Connecticut western news., 1891-02-04
Local News.

-Dr and Mrs Ross were in Albany, N. r., over Sunday.
 The frame for J. s. Adams house on Church street was raised Monday.
 Perhaps the backbone of winter is broken but the jaw-bone is not, and "Old Boreas" will roar enough before April appears.
 The frame for J. l.. Bragg's tenant house on Bragg street was raised last week. Henry Weaver will occupy the house when it Is completed.
 The Y. P. s c. E. of the Methodist church of this place attended the Chris tian Endeavor conference at the Cong'l church, East Canaan, last Friday.
 Fred B. Young started for Minne- apolis, Minn., last Thursday to accept a position on The Register, which is pub lished every Saturday by Eldridge l.. Otis.
 The Hephzivalla school will give an entertainment at Lime Rock On Tues day evening, Feb 10th, consisting of 8 musical charade, recitations, dialogues, vocal and instrumental music.
 The Boston & Maine Railroad Co.,, are double tracking a portion of their line, and many train loads of steel rails for that purpose are shipped from Penn sylvania via the 0. N. B. & W. road.
 Miss Emily Newton gave her pupils at West Norfolk a sleighride last Friday. They came to Canaan and also drove down toward Dutcher's bridge. There were A children in the party and they had jolly time. .r.s-s -. e--
 The joiner work on J. B. Messen- gers new house Is completed and Mir Messenger has nearly finished the in- terior painting. It is large and pleas ant house and conveniently arranged for two families.
 The eighth and last lecture in the course will be given at town hall on Tuesday evening, February 10, by Prof A. J. Dubois, of Sheffield Scientific School. New Haven, Conn. Subject, Early History of the Steam Engine. !"
 MT Henry J. Rowe, aged 46 years, died ct Hartford last Wednesday. The funeral services were held in the Baptist church at North Egremont, Mass, last Friday. Burial at Green River, N. Y The deceased leaves two sons and two daughters. One of the sons, Eugene, is clerk in George l.. Parsons store.
 On Saturday, Jan 24th., the Rev T. H. Baragwsnsth received the sad intel. igence that his father, who lives in the western part of England, had suffered stroke of paralysis which was consider ed the beginning of the end. The old gentleman IS 76 years of age and has always been remarkably we'll and active. The Reverend went to England four years ago and visited his father but he fears he may never see him again in this world.
 Tt takes 8 minister to tell fish story-even to explain the story of Jonah and the whale-but we will be- ieve tue fish story told by the Rev Robert Hunt in his letter published elsewhere. Mir Hunt knows we will be- ieve his fish story but he proposes to send us samples to prove his orange story. When "Dominie Hunt" sends that box of oranges we will share them with his Canaan friends. In some cases 'seeing is believing but with oranges tasting is believing.
 Last Wednesday we had the pleasure of publishing an extract from letter written by Mrs N. L. 0. Frost, but today with sorrow we record the death of Mrs Frost. Her sudden death is a great shock to her friends both north and south. Within short time THE NEWS has been called upon to ,e- cord three deaths in the Cartwright family-father. son and daughter David s. Cartwright, Lewis l.. Cart wright and Mrs Frost. The particulars of Mrs Frost's death are given by our West Cornwall correspondent.
 A missionary convention will be held in the M. B. church in this village next Wednesday, Feb II. There will be three sessions, commencing at 10 15 c m., 200 and 700 p. ID. All the churches in the eastern part of the Pougbkeepsie district are desired to send delegates to this convention. Lunch will be provihed for all the preachers and delegates. At 1O.45 Rev Ezra Tinker D. D. will preach mis- sionary sermon. During the afternoon and evening sessions, short addresses will be delivered by Revs W. 0. Oliver, R. H. Travis, W. A. Mackey, o. c. Me- Cabe, D. D.. B. 0. Warren and Newton Wray. ~
 A collision occurred just south ol the depot at South Norwalk last Thurs. day morning between 8 train on the Dsubury & Norwalk branch of the Housatonic road and one on the New York, New Haven & Hartford road iI which the engine on the New Haven road was badly damaged. Five cars on the Housatonic were completely de- molished and several brakemen were more or less injured. Shortly before one o'clock the Housatonlc train jump cd the track while switching and g wrecker was sent there from Danbury Several cars obstructed the west tracks