Connecticut western news., 1894-01-11
THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1894.

THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1894.
 Local News.
 The January thaw arrived on time last week.
 Martin Belden and Hyman Jacobs are recovering from . severe attack of grip.
 The town clerk reports that during the year 1898 there were 42 births. Is marriages and e5 deaths in town.
 Nov is the time. and the CosNEcrI- OUT WESTERN NEWS is the place, to ad- vertise farms for rent or sale.
 We have not heard of an ice house in this place being filled thls winter, but there will be plenty of ice before spring.
 The NEWS has received an interest ing letter from Mir s. B. Robbins, of Great Falls. Mont. and will publish it the first opportunity.
 The Berkshire Courier is 60 years old but is quite lively for it's age, and appears to enjoy 6Rssful existence with Col Bliss at the helm.
 -Ms Eugene s. Root was summon cd to Rockville last Thursday by the illness of her mother, Mrs J. J. Bailey, who vas very sick with bilious pneu- monia.
 The annual meeting of the Woman s Missionary society of the Pilgrim church will be held at Miss Norton's on Friday at 2.s0 p. m. A full attendance is requested.
 Conductor Geo. NJ. Brown, of the Housatonic road, who has been SO ill with typhoid fever. suffered . relapse the latter part of last week but he is now improving.
 Henry D. Reed has been unwell for about week aud on Sunday was forced to remain in bed, sick with the chicken pox and grip. He is st present confined to the house.
 The great snow storm which Hor- sce Johnson predicted to occur between Jan. 9th and 10th arrived yesterday morning, but at p. m., had banned out less than two inches of snow. The week of prayer is being ob- served by meetings in the Methodist church on Tuesday, Wednesday. Thurs day and Friday evenings at T 30 o'clock. All are cordially invited to attend.
 A new time table on the F., R. & N. E. railroad goes into effect Sunday. The trains passing Canaan at 12.45 will be taken of. The running time of other trains will be somewhat changed.
 The meeting of the Social Assembly on Tuesday evening was well attended. A pleasant evening was passed at cards and dancing, the music being furnished Oy ioCSA seloue h AuuCu Whb AuHuAouou by the ladies. Next assemblage on Jan. 23.
 Four workmen were killed and sey- eral injured by the explosion of 40 kegs od powder in one of Lafiin < Rand's powder factories at Rifton, six miles from Kingston, N. r.. about 8 8o'clock last Saturday morning. That is the .'esrthquake" which was distinctly heard at that time in Canaan and vicinity.
 The Winsted Herald of Jan. 9th deliberately sad: Small pox has made its appearance in Canaan, one case is reported. Dr Hubert was summoned. " Now will the Herald please be kind enough to stand up and tell who the patient is? Diligent eDquiry fails to find case of small po1 in Canaan.
 -"All things come to those who wait" The carpenter work on the towr hall building was completed yesterday \ movement is on foot to dedicate tn. new hall on Friday evening, Jan. 18th with an entertainment, concert and sup per that will please all. Further par ticulars will be given in the next issu, of the NEWS.
 Joseph s. Adam was at work il New Jersey last Thursday but wa struggling with the grip when he re oeived the intelligence of the death O his father, Dr Geo. Adam. Joseph ar rived in Canaan Friday noon, but ha, to 10 right to bed and was unable to at tend his fathers funeral on Saturday Hsis improving and sat up littl while yesterday.
 On Tuesday, during an altercatiol between John Stalker and Mir Flow den who lives with his father-in-law Smith Hillyer. on the Horace Beckle place, Stalker threatened Flowden wit an ax. Constable Drake was summon cd and Stalker was lodged in the locku Tuesday night. Wednesday mornin Stalker was taken before Justice Lori at Falls Village. and bonnd over fe trial in the Superior Court. Stake was taken to Litchfeld.
 The meeting of the Literary societ, Friday evening, was fairly well attend