Connecticut western news., 1898-02-10

"A public dance at Town Hall last Friday night was we'll attended. Music by Ball and Bartlett.
 The scholars of the Canaan Valley school and their teacher passed through this village on sleighride Tuesday.
 Chester NJ. Deming has been afflicted with an ulcer on the pupil of one eye for week or more but the eye is now improving.
 John Beckley went to Lakeeille last night to prompt for the Sons of Veter- ans ball. Colts military orchestra of Hartford furnished music.
 Fred R. Collin was on Monday ap pointed town clerk and treasurer of the town of North Canaan in the place of J.. Henry Roraback, resigned.
 Pleasant View farm in Canaan Val. ley owned by Dr Clemans has been leased to R. Stanton for term of five years. Mir Stanton has lived in Sonth Canaan.
 Frank Emmons, of Great Barring ton, Mass, son of Charles Emmons of this place. will leave for Alaska on the 22d inst He was in Canaan yesterday to visit relatives.
 The New Hartford Tribune says: Word comes from Hartford that Rev J. P. Hawley, who is under the care of Dr Stearns, is not as well, and is gradu- ally growing weaker.
 William Waller ard family will move into the Dr Smith house near Barnes lime kilns about April 1st and John Parmalee and family will move into Mir Walters house.
 Report has reached the ears of Dr Avs that he intended leaving Canaan. The doctor wishes to state that he has never had such intention and he is To- cated here permanently.
 Mrs Milo Crocker has been quite sick at her home in Pittsfeld Mass :. nut is improving. Her daughter, Mrs E. R Lorrain, was with her over Sun 'ay helping take care oi her.
 While the NEWS is being printed this (Wednes day) evening the Scotch entertainment is being presented at Town Hall, but we cannot publish a re- port of the occa sion until next week.
 Rev E Whittlesey is seriously ill at the home of his daughter, Ms Thomas Abbe, at Pennington. Tester day his condition was reported as more favorable. Dr Camp saw him yester- day
 MT Countryman of the Hartford Post spent several hours in Canaan last Saturday on his route to New Milford in search of further details in regard to the recent sale of the water power at Falls Village.
 George H. Blodgett's carload of horses arrived Tuesday from Chicago. They are desirable lot of matched and single horses and range in weight from $50 to 1856 pounds each. They are on sale at the Warner House stables.
 Through the efforts of Hon. J H. Ketcham a cannon has been donated to Henry Gridley Post, G. A. R., of Mil Ierton, N. r., which will be properly mounted and placed on the green in front of the Methodist church at that place.
 The Ozone club of Millerton, N.Y., was incorporated Thursday to conduct a fishing and hunting clnb at Salisbury, Conn. The directors are o. A. Cline, H. H. Becker, B. s Keefer,P R. Cline and E. Fl. Thompson of Millerton. The club has camping place on Mt. Riga.
 Saturday, Feb. 18th. will be Lin coln's birthday and as such will be ob- served as legal holiday in this state, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvr mia and Washington. Fling "Old Glory" to the breeze on that day in honor of the great Martyr President.
 Last week Wednesday afternoon, just before the sun set, three sun dogs were visible, one at each side of the sun, and one much fainter above the sun. They were brilliant spots show ing some of the prismatic coIors. The New York Herald speaks of the phe- nomenon and says that these sun dogs are rarely seen in these attitudes and that by scientific men they are called parhelia or mock suns.
 It is emi-officially stated that Bar nun Richardson Go. will soon rebuild the Beckley furnace. 80 called, at East Canaan which was destroyed by fire about two years ago Plans have been drawn which will be great improve ment over the former structure. A switch t ack will be built so that c,rs of ore can be run directly into the top house of the furnace without breaking bulk after they leave the iron mines in Salisbury The work of rebuilding will commence as soon as the weather will permit.