Connecticut western news., 1893-05-11
Local News.

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 The Pilgrim church hymn books are still at F. R. Collins store. Those who wish to procure copies can get them there.
 -"The triplets are big go," says the Norwalk Gazette. The poor father must think they are big come. An sonia Sentinel.
 The Blackberry river stopped over again last week, and it is many years since the Housatonic river got so full in the month of May.
 Speaker Brooks has appointed Rep, resentative Porter, of Goshen, a mem- Der of the committee on cities and boroughs in place of Mir Brinton, of Ga naan, deceased.
 It is generally understood that a new time schedule will go into effect on the Berkshire Division of the N. Y. N. Fl. & R. railroad on Sunday. We are not able to give an idea of the way the trains will run.
 -Arbor day was observed by appro- priate exercises in the schools. Some of our citizans made some permanent improvements by setting out fine row of trees on Elm street. also on East Main street and West MaiE Street. Pros pect Ave. and other parts of the village. The NEWS and it's readers are in- debted to Principal Adams of the Ga naan high school for the record of snow storms since last November. We gladly publish the record. not only for it's present interest but it will be valuable for reference.
 The North Canaan Water Go. will lower the pipe across the hill at Frank Hitchcock's. A channel four feet deep through solid rock must be excavated a distance of several hundred feet. It is quite an undertaking and will'be an ex- pensive picnic.
 Waiter Perry, formerly of Roches- ter, N. Y., died of consumption at the residence of his sister, Mrs Henry Rora- back, in Hulberton, N r.. April 24th. MT Perry was cousin of Wm Sardam, of Clay yton, Mass, and for time resided ct Clayton and also at Cornwall, Conn.
 The Winsted Evening Citizen says
 A on this division of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad have been called in by the management of the Lehigh Valley road. It is thought the management will do likewise with passenger coaches
 The No. 3, furnace of B. R. Go. al East Canaan, ssblew out" on Saturday, May 9th, after run of 155 weeks or one hearth. making 14,710 tons of iron Those who are familiar with the process of making charcoal pig iron will under stand that the foregoing record is re msrkable one.
 Last week W. H. Camp advertised fishing tackle and invited the public tc "Call and see the Steel Rods, lightest and strongest rod made, but the com positor made the advertisement rea6 ss.Shortest' rod made" Mir Camp un derstands the merits of strong rod bu he fails to see any especial advantage il short rod.
 Mrs Nancy Hyde, of Fishkill-on the Hudson, reached the remarkable ag' of one hundred and four years the 28tl ult. Mrs Hyde was born at Fishkill-on the Hudson two days before the inaug uration of General Washington. She i probably the oldest inhabitant in tn State of New York, and her we'll pre- served condition gives rise to the pre- diction that her lease of life will exten' many years.
 "A letter from Lacrosse, Ind, date' May 2d, states that Mrs Orville Adams of that place and formerly of Lakeville Ct., is seriously ill at her home nea Lacrosse. On March 18th she slippe' and fell, receiving severe shock whicl with half hours exposure to the sno, and cold, before her cries for help wer heard, caus ed muscular rheumatism an developed malarial trouble. She hs been unable to move without assistanc and does not yet leave her bed, and also quite weak. Her physician state that she is recovering slowly.
 MT Benedict Grotta died at h home No. no East 74th St. New Yor city last Sunday morning, aged years. His funeral was attended c Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. N Grotta was we'll known in Canaan, au was the owner of the tobacco warehoul here We have not received the pa ticulars of MT Grotta's illness and deat in fact had not learned that he was l and the brief announcement of b death was sad surprise to his frien' in Canaan. MT Grotta was packer ar importer of leaf tobacco at 14S Wat St., New York, and established the bu iness in 1865. Several years ago took his son, Leonard l.. Grotta, in partnership and the firm name has be- B. Grotta & Son.
 Edward Ladd, of Mill River, fc merly wagon maker in this villaa was killed on Sunday afternoon by locomotive about one half mile east
 'sWhiting River Fill" MT Ladd " partially deaf and was walking on track and did not hear the whistle
 the engine which was backing do' from Norfolk. He was struck and r
 over, the wheels severing his head a
 one foot from his body. Justice Re
 erts was notified and the remai
 brought to Canaan and viewed by Me
 ical Examiner Camp and then placed