Connecticut western news., 1899-02-09
Local News.
Good sleighing has arrived.

Bridgeport Monday to attend the we'd ding of her sister.
 Letters uncalled for at Canaan post office are addressed to Miss E. A.Ervin and W. H. Nichols.
 John B. Reed attended the funeral of his aunt, Mrs Sarah Emily Reed, at Pittsfeld last Monday afternoon.
 Mrs Harriet Adam and Mir and Mrs Charles Adam have been quite sick with colds or grip but are now convalescent.
 Mrs NJ G. Adam and daughter Catherine went to Toronto, Canada, Tuesday to mako three weeks visit with Mrs Adams brother.
 -The dance at Town Hall last Thurs. day night was we'll attended, number from Norfolk being present. Doty's orchestra furnished the music. -Cendlemas Day was bright and fair and the woodchuck saw his shadow, so according to old phrophecy we are booked for six weeks more of genuine winter weather.
 From yesterday Hartford Courant we learn that Charles B. Whitney and Robert L. McLain have appraised the estate of Mary w. Ward, late of Hart ford, at $21, ,53747. The Courant pub- ished the list of the property apprais- ed.
 The West End whist club met with the Misses Peirce on Monday evening. The last meeting of the season will be held next Tuesday at Miss Edith Barnes The Upton Club hold their last meeting on Monday evening at Miss Bragg's.
 The Winsted Citizen says: Round pieces of brass the size of quarter of a dollar and stamped "Rome Brass X Copper Co.," are used by travelling men and others to beat tho automatic tele phone machines of the Southern New England Telephone company. They are frequently found in the machine at the depot at Norfolk.
 The Cranford Club formerly tn Travel Club extends g cordial invitation to the public to be present at lecture to be given on Saturday, Feb. 11th at 230 p. m in the NJ. E. church Canaan by the Rev s. Parkes Cadman, D. D., pastor of the Metropolitan Temple. New York city. Subject: English Cathe drals. Admission free.
 -Weath her report for past week: Thursday, 5' above zero, clear; Friday 20, cloudy in morning with ice storm in evening; Saturday 25, cloudy morning but sunshine later; Sunday 15, showing; Monday IA with light snow in evening; Tuesday IS showed in evening; yester- day IS showed all day.
 -The Pittsfeld Sunday Morning Call says:
 Many in this city regret the death of Mrs J. o. Dunning, 50, who was for a number of years the proprietress of
  capable in business. keen to opportuni ties and a maker of friends. Her last illness was of but 8 few days duration. The burial was in Canaan, Ct."
 The baby snow storm last Friday turned into an ice storm during the evening but did no damage in this vi cinity, and during the sunshine of Sat- urdsy forenoon the trees and grass ap- peared to be covered with diamonds. It was indeed a beautiful scene, like Fairy-lan and many cameras caught the picture.
 Mrs Henry M Adams, matron o the Hartford County Temporary Home at Warehouse Point, has been very ill with pneumonia for a week, but Mir Adams wrote on Tuesday morning that the patient had passed comfortable night. Her friends in Canaan think she must be improving because no re- port was sent them yesterday.
 Prof o. T. Winchester, presiden9 of Wesleyan College at Middletown, Ct, delivered most excellent lecture in the Canaan Entertainment Course on Tuesday evening. His subject was s'London One Hundred Years Ago." He made his address intensely interest ing, using faultless language and per feet rhetoric. Everyone attending was enthusiastic in commendation of the lecture.
 Secretary Hine was unable to be present at the teachers meeting which was held at the High School building last Friday afternoon. Prof Morrill, of the New Haven Normal School was present and gave 8 most excellent prac- tical talk upon Language, as it should be taught in our public schools. The attendance was as good as could be ex- pected considering the weather. Sails bury, Cornwall, South Canaan, Hunts vile and Norfolk were represented. A similar meeting will be held March 3 Secretary Hlne Will conduct the meet ing. The subject for the meeting has not yet been announced.
 Henry Ives, former resident of Canaan, died at Winfield, Kans Jan. IA, aged 82 years. It will be remem- bered that one of his sisters, Mrs Caro- line Baker, died at Pleasant Valley, Conn. the proceeding day. Between 1840 and 1862 MT Ives and his brother Edwin operated the sash and blind fac- tory in Canaan, under the firm name of H. & E. Ives. Henry was thorough business man, and was selected for po- sitions of trust and responsibility in town affairs while in Canaan. One brother and four sister are still living