Connecticut western news., 1900-05-24

HI. E. Holt and Edward McCarty are repairing s. c. Deckley's barn.
 To-day is Ascension Day. Services will be held in Christ church at 1O.3O m.
 Unclaimed letters at the Canaan post office are addressed to W. J. Lord and Mrs Stevens.
 Mason Noble, Jr, of Lake Helen, Fla, has arrived at his uncle's. J. $. Adams, for the summer.
 A hail storm occurred Monday noon and the mercury dropped eight degrees in about as many minutes
 Linus and Fred Sanford, Adelbert Cudney and Edward McGinnis have joined the working force of Otis Tur- ner's Big Shows.
 Several from here are intending go, ing to Falls Village on Saturday to wit ness the opening of Otis Turner's Big Shows. of minstrelsy, vaudeville and comedy.
 Announcement is m ade of the mar riage last October 19, at Millerton, N Y. of Mrs F. H. Carter, housekeeper for Mrs W. A. Brown of Canaan, and Daniel s. Johnson of Hartford.
 -S. N. Lincoln of the firm of Newton < Lincoln of Winsted was in town this week on business. He has taken space in the advertising columns of the NEWS and all who anticipate becoming brides will be iutere sted in what he has to say
 F. H. Smith, a popular conductor on the o. N. E., will move his family from Poughkeepsie to Canaan where they will occupy his mothers house on Reed street, Mir Smith has been given the conductorship of the fast mountain express" and will locate here by the | first of June
 -Orrin Wakeman, an old and highly respected citizen of Millerton, N. T., died at his home there at 2 30 o'clock Tuesday morning, aged over eighty. He was known to large circle of friends and was for many years a resident of Millertop. He is survived by widow, two sons and two daughters. The fu- neral will be attended at his late resi- dence Thursday afternoon at o'clock, Rev W. A. King officiating. The de- ceased was member of the Old Mems Union of Millerton.
 More weather capers. Last Friday terrific thunder showers occurred be- tween 4 15 p. m. and p. m and mild showers later in the evening which set tied into steady and heavy rain. The highways were badly washed and the rain of Saturday forenoon caused the ekberry river to overflow it's banks in many places. About 9 o'clock Sun- day evening 8 short but noisy electrical storm occurred. yet only little rain fell. The mercury record at noon for the last seven days IS as follows: 70.80- 51 60 53 6S-SO.
 Mrs Mary O. Corbit and party of friends went to Ct Burlington Monday from which place they took drive through the Berkshirss, stopping at Al ford, Mass, where they paid visit to Mrs Almira Milligan who, if she lives until July 23d will celebrate her 1O3d birthday anniversary. They found Mrs Milligan in better health than they an ticipated, she having been poorly of late. She talked and chatted with them quite cheerfully and they had very pleasant visit. She said she anticipated the pleasure of Eyiug to the end of the century.
 The selectmen are doing a better l job than most people expected, and bet ter than the selectmen themselves ex- pected, when they commenced taking out the rocks in the highway in front of the town hall, They have lowered the grade there considerably and are using the dirt and stone to raise and widen Church street west of the railroad cross. ing. This Is certainly in the line ol permanent improvement, and ought to have been done years ago, but at that time public sentiment would not en dorse such an expenditure and the se, lectmen had to be content with repair ing Main street instead of removing tht rocks and lowering the grade. Tn. } are also widening the roadway east oi the Main street crossing. These perma nent improvements are commendable and everyone will admit that the Mair street of any village should be of good width and as attractive as possible.