Connecticut western news., 1890-12-17
The schools close Friday for the

The schools close Friday for the holiday vacation
 Pat Maloney and troupe drew full house last evening.
 Miss K. c. Lawrence moved into her new house last Wednesday. Maj Gen Alfred Fl. Terry dled at his home in New Haven yesterday morning, aged 63 years.
 The supper and sale in the parlors of the M. B. church was we'll attended last evening, and the gross receipts were over $7OOO.
 The annual election of officers of D. | s. Cowles Post, G. R. and the Woman's Relief Corps, will be held this (Wed- nesday) evening.
 A young man, 19 years old, wishes position as clerk in general store, country preferred. Address, F. c. Box IF, Dover Furnace, N. Y.
 The Rev G. s. Lee, of Sharon, ex- changed with Rev D. O. Stone, last Sunday, and preached from the text, T am the way, the truth and the ife.
 Miss Fidela Bridges, on High St., has for guests her brother and his wife, from London, England. MT Bridges is connected in business with large tea firm. Remember the photograph appears this Wednesday, evening at town hall, Canaan; and appears at Citi- zen's hall Falls Village, tomorrow eve- ming.
 An effort is being made to form Camp of Sons of Veterans here. There are enough veterans sons here to obtain charter and we hope they will decide to form such an organization. The fifth lecture in the course will be given at town hall on Tuesday even- ing, Dec 23. It will be an illustrated lecture, by Dr G. M. Stone, of Hartford, subject, Constantinople and Life in Turkey"
 -Dr I. F. Barnes has located in Col linsville where he takes the practice, the office, horses and carriages of physi- clan whose health compels change of climate: It is good opening for 8 physician, and Dr Barnes is a good physician for said opening. l A contract has been made with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company by which the freight business of the road, which has heretofore gone to New England by way of New York, will go over the Pougbkeepsie bridge, adding, it is estimated, a minimum of 500 cars per month to the freight business of the system.
 Music In the air. A shower of music dealers struck this village Mon- day morning-Mr. A. M. Baldwin from Great Harrington, Messrs J. R. Benja- min, F. B. Capewen and R. 8. Frary from Winsted. Business also called Prof Harvey here from Winsted. In the evening Fox & Arno's music and comedy company held forth at town hall, and yet it was not much of Canaan day for music either as the merry jingle of sleigh bells was missing.
 At the annual communication of Housatonic Lodge, No. 61 F. & A. M, held last Saturday evening the officers elected and appointed for the ensuing year were: James H. Drake, w. M; Horace E. Holt, s, w; William H. Camp, J. w; Daniel L. Peirce, treas urer; Charles O. Briggs, secretary; G. B. DeHart, s. D; Henry K. Prescott, J. D; Henry H. Beardsley, s. s; Will fam Fuller, J. s; Edward s. Roberts, chaplain; Milton Roraback, marshal; Milton J. Kilmer, tyler.
 Only two weeks ago, THE NEWS recorded the fact that MT and Mrs W. B. Hall, of Bridgeport, were Thanks giving guests at Mir H. w. Watson's in Canaan. Today it is the sad duty of THE NEWS to record the death of Mrs Hall. which occurred at Bridgeport last Saturday. We hear that Mrs Hall died of pneumonia. She was an aunt of Mrs Watson, and the latter went to Bridgeport on Monday to attend the funeral. Much sympathy is expressed for the bereaved family whose happy Thanksgiving has so quickly been fol- lowed by mourning. Elsewhere will be found brief sketch of Mrs Hall.
 Miss Laura Stevens, of Canaan, dick suddenly, of pneumonia, about o'clocd yesterday afternoon at the residence of Miss Cordelia Fenn, in Stockbridge, Mass. Miss Stevens was about 56 years of age, and was sister of Miss Roxy Stevens, of this village. and Messrs H. O. Stevens, of East Canaan, and E. c. Stevens, of Norfolk. She was highly esteemed by all who knew her. In early life she taught school. Her later years have been years of self-sacrifice in min ! istering to the comfort of invalid rela- tives and others who needed constant and tender care. She hath done what she could and has gone to her reward, but the fragrance of her gentle and devoted life will remain blessing and an inspiration to all who knew her.
 Mrs Eliza E. Warner, who died at Newtown Sunday night, Dec 7th, at the | of