Connecticut western news., 1902-03-20
-Harrv Nicoll from Rochester, N Y

Mass, visited friends in town the latter part of the week.
 Mrs R. c. Newton and her sister, Mrs Kellogg, who have been boarding at "The Naples" through the winter, ex- pect to go to New York tomorrow to remain 8 month.
 -Brown's Minstrels, all negroes. played at Town Hall last Thursday and Friday nights. Those of the audience who paid 50 cents have got 40 cents worth of show due them.
 There's every indication that spring is near and one sign which is consider ed quite certain is when the wild geese are returning north A flock of them was seen on Monday. March 10. near North Salem going to the north.
 Rev. E. J. Kelly was unable to preach last Sunday evening as he was struggling with severe cold. On Sun day morn ing, notwithstanding his ill., ness, he occupied his pulpit and preached a grand sermon from the text, Precious Faith.
 Harvey Sabine, foreman of the NEWS, has been struggling with severe cold or the grip nearly three weeks but kept at work until last Saturday. He is at his home in Millerton, N. Y. un- der the care of a doctor who says Harvey must rest at least one week.
 Genuine March weather has pre- vailed since Monday. The mercury registered only 15 degrees above zero yesterday morning, and at Il o'clock snow commenced falling accompanied by very strong northwest wind. It was the most tedious day of the season.
 The carpenters have practically completed their work on the second floor of Jackson S Egglestop's store and have taken possession of all the lower floor except the grocery department. It is case of, "old things have passed away; all things have become new"
 Cupid is sure to take Jackson & Eggleston's bookkeepers away from them. "Jack" says there are already seventy five applications for the posi- tion of bookkeeper made vacant yester- day by the marriage of Miss Armstrong. He says that position brings better re- suits than sny matrimonial agency.
 Letters remaining uncalled for at the Canaan post office are as follows:
 Edward N. Davenport
 Mrs John Foley
 Mir Homer Pulver
 Mir Willis D Sheldon
 Mrs Daniel Walsh
 Agnes D. Walsh.
 James Carleton Arms, president of the Arms Pocketbook Company, died at his home in Hartford last Saturday, March l5. His son and family occupied the Whittlesey cottage two years ago. His son died about year ago. Mir Arms came to Canaan to visit his son while he was here. -.
 -J. l.. Bragg says if people will observe they will realize that about every year we have nearly zero weather on or about .he 17th of March. Forty years ago the 17th inst. he went to Hartford and it was good sleighing, and for three mornings thermometers regis tered at zero.
 The vestry of Trinity Church at Newtown met last Monday and voted to extend call to the Rev. J. H. George of Salisbury to become rector of Trinity Church, from which the Rev. c. T. Linsley recently resigned ard accepted the call to become rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Hartford.
 -The firm of Johnson, Lindell & Go. will be dissolved April 1st by the re- tirement of Charles Nelson and Charles B. Peterson. Frank Johnson and Chas. Lindell will continue the business un- der the firm name of Johnson < Lindell. It is reported that MT Nelson will move to Torrington and Mir Peterson will return to Sweden. ~
 The remainder of the Lenten ser vices at Christ church will be as follows: Week days, Wednesday and Friday, Litany and address-4 p. m; March 8 (Palm Sunday 10.45 a. m; Sunday evening services-5 p. m; Holy Week. daily services (except Saturday, 7.30 p. m; Wednesday p. m; Good Friday, The Three Hours-12 m. to 8 p. m; Easter Eve, Holy Baptism 4 p. m; Easter Day, Holy Communion 730 g. m. and lO.45 g. m; Children's Festival at 5 p. m.
 Mir Frank Anson and Miss Clara Armstrong, bookkeepers in Jackson & Eggleston's store, went to New York yesterday and were married at 2 p. m. in the Metropolitan Temple by Rev. T. s. Bond, former pastor at Canaan and Millerton. Their many friends in Ca naan and vicinity tender congratulations and best wishes. MT and Mrs Anson will commence housekeeping in Canaan whenever they can find house that suits them. MT Anson will resume his his duties as bookkeeper at Jackson & Eggleston's store next Monday. but Mrs Anson has given up her position there.
 At the time the NEWS forms closed last week, the condition of Mrs H. l. Ross was considered hopeless by the family. There was not much change in her condition on Thursday, and on Friday night it was not thought she could survive until morning. But fav- orable symptoms appeared Saturday