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Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
The Grand Lodge. .

At the meeting of the grand lodge oi Masons of this state, held at New Ha- ven on Wednesday of last week, Henry O. Warner, of New Milford, was re- elected gland master, and James H, Welsh, of Danbury, was reelected deputy grand master. John H. Bar low, of Birmingham, was elected grand secretary, succeeding the late Joseph K. Wheeler, of Hartford. The newly elected officers were installed the next day by Past Grand Master Luke A. Lockwood, of Riverside.
 The charity fund committee was elected and then elected it's officers. The committee books show balance of $35. .452,07, which includes the pro- perty in Wallingford purchased for a Masonic home. The committee report that the home will be dedicated about May 1st. It is proposed to establish a manual training school in connection with the orphanage.
 The grand lodge adjourned to meet in Hartford the third Wednesday of January 1S96
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
DEATH OF MRS WHITBECK.

Mrs Jane Woodruff Whitbeck, wife oi Henry Whitbeck, died suddenly of heart trouble at 415 Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 10th at her home in Salisbury. Conn. Deceased was a native of Salis- bury and was born April 18th. 1887. She taught school ;n Salisbury, Boston Cor ners and Ancrsm. She was married to Henry Whitbeck, Jan. 21st 1857 and always proved herself devoted wife and mother.
 On MT Whitbeck's return from at. tending the funeral of John Winters, Mrs Whitbeck had just returned from g call on her son William who lives near by. He left her sitting by the table sewing. MT Whitbeck went to the barn to do the evening chores. A few min utes after, her son George came into the room and found hls mother lying on the floor on the opposite side of the room near the bureau. Giving the alarm kind neighbors did all that loving hands could do, but death had claimed her. Her kindness and generosity to her neighbors will not soon be forgotten by them. She leaves 8 husband and three sons to mourn her loss.
 The funeral was largely attended by friends and neighbors Thursday, Jan. 17th. Rev Jas. H. George preached 8 fitting sermon. taking as his text the 9th and 9th verses of the 90th Psalm. The pail bearers were Edward Barton, Albert Felts. William Conklin. Owen Travis, James R. Eggleston and Dell Seeley. Burial in Salisbury cemetery.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
Academy Notes.

Rev Frederick Thompson oficiated at Lime Rock Sunday.
 The Edison phonograph that is at the Warner House this week, gave a privste entertainment at the Academy Tuesday evening. The glee club sang number which the photograph re- produced in a very creditable maner.
 Charles DeSalles. of South Bethlehem Pa., and l.. W. Harger, of Dalton, Mass, are recent arrivals at the Acad- emy
 The Academy willi put base ball club in the field as soon as the season opens. Brett Morton has been elected captain, and Charles H Chamberlin, manager. Preliminary work will com menced in the "gym" the first week in March.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
Fire District Meeting.

The legal voters of the town of North Canaan, in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, residing within the following described territorial limits. to wit; Beginning chard avenue, so called, at the corner of Orchard avenue and the highway leading past St. Joseph's church to Ashley Falls, run hing thence south Ii degrees east to a point in the highway east of Mrs Nellie VauDeu- sen's house; running thence south 70 degrees west to barn standing on property of Mrs Irene Church thence north 78 degrees weat in line running south of the tenement house of Miss $. W. Adam to ledge of rocks in the highway in front of George Benedicts house 1; thence north 60 degrees west to highway bridge across the Blackberry on road leading from the village of Canaan to Eugene Roots house; thence north 16 degrees east to coal ing station Of the P. R. & N. E R, R. Co ; thence north 30 degees east to point in high way north of Frank vanDeusen's new house 1; thence south 72 degrees east to place of be- ginning, are hereby notified to meet in the Town Hall in the village of Canaan in said town of North Canaan, on Saturday January 18th, 1895 at 2 p. m. for the following pur- poses, to wit:
 1. To see what action. If any, the legal voters of said town, residing within the above described and specified territorial Him. It's will take regarding the establishment of a Fire District" within said territorial limits, in accordance with the provisions of an act passed by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut at its January Session 1898 and entitled "An Act Relating to Orgagiza- tions of Districts for Extinguishing Fires and Other purposes"
 2- To give a name to said district If the same shall be formed.
 8. To choose all necessary officers.
 4. To pass all votes necessary to be passed to properly establish said district in accord ance with the provisions of the herein-be- fore mentioned act of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, for the pur- pose of employing all necessary means for the extinRuishment of fires and caring for the sidewalks and lighting the streets in the above mentioned territorial limits.
 5. To lay a tax to raise money for the carry on and maintaining said purposes in said above mentioned and described limits in said town of North Canaan.
 6. To do any other business proper to be done at said meeting.
 Dated at North Canaan, Conn. Jan IT, 1895
 GEoRGE s. FULLER
 w. Fl NERAL Selectmen
 W.J. FERGUSON
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
AT THE CHICAGO SHOW.

