Connecticut western news., 1895-11-07

| Mrs A. w. NlcOll ana Wlll10 return ed yesterday from a seven weeks visit in Chicago.
 | Walter Warner was home over Sum- day from huntsinger's Business college in Hartford.
 Fuller & Peet have made much needed improvements in the highway near thelr store on Railroad street.
 An additional mail train arriving here at 10. 24 Q. ID. for Millerton and due here on it's return at 52 p. m. be- gan running on Monday, 4th. -George A. Randall, of Falls Will lage, was taken violently insane last Thursday and on Saturday was taken to Middletown.
 The ball which was to have taken place at Sheffield, on Oct. 3l, was post poned on account of rain and will be given tonight. Graney furnishes music M Burke, manager. |, About two inches of snow fell Sat urday night, but melted the next day except in places where the sun did not strike it. Since Sunday delightful Indian summer weather has prevailed. The AT p. m west bound train on the P. R. & N. E.. road. last Saturday afternoon, knocked the ''stuffing.'' out of hand-car, which the fence gang had left standing on the track. The pilot of the engine was slightly injured The appearance of the village has been much improved by filling up cer- tain mud holes and by grading in front of G. l. Parsons & Sons store and on west eide and in front of Fuller & Peet's store.
 At the annual meeting of the Litch field Northwest Conference of Congre- gational churches in Salisbury, Oct 8, . valuable 'sTwelve Months History of the Twelve Churches" included in the conference was read by the Rev John Calvin Goddard. The paper has been printed and put in convenient pamph- lets for distribution.
 While we are waiting in suspence fof the result of the Corbett-Fitz meet ing we are entertained by other things Last Friday we witnessed dog fight on Main St., between black bull dog and yellow bull dog. After a fight of about twenty minutes the doys were separated the contest being a draw. It is is even money on either dog if they meet again.
 -Dr o. o. Jones, eye specialist, of Philadelphia, has opened . permanent office in Canaan where he can be seen one day in every two weeks, next visit Thurs day, Nov. IA. The doctor is no stranger o many of the people in this vicinity as he has had an office in Great Barring ton and Lee for more than a year past, where he has many friends as we'll as satisfied patrons. See ad in this issue. Office in Warner Hotel.
 Theron J. Paine died in New York. Oct. 26, after an operation performed for strangulated hernia. He was a prominent business man of New York city, and also was the U. s. official ex- pert upon all food supplies purchased by the national authorities. He was 58 years of age and formerly lived in Millerton, N. Y., where two brothers survive him. James R. and Martin W. Paine.
 While engaged in cleaning out an unexploded blast hole at the Canaan Lime Go. quarry Friday morning, James Pendergrast accidentally ex ploded small quantity of dynamite. which still remained in the hole. The dynamite flashed up into his face and injured hls eyes, one of tbem being closed and so swollen that he was taken to the Hartford Hospital Saturday morning. Pendergrsst has wife and four small children.
 that we can literally see big fight Two Waterbury sports, T. H. Hayes and Robert McGrath have offered a $50, 900 purse for Corbett and Fitzsim- mons to fight near Waterbury, and they guarantee the puiRilists protection. Of course there would be no gate money. The exhibition would truly be no more demoralizing than the hanging of Bor- ienson at which two-thirds of the spec tators were under the influence of liquor and were joking and quarrelinq with each other for possession of a piece of the rope, after the execution. -The Litchfell Enquirer of Oct. 31 says: ''It is seldom that so many dis tinguished men of this state are gather ed together to pay the last tribute to an honored friend as were found at Judge
 Granger's funeral last Thursday. But
 the man was worthy of it all. Last
 week we paid our tribute of respect to
 the llte eminent jurist. This week we
 wish to voice, what we know is the uni
 versal sentiment of thanks to the peo-
 pie of Canaan for their generous hospi-
 tality. The Masonic Lodge showed the
 true fraternsl spirit and Judge Rora.
 back was indefatigable in his efforts to
 do everything possible for those who
 came from distance. Fortunate is the town which SO cherishes the memory ol ) noble son. Fortunate is the state | khot hoe w;kh;y ifo hord orc fo up u bos { citizens are so thoughtful for the com fort of others.
 An item in the Winsted Citizer states that the Canaan football tean went to Norfolk on Saturday and were
 nnch disappointed at finding the Rob