on the bicycle path on Rail- road street was commenced last Friday. Harry Nicol has taken the contract to complete the paths that have been commenced. That means good work and promptly done.
 A pretty church wedding took place at St. Joseph's church. Winsted, on Tuesday. when William Reel. son of James Reel, of this place, and Miss Elizabeth Quinn, of Winsted, were married b, Rev Fr. Leo. After their wedding trip to New York city MT ani Mrs Reel will reside in this place, where they will receive warm welcome.
 Our Great Burlington correspond ent mentions the resignation of Editor Beach. MT Beach has done good and faithful work for the Courier, and his relations with The NEWS and neighbor- ing papers have been pleasant. We are sorry to part with him SO soon after becoming well acquainted nevertheless we wish him success wherever his lot may be cast
 Nothing slow about this climate! You must hustle if you change your garments as frequently as the weather changes. For example-only 16 degrees above zero April 20 Mild and pleas. ant April 21. Nearly 90 degrees in the shade April 24 and 25 Rain in even ing of April 25 and 26, cloudy and dowr to the freezing point April 27. All thi' weather in one week.
 -Dr H. l.. Ross will soon liberate 1T the woods three pairs of the Englisl ring-necked pheasants. These birds are nearly as large as Leghorn fowls have long tail feathers and the males are of very showy plumage. They are to be set at liberty that they may Gin crease and multiply and replenish'' oul woods, so if you happen to see any o them don't shoot them.
 We have learned that the NEWS wa misinformed in regard to the fire whicl occurred on the 18th inst near Pin Grove Camp Ground station. It az pears that the credit for extinguishinl tue flames should be given to Geo. R Wilcox. James Rodemeyer. Mir Maris ton, MT Boinay, Edward Hawver, Jr. Frenchman whose name we have no learned, and J. H. Roraback instead c to the workmen from the shops g Amesville. Furthermore it is admitte that said Frenchman with his horse an blow turned the tide of battle, or i other words made the Hast ditch" o furrow which the flames could nc cross. It was almost forlorn struggle but by heroic efforts Pine Grove an it's cottages were saved although som of the fire fighters were disabled fc several days.