Connecticut western news., 1900-05-17
THURSDAY. MAY IT, 1900.
Local News.
.Apnle trees are in bloom,

bOWu gcopoAoeys
 -Acel F. Rood has been on the sick list the past week.
 Mrs William Warner went to Yer mont Monday for an extended visit.
 -Is there any more magnificent bo- quet than large and symmetrical ap- pie tree in full bloomf
 K E. E. Munson of Millerton, well known in Canaan, is suffering with felon on one of his fingers.
 Harrison Ives and his mother from West Goshen called on friends in this village and East Canaan last Saturday. The dancing class reception will be given tomorrow evening, May 1S. A number of invitations have been sent out
 Mir and Mrs J. H. Lyles will go to Fishers Island next week to spend the summer. They have spent the winter at The Naples.
 Letters advertised at the Canaan post office are addressed to Rev. Patrick Byrne, Fl. Chapin Sons Mfg. O., and George Londyke.
 Miss Edyth McLylie, who has been head waitress at the Warner House for some time past. returned to her home in Stafford Springs yesterday.
 The Litchfeld Northwest Sunday School Union will hold convention at West Cornwall on Thursday, June 2. The program is not yet completed.
 Some of the rocks in the highway in front of the town hall are being re- moved and the grade of the road lower ed. No one will "kick" against this improvement.
 -One of Canaan's dry thunder storms occurred early Monday evening. No rain fell but the lightning discombobu- lated the cable of the Canaan Local Telephone Go.
 As will be seen by legal notice elsewhere in this paper a meeting for the purpose of organizing cemetery association will be held at the Town Hall at o'clock on Saturday.
 The summer time table on the Gen. tral New England road will go into ef feet on June 8. The new train to Hart ford will go on the next day and on Saturday evenings will run through to Millerton.
 QhA~.Ion hac fined to his bed since Sunday noon with the rash which has tormented him more or less for number of years. The present attack causes him more suffer ing than usual.
 David s. Cowles Post, G. A. R. have decided to have their Memorial of graves and Col. Lawrence's address, on Wednesday, May 30. the address be- ing in the afternoon at Town Hall.
 HI. B. Ives, J. s. Adam, Dr H. l.. Ross, W. H Camp, J. B. and l.. 0. Rhoades of this place, Louis Nash of New York and Wm. Johnson of Win sted will leave here on Saturday for a weeks stay at Twitchell Lake near Big Moose in the Adirondacks.
 Louis Holt carries his left arm in . sling on account of dislocated shoul- der which he sustained on Tuesday, He was riding bicycle near the Ca naan Lime Go. kiln and ran over a piece of fence wire which tangled up in the wheel and precipitated Holt on to the point of his left shoulder
 The weather capers since last Thursday evening, when the mercury dropped to 30', have been remarkable. Friday morning the mercury was six degrees below the freezing poiLt but at noon 1t was 61' above zero. Saturday noon 65', Sunday noon 80', Monday noon 88', Tuesday noon 90', yesterday noon 70'. Of course during the middle of each afternoon the mercury was sey. eral degrees higher than at noon. Tues day there were mild thunder showers between 5.30 p. m. and 7.30 p. m Iu New York city the heat broke all rec ords for May 13, IA and 15, and we pre- sume it did in Canaan. Yesterday morning the mercury had dropped to 520.
 Monday was hoodoo day for Cen tral New England trains. Early in the afternoon the tender of the passenger train became derailed at Pine Meadow and the train due here at PAY did no arrive until about p. m. About 23' p. m. an extra engine jumped frog a the Barkhamsted siding below Eas Winsted and the engine came to stor at right angles across the rails. Al passenger trains had to transfer and tn circus audience due to leave Winstet ct 4.40 did not leave till about 6 o'clocl and the train reached Canaan at ' in stead of 5. 45 as due. They made theiI return from Millerton 50 late tha people intending to go to the circus il the evening gave up the idea, as th train instead of leaving here at ' di, not go till 8.45. The derailed engin, below Winsted was not got onto tn rails until m. Tuesday morning consequently the Forepaugh Sell Bros. trains were late in reachin Hartford, where they showed on Tues day.
 Se~