Connecticut western news., 1896-10-22
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 22. 1896.
Local News.

-16 to 1-sixteen coon skins on one burn at Michael Goggin's.
 Mrs Eliza Sedgwick, who has been quite ill two or three weeks, is improv- ing.
 Mrs George Adam and daughter Catherine ..returned last week from Toronto, Canada.
 An extraordinary yield. J. N. Van Deusen has this season raised 344i bushels of buckwheat on 6i acres.
 Mrs L. F. Bronson, of East Canaan, went to Westfeld. Mass, last Friday to visit Prof. s. A. Weaver and wife sever al days.
 David c. Whittlesey has been re- nominated as Judge of Probate of the Canaan district by both republicans and democrats.
 The fifth lesson of the dancing class has been again postponed to Tues day evening. Oct. 27, on account of the democratic rally tonight.
 Mrs T. B. Strong celebrated her 84th birthday on Tuesday of this week. A number of her relatives assembled to celebrate the occasion with her.
 Mrs Mary w. Ward, Miss Ward and Miss Franklin, who have been spending the summer at Twin Lakes, returned to New York city on Monday. w. G. Cargill and family move to their new home in Westfeld, Mass, this week. We were in hopes that they would at least spend the winter in Ca naan.
 Landlord Warner has just made another improvement in his hotel by enlarging the second story front win dows to the same size as those on the first story.
 The Great Harrington Gazette, Sheffield Sentinel and Stockbridge Star discontinued publication with their is- sues of the 10th inst. after an existence of one and one-half year.
 Oh OfCA eWO WCOho 4uIS huel1uc Beckley has been confined to her bed with rheumatism at the residence of Robert R. Smith in New Hartford. She is now improving but does not sit up
 Last week Wednesday Mrs Berthold Seeholzer received telegram from Los Angeles. Cal. announcing that her father, the Rev James M. Crawford, had died that day. MT Crawford was pastor of the Presbyterian Church as Nordhoff, Cal.
 Miss Emeline Kellogg and Miss Aobie T. Kellogg left Winsted on Mon day for Waterbury where they will keep house this winter for Amos Connolly whose wife has been in poor health and recently became insane and was remov- ed to an asy lum.
 Yesterday was Charles Emmons' 80th birthday. Many who saw him tending the gates at the railroad cross ing and stepping around as lively as a cricket would doubt that he was an oc- togenarian, for to all appearances he is just as young as he used to be.
 -Dr George Beebe of Salisbury, has been requested by the patients of his father, the late Dr Richard Beebe, to continue the office hours at the Warner House. Dr Beebe will be at the War ner House every Thursday until further notice, beginning with the 29th inst.
 James A. Reilly and company pre-. scented the German comedy .sUnse, Max at the hall Tuesday evening to g small house. Notwithstanding, the play was we'll presented and is first rate piece, MT Reilly carrying the title role. The comedy hit of the show wa. Mr and Mrs Ed. A. McHugh in theil creation of "Mr and Mrs Michae Slaugherty."
 Frank Tiffany, of New Boston Mass, who is we'll known to many il this village. having been recently for brief period at work as wagon maker il the J. H. Drake blacksmith shop build ing. made an attempt to commit suicid at Winsted on Monday by throwing himself under the wheels of an engine He was pulled off the track just in tim by Policeman Roscoe Granger. Con ductor McKenna and Michael Finn hat also rescued him shortly before. Tiffan had been drinking heavily and va Respondent He has wife and chil dren at New Boston.
 The general agent of the Connect cut Building and Loan Association hay ing nearly secured the required mum Der of shares necessary for the organiza tion of Local Branch, it is propose to meet at the office of A. T. & J. E Roraback on Tuesday evening next fc the purpose of electing officers and dc ing such other business usual in form ing such organizations. MT E. C.LinI secretary. and Hon. Geo. W. Hodg' treasurer, are expected to be preser and explain in detail the work of tl association. Mir Hodge as Treasure of Connecticut needs no further intrt duction. MT Linn is native of tI Western Reserve, and having made study of Building and Loan is consit cred one of the most noted experts that line of business which this coul try affords. All interested are invite to be present and become members this branch. Nearly forty branch have already been organized in Come ticut and loans already made amount over one-half million of dollars.