 Columbus and Hartfords Were the
 Acknowledged Leaders in Improved
 Construction.
 The crucial test of bicycle designs and improvements comes at the great Cycle Shows, where the productions of every maker are practically side by side on dress parade, and the public can eX- anime at its leisure. The great Chicago show is over, and riders and agents have had their first chance to compare the results of many months work on the part of manufacturers. The i'm provements in bicycle construction were marked, and almost every manufacturer had some new invention to which he pointed with pride.
 B1t the centre of attraction was the exhibit of the Pope Manufacturing Company, embodying the full line of of Columbia and Hartford bicycles Every machine was emphatically an 1895 bicycle-some were heard to say SA~s @A e'Ah Pn'Aooh WAth hhoos AANnio they were 1896 bicycles-and the i'm provemepts were so many and so pratt cal that both riders apd agents were enthusiastic in their words of approval.
 The new narrow-tresd crank shaft, the beautifully adjusted running gear, the graceful handle-bar that can be i'm mediatly set at any angle, the new style hubs, and the elegance of the equip ment were all matters of delight. In fact the new Columbia were generally admitted to rank ahead of the so-called specials" of rival makers, while the $80 and $6O Hartford bicycles came Tn for general praise and were in most cases compared with $l0O machines.
 It may be confidently expected that the triumph for Columbias and Hart fords at Chicago will be repeated at the New York show. Every ybody should make 1t point to see the new models of these machines.-American Wheel. man.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
New Creameries.

It would seem that one creamery was enough for East Canaan, nevertheless at the request of the General Passenger Agent of the Poughkeepsie Bridge Route we publish the following:
 The P. R. & N E R. Ris making an effort to establish cleameries along the line of it's road for the shipment of milk to the New York market Upwards of twenty sites have been located, out of which seven have been taken by first class New York creamerymen.
 Creameries are also being erected at Whiting River and Modena, and will be built at other points as fast as the sites are taken. These creameries promise to be of considerable value to the far mers living adjacent to the railroad. It is estimated that farms will be worth at least one-third more after the creameries are in operation than they are now, and the farmers should give all the encour- agement possible to the railroad com pany in getting these new enterprises established.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24

Harry Sedgwick, of Cornwall Hollow, was in town Saturday on business.
 On Wednesday of last week Mrs Emeline Hoag and Mrs Gsghon fell on the ice at Millerton, N. Y, and each broke an arm.
 Mrs Col Hardenbergh and her son George went to Schenectady, N. r., on Tuesday for visit of several days with relatives and friends.
 The Lend-a- Hand club gave an ex- cellent supper at the Methodist church parlors last week Wednesday evening. About $10 was cleared.
 We forgot to mention last week that Jerome G. Root is clerking at Geo. s. Dunning's store in East Canaan but has agreed to remain only few weeks.
 All citizens between the age of 21 and 45 years entitled to exemption from military duty must file certif- cate with the selectmen during this month.
 At the meeting of the literary soci- sty tomorrow (Friday) evening at 8 o'clock, precisely, there will be debate on Resolved Hawaii should not be annexed to the United States"
 James Reel informs us that he has worked 21 years for what is now the lime manufacturing firm of Peirce & Freeman and he has never known them to miss pay day. He thinks it due to them that this fact should be known and we agree with him.
 A snow storm commenced about 6 o'clock Friday eveEing and banned out about foot of snow before morning Five degrees above zero Sunday morn ing, but the day proved sunny one. Another January thaw set in Monday noon which threatened to spoil the ex cellent sleighing. The thaw continued till Tuesday afternoon, ruinlng the sleighing, and then it froze up.
 The march of Improvement has again been resumed at the Warner House. Messrs Hogan and Gibson are transforming portion of the l., which has been used as wood house. They have removed the refrigerators and built two new ones and chute coal bin at the rear of the l. and are now making over the space, between the refrigera- tors or coolers and the kitchen, into a large pleasant room. with a bay-window II feet long, and cellar under it. This new room will be used as sitting room for the girls.
 The New Orleans Speciality Go |, which has made for itself an enviable name by always supplying a first class and refined vaudeville entertainment, is now playing return dates over that DOT ton of the country visited earlier in the season. and only words of praise are heard on all sides. New features have been added so that now the bill Is un- usually pleasing and is of a nature cal culated to please the masses. There is comedy in abundance, excellent singing, various sty les of dancing. club swinging and juggling, musical features, and, in fact, such variety of good acts that one is sure of being we'll repaid for at tending. Town Hall, Thursday, Jan 24. A big surprise for all this time Adv.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
.sIoO REWARD. .1oo

