Connecticut western news., 1891-10-15
Local News.

Mrs Thomas Butler has been very ill for week but is improving.
 Mrs J. M. Root expects to be able to resume teaching school next Mon day.
 The Soldiers Memorial Fair at Rink iu Winsted opened Tuesday even- ing.
 Rev R. Utterwick, of East Canaan, preached in the Pilgrim church last Sunday morning.
 pr Knapp and family from Newark Valley, N. Y. were guests at W. G. Car gill's over Sunday.
 Rev D. Hiram Eddy and Mrs Eddy are attending the meeting of the Amer ican Board at Pittsield, Mass.
 You will need that broken window fixed before long. You can find the glass for it at Humphreys Drug Store, any size cut to order.
 The Wilson Point freight train on the Housatonic road was about 12 hours late going north Tuesday and about 9 hours late going north Wednesday.
 There was 2 heavy frost, in fact a genuine freeze, Monday morning. It was the coldest morning of the season and recently plowed ground was frozen hard enough to hold man.
 The annual meeting of the Amer ican Board-the foreign missionary society of the Congregational church -commenced on Tuesday at Pittsield, Mass, and continues until tomorrow afternoon or evening,
 In the language of Brother Gardner, (genial Gibbie B. Gardner of Coxsackie) 1t "behoves" merchants and housekeep- CTS to be on the alert for burglars. Stores and dwellings are being robbed in all sections of the country.
 The reunion of the 12sth Reg. N Y. Vols. will be held at Po'keepsie on Monday, Oct 18th. l.. P. Hatch, of Millerton, has accepted an invitation to be present and read poem on that oc- casion. During the war this regiment was under command of the late David s. Cowles.
 The annual county meeting of so- cieties auxiliary to the New Haven Branch of the Woman's Board of Mis- sions will be held in Norfolk on Tues day, Oct Both. Mrs Edward Hume, of Bombay, is announced as speaker. Mrs Montgomery. home secretary, g returned missionary, will be present Collation furnished by the ladies of Norfolk.
 Grand excursion to Albany N. '. via the o. N. E. & W.railroad to Rhine cliff. and the steamer Mary Powell, op Monday, Oct 18th. Special train wi l leave Winsted at 6. 40 a. m. Canaan 7.30 a. m. Fare for round trip g. % from Winsted. sl5O from Canaan and 8 correspondingly low rate from all stations between Winsted and Rhine beck. Returning the Mary Powell will leave Albany at 3 45 p. m, and the spe- cial train will arrive in Winsted about II p. m. The Powell is heated by steam and lighted by electricity Lunch will be served on the boat. Shofeld's orchestra will furnish music. A grand opportunity to see the Autumn foliage on the Hud- son river.
 A way freight train ran into the rear of heavy freight which had brok- en in two mile north of Hyde Park on the New York Central road last Satur- day morning. The engine was demol- ished and six cars were thrown from the track. George Munger, the engi- neer of the way freight, and Arthur Small, the fireman, both jumped before the collision took place. Small was in- stantly killed and Munger was badly hurt about the arm and head. Daniel Crockwell, 8 brakeman on the way freight, was caught in the crash and in- stantly killed, and another brakeman on the heavy freight train was also killed. MT Crockwell belonged at Red Hook. N. r., and was about 21 years of age. He was formerly brakeman on the Central New England & Western road, at which time he boarded at different places here in Canaan. among them be- ing the Warner House, Clem Kegler's and James Keepan's. When Conductor Carter ran the milk train on the o. N E. & W. road. Mir Crockwel was brake man on the same train.
 -J. H. Roraback who has been or the staff of THE NEWS since last April resigned his position Monday in ordel to devote more time to his law studio. and to assist his brother, J fudge Roraback in the routine work in the Judge: office. We shall miss Henry in ou sanctum but he promises to lend hand whenever we are overwhelmed witt work.
 LATER. Since the foregoing was put i type an urgent and irresistible call fol aid has been received by Henry, and h. has reluctlantly consented to compl.. with the call, viz. to act as principal 0 the High school during the remainde
 of the term. It is we'll known tha
 Principal Adams suffered greatly dul
 ing August and September with tn
 wound which he received while in tn
 Union army during the war of the Re
 bellion, aud he had only partly recoy cred his strength when school com en