Connecticut western news., 1900-01-25
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 25. 1900
Local News.


 measles in this village.
 Jacob New of Ghent. N. I. is visit ing his son Jerry $. New Tn this village. Miss Katherine Roraback is con- fined to the house with very hard cold.
 -Liveryman Michael Madden has been seriously ill the past two weeks, but is now improving.
 The largest attendance of the sea- son was present at the Social Assembly on Tuesday evening. Next meeting on February6.
 A large ice house-30x50 feet in size. with 26 feet posts-is being built on the south end of the Canaan cream. cry in this village.
 Can any of our readers tell where .Sunses Rock" is2 We are told 1t is nine miles west of Norfolk and we would like to locate it.
 -Dr Samuel Camp of Great Barring ton continues to improve. He does not yet leave his bed but his appetite is good and he sits up in bed to take his meals.
 Census Supervisor Eddy went to Washington, D. 0. yesterday to hold 2 consultation with the officials of the census department in regard to the scope of the work for Connecticut. He expected to be absent from Canaan three or four days
 Mrs Collin. mother of F. R. Collin, is seriously i'll at her home in Miller ton. N. Y. On Monday of this week it was feared she would not survive the night Her son went to see her again Wednesday afternoon and at this writ ing has not returned.
 Here IS an extract from a letter written to s 0. Beckley by John M. St. John of Chicago. Ill.. under date of Jan. 2l: I've are all we'll, and hope you and your family are the same. We arc having . very open winter. no frost in the ground. nice pleasant days Re- member me to all who know me-"
 An institute for the teachers of the towns of North Canaan, Cornwall, ,Shar. on, Salisbury, Goshen and Colebrook will be held at the Town Hall, Friday, February 2. Prominent educators will address the morning and afternoon ses- sions. O. D. Hine of the State Board of Education will in the evening deliver m address on ''Italy." All are invited to attend.
 Deacon David N. Fuller accident ally cut his foot with m axe about ten days ago. The wound was so slight that he paid but little attention to it for sev. eral days, but walking caused it to be como indamed and last Monday it was deemed best to call Dr Camp to treat it. The inflammation has not yet sub sided and the deacon has to keep rather quiet. which is hardship for man ot his tireless energy.
 We arc the fortunate recipients from Mrs wm. W. welch of Norfolk, ,oi one of the biographical sketches of tn, late Major General John Sedgwick O Cornwall. This sketch was written b, Mrs Wslch-a sister of Sedgwick-sev eral years ago for the recently deceased General Thomas W. Myde. who was a that time prop osing to write a more ex tended life of Gen. Sedgwiek. Gen Hyde became too busy in actual worl for his country to write his intende' biography of Gen. Sedgwick. Mr Wslch has had only 500 copies of tn book printed and they are for privat circulation.
 The concert and readings gwen 6 Town Hall last evening by Miss Laur Chapin, soprano; MT E. s. Chspir baritone; ReY l.. D. Bliss, reader; an Mrs E. s. Chapin. accompanist were most enjoy able entertainment. Mis Chspin possesses . wonderfully swe, voice which she uses in a most charm ing manner. Mir Chapin sang with h usual power and well trained voic The readings of the Rev Bliss vel happily selected, and Mrs Chspin VI entirely satisfactory as an accompanis Miss Chapin's piano selections were a % very pleasing. The next entertain ment of the course will be lecture Rev J. E. Price, D. D at the NJ church on February, 13, subject: "U seen Forces"
 The Madonna Social" was carri, through successfully at the PIgri Man,s on Monday evening. The e tertainment provided was first cla' Essays by Mrs Ives, Miss Adam, Mi Dunning and Mrs Eddy were read l spectively upon Legends of the Mado na-the Madonnas of Murillo Bat celli and his works-Raphael and
 nhoOunAS ootoo py A1k 1 VI Benedict. Duets by Mrs Burnaby a
 Miss Carrie Fuller and Miss Franc
 Adams. The influence of Christisni
 on art, which was to have been spok
 upon by Rev s. A. Burnaby, was om
 ted owing to the lateness of the ho
 and the richness of the feast alrea
 partaken of. Refreshments were Sc
 ed. The house was bes sutifully deco
 ted by upwards of6O Madonna pictur
 and vas well filled with guests.
 greater interest was attached to t
 svsnt for Mx and Mrs Burnaby sir
 1t was tho fourth anniversary ot th
 marriage.