Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-04-04

Mics Ella Consadinc visited friends
in New Haven last week.
Mrs Horace Holt has been con-
fined to the house for several days. with
cankered sore throat.
"A flock OF. wild geese, about fifty in
number, passed over this village Tues
day flying north.
The Easter services at st. Joseph g
church will commence at 9 O'Clock next
Sunday morning.
MIR and Mrs W. G. Howell drove
from Salt Point, N. Y. last Saturday,
to Canaan, and were guests of j. 81.
Lansing over Sunday.
AT the Methodist church next Sun
day morning the Rev E J. Kelly will
preach an Easter sermon. The chill
dren's Easter concert will be given in
the evening.
y. w. Peet recently purchased
VIM. Canfield's building lot on Rail.
road street and is making preparations
to erect hardware storehouse for the
firm of Fuller & Peet.
CHARLES Schrier returned last Mon
day from Waterbury but is still suffer-
ing from the effects of the grip, and
will wait few days before resuming
labor at Wilcox & DeHart's.
"A letter received this week by one
of Ebony" TESTERS friends here states
that he Tony is clerking in Case &
Belden's grocery store in New Haven
Charlie Bigelow, who went from Rob-
erts' store, is also clerk at the same
place.
John Hong has moved. from E. w
Warmers tenement the Pequigney
place. into Mrs d. Hardenburgh's red
house. Charles Kepler of Boston Cor
ners, N. Y, moves into tbs house va
Gated by Mr. Hoag, and is employed as
brakeman on the G. N. E. switch train
Charles Rodemeyer has been COM
position on the News for nearly ten
years but on March 18th resigned his
position to take effect April l. He has
gone to work in @. 81. Pease's job print
ing office. The NEWS staff is 10th to
part with "Chick," but all are glad that
he will remain in Canaan. John G ;.
Beckley has taken 'tChick's" case at
the NEWS Office for the present.
j. r. Paine has been seriously i'll
with neuralgia Of the heart at his home
in Millerton. N. Y. since Thursday eve
ming. March 81. An enquiry by tele-
phone yesterday afternoon was answer
ed that Mr. Paine remained in about
the same condition. About SO years
ago Mr. Paine, with his father in law,
the late Mr. Dayton. kept the hotel in
Canaan under the firm name of Paine
& Dayton.
N. 8. Stevens is now making Neuf
chatel cheese at his creamery in this
village. He makes several different
brands or grades, all of which find q
ready sale. J. B. Rowley of New York
city is the owner of the right or the
secret process of making the cheese
Mr. Rowley has been here about two
months completing arrangements fol
this business, but has been delayed be
cause for at least month Mr. Stevens
was confined to his house in con
sequence of an accident. We hope t.
be able in subsequent issue to tell oul
readers more about this new industry
for Canaan.
We suspect that J. n VanDeusel
feeds his horses too many oats; ut al
events his team felt gay last Friday ant
encouraged by the cold weather and tn,
"wind in frolic" concluded to have
frolic OF their own. Late in the after
noon Edward Hawver was drawing Goa
with the team, and drove heavy load
on to Mr. VanDeusen's scales on Rail
road street. Mr. Hawver weighed tn
load but white he stepped aside to ge
the iron chute to place on the load
savoy few the team like the down OF
the thistle" They came tearing dow
Railroad street at terrific speed an,
headed straight for q row of team
hitched alongside Jackson, Epglesto
4 Co.'S store. just then Benjamin Bald
win turned into Railroad street on hi
way from the post Office. He saw tn
runaways coming and ran to meet then
and tackle them. In front of Fuller
Peet's store he grabbed one horse b
the bits. The team might as we'll hav
run against wall, for their progress
was stopped and q collision with tn
other teams was averted. Mr. Baldwin
~ was brave bat dangerous one.