The readers of the CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS will be pleased to learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only pos- itive cure now known to the medical fraterni- ty. Catarrh being constitutional disease, requires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting di- rectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the founda- tion of the disc SC. and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature In doing its work. The pro- prietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure, Send tor list of testimonials.
 Address. F. J. CHENEY d Co.,, Toledo, Ohio.
 sESold by Druggists. 75 O.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
Egbert ID. Norton Indicted

The grand jury of the Berkshire crim- inal court at Pittsfeld, Mass. found an indictment last Thursday against Egg bert D. Norton, of New Marlboro, Mass i. who is charged with incest. Iu the af- ternoon of the same day the prisoners indicted were arraigned before Judge Maynard and Mir Norton pleaded not guilty. The trial was set down for some day this week.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
BurgiAy at Torrington .

Three burglars broke into the depot at Torrington on Monday night aud blew open two safes and escaped with S60 in money. Michael Dunn, the night watchman for the Coe Brass Co.,, came on them just after they he'd blown open the safes and the burglars sent two bullets whizzing past his head. He returned the fire and then ran and sum- mored the police. Torrington has been the Mecca for burglars and thieves for over year past.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24

Another item submitted us by the Academy scribe is:
 "Chsrles De Sales, now at the Academy, is a valuable inquisition to the base ball material for next year. " In just what condition MT DeSalles will appear is not made plain to us but it is doubtless complimentary one as the -valuable-would imply. He will play second base and will prob ably conduct the ceremonies there.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
POINTERS.

This is tue last week of E. F. Hunt & Co.'S great sale of dry goods. See adv
 Ladies' and children's coats and other goods are offered for sale by A. s. Fassett at great reduction. Read his change of sdv.
 The selectmen of the Town of North Canaan publish notice in another col umn in reg ard to the ''Fire District meeting to be held on Saturday. Read it, and respond to said notice.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
BORN.

PKcK-At Sheffield, Mass, Jan. 18th, a dsugh- ter to MT and Mrs George Peck. BRAcKEN-At Winsted, Jan. 20, son to MT and Mrs Thomas Bracken. OLARK-At Norfolk. Jan. IS, son to MT and Mrs Myron N. Clark. SARToRI-At West Norfolk, Jan. I8, son to Mir and Mrs Antonio Sartori. PRENDEaeAsT-At East Canaan. Jan. 10, a son to MT and Mrs James Prendergast
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
 M A R REED.

BENsoN-BENsoN-AtW Wassaic, N. T., Jan. Is, by the Rev F. I. Roscoe, hr Platt J. Benson and Miss Louise Benson, both of wassaic. RowE-JoYNER-At the home of the bride in North Egremont, Mass, Jan. 16. by the Rev MT Nance. MT Clarence D. Rowe and Miss Abbie Joyner.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24

Commander-in-C Chief Lawler of the Grand Army is making arrangements to visit every department encampment held in the United States this year, some- thing never before attempted by a com mander.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
DIED.

