Connecticut western news., 1884-11-05
LOCAL NEWS.


 Lawrence Gillette returned Satur- day from Adams, Neb.
 Miss Hattie E. Belden of South Ca naan has been very i'll for two weeks, but is now able to sit up part of the time.
 The timber for the tobacco ware house arrived last Wednesday and on Monday the carpenters commenced framing it.
 The funeral of Miss Catherine R. Cowles was attended at her late resi- dence, Monday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Rev F. W. Bsrnett conducted the ser vices.
 George W. Hall & Go make slight change in their advertisement this week and call attention to their complete as- sortment of cloaks, dolmans, newman kets. etc.
 George 0. Peet went to Ansonia last Saturday to remain several weeks, clerking in a hardware store while one of the regular salesmen goes on 8 west ern trip.
 Last Friday Mrs Frances Bigelow sold her farm to Rev W. J. Thomson and will sell her personal property at auction on Saturday, Nov 15. See auc- tion notice in another column.
 Darius Rood and wife. formerly of Canaan but for number of years resi- dents of Yineland. N J.. are visiting relatives and friends in town. They ar- rived Oct. 26, and will return next Fri day.
 -Morday night at Ancram, N. Y., as a brakeman on the H. & 0. W. railroad night freight train was passing over the top of the cars he accidentally fell be- tween them and had both legs cut off He died yesterday afternoon.
 --Almerine Gillette, aged 92, the old est man in town, was at the polls yes terday and voted for Blaine and Logan. He walked up and down the Town hall stairs without assistance. He was an old line whig and has always been 8 re- publican.
 Mir Frederick Thoms and family will soon return to Millerton and occu- py their property in that village. Ca naan people regret to loose so worthy a family and MT Merrill Humphrey says he never expects to find so desirable tenants as MT Thoms' family have been. On account of the cut in rates on the New York Central railroad the Hart ford and Conn. Western railroad are selling tickets, till further notice, from Hartford to Buffalo at s609, Hartford to Rochester at S5 29, Hartford to Syra- cuse $4 49, Hartford to Utica at $3. 94. -Dr s. D. Merriam says he came out victorious in his law suit at North Ad. ans, two weeks ago. He will remsir during the winter at Mrs McArthur's, in Ashley Falls, where all in need of bis services are requested to call on or ad. dress him.
 Our correspondents have not sent in their liberal budget this week; there is lothing but politics in the daily pa pers and we are obliged to publish more politics this week than we wish to, but hereafter we hope to give onr subscrib CTS their rightful allowance of county and state news.
 By special requst we publish only brief notice of the death and funera of Mrs Catherine R. Cowles. Her rela tives and friends desired no extended obituary notice of the departed, but hav' consented to the publication of shor sketch of her life, which will appear il the next issue of the NEWS.
 Notwithstanding the depth of par tisan feeling in this town the election passed of remarkably quiet. Ther, were no drunken men to be seen, nt fighting or rows to cause disgrace t, the town. The benefit derived from nt license was apparent to the most casua observer, and in justice to the temper ance cause credit mark must be givel no license.
 This town voted yesterday as fol lows =
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