Connecticut western news., 1900-06-07

will continue to be until July 8th.
 Miss J. J. Jackson of Lakeville is visiting her brother, N. l. Jackson.
 Here is the mercury record at noon for the last seven days: S3-S0.S0 64-76 7S S7.
 Mrs W. J. Thomson and son Hugo arrived yesterday from Boston to spend the summer at their summer home, Mount Elm.
 Edward Hanford of Walton, N. Y. and Mrs Mary Sherwood of Unadilla, N. Y. visited their aunt, Mrs J. N. Fox, at East Canaan last week.
 pr T, W. Harvey of Orange, N. J.. who spends the summer at East Ga naan, has built tennis court on Mrs Fox's premises at East Canaan.
 The Peirce & Freeman Co.'S case against the Town of North Canaan, in regard to taxes laid of list of 1898, con- menced in the Superior court at Win sted yesterday.
 Don't forget the auction on Satur- day at p. m. at the Rodemeyel house on Railroad street in this village. Household goods, furniture, crookery, stoves, carpets, shoemaker's tools and stock will go to the highest bidder.
 The reception given by the singing class at Mrs H. B. Lyles' last Thursday afternoon was largely attended and was a very enjoyable occasion. The class sang number of selections and Miss Chapin favored the company with sev- eral solos. Light refreshments were served.
 The flag which Miss s. W. Adam displayed in front of her residence on Memorial Day has quite history. Miss Adam made the flag in 1861 and during the Civil war displayed it when ever the Union army won battle, and she has since displayed it on all patri- otic occasions.
 Of the twenty eight men who in April 1859 formed joint stock corpo- ration and built 8 Town Hall in this village only two are now living, viz., Daniel R. Spaulding of Canaan and Edwin Ives of Scranton, Pa. John H Hubbard, the man from whom they bought the land, is also dead.
 The work of remodeling the Har- man Peet house was commenced last week. Last Friday or Saturday while Charles Butcher was assisting in said work he found beneath window sill and between the walls two old fashion ed coppers or Liberty pennies. One bears the date of 1798 and the other 1905.
 Since the death of his wife on March 29, Samuel s. Butcher, who has been the lineman for this district of the s. N. B. Telephone Go. for the past eight years, has been trying to get transferred to similar position in the Bridgeport district. Last week it was accomplished, and Charles Dodge takes MT Dutcher's position in this dis trict.
 The annual examinations for ad- mission to the upper room in the Ca naan Graded School will be held at the school house Wednesday, June 13. 1900 beginning at 9 o'clock q. m. All pupils from this or any other town who wish to enter this room next fall are re- quested to take the examinations at this time. By order of the Acting School Visitor.
 On Thursday last Col A. B. Law renee of Warsaw, N. Y. gave S. Beck ley portion of the Confederate flag which had foated over the capitol of the Southern Confederacy at Richmond, Va. at the@time of it's surrender in 1865 and which flag Col. Lawrence had low cred with his own hands, This rare souvenir will be greatly treasured by Mir Beckley who hereby publicly thanks Col. Lawrence for his great kindness.
 Murray G. Hcag says that Decem- Der Is, 1840 is the date when the first passenger train arrived in this village. It was not regular train at that, but was an excursion train or free train to give people a chance to see what rail- way train was. Canaan was then the northern terminus of the Housatonic railroad Murray ought to know, for he was alive at that time and is still very much alive although s9 years old lSe 18th day of last March.
 The Straw berry tea and garden hat sale given by the Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. church at the church par lors Tuesday evening was decidedly gratifying social and financial success, between $35 and $40 being the net re- ceipts. The young ladies presided at the tables and by their courteous de- pertinent and happy faces added spice and flavor to the temptin edibles, and tnereln QOuDtleSS lies the secret Of the above mentioned success.
 -sThe Schoolmates" met with Mrs Hiram Briggs at her home ia East Ca- naan last Friday. This society or cir cle of old friends was formed more than quarter century ago and comprised the girls who attended school together at the old "Red School House" in East Canaan more than fifty years ago. They hold an annual reunion, and ir rotation meet at the home of each member. On ly five members survive, viz, Mrs Briggs, Mrs Hanna Seward, Mrs Sabra M. Humphrey, Miss Catherine Law. renee and Mrs Lyman Dunning. All
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