Connecticut western news., 1883-02-21
LOCAL NEWS.

-Washington's birthday tomorrow.
 -Landlord Warner has new hen nery, l.. A. Caldwell architect.
 Mrs c. H. Watson of Irondale is visiting friends in town.
 Prof W. R. North of West Cornwall was in town last week.
 -Dr Camp reports 8 severe case of scarlet fever in Ashley Falls.
 Mrs David Proper who has been vis- iting at Judge Changers, is quite ill.
 Rev Dr Eddy preached at the Con- gregational church in Kent last Sunday. Everybody should read Dr John Lounsbury's letter in another column. -Soule Brothers have purchased 4,213 pounds of tobacco of J. W. Bar mum of Falls Village.
 Miss Emma Rodemeyer of Canaan is visiting at her rich but honest broth er's- Talley Ledger, 16h. -Lenten services in Christ church this "Wednesday morning at 10 and in the evening at o'clock. Also on Fri day at 10 am
 A son of Thomas Fallen of Ore Hill was kicked by horse, last week Tues day, fracturing both bones of the leg 8 few inches above the ankle. It was set by Dr Orton.
 MT Sartial Root, who was reported in our last issue as on the gain, has had 8 rela pse and we understand that his con dition is critical.
 The surprise @ party at MT News in Lime Rock, last Friday, was attended by nearly 50 couples, including large number from this place and Ashley Falls. A good time is reported.
 -Dea Amos Peirce brother of D. l.. Peirce of this place, died at his home in Elmwood, Ill, last week. He was born in this town and lived for many years on the Harvey Barnes place on Rood Street. The grand list of the town of North Canaan for the past year compared with that of the previous year, is as fol lows 1881, $693, 200,-1882, $695, 725 tax, 1881, $9,O85 25,-1882, 9,450. 12 -Landlord MacDonald's lease of the Stevens house expires March l. We understand that he has not decided on a future place of residence. The travel ling public who resort here will miss s:Mac, "who, by his accommodating man ners, has won many friends among the fraternity.
 Rev Dr Hiram Eddy will deliver hi lecture on ssJots about and Reminiscen ces of the War, in our town hall, nex Monday evening, February 27. As tn doctor knows how it is himself, havini been one,of the first to go to the iron and khaying some vivid personal recol lections of Libby prison and Anderson vile, his lecture cannot fail to be an in teresting one. Come and hear 1t.
 While Mir Patrick Fitzgerald wa unloading milk at the depot last Satur day, 8 quantity of snow slid from the roc to the backs of his horses, causing then to run. The only damage done was tn spilling of two cans of milk. The sam afternoon as MT B. c. Ives was crossin the Connecticut Western rail road nea Pequigney's his sleigh caved under hin giving him barely time to get out the way of train.
 MT Jesse Stanton, residing ill Asl ley Falls, died, Monday morning. H had been suffering for some time fro1 dry gangrene in the foot Last Thur day Dr Samuel Camp of Great Barring ton assisted by Drs Whittlesey of Gre Harrington, Scoville of Ashley Fall Averill of Falls Village, c. w. Cam of this village, and Sanford of Sheffiel amputated the foot just above the ankl as the last hope of retaining life. H age, nearly 80, did not favor recove and his system could not survive u shock. The funeral will be attends this Wednesday, afternoon.