Connecticut western news., 1899-12-07
Miss Martha Manvel has returned

from visit.
 Mrs Henry Spencer of Stamford is visiting Mrs Bonner.
 -Matthew Kane has been very i l with pneumonia since last Friday.
 Miss Bessie Franklin of Hartford spent Sunday with Mrs H. E Lyles.
 Miss Mabel Robbins of New Jersey visited friends in town during the pres snt week.
 Charles Dodge, lineman, has come home from Winsted, as he has strained the muscles of his stomach.
 The ladies of the NJ E. Church will serve their annual chicken pie supper Wednesday evening, Dec. 13, in the church parlors from 5.30 to 9 o'clock i; also a sale of useful and fancy articles.
 The selectmen ask the people who are dumping refuse on the town dump ing ground to not dump it beside the road but drive further in on the ground 1; and those people who dump refuse in the sash and blind factory canal near High street are warned todesist.
 According to the new time table of the Berkshire Division passenger trains now leave Canaan as follows: Going south at 8 21, 9 40 a. m., ? P, PAP and 4 AT D. m Sundays at 4 22 p. m. Go- ing north at g 40 a. m.. 12.38. 4 20. 6 30 and 2. O4 D.. m.; Sunday at 940 a. m. The trains leaving at ? 27 and 4.25 p. m are mixed trains carrying passengers and freight.
 Make note of 1t that on December l, 1899 there was no snow on the ground, no frost in the ground and ap- parently no water in the ground. The streams, wells and cisterns were very low but the mercury was high-regis- tering 56 degrees at noon. The roads were dusty and the wheeling as fine as in July. But about 10. 30 p. m of that day shower arrived, with the mercury at 53 degrees, and the next morning the streets were somewhat muddy. Decem- ber l, 1899 is said to be the warmest December 1st on record.
 David Smith Potter died at Thom- aston last week. He was born in the town of Canaan, June ', 1880 and spent his boy hood on his fathers farm. His father was Christopher c. Potter. David s. married Mary Smith of Shar- on in 1855; she dying in 1892. David moved to Thomaston in 1859 and since 1889 had been engaged in the dry goods business. His funeral was held in Thomaston last Friday. Mrs Miles Riggs of Norfolk, who died two weeks ago, was & sister He is survived by two children, one brother and three sisters
 On Saturday, Nov. 25, Prof. and Mrs Sterlie A. Weaver of Westfeld, Mass. was very pleasantly reminded that the date was that of their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Friends and neighbors gave them surprise party, taking possession of the house. MT and Mrs Weaver were presented with large and handsome case of ster- ling silver forks and spoons, also set of silver knives with handles of mother of pearl A collation. was served at which the surprised couple were the guests of honor. MT and Mrs Weaver were for years residents of this village. The latter was the only daughter of the late Carlos Holcomb. New Hartford Tribune.
 There is no need of dancing teach CTS any more and one of our staff will soon be looking for another kind of winter evening business. The New York Evening World has recently been series of illustrated dance lessons in which it says the waltz can be learned in one lesson. According to those lessons the gentleman starts of with his right foot backward, and steps backward six counts; the turn is made by placing the right foot back of the left aud swinging, and the reverse is just the same only different in which you place the right foot away from the left. That's all there is to the waltz and it's dead easy. If you don't be- come proficient waltzer by following this description it's the fault of the de- scrlp'ion; not yours; and you may call at our office for correct description which will take you from four to six lessons to learn. We can beat the s.Worldo on dancing aditors