MORSE At South Canaan, Jan. 21, M. Adelle Morse, wife of Deacon H. P Morse, aged 47. Funeral to-day (Thursday) at one p. m at late residence
 RooEns-At Northfleld, Jan. 14. Mrs Rogers aged 87 years, mother of Mrs E. L. Pond. WHITBEcK At Salisbury, Jan. 15, Jane, wife of Henry Whitbeck, aged 57. WHITooMB- At North Egremont, Mass, Jan 15, suddenly of heart disease, Leonard Whitcomb. aged 6s.
 GARDINER-At Ct. Harrington, Jan. IS, Ed ward Gardiner, tcolored,) aged 37. HARRINeTos-At South Egremont. Mass. Jan. IT, Harry Harrington, aged 23. HIoLEY-At Bridgeport, Jan. IT. of apoplexy H Irving Higley. aged A years. He was native of South Canaan. and for many years has been an engineer on the Housa tonic railroad.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
The Parson,s Rebuke.
From the Atlanta Constitution.


 A mean man invited the village preacher to dine with him, but placed before the preacher only dish of greens and corn bread.
 Will you say grace. parson? asked the host.
 Il will, ." replied the parson. "Lord, make us thankful for greens and corn bread, and put it into the heart of our brother to raise hogs next yesrp'
 Tommy lin the cemetery)-All these people haven't gone to heaven, ,auntie.
 Aunt-Hush. Tommyl Why do you say that?
 Tommy-Because I read on some of the tombstones, Peace to his ashee, !" and they don't have ashes only where it's very hot.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
From Nebraska

A letter has been received, at Canaan, Conn.,, from Mrs J. E. Hathorn, of Bartley, Neb, recognizing the barrel of clothing sent to that place for the suf- ferers. It says:
 Yours of recent date Is received, also one barrel of clothing for which accept our hearty thanks. If you could only see how eagerly and thankfully these pieces of clothing were received you would indeed realize it is more blessed to give than receive. Fuel is much needed here. In former years we had cornstalks and suufower stalks to burn when not able to buy fuel, but this last year the stalks did not grow. <. ....... ..Just what this people will do for seed for planting next spring we do not know. We have good, worthy class of people here, and we must look after them and do all we can. Again let me thank you for these people.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24

Here is another letter received later by Canaan people. It is from Mrs NJ 0. Taylor. of Bird City. Kansas. It reads as follows
 "The barrel of clothing was received yesterday from the good people of Ga naan, and am distributing them with my own hands. Every article is good and accepted by our needy people I pray that you may never know the bangs of hunger and cold. My people wish me to thank you very much for the things sent"
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24
A CARD.

We desire to thank our kind friends and recent bereavement, the death of wife and mother.
 HENRY WRITBEcK AND FAMILY. Salisbury, Conn.,, Jan. 19 1895.
Connecticut western news., 1895-01-24

-S. o. Beckley is spending few days in New York.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-18
LABOR DAY.
Monday September 2nd, The Peoples
Holiday.

Grand street parade at $3.50 a. m.
will be reviewed by Cows. Clark
and Culberson.
Captain ]. T. Rosborough and
aides will be in command of the
procession, which will be composed
of city and county officials, fire de-
partments, all charitable, benevo-
lent, Fraternal and labor organiza-
tons, business and manufacturing
hrms, making the largest and finest
display ever seen in our city,
AT the fair grounds there will be
racing of various kinds, the race
track now being in good condition.
Speaking at Z o'clock, dancing af-
ternoon and evening, novelty bal
loon ascension and parachute de-
scent. The whole to conclude with
a grand display of fire works, COM
posing two large and costly set
pieces of governors Clark and Cul-
berson. Judge L. A. Byrne, DR.. H.
Il. Webster and Arlie Stuart will be
judge of the races, See them if
you desire TO enter horses for the
races.
Dairymen, farmers and everybody
whether they have received an invi-
tation or not, are cordially invited
to participate. For further infor.
nation address, Committee on La
Dor Celebration. P. O. box 48.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-18
st. Agnes Academy, Boarding and
Day School, Texarkana, Texas,

One of the Oldest institutions of
learning in Northeast Texas, ranks
second to none of Its kind in the
state, That the system pursued Is
practical and thorough Is attested
by It's graduates, many OF whom
are holding lucrative and responsi.
bic positions throughout Texas and
Arkansas,
Music, Art, stenography and
Typewriting form extra charges.
School Tor boys In the immediate
vicinity under the same manage
inent. Studies will be resumed on
Monday, Sept 2, 1896 For partic-
ulars, apply to
9lb 2m SISTER M, TuoMAsINE.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-18
EPWORTH LEAGUE.

