Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
Calvin Barnes. of winsted. Uncle

of Henry O. Barnes and brothers, of Canaan, has been very ill with pneu- monia and other troubles, but his con- dition has slightly improved. Hopes are now entertained of his recovery.
 Fred G. Hunt resigned his position on the reporting staff of the Detroit Free Press in order to accept better position with the Tribune-Star at menced his new duties about month ago.
 The first dividend of the Hartford < Connecticut Western railroad, under it's lease to the Central New England X Western is declared, and will be paid Feb 18th books close the 20th. It is one per cent for six months. A meeting for the stockholders to ratify the lease for fifty years will be held in Hartford on March 14th. The following day the Central New England & Western will hold meeting in New York to take action on the same lease.
 An East Canaan man sends us screed against Mike Bion and those who have interested themselves in his be- half. We must respectfully decline to publish it, otherwise it would open wide the door for trial of the case through the columns of THE NEWS. In THE NEWS of Dec 4 we defined our position, and also distinctly stated that in our opinion the courts, instead of newspapers, were the proper tribunals to try said case, without doing injustice to either party.
 Canaan does not need or expect to have such large or expensive hospital as the one just completed at Danbury. The project of establishing a small hospital at Canaan is not visionary one and is meeting with considerable encouragement. A hospital that would accommodate patients within radius of 25 miles of Canaan is certainly needed, and with little effort it can be established. The first thing to do Is to form an organization for some concerted effort, otherwise but little progress will be made, for "what is everybody's business is nobody's business"
 The Methodist Y. P. s. O. E. of New Britain hold monthly socials at which various games and amusements are indulged in. Instrumental music and light refreshments are also pleas ing feature of these gatherings. The last social was held Thursday evening, Jan. 3Oth, at the residence of Miss Bertha Dates, on Arch St. Several very interesting bubble contests were indulged in, and Miss Burritt and MT William H. Emmons earned prizes for producing the largest number of bubbles in given time.
 Mrs Jeffrey Purcell. aged 73 years, died about o'clock Monday morning at her residence in this village. She has been in feeble health for some time but was confined to her bed less than week, Her physician says she had no acute disease and her death is mainly due to old age and exhaustion as the slight fever and cold with which she was afflicted the past week were not sufficient of themselves to prove fatal She has resided in this town many years. She leaves no children. Much sympathy is expressed for the husband who is now left entirely alone in the home which he and the deceased built and enjoyed for so many years. Her funeral will be attended about 10 o'clock this Wednesday, morning at St Joseph's church.
 The Canaan Literary Society met at the High school room on Wednesday evening and formally organized a socie- ty. The constitution and by Jaws were adopted and the following officers elected G.. w. Parsons, president i; Lester Adams, vice-president Miss Mary Parsons, secretary and treasurer. The society are to meet on every alter nate Wednesday evening, commencing with next Wednesday night. The pro- grams are arranged by committees and may consist of debates, literary exerci- ses, etc. Eighteen members were registered last Wednesday evening and the society starts with good prospects. The question for debate next Wednes- | day evening is: Resolved, that New England is the most encouraging locali- ty in which to begin business life." A meeting of the Litchfield Arch deaconry was held in this village on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. On Tuesday afternoon business meet ing was held at the rectory, for the purpose of transacting business con- nected with the missionary work done by the Episcopal church in this county On Tuesday evening service was held in Christ church at which interesting addresses were made by Archdeacon Sherman. of Torrington, on ''What may be expected from God, who sends men to do christian work for others ;'' by Rev W. F. Bielby, of Kent, on "What may be expected from him who is sent;" and by Rev H. N. Cunningham, of Watertown, on What may be expected from them to whom Gods missionaries are sent" On Wednesday morning service was held in the church and the Holy Communion celebrated. The ser vice was conducted by Rev J. w. Hyde, l of New Canaan, who gave instructions