Connecticut western news., 1900-12-06
Mrs Samuel A. Eddy and son Aller- in raiprpad Mondov frop, Jamaatowp

| ton returned Monday from Jamestown, NJ
 -G l.. Parsons & Sons have an ele- gant display of lamps and china in one of their show windows.
 -J. s. Wheeler of Waterbury and D. F. Wheeler of Washington. Hollow, N. Y., are visiting relatives here.
 John Simmonds has moved trom the Shields tenement house to the Dean place nov owned by the town.
 Mrs J. ". Andrews of Courtland, N. Y. will spend the winter here with her daughter, Mrs N. l.. Jackson.
 Thomas Abbe and family have been moving into Mrs Bonner's house on Granite avenue during the past week.
 George Wilcox is the proprietor of a handsome 4-year.old bay gelding with a record of 24. He purchased him of Charles Shove of East Canaan.
 Quite number of young people tended tue verbal invitation dance at Town Hall on Thanksgiving night, and enjoyed the occasion very much.
 W. H. Emmons, after two weeks siege of pneumonia, is again attending to tho wants of his customers at his store. looking as natural as life and just as handsome. His many friends will be glad to learn of his recovery. The Poughkeepsie Eagle says: "The old soldiers are warned to beware of swindler who is offering to sell them 8 book and also Q certificate which will make it easy for their wives to get pension after they are dead. He wants one dollar down and two more on delivery of the goods.
 A very pleasant feature on Thanks giving day at Pilgrim mans, was we'd ding at high noon. The contracting parties were Edward Walter Brown of Bristol and Miss Grace O. Brazee of Sharon. Guests present enlivened the occasion by generous sprinkling of rice upon the departure of the bridal party who drov, to SouthAeld. Mass. to dine with the brides parents.
 -Dr H. l.. Ross placed some of his fancy White Wyandottes in the Dan bury chicken show last week and they proved to be about the only thing there in their particular line, carrying of 1st, 2d, Sd and 4th prizes. He and two others were tied on the silver cup offered for the highest scoring male bird in ths show. His cockerel which took 2d prize he sold for $10.
 A change of time went into effect on the Berkshire Division on Sunday last. A train each way has been taken of, viz the noon express north bound, and the afternoon 5.02 express going south. Passenger trains now leave Ca naan on this road as follows: Going south at 8 20, g 40 2. m. 2.29. 2 40 and 4.37 p. m. North at 9. 40 a. m.. 12.35, A.15, 6 29 and 7.02 p. m. Sunday trains. north at g. 40 .. m, south at 4.19 p. m. None of the afternoon trains connect with the o. N. E.
 The third of the course of five lee, lures which are being given at the Methodist church under the auspices of tho '. P. s. o. E.. occurs tomorrow evening at o'clock when Rev 2. W. Willard. D. D.. presiding elder of the New York District, will give his popu- lar lecture "On and Beyond the Sea. II Mr Willard has delivered this lecture at various places and is universally spoken of in the highest terms and tho speaker has very pleasant and impressive de. livery and enjoys very enviable repu- tation as lecturer and orator.
 The oolored population was out in force and it's beet suit of clothes to at. tend the cake walk and ball at Town Hall last week Wednesday evening. The white trash were also there in con. spicuous numbers and eniSSed the af' fair nearly, if not quite, as much as the participants. It was not quite the suo. cess hoped for, due to the fact that many were prevented by illness. from attending. There were but three coup les in the cake walk which was rather tame affair and disappointment to the spectators. Mrs Adeline Johnson Fran kim was awarded the cake as the best walker. The NEWS is in receipt o letter from John H. Grant which reads: II wish to extend thanks to tn, public of the town of Canaan for thei attendance to my cake walk Nov. 2S and also wish to state that I am yer, sorry my program was not carried ou as advertised. Two of my singers wer, taken sick few days before the even took place and could not come. Bu we will call on you again in few week with something on the program tha will please you. Watch this paper fo the day and date, also program"
 POINTENS.