Connecticut western news., 1894-04-26
THURSDAY. APRIL 26, 1894
Local News.


 Pittsfield on May 29.
 Pay your taxes before May 1st and save nine per cent interest.
 The cellar for Honora Britt's new house was commenced Monday.
 R. D. Peirce is building bank wall and constructing lawn on the west side of his house.
 The man who sits and waits for for tune to come to him will find that for tune is quite as lazy as himself.
 What splendid incubators some men would make. They are always sit ting around.-Dansville advertiser.
 pr P. 0. Cummings has been seri- ously i'll during the past week. He is improving but is still 'confned to his bed.-
 Tt is said that N. o. Briggs. of Lime Rock, has bought building lot just north of Miss Kate Lawrence's residence on Prospect Ave.
 The prayer meeting at both church. es this evening will be held at o'clock instead of 7.3O on account of the con cert at Town Hall
 -E B. Culver, of Great Harrington, will open Q branch undertaking estab- ishment in Canaan, and will also do up- holstering and furniture repairing.
 Judge Roraback and Saml. A Eddy will build cottages on the east shore of Lake Washining. The foundation for MT Roraback's cottage is nearly com- pleted.
 Miss Julia Seward was attacked with pneumonia on Monday. She was very ill indeed until yesterday morning but was reported more comforts ble dur ing the day.
 Carpenters and masons are making extensive repairs and improvements on the Warner House which will be men, toned in detail when the transforma- ton is complete.
 HI. w. Watson, auditor of the P. R. < N. E. road. whose illness was meH- tioned in the last issue of the NEWS, has improved sufficiently to visit his office in Hartford yesterday.
 And noS Madame Rumor says that Arthur P. Freeman is to buy the resi- dence of his parents who are to build a new and smaller house for themselves and have already let the contract to Builder Lorrain.
 The Literary society will meet at G. A. R. Hall on Friday night. Sub ject for debate: Resolved, That influ- ential friends do more for an individual than personal merits. Everyone Is in- vited to attend. All are welcome.
 The Amenia Brick Co.,, of Amenia, N. r., have just received contract to deliver 8, 300, 900 brick, to be used in the construction of public building near New York. This will make lively times for large force of workmen over there all summer.
 -Momolu Massaquoi. convert to Christianity, Prince of the Wei Tribe in West Africa, will speak in Christ church next Sunday evening. He will give some description of the customs of his people in Africa. Service at 7.s0 p. m. All are invited.
 The Brooklyn Bridge, so called. in s. A. Eddy's meadow was rebuilt last week but number of rods west of it's former location. The approaches to the bridge" are now via the Housatonic railroad on the north end. and west of the sash and blind factory on the south end.
 The Millerton Telegram says: One hundred and one men have been arrest cd in Copake and Hlllsdale for illegal fishing. such as spsaring and snariEg suckers, fishing with tip-ups, etc. Most of the Oopake boys called at the Cap tain's (Sid Shufslt's) office and settled for $10 apiece.
 Owing to the continued depression in freight traffic the F. R. & N E. road discharged ten engineers on the 18th inst. The men have been kept through the winter in the company's employ but have had work for only a day or two each week. Some of the discharged en. gineers will go to firing on the road.
 A very quiet but pretty home wed ding occurred at the pleasant home oi Mir and Mrs Nathan L. Rockwell in Ridgefield on the 9th inst. The groom was Mir Willis s. Kellogg, of Boston, and the bride was Miss Kate R Bragg sister of Mrs Rockwell. The officiating clergyman was the Rev Dr Noble, pas tor of the Norwalk Congregations church. Miss Bragg is pleasantly re- membered by Canaan people, having been dressmaker in this village two ol three years ago.
 e-Mr Henry G. Williams, aged 5 years. died of pleuro-pneumonia about 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening at his res idence in this village. His funeral vii be attended at his late residence on Fri day at 3.3O D. m. The services will be conducted by the Rev F. W. Barnett assisted by Revs Elisha Whittlesey and Harry I. Bodley. By request of the family no extended sketch of Mir Will liams' life and no eulogy are given to day, but may possibly be published later. Suffice it to say at this time that MT Williams has filled many positions of responsibility, having represented this town in the legislature, been select man a number of years. an active mem Der of Christ church of which he wal clerk and treasurer for many years, ar