Connecticut western news., 1897-01-14

Rev Fr. Sullivan. newly ordained priest, officiated at St Joseph's church Sunday, having succeeded Rev Robert J. Early, who has been transferred to Meriden.
 Mir and Mrs David Walter gave a very pleasant ''at home" to thirty five or more invited guests last Monday evening. The occasion was the 25th anniversary of their marriage and they were the recipients of some very nice presents. Excellent refreshments were served.
 -Commissioner Hubert Williams has kindly sent us copy of the first bien- nial report of the Commission of Fish cries and Game. It is very inter sting reading and the information given in regard to the stocking of our waters with desirable fish, such as shad, brook trout. salmon and other varieties is very gratifying to fishermen.
 The performance of Gorton's Min strels is strictly refined. entirely it from start to finish for a lady audience. It is white minstrel organization and should not be confounded with the colored minstrel companies that run out now and then and make living off Mir Gorton's we'll earned reputation as 1.-The New Orleans Minstrels."
 Another old settler has fallen Another of Canaan's gigantic butternut trees lays low. It was one of the Hast of the Mohicans" and for several gener- ations has been land mark. It stood in the meadow midway between Union depot and the sash and blind factory. No one knew its age but it Was a mighty tree, yet many of its limbs had broken of and it seemed advisable to remove it. Its trunk was so large that it would have been great undertaking to cut down the tree. therefore it was set on fire last Saturday and it kept burning until when Sunday morning appeared it was discovered that the old veteran lay prostrate in the field.
 Duncan Clark's Female Minstrels played at Town Hall last Thursday evening to very poor business They were not billed except by dodger on Thursday morning announcing them as the hottest show on earth," and they only fulfilled this promise in degree. They gave a concert" after the regular performance in which the jokes (?l were broader and the dancing more after the order of the Seeley dinner. There was not woman in the audience. In ads of the show iu other towns we noticed that this is the Doth year of the organi- zation and we judge from appearances that MT Clark has with him at present at least two performers who were ma tured souhrettes when the show gave its initial performance. Canaan people are saving their money for the good minstrels on Friday night
 Following is an extract from the report of the Woman's Missionary So ciety of Pilgrim Church. that was read at the annual meeting held on the Sth of January:
 We enter upon this new year with deep sorrow over the removal of two most valued and efficient members.
 ''In September, Mrs John Reed was taken from us to & higher field; and since this week began. Mrs George Full. Ter has been transferred to brighter scenes and more active work. While we know the gain to them Is beyond ex. pression, not one of us but will testify to a sense of loss unspeakahle, and to d epest sympathy for ,he broken fami- lies in the homes so darkened.
 Tt is befitting in this connection to notice the death of Mrs l. F. Reid. re- gently of Hartford. through whose eff forts largely. while resident of Ca. naan. this Woman's Missionary Society was formed. and to whose influence can thus be traced the origin of whatever good 1t has accomplished
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