The following is the programme
of the Epworth League services, at
State Line Methodist Church at 4
P. M, today:
Songs by the choir
Prayer by W. S, Fortune,
Reading and expouuding the les
son, W. W, Robertson.
Solo by Miss Watson.
Meditation as a Means of Grace:
Meditation Defined, D, L. Will
hams.
Subjects of, Willie Wilson,
It's Helpfulness, Randall Moore.
Its Hinderances, W, A. Barrow.
Scriptural Examples, Miss Mary
Rodgers,
Hi,tory OF Hymn No. 800, Miss
Nadge Hudgins.
Song.
Closing Text, Miss Laura Trigg,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-18
THE BEST ROUTE
uIcTVvIcIoN
Memphis stheSoutheaSt

Tho Palace Gar Line 0f the South The
Kansas City, Momphle r. birmingham r.
II. has two through passenger trains daily
between Momphls and birmingham, mak-
Ing close and sure connections With the
trains Of al connecting limos, Night
trains have through alo0plng cars between
Washington, d, O. and Momphls, vlO Az
lanta aud Birmingham Din. connection
with the Richmond n Danvllle r. R,) the
shortest route, quickest tlmo and the only
line running through cars between those
elites. bay trains have Palace Reclining
Chair ears (scuts FREQ 10 holders OF llrst-
class through tickets through between
birmingham and Kansas City, and Pull
man Palace Sic ,plng Cars between kDDs1s
City aud Atlanta THIS II many ml'pe the
shortest and by for the bostequlpptd pos.
aonger Line between rOlnts IN tho East
md Southeast and Momphe, and all
polnts In Arkansas, Texas and tho West
and Northwest. Everything now md
IlrAtscaea. Through tickets Via this line
on aalo NJ oil through tlckct olIicos,
For any desired information, Tor large
mnp and time table folder, address,
j. ~, LOCKWOOD,
II, u, ELLIS, q, 4, u r. A.
General Agent, Kansas city,
$50 Main Street, Memphis
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-18

The Southern lumber men are III
convention at Memphis and among
those in attendance we notice some
of our townsmen as figuring in the
councils of that body. j. W. Amer
man and j, II. Bolinger are placed
at the head of important commit
tees, ], G. Fontain and 7, W, Van
Cleve are there and of course are
beard In the debates, The associa-
ton Is not as strong In attendance
as such meeting should be, but the
list Of visiting saw mill men gives
the meeting a look as If 1t was larg-
er than it really is Prices and
handling lumber was discussed and
insurance rates taken up and a re-
duction will be asked for. The Com
merciaI Appeal says the BODY OF men
10 a fine one and that much good
will be accomplished for mill men
through this meeting,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-18
He is Not Built That WAY.

The editor of the Social Visitor
received a copy of the Pine Bluff
Press Eagle, containing the con-
troversy between the editor of the
Press Eagle and Graphic, marked
to call his attention to the same.
lie says:
We don't know why they would
send us a marked copy, for it is
reading matter entirely unfit for
the public to read and is entirely
out of our line of reading, These
indecent controversies should not be
indulged in by the newspapers.
When men get beyond decency
they should fight it out among
themselves and not pollute the
young minds of the country with
such vulgar reading,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-18
Disolution Notice.

The firm of Kendrick q Nc
Sweeney, Architects, Texarkana,
Texas, Is hereby dissolved by mutual
consent M. NJ, Kendrick will con
tluue the business of the firm, col
lect its assets and pay its liabilities
In his bwn name and right as the
successor Of said firm.
M, NJ KENDRIoK,
ANTHONY MoSwEENEY.
8 15 lot
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-18
Head-aCne.

Are you subject to headache, it
is caused from Indigestion; call at
the soda fount at the Elite Con.
fectionery and try natures Match
less Iron Tonic, guaranteed to
break up headaches or your money
refunded.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-08-18
Wanted.

A nice cottage with five or six
rooms. Also a larger dwelling con
tanning eight or ten rooms. Pre-
fer central location or near street
car line. Address p, o, Box 354.
8 15 1t