Connecticut western news., 1885-02-25

l
 Monday forenoon, Robert Van Deuser
 received a telegram from J. A. Under
 wood, dated Winter Park. Fla, Feb. p \ which read as follows: willard is alive
 Too feeble to loose more blood" This
 is the latest report at this writing t5 P
 M., Tuesday,.
 Last week Henry Hanchett resign
 ed his position as station agent of the
 H. &. c. W. railroad, in order to accept
 the position of assistant bookkeeper fol
 the Shelby Iron Go. at Shelby Iron
 Works, Ala. of which company Mir Case
 of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co.,,
 Hartforl, Conn. is president and Col J.
 A. McArthur of Salisbury, Conn.,, the
 general manager. MT Hanchett leaves
 Canaan next Monday for Alabama. His
 family will remain in Canaan for tn.
 present, but if he likes his position and
 the climate agrees with him, he will next
 fall remove his family to Alabama. Je-
 rome Root has been faithful and oblg-
 ing ianitor and flagman at Union depot
 during the past two years and he has
 been promoted to the position vacated
 by Mir Hanchett. We congratulate Je-
 rome on his preferment and if the re-
 port is true about the fabulous salary
 Mr Hanchett will receive in Alabama,
 then we will also congratulate him.
 Rev William J Thomson died yes terday afternoon at 80 o'clock at his home, the Bigelow homestead, midway between this village and East Canaan. His health has been impaired long time and he was a great sufferer from malaria. Nearly three months ago he had congestive chill, which complete ly prostrated him and from which he only partially recovered. Two weeks ago he seemed to be improving, but the improvement was only temporary and during the last week no hopes have been entertained of his recovery. He waa A years of age and leaves a widow, who is an invalid, one daughter about 13 years old and two younger sons. The time and place of the funeral will not be decided on until the arrival of rela- tives from New York, who are expected to-day Wednesday,. At the hour of going to press we are not in possession of information sufficient to give asketch of his life farther than to mention that he formerly was a settled pastor at Conn. He also preached at South Glastonbury, Conn.,, previous to his engagement by the Congregational society at East Canaan, which pulpit he supplied from July, 1882, to July, 1884. He was an accomplished scholar, an able writer and man beloved and re- spected by all and his untimely death will be mourned by all who knew him.
 A gentleman who formerly resided in Canaan, spent two years in Californ- ia and now lives in an adjoining town. | put it is his intention to some day return | to California and settle there. He is | we'll known to quite a number of our and as he is keen observ- l sr and can also remember and relate l what he sees and hears, his friends pre- vailed upon him to write an article Ibout California and send it to the NEWS Or publication. We have read his and we feel justified in pub ishing it, for we know our subscribers will be both interested and instructed y it. Our space will not permit pub ishing the entire article in one issue, nd in fact we would not if we could, or it's too much of feast of good things o be property digested in one day, so ve have divided it into chapters and nave taken pains to so divide 1t that each chapter comprises and completes [ several subjects and is not dependant ,n succeeding chapter, so it is really lot continued story, but taken as 8 whole it gives a fund of information which you cannot obtain from any oth- er source, and in fact g out of 10 persons who visit California would not observe pr learn many things mentioned n this article. If our subscribers will ,ake pains to save the copies of the NEWS containing this description of Cal fornia they will thus possess, at a tri- ding cost, valuable information about | ,he Golden state.