Connecticut western news., 1899-05-18
-Luman Foote is feeling stronger than he did few days ago.


 to be proud of his house with it's new dress of paint.
 Letters uncalled for at Canaan post office are addressed to George Curry and Mrs Elizabeth Dean.
 -Sixty-eight calves were bought by the buyers at this station on Tuesday prices 6 to cents per pound.
 pr Emile Weiss of Braemer Hauven, Germany, called on Dr Ross few days ago and will be here again in about three weeks. Dr Weiss was formerly of Danbury.
 Miss Nellie Schamerhorn, who has been living at Pine Plains for more than year, has been spending week at her home and is now visiting friends in Winsted and Torrington.
 Last Thursday Tom Sweeney caught 3i pound speckled trout in the river near the furnace at East Canaan. This is the largest speckled trout caught in town this season.
 Ernest 0. Spur, who graduated from the Canaan High school number of years ago, has just been promoted to travelling auditor of the Joyce Lumber Go. situated at Correctionville, Iowa. Mir Spur has been with the Joyce Co.,. for several years.
 So interesting was the debate at the last meeting of the Pilgrim Club that it was resolved to have another, which will be held at the home of John Hub bard M, y 31st. The last meeting was held with Arthur Hanlon. The fiual meeting of the season will be in June
 It is expected that the summer time table will go into effect on the Central New England railway May 29th. Among the changes mentioned is pas senger train to run between Millerton and Poughkeepsie daily. In all proba- bility the west bound morning train due here at TO- "A will also run through to Poughkeepsie instead of Millerton, as at present.
 Jesse Stanton, aged 83, died Mon day night at the home of his son Rex ford in Canaan Valley of Bright's di- sease, from which he had suffered for month past. He was a native and a resident of Sharon until three years ago, since which time he has lived with his son Rexford at South Canaan and at Canaan Valley, Mr Stanton has been totally blind for twenty-eight years. His wife died twenty-three years ago. He is survived by four children: Rex ford Stanton of Canaan Valley; David of Cornwall Bridge; Charles Stanton and Mrs 0. M. Winchester of Sharon. The funeral was held at the house yes terday, burial at Lime Rock.
 The time has arrived when deeds will weigh more than words-when even one dollar contributed toward erecting a soldiers monument in this town will be better evidence of patriotism, and 8 better tribute to the soldiers of the civil war, than Memorial Day addresses, be they ever so eloquent. "Facts are stubborn things, meet them as we may" It is lamentable fact that North Ca naan neglects it's duty in regard to erecting a soldiers monument. It is fact that for many years North Canaan has given the old soldiers Memorial Day addresses instead of giv ing them money to erect a monument. "Money talks" This year let money do the talking. Let the 30th of May 1899 be devoted in North Canaan to raising the necessary funds to erect soldiers monument here. It would be an everlasting disgrace to let this cen tury close and leave North Canaan with out soldiers monument.
 Rev F. W. Barrett and family are packing up their goods preparatory to removing to South Glastonbury. This entire community is sorry that Mir Bar nett feels that it is his duty to now change his field of labor. Canaanites will not become reconciled to the de- parture of Mir Barnett and family. MT Barnett does not intend to preach farewell sermon. He says farewell ser mons are sad affairs and harrow up the feelings of pastor and people. MT Bar nett had intended to give history of his eighteen years work in Canaan but he finds that he prefers to let his work speak for itself. Without any notice whatever Mir Barnett gave farewell talk to his congregation last Sunday morning. Among other affecting re- marks he stated that he loved this par ish, and he had given it his best work done the best he could while often handicapped with poor health. It was very tender scene and there was scarcely person in the audience who did not weep. Mir Barnett spoke very highly of the choir and it's good work
 The liquor cases resulting from the Law and Order League raid were brought before Wilson E. Hicks of Sal isbury, acting justice, at the Town Hall here on Saturday. The case against Miles Ferris was continued for one week. Secretary Thrasher, Detective McClair and other officers of the League were present and after waiting one hour and no one appearing to claim the liquor seized at the Fitzgeralds, Prosecuting Attorney Wellington B. Smith con demned the liquor and the League off cers proceeded to destroy it. The bot ties of beer were smashed in the rear of the hall and eighteen barrels of the cider were emptied on the Town Hall lawn when J. E. Rhoades, who lives near by and is an officer of the Episco- pal church, objected as the stench reached his house and the cider was