Connecticut western news., 1898-06-30
MT Hymeu Jacobs is on the sick

MT Hymen Jacobs is on tho sick list.
 The town began work changing the highway east of the Bennett Hill crossing last week.
 The horsemen were out on the track last Saturday afternoon exercising their horses. Warner and Braym trot ted two heats, in which Warner took first place both times. With this excep- ton there was but very little competi- ton.
 Charles D. Watson, of Grand Rap ids, Mich, visited over Sunday at Dan- iel R. Spaulding's and then called on old friends in this town and Nor folk. Mir Watson is former resident of Canaan He is son of the late Sey- mour Watson.
 | Rev E. c. Starr of Cornwall Plains. occupied the pulpit at the Pill grim church last Sunday. He preach ed very interesting and instructive sermon, taking for his theme, 1.-The Sun of the world" The services were thoroughly enjoyed by all who attend ed.
 P ostmaster Roraback had to send for more blanks for subscriptions to the new war bonds. They are going very fast all over the United States and the bonds are for $20 up. Ia the stock | market these bonds are quoted at 10S and no, while in the stock markets of | Europe tho Spanish war loan bonds are quoted at about 45.
 The M.E church parlors have been fitted up in very fine order during the past month. The rooms in the base ment have been repainted and the La- dies Aid Society last Friday took the carpets out on the lawn and spent the whole afternoon in fixing them up, so so that now the parlors are thoroughly renovated in every respect.
 The Julian Comedy Go. presented ''Dr Jekyll and Mir Hyde' at the Town Hall last night to large audience. The piece was splendidly played, Fred erick Julian doing the best piece of acting it was the pleasure of our local play goers to see. His handling of the dual role, and the difficult transforma- tions from Jekyll to Hyde right before our eyes were wonderfully we'll done; and the supporting company was ex- cellent.
 A large meteor fell last Wednesday evening about 10 o'clock in the heavens toward the south. It was seen all over the state and was most beautiful sight. The Hartford Post says in regard to it.: A meteoric body, seemingly as large as a double fist and very bright was seen in the northeastern sky about 10 o'clock last Wednesday night. It was rushing to the south and left trail of fire as it went. It seemed, to beholder to fall very near him, and as it fell it exploded like sky rocket, throwing out stars of fire as 1t went down. It was startling and somewhat alarming to those who saw it.
 The last meeting of the Pilgrim Club of the season met at the Pilgrim Manse Tuesday evening. About forty young people gathered to observe La- dies night. A very pleasant evening was spent. The exercises consisted of a paper by Albert Roraback entitled Improvements on Transportation be- tween Canaan and Norfolk" reading by John Adam, "The Battle of Liner ick," paper by Harry Holt, "Iufuence of the Pilgrims upon New England and the Nation," review of the work done by Eugene Rowe and the prospect and purpose for the Club. by s. A. Burma, by. Ice cream and cake were served and the social part of the program was | carried out.
 Miss Grace Roraback arrived home from the State Normal Training school at Willimantic last Saturday where she has been studying since January 1st She graduated with great credit last week Thursday, her sisters, the Misses Louise and Katherine, being present at the exercises. But what reflects the most credit upon Miss Roraback is the fact that she went through the entire course of instruction, which ordinarily covers two years, in the short while she was there, from January to last week. It is certainly very large amount of work to do in that short time she was there. She goes back to | Willimantic in September to teach in the city schools, full hedged teacher where she has formerly been teaching under the supervision of the Normal school.
 | The thermometer has been execut- ing gambols up among the nineties during the latter part of last week and the early part of this week. During Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday the weather was very warm, the ther. mometer registering anywhere from 9O' to 980. In looking over the files in re- gard to other matters we found that June 21, 22, 23 and "A, 1888. were spok. on of as the hottest days on record, tue thermometer on Saturday of that week reaching the 1C00 mark. During the week of June 14, 1891, the weather vas also very hot, it being 96' in some places; while on June 8, 1894, 1t showed and hailed around this part of the country, and again during June, 1896 at about the same time it reached 96' above. We think, however, that the