Connecticut western news., 1896-11-19
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1s. 1896
Local News.

w. H. Camp is in New York city.
 Mrs G. B. Gardner, of Coxsackie, N. r., is at Warren McIntyres.
 IF. R. Collin returned last week from his outing in the Adirondacks.
 Mrs Godfrey, of Bridgeport, is vis- iting her sister, Mrs Geo. O. Peet.
 Watson Hardenbergh has secured . position in the offices of the Consoli- dated road at New Haven.
 -S. A. Kemp has bought Mrs N. A. Van Deusen's house on East Main street and is moving into it.
 Franklin J.Abbe has rented Charles H. Pease's house and will move in with his family about the 30th inst.
 Mrs H. M. Adams, of Warehouse Point, visited friends in town from Fri. day to the fore part of this week.
 Grand ball at Town Hall to-mor- row night. Tickets 75c. David Cur tis, manager. Everybody invited.
 Miss Mary Lyles, of Brooklyn, N r., was married yesterday to William F. Whitmore, of Hartford, at St. John s church. Brooklyn.
 William H. Mansfield, of West Hartford. who has been visiting rela- tives at Huntsville and other places in this vicinity. returned home yesterday.
 The large orange star, which ap- pears in the eastern sky about 8 o'clock about midway between the stars known as Capella and Betelguese, is the planet Mars.
 The first snow storm of the season occurred about o'clock last Friday evening. About an inch of snow fell and remained on northern exposures until Sunday.
 Election is over, now let everyone settle down to business; or what would perhaps be better, ''settle up" Please commence by paying the printer Pawling Chronicle.
 -Dr w. H. Stickles, prominent physician and postmaster of the village of Philmont, N. Y, committed suicide last Sunday night by shooting himself twice in the head. He is said to have been short in his accounts.
 At meeting of Wangum Club Sat day night the following officers were elected: s. A. Eddy, president; l.. Fl. Adams, vice-president; W. H. Camp, secretary; H. D. Reed, treasurer; M. Rood, B. A. Peirce and l.. 0. Rhoades. executive committee.
 -"The Old Farmers Almanac" for 1897, published by William Ware X Co.,, of Boston, Mass, has been issued, and will be welcomed in thousands of homes where it's predecessors have been considered an indispensable household article or yearly companion.
 Max Harzen, peddler, was arrest ed last Friday night on charge of mak- ing an assault with felonious intent on Mrs Julia Allen. After hearing the testimony of Mrs Allen and the prison. CT, the next day, Justice Roberts dis charged the prisoner. The cross ex- animation of Mrs Allen by Lawyer Nickerson, of West Cornwall, who de- tended the prisoner, was rather racy and resulted in some amusing tilts be. tween Mrs Allen and the learned coun- sel.
 The closing out sale of William Nisbet, of Winsted, ends this week, after which MT Nisbet will remove to Westerly, R. l., as announced in the NEWS two or three weeks ago. In send ing us copy for his last change of adv, MT Nisbet kindly takes occasion to e1 press his regret at being obliged to dis continue his business relations with the NEWS and adds, "Your paper is certain ly one of the best advertising mediums in this part of the country Of course the expression of such an opinion by an enterprising merchant like Mir Nis bet is very gratifying to us.
 The cross-walk between Fuller Peet's store and G l.. Parsons & Sons store is in dangerous condition. Many persons have fallen there but kin6 Providence has saved their limbs anc prevented serious injury. Don't temp Providence too long. It is the concen sus of opinion that said cross-walk ha. outlived it's usefulness and that the SC lectmen would be justified in removing it as 8 precautionary measure. Ono, get rid of that trap, and our villager. would soon be ready to "chip in' ant have good and safe cross-walk bull there.
 Timothy Ramon, the father of Re, T. F. Ramon, died of heart failure a his home in Winsted on Thursda, morning Nov. 12. His age was CT The Winsted Citizen says of Mir Ban non that he was "one of Winsted's s wei known and respected citizens" and wa ''man worthy of veneration and es teemed by all who had the pleasure o his acquaintance" He is survived b. wife and six children. The funera was held from his late residence ano from St. Joseph's church, Winsted, o1 Saturday morning. Rev T. F. Bannol was celebrant of the Solemn High Mas of requiem. Rev Fathers Finn, of Der by, and Carroll. of Bridgeport, were re spectively deacon and sub-deacon Very Rev Fr. Leo, O. s. F., spoke il eulogistic terms of the character of tn, deceased.