Connecticut western news., 1899-02-23
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY a3. 1899.
Local News.


 bury yesterday evening, where he is now holding court.
 --The new front for Jackson, Eagles. ton < Co.'S. grocery department on Rail road street has been put in.
 The backbone ef winter was broken last Thursday and Friday unless we get six weeks sleighing in March.
 Frank Strong of Dalton, Mass, has been visiting relatives here since Saturday but expects to return home today.
 The American flag was in evidence on the flag pole in front of town hall and on many buildings in the village yesterday.
 Howard Wells, formerly in the em- ploy of the Winsted Optical Company, is employed in the shipping depart ment of the Pope Manufacturing O. of Hartford.
 A wagonload of young people at- tended party given by Miss Kate Smith at Robert Little's Tuesday. even- ing. Miss Smith is niece of Mrs Lit tle
 DIS Cowles Post and the Woman's 8 Relief Corps must have devoted much labor and expense in providing that bountiful and epicurian dinner for their guests yesterday. They did nobly, and deserve much credit.
 Our Canaan friends who live in Vineland, N. J. have just had a taste of old fashioned New England winter. During the recent blizzard Vineland had snow three feet deep on level &C., oompanied by bowling winds and zero weather.
 As an aftermath of the great snow storm of last week we will mention that the first passenger train which arrived in Canaan from Winsted after 7.45 o'clock Monday evening was ''Dud" Paine's train which reached here on Thursday morning about 8.25 o'clock.
 HI M. Adams writes from Ware house Point under date of Feb. 21 to the NEWS as follows: Mrs Adams is surely convalescent; sat up in her easy chair seven minutes Monday afternoon for the first time. Her strength was very greatly reduced by the pneumonia process and it will take time to recover her normal vigor.
 -Michael Haley for many years a resident of this vicinity died last We'd nesday night after an illness of several weeks at his home just across the Housatonic river on the so-called Scott place in Weatogue, town of Salisbury. MT Haley was 75 years old and is sur vived by his wife. Funeral service was held at the Catholic church here Sun day forenoon, and the burial was in R. 0. cemetery.
 The junior class of the academic department of Yale University held it's annual election of editors of the Yale Literary Magazine on Monday. The following were chosen: Samuel G. Camp of Canaan, John M. Hopkins of Decherd, Tenn, Hubert Taft of Cin- cinnatti, O, Owen M. Johnson of New York city, James w. Barney of New York city. The new board organized by electing o. M. Johnson chairman and J. H. Hopkins business manager
 Here is the weather record for the past week: Thursday morning 5' above zero, clear; noon 40, cloudy; evening 33 rain. Friday morning 35, clear; noon 51, hazy; evening 37, cloudy. Saturday morning "A, fog; noon 46, hazy; even ing 34, rain and snow. Sunday morn ing 33, cloudy; noon AZ, partly cloudy; evening 29. clear. Monday morning 34, cloudy; noon 52, sunshine; evening 40, clear. Tuesday morning 33, 3,cloudy noon AS. cloudy; evening 32, clear. Yesterday morning 36, cloudy with south wind; noon 50, sunshine; evening 35. cloudy.
 In Christ church the hours of ser vices on Sundays are 10.45 a. ID. and 7.3O p. m. Sunday school at 12 m. During the season of Lent there will be additional services as follows: Evening service with sermon on Thursdays al 7.30 p. m. Morning Prayer with devo. tional readings on Fridays at 10.3O a. m. Children's service on Thursdays at 3.3O p. m. At the Thursday evening services the sermon will be preached by different clergymen from out of town The preacher this evening will be tht Rev Mir Ellis of Sheffield. Everybody will be welcome at any of these services
 Joseph s. Adam has received let ter from his sister, Mrs Rev Mason No ble of Lake Helen, Fla, giv ing . report of the recent colo weather in Florida. Mrs Nobl, writes that on Sunday morning, Feb 13, there were few inches of snow on the ground and the mercury was on ly 16' above Zero. Down in the Miam region one million crates of tomatoes were frozen and all vegetables wer, ruined. Those who depend on marke gardening for living are greatly dis couraged. The 1st Florida Volunteer has been mustered out and Mason No ble, Jr hes returned to his home . Lake Helen. G. Adam Noble, the eide brother who was in the same regimen is SpsaAiae ssms tsns Ia Georgia.