Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-02-28
No fogs in February this year, new


ertheless look out for frosts 10 May.
There are three ON the sick list at
Walter K. Landon's, Daley, Eva and
Viola.
r. @. Newton of New York visited
his relatives in Canaan from Friday I'M
til Monday.
Mrs Ferdinand Beckley, who has
been i'll with pneumonia, is improving
rs rapidly as could be expected.
Charles Gillette has not been we'll
for few days. He is troubled with
indigestion and nervous dyspepsia.
We cannot guarantee to print the
News ut the usual hours while the
Water Company prohibits the use of
water motors in this village.
Mrs Frank Coon went to Westfield,
Mess. last Saturday to visit her father,
D. L. Pratt She will remain until
next Tuesday or Wednesday.
About an inch of snow fell Fridey
afternoon, and that leads US to remark
that thus far this winter this section has
taken snow in homeopathic doses,
The ice crop was never more
abundant nor of better quality than
this winter. There can be no excuse
for not harvesting it. Ice ought to be
cheap next summer, even in the cities.
Albert and Clinton Roraback passed
the anniversary of Washington's birth
day at their home here. Clinton re-
turned Sunday to New Haven, but AL
bert will remain IN Canaan q few days
longer aud rest as he has not felt quite
we'll from vaccination.
Mrs D. l. Freeman has been sick
with the grip about four weeks. Dur
ing that time she has partly recovered
and twice had relapse. She sat up
about three hours last Sunday. but on
Monday she suffered q slight shock
She was better yesterday than on Tues
day.
Wallace Jester, who has been en-
ployed as clerk in jackson 4 Eggies-
tons store ever since they came to Ca
naan, sewers his connection with them
the first of March. He will go to his
home in Pleasant Plains, N. Y. for a
few weeks visit. Wallace is q nice,
genial fellow and a fAvorite with all and
We are sorry to have him go away.
"A number of people in this village
were aroused just before midnight last
Friday evening by the long continued
blowing of q locomotive whistle in the
@. N. E. yard. Many thought it was
an alarm of fire, but inasmuch as the
church bell was not rung they did not
leave their homes in search of a confia.
grafton. The whistle mystery was moi
explained that night, but it has since
been reported that someone for joke
tied chunk of coal to the lever or han
die of the whistle.
The Norwalk Hour appeared or
Monday under 3 new management, hav
ing been purchased by stock company
OF which ex- Mayor Arthur G. Wheeler
of Norwalk is president and Victor 8
Selleck of Norwslk is secretary and
treasurer. Sherwood G. Cummings
formerly of Canaan, is one of the stock
holders. The managing editor is Wei
lington A. Tolles, and the associat,
editor is Edward ]. Thomas-both o
whom were for tws I've years with tn,
South Norwalk Evening Sentinel TIL,
Hour has always been bright ant
neway paper and under its new manage
ment we expect it will be more interest
ing than ever.
Mrs Katie Lent Stevenson of New
ton, Mass, called on old friends in thi
village last Thursday while on her wa,
to attend the W CT. U. convention a
Great Darlington. It is over 80 year
since Katie Lent resided in Canaan ant
her father, the lnte Marvin r Lent, wa
pastor of the NJ E. church here
Thirty years bring great changes an,
few if any Canaanites recognize,
katie" last Thursday; and on th
other hand Katie" failed to recogniz
many of her old friends. DR. Owens
father was in the NEWS Office whe
Katie called here and it was somewha
amusing to have her enquire which wa
Sam Beckley. Mrs Stevenson spok
in the High school building at Gres
Darlington on Thursdsy evening. an
delivered an address to the w. O. T.
convention the next evening In the Coz
eru9nkionAl church n at, BarYinston.