Connecticut western news., 1897-12-02
Local News.

was in town Tuesday.
 -"The New England Home" are booked for the Town Hall Dec. 2.
 The comic opera of "Wang" will be presented in Winsted tonight.
 The young people are arranging for . social ball about New Years time
 Mir and Mrs George Chattleton ar. rived at Reuben Sewart's yesterday They will reside in Bristol.
 James l.. Bragg is building broad piazza on the south and west sides oi his house.
 Mrs Blanche Frazier of New York, daughter of George Oles formerly oi Canaan, visited over Sunday at A. A. Hubbard's.
 - Mrs E W. Warner gave ten-cent tea at the Warner House last evening, which was we'll attended. Proceeds for Christ Church.
 Mrs Metcalf left yesterday for Thomaston, where she will visit her brother and afterward go to Boston or Florida for the winter.
 Rev B Seeholzer will deliver Q ser mon on the temperance question at tn Methodist church next Sunday evening. The title of the discourse is "A Way Out"
 Judge Thayer in the superior court at New Milford last week granted . divorce to Emma Mullaly from Michael Mullaly on the ground of cruelty.
 Advertised letters remaining in the Canaan post office are for R E. Bonner, John Conlin, Chas Crime (?), Mrs AL bert s. Comstock, L. l.. Green, G. W. Murray. Geo. Sweet.
 Mrs w. J Martin has presented the trainmen of the P. R. & N. B. R. K with very handsome and comfortable leather covered lounge for their room in the new office recently built at Hart ford.
 When the writer was boy he felt that Thanksgiving day was incomplete without good skating. Now he desires bicycling on Thanksgiving day. but last Thursday there was neither skating nor good wheeling.
 The popular humorist, James 8. Burdett, of New York, will give an en. tertainment at the East Canaan Congre- gational church on Friday evening, Dec. 8, at 7.3O. Admission, adults 25 cts, children 15 cts.
 The Episcopal Church social was largely attended at the Town Hall on Thursday night and good sum of money realized. The first part of the evening was devoted to games, and dancing was the order after nine o'clock. About midnight the dancers began to depart.
 Rev S. A. Burnaby delivered a splendid sermon at the Pilgrim church last Sunday forenoon on ''Dr Whitman, the Missionary. Statesman and Hero ' In the evening the service was very pa .triotic and conducted by the young men, consisting of drills, readings and singing. If you did not hear the pas tors sermon read in another column ar article headed "Dr Whitman"
 -Myron Hamblin, who was the old est man in the town of North East, N Y. died last Monday at his residence or Winchell Mountain just west of Miller ton, N. Y. Had he lived three weeks longer he would have been just ninety years old. His funeral will be attend ed at p. m to-day (Thursday) at hi late residence. The death of MI Hamblin leaves Mir Kneeland J.Munsor of Millerton the oldest man in the towl of North East. Mir Munson celebrated the ssh anniversary of his birth yes stsEday, Dec. l.
 -Kneeland J. Munson, of Millerton N. Y., is now the oldest man in tn, town of NorthEast, N. Y. MT Munsol was born on Canaan Mountain in tn, town of Canaan, Conn.,, Dec. l, 1909 but has lived in Millerton about thirt. years Yesterday he celebrated hi 8Sth anniversary at his home in Miller ton. About 20 relatives were present The occasion was a very enjoyable one and sumptous dinner was served The next issue of the NEWS will con tain complete report of the celebra fion.
 -Gorton's Minstrels arrived in thei special car last Friday. The rain pre vented parade but the Gold ban gave good concert on the hotel verar da at noon. The hall was filled a night to witness the minstrel sho' which was even better than that of las year All the performers seem to talk an especial delight in pleasing th audience. "Hank" Goodman was g usual q favorite and Yorkey was g funny as ever. Blentham & Byrne tn musical team, Mullen and Wonder tn "loose" fellows, and the quartette vel all taking features We hope to SC Gorton's minstrels every year.
 THANKSGIVING GUEsTs-J. D. Sc, cord and family of Lee at D. l.. Fre' mans; Mrs Clarence Vroman of Brool field at D l.. Peirce's; G. B. Gardne and family of Coxsackie. N. Y, Reube and Martin Mcintyre and families ( New Haven and Bridgeport at Warre McIntyre's; Geo. 0 Peet and wife { Bridgeport at J W Peet's; MT Ware ofSyri cuse, Miss Pearl Hamm of Vii