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Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
KENT.

Misses Flora and Grace Ingersoll, Miss Cora Benedict. Will Slosson, from Bridgeport, Miss Helen Barclay, from New Haven, Ralph Barclay. from Binghampton, N. Y, Arthur Hsxtum, Peekskill, James Brown, from New York, were among the number who came home on Thanksgiving day.
 Watson Smith, of Stratford, and Miss Julia Ortop, of New York. were at Mrs J. Ingersoll's and Chss. Banks, of New York, at J. Blossoms Thanks giving day.
 Mrs E. Lineburg returned from a visit to her daughter. Mrs E. J. Soule, in Bridgeport
 Mrs G. R. Whaley has been spending few days at her parents home Pawl- ing, N. '.
 J. Mansfield, of Cleveland, O, is tue guest of his daughter. Mrs G. A. Vincent
 Miss Hattie Snediker gave whist party to a number of her young friends on Friday evening, Nov. P. All who were present report a very pleasant time
 Mrs and Mrs John Roraback have moved into their new house on Lane Avenue.
 A new wood furnace is to be placed in the Cnngl church.
 c. s Smith and his son Arthur starr this Thursday on trip to Southern Pines, N. O. Arthur has throat trouble and has been in poor health for some time and 1t is hoped that the southern climate will prove beneficial to him.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
CHI HAPINvILLE

Zacheus Cande is moving some of his things to his sons in Sheffield village. where he will go and live. He will soon sell his personal property at auc- tion. It is sad for au old man, 85 years old, who has spent his life time on a place, to lose a faithful companion, break up keeping house, leaving behind that which is most familiar and home like, for a new place and scenes to eek out few discontented days.
 A. J. Spur ss usual ate his Thanks gining dinner at his brothers E. W's. Falls Village.
 Mrs Carrie Smith, being sick, has re- turned to Ancram, N. I,
 Clarence Warner is sick with 8 hard cold.
 Several of the Stuerwald family are sick with colds, which seem to prevail here-a-bouts.
 The workmen, who have built a wall in front of MT Shepsrd's house, laying out ornamental pots, soddlng etc., have stopped work.
 A car load of apples has been shipped from under the mountain last week at 40 to 50 cents a bbl. while cider apples brought Pc. bushel.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
SHARON.

Mir and Mrs Charles Eggleston of Waterbury, Ct., spent last week at l.. VanAlstyne's.
 Mrs Wm. Reed and Miss Emma Knight were home over Thanksgiving. Miss Lily Clapp, of New York, is the guest of Miss Blsnch Bartram.
 Walter Peck has been taking a short vacation.
 Miss Marion Engelke. of West Hart ford, spent Sunday with Jane Walton. Miss Elzada Middlebrooks has been visiting friends in Waterbury.
 Charles Walton spent Thanksgiving at home.
 Mrs E. A. Deming and sons, Ralph and Agustus, spent several days in New York last week.
 Miss Alzads Llyod has returned from Po'keepise where she has been visiting her brother.
 Henry Hoag spent Sunday at home.
 Miss Mary Prindle returned to New York on Monday morning after a few days visit with her parents.
 George s. Kirby has gone to New York for the winter.
 Miss Jane Walton has returned from Brooklyn.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
EAST CANAAN.

Mrs Auson A. Lawrence will enter tain the Ladies' Aid this week.
 The regular monthly business meet ing of the O. B. Society will be held Thursday evening. At the same meet ing will be the election of officers for next six months.
 Rev Mir Hebron preached in our church Sunday morning very accept ably.
 Ward Brinton's young son, Sammie, was playing with gun powder Thurs day, when it exploded close to his face, filling the pores of the skin, At first it was currently reported that he had lost the sight of both eyes, which was in- correct, as Monday he could see with both eyes. Boys will learn some time that the article cannot be trifled with.
 MT and Mrs Anson A. Lawrence went to New Hartford Tuesday to attend the wedding of a cousin of MT Lawrence's, Miss Ina Jaquoy. to Robert Jester, of New Britain. The happy couple spent Thanksgiving with MT and Mrs Law renee and left Friday for their future home 445 Park street, New Britain.
 Miss Frances