Connecticut western news., 1891-10-15
Flower Pot Brackets 25c. and up. Tracy, Tarbox & Robinson.

-Cider mills with two curbs and grinders, capacity six bushels an hour. Tracy. Tarbox & Robinson, 7S and 80 Asylum st., Hartford.
 The Winsted Citizen says:
 The estate of the late Conductor Richard Pollard has been inventoriea and 1t sums up $14, ,077.65.
 MT and Mrs F. J. Pettibone. of North Pownal, Vt., were guests at S.W. Barnes from Saturday until today.
 Charles Rodemeyer, compositor on THE NEWS, went to Bethel last Thursday and attended the Danbury fair on Fri day and Saturday. He visited relatives in Bethel over Sunday and returned to his case on Monday.
 Mrs F. Thompson, was called to New York city on Tuesday of last week on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs A. B. Radway, and is still absent, Mrs Radway is very low and not expected to recover.
 -Tbe Housatonic R. R. Co.'S excur- sion to Niagara Falls passed Canaan at II. 50 8. m. Tuesday. There were only about so passengers on board as the unfavorable weather had undoubtedly prevented many from joining the ex- cnrsion.
 -Chauncey M. Hatch. of Boston Mass, is canvas>ing this state in the interest of the Masonic Charity Foun- datlon of Connecticut He visited Housatonic Lodge No 61 F. & A. M last Saturday evening and remained in town over Sunday.
 On Wednesday night of last week a heavy freight train on the O. N. B. < W. road broke in two on 8 grade near Boston Corners. The sections came together with great force and several cars were wrecked. None of the train men were injured but travel was delay ed several hours.
 In order to accommodate people outside of Winsted, the Soldiers Me morial Fair (now being held every even ing at the Rink in Winsted) will be open Saturday and Tuesday afternoons, Oct 17th and 2Oth. The fair is the big est affair of the kind ever attempted in Winsted but the general admission is only 10 cents.
 The funeral of Mrs Lucy Adam Joslin was attended at 9 o'clock last Friday morning at the residence of her brother, William Adam, in East Canaan. The Rev H. Utterwick read selections of scripture and offered prayer. The Rev Dr Hiram Eddy made brief re- marks and then paid fitting tribute to the memory of the deceased. The remains were placed on board the 9.46 a. m. train and taken to Spring Grove cemetery in Hartford for interment. The Rev H. Utterwlck accompanied the funeral party and conducted the servi- ces at the grave.
 The new time table of the 0. N. E & W. road appears in another column. If you don't study it you will "get left" and if you do study it you will also ''get left" as the trains are few and far be- tween and the local connections are fewer still. Remember that the last train going east leaves Canaan at 3.35 P. m. The managers of the road tried to please the public but they went to extremes and put on more trains than the business would warrant. Now they hSve gone to the other extreme and run too limited number of trains or at least run them at inconvenient hours for local travel and inconvenient hours for mail delivery.
 MT and Mrs W. A. Hester, of FL mira, N. r.. arrived at the Warner House Tuesday and are calling on old friends in town. 1t is 16 years since they left Canaan. Many on the line of the Connecticut Western road pleasant ly remember genial "Blly" Hiester who helped make the survey of the road and worked under Chief Engineer Wm F. Skunk, until MT Shunk went elsewhere when the road was nearly completed. Billy" then became chief engineer and remained with the road as long as the the services of civil engineer were re. | quired. MT and MT Hiester reside al Elmira, but MT Hiester's office is in Buf. falo and he has charge of all the track. of the Erie road west of Hornellsville MT and Mrs Hester have two daughters one aged 20 years, the other II years and one son aged IT years.
 A very sad accident happened at Ore Hill last Saturday. Charles San ford. aged l9 years, teacher of the In termediate school at Lakeville, wa. helping his uncle, E. F. Sanford, picl apples. While Charles was standing on limb of a tree, about 20 feet abov, the ground, the limb broke and Charles fell to the ground and broke his spina column, also one thigh and several ribs Medical aid was summoned but tn, case was hopeless and Charles died tn, following morning. The funeral wa attended at the residence of k. F. San ford, in Ore Hill, on Monday at | o'clock and the remains were taken ol the o'clock train to Charles home il Pennsylvania. Charles had won man, friends during his stay at Lakeville, an' all are deeply saddened by his suddel
 death. Charles twin brother teache