Connecticut western news., 1900-12-27

-MlSS lneZ mllef oI pTcokiyH, IN Y. is the guest of Miss Nina Owens.
 Major Benoett and c. H. Briggs were home from New York over Christ mas
 Annual meeting of Housatonic Lodge, No 61, F. X A. NJ. on Fridav evening of this week.
 John W. Moore and Miss Alice Stone of Winssed attended the Hepta. sophs ball Wednesday night
 Michael Cahill of Salisbury has gone to Hartford to spend the winter with his daughter, Mrs Miunie Me Ousker.
 On Monday, New Years eve, Dec 31, q century party will he held at the rec tory of Christ church, An entertain, ment will be given.
 Santa Claus, ''large as life aud twice as natural" standing in one of G. l.. Parsons X Sons show windows dur ing the past week attracted much at. tention.
 Sunday morning at the Methodist church Rev E. J. Kelly preached very interesting Christmas sermon. In the evening the Presiding Elder Dr Clark Wright delivered very interesting address.
 -Canaanites will be interested in the intentions of The Norfolk Water Con- pany, viz. the extension of it's system, mains and pipes into the town of North Canaan. For particulars zee legal mo- tice in this issue of the NEWS.
 There is prospect of there being an old fashioned watch meeting at the Methodist church next Monday night, If the arrangements are completed the meeting will open at 9.3O o'clock with preaching and prayer service of which notice will be given at the church next Sunday.
 Rev NH. Mill has been struggling with a severe cold for several days and | was obliged to omit the Sunday even- ing service and the second service CD Christmas Day. He is under the doc- tors care but not confined to his bed. He was not able to attend the funeral of Mir Messenger today.
 The funeral of Mrs Hattie W. Case of Huntsville, Conn.,, sister of Prof Sterrie A. Weaver, the we'll known music teacher, who died in the New Haven hospital last week Wednesday afternoon, where she had been taken a few hours earlier, from an attack of Bright's disease, was attended in New Haven Saturday.
 The Christmas carol service at the | Pilgrim church last Sunday evening was very interesting. The printed pro- gram was entitled "The Desire of all Nations," aud the service consisted of singing by the choir, by the children, and by the congregation respectively invocation. responsive readings, iudi- vidual and class recitations.
 The reason the holiday supplements did not arrive in time for last weeks issue of the NEWS was because they were missent to New Canaan in Fair field county. Here they are at last, ,and we hope you will enjoy the New Year pages notwithstanding the Christmas pages are not timely today. The ex press company are not to blame; the
 bundle was not rig ehtly addressed.
 At the Pilgrim church last Sunday
 morning Rev s. A. Burnaby preached an excellent Christmas sermon from
 Haggai ii, 2. "And will shake all na
 tions, and the desire of all nations shal
 come" Mir Burnaby's sermon wal
 partly historical and pertly propheti
 and showed that Christ had shaken al
 nations, and that at the present tim the so called christian nations controlet
 the destinies of the world, that Chris
 was the desire of all nations and tha christianity or the spirit of Chris would eventually leaven all nations.
 The Heptasophs' dance at the Tow
 Hall, last night, was great success
 Parties were present from surroundin
 towns and fifty y-two dancing couples oc cupied the floor. The grand marc was led by J. H. Roraback and wifi followed by other officers of Canaa Conclsve of Heptasophs and thei ladies. Jerome Mays banjo music ha
 not been heard here in over five year I and large number of people wer a present at the concert which Mir Ma opened with "The Colored Major" Tn , players were the same favorites we hay g always heard, May, Garry, Bacheide
 Curtiss; and new pfanist-Eberhart I The music was as taking as ever aD
 everyone present thoroughly enjoye
 the concert and the dancing. A buff 7 lunch was served, E l.. Peabody ? Lakeville catering. John Beckle prompted the dancers in the quadrille The Heptasophs are to be congfatul U ted on so successful an affair. I'll 70 committee of arrangements was: R 's Peirce, H. E. Lyles. Dr Owens, Dr Ros $ A. l.. Barnes.
 A very pleasing and unique ente . tainment was gwen in the Pilgri ,' church Monday evening by the chil 1T reu of the Sunday school, dressed i' costumes to illustrate the nations tn 10 represented. The entertainment " u entitled "Christmas songs by ma, lo nations" Mrs Burnaby had spe 10 much time in getting up the euteriai 'e ment and great credit is due her for
 success. All the children, small al