Connecticut western news., 1893-11-02

Frederick Gillette visited relatives at Tyringham, Mass, on Monday and Tuesday.
 MT and Mrs John D. Ssacord, of Lee. visited at o. H. Pease's Friday and Saturday.
 MT and Mrs Thomas Abbe and Miss Abbe returned to their home in Kansas on Monday.
 The steam heating system in Rev Dr Eddy's house is being equipped with new boiler.
 Horace B. Holt has moved from the Watson place into the house with James Hanlon on Peirce's hill.
 Miss Fanny James, who was former ly with Miss s. P Norton, the milliner. is at Miss Norton's for few weeks stay.
 -Selcctman H. G. Williams is visit- ing his brother. Albert. at Chicago and taking in the Columbian Exposition. He left here last week.
 Frank Van Deusen and family re- turned from the Worlds Fair, Saturday. They have also been visiting MT Van Deusen's father at Aurora, Ill.
 -Roadmaster Merrill, of the F., R < N. B. has established his office at Union depot in this village; and Roadmaster Mo cCarty's office will be at Poughkeep- sic.
 Mrs Louise Smith has rented part of F. A. Peet's house on High street and moved in this week. Mrs Smith supplies MT Peet and family with table board.
 If we could sweep iutemperance out of the land there would be hardly poverty enough left to give healthy ez- ercise to charitable impulses Phillips Brooks.
 Prof Weaver has made arrange ments with the school board to give the public school teachers instruction in music, so that they can teach the chil- dren under their charge. MT Asahel Kellogg, of Winsted. called on friends in town Monday and attended the funeral of Mrs William Bennett. He is remarkably we'll and active for man 82 years of age. Harmon Schamerhorn hurt his hand on rusty nail about month ago and erysipelas set in and the hand is very sore yet. It will be some time before Mir Schamerhorn will be able to work. The Guild of Christ church will give supper at the town hall, Canaan, Wednesday evening, Nov. 8th. Supper from until 9 p. m. Dancing from 9 until I p. m. Supper 35 cents. All invited.
 Misses Julia and Ella Stewart and Miss Belle Lorrain went to Pittsfeld, Mass, last Saturday to visit relatives and attend the chrysanthemum show at the coliseum which began Oct. Sl and continues four days.
 -"The Old. Farmers Almanac for 1894 has appeared. It is published by William Ware < Co.,, Boston, Mass. The Old Farmers Almanac qpears we'll and has worn we'll for over a century The current issue is Mo- 102. County Health Officer Judd has been called to Watertown to investigate several cases of typhoid fever. .-Litch- field Enquirer.-It might be we'll to call him to Canaan to ascertain the cause of typhoid fever here. We should like to hear his opinion about that cess pool at Union depot.
 Mir Washington Rhoades, of New Marlboro, Mass, is quite we'll and active for a person of his years, nearly SS. Last week he made surprise visit to Mir Geo. P. Strong, at Canaan. Mir. Rhoades went to Ashley Falls by team, thence by cars to Canaan; and the next day he returned home by stage.
 The Newtown Bee says: The trav- cling public who are obliged to go to Botsford will send mp shout of thanks giving to the Consolidated railroad, to know that the foundations for new de- pot are being laid. It is to be situated just south of the present building and similar in style to the Newtown station. The Pilgrim church Sunday school have been gathering nuts this fall which are to be sold in Boston and the pro- ceeds sent to struggling church in the West. Last week Wednesday evening the nuts were gathered together at the church parlors, the class bringing the most receiving prize of nut cake. Miss Eddy's class of girls received the cake. Hickory and butternuts were the kind gathered; no chestnfts.
 | About ten houses, ranging in price from &, ,OOO to $10,OOO each, are to be built in Norfolk the coming winter and spring. B. R. Lorrain has taken con- tracts to do large amount of building in Norfolk, and he has engaged H. N. Bodwell to take charge of the work. MT Bodwell commenced his duties at Nor. folk last Monday; consequently Mir Bod. wells own house at Canaan, upon which the carpenter work had already begun, will be completed by MT Lorrain's car penters.
 A short calendar term of the Super. for Court was held at Litchfeld Oct 27 and adjourned to meet at Winsted No vember 9th. Chief Justice Andrews, oi Litchield, will preside at the rest oi the session and Judge Ralph Wheeler of New London, will take Judge Halls seat at Bridgeport. The jury case o Allen vs. Patterson is first on the dock 1 ot ak W.natod rlhi aaa, ;r tho fa