Connecticut western news., 1894-05-03
THURSDAY. MAY 3, 1894
Local News.

aDSS ~0hO HI oAoeiA assS Friday.
 Memorial day. May Soth, occurs or Wednesday this year.
 Miss Julia Seward Is recovering from the attack of bronchial pneumon. ia.
 The Rosenbergh family has nov. ed into one of the houses near Peirce Freeman's lime kilns
 Mrs Frances A. Eddy, Miss Eddy, Miss Adam and Miss Dunning are spending few days in New York.
 Jack Frost was in town Monday morning but on Tuesday noon the mer- cury registered s1 degrees in the shade. A number of the officials of the Consolidated R. R. Go. made tour of inspection over the Housatonic road on Tuesday.
 Carl Swenson, the Winsted florist, has fine assortment of pansies in full bloom at 8 cents per dozen or s275 per hundred.
 -S W. Barnes has sold most of his seed potatoes but will close out the re- mainder at S2.00 per bushel. For va- riet;es see adv.
 Miss Minnie Lynehan, of Bridge port, formerly of Canaan, has left Bridgeport for Minneapolis, Minn.. to benefit her health.
 -Fifty-one calves were shipped from this station on Tuesday and fifteen more came over from Chapinville. The price ranged from 4 to 5s cents per pound.
 Martin Mcclure. Jr., and family have returned from Poughkeepsie and will occupy the house, on Railroad St, |, which they recently purchased of Mrs Simpson.
 -Arthnr~ Benjamin and family will move from Millerton to this village and occupy Michael Madden's house, better known as the Cogswell house, on Church street.
 The sale of Leghorn hats, flowers and velvets at 0. Lyrehan's in this vil- lage opened on Tuesday and already there have been a number of callers See advertisement
 Mrs Jane W. Branch, who has been living with her niece. Mrs Ensign. in Winsted several months, returned home yesterday. Miss Jenny Lermond will l we with Mrs Branch for awhile.
 Lyman Dunning Is seriously ill with . complication of diseases but has rested well and been quite comfortable since Sunday. He Is attended by Dr Beebe, of Afford, Mass, and Dr Ken dall, of Norfolk, Conn.
 Rev 0. D. Milliken was stIff-neck- ed but not rebellious last Sunday. A severe cold caused the stiff neck and prevented him from preaching. but his pulpit was supplied by Rev D. C.. Stone who preached sn excellent ser mon from Matthew V, 8.
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 Ives X Peirce have commenced bus iness in the large building on Railroad street formerly used as tobacco ware house. They will carry a large stock and sell at lowest cash prices. Their advertisement mentions what goods have arrived, but other lines are to fol- low.
 MT Richard E. Follet of the Con- necticut Fish commission was married in New York city Saturday. April 28, to Miss May Conway, of Sheffield. Mass. The ceremony was performed by the Rev Dr Henry A. Stimson, Mrs Conway and MT and Mrs J. W. Follett being present. MT and Mrs Follett will re. slde for the present at the farm near the fish hatchery, under the mountain in Sheffeld.
 William Ferry. aged about 6s years, was found dead in the hotel barr at Ashley Falls on Tuesday. He wa. on the street at Ashley Falls in the morning but was so feeble that it was feared he would expire a any moment. Some of the villagers made him sit down and rest and they also did what they could to relieve him as he appeared to be in suffering con dition and somewhat bewildered. Fl. was . pauper and WAS supported by tho town of Sheffield.
 The Karrmann-Chapin concer took place at the Town Hall on Thurs day evening, as announced. and proved Q most delightful entertainment. Tn, program included nothing but classica music, but it WAS by no means of tha severe character which is only intelligi ble to the educated musician. Mir E s. Chapin was in fine voice and bi singing was never listened to with great CT pleasure. MT H. 8. Chapin's violil playing too was all that could be desir ed. Miss Karrmann, who Is fresh iron the musical schools of Germany. provet herself singer of a high order. He voice is of great compass, strong ant uncommonly sweet and clear. She als' sings with the greatest ease, without ap parent effort. It was charming to hea her. The audience did not numbe more than 15O persons, bu it was a very enthusiastic and appre ciative audience snd gave an encor after almost every Dumber. Mrs F. H Lee, Mrs J. A. Bierce and Miss Luc Smith were the accompanies and ac