Connecticut western news., 1895-11-07
Local News.

Frank Van Deusen's Friday evening.
 Mrs Alonzo Graves and Mrs F. H. Mey CTS, of Chicago, are at the Warner House.
 -J. Henry Roraback returned on Monday from business trip to Nsgau- nee, Mich.
 Mrs Bullard and W. G. Cargill are reported as comfortable. Lyman Dun- ning's condition remains unchanged.
 A carload of cased tobacco was shipped from this station Monday. It was consigned to Wm. Schoverling, New Milford.
 Mrs Charles Paul, who was stricken with shock last week Wednesday and has since been in serious condition, Is slightly improved.
 The arena on the east of the Union depot has been graded and put in shape for winter. Some Improvements have also been made in the roads that ap. proach the station.
 A merry party of young people from Milierton, Lake 7ille and Falls Village drove to the Warner House. Tuesday night, where they enjoyed themselves with music, refreshments and dancing till about midnight.
 William Bennett is in a feeble con- dition and is confined to the bed most of the time. Mrs Rachel Coons is keep ing house for him, and his nephew, William Bennett, of Lenox, Mass, is again with him.
 In the Supplement to The Nigga zine of Poetry and Literary Review for October, 1895 occurs a short biography and picture of Mrs Lucia Dowd Smith. poet and author, formerly of Sheffield, busnow of Hudson. N. Y.
 Rev Michael I. Lynch, who has been associated with Rev T. F. Ramon at Lakeville for some months past. will remain for an indefinite period. The decision of Bishop Tierney to this ef- feet was announced Sunday.
 The circular lately issued by the state board of equalization, requesting that property be assessed at its true value, comes rather late in the day, Eow that the towns have fixed the rate of taxation for the ensuing year and most of the taxpayers have handed in their lists.
 Mails now arrive in Canaan as fol lows: From the north SAG a. m. and 2 37 p. m from the south g 40 a.m.and z 24 p. m; from the west 40 a. m and 52 p. m.; from the east 10 24 a. m. and 5 Is D. m. Mails close 15 minutes be- fore trains.
 F. E. Capewell takes space with us commencing this week, to advertise his pianos and organs Mir Capewells ad- dress is West Winsted, Ct. Anyone thinking of buying or renting an in strument will do well to write for a catalogue. He has sold instruments in this locality for many years.
 Last Friday evening about fifty or sixty members of the c. A R. post w. R. corps and few friends, who had been given the hint. gathered at the residence of Harmon Schamerhorn and gave that gallant veteran a genuine and apparently very agreeable surprise. Re- treatments were served and very en- joyable evening passed.
 The will of the late Miles l.. Ingra- ham has been filed in the probate office. J. Lee Ensign is named as ex- ecutor. Requests uf $l0, 900 and $5. 00O in trust, are made to the Falls Village Congregational Church and the Grassy Hill Cemetery association respectively There are also three other bequests oi S1O,OOO, $2,5OO and $2.00O. and the residue is directed to be distributed according to the law in cases of intes tacy.
 At the regular meeting of the Agassiz chapter Tuesday evening the following persons were elected fol officers for the subsequent six months President, H. M Adams; vice e-president Miss s. w. Adam; secretary, Mis- Louise Bragg; treasurer. Miss Mimi, Peirce; executive committee, Mrs R. D Peirce, Mrs H. NJ. Adams and M B Tobey. It was voted to begin tn meetings hereafter promptly at T 3( and close about 9 o'clock. All interest ed are invited to be present.
 The Stock bridge correspondent o the Piitsfield Sunday Call writes: ''S fos as we know, the oldest bank presi dent. m Western Massachusetts,. an perhaps in New England, is the venel able Daniel R. Williams. who preside over the finances of the Housaioni National bank ID this village. Mir Wi Hams, who is 85 years of age, was ar pointed director of the hank in 183I In 1853 he became cashier and ws elected to the presidency in 1865 Dow as Great Darlington the Mahaiwe ban is presided over by John l. Dodge wh' though not quite as old as Mir William
 is his senior in point of service. havin
 been chosen president of that bank
 1S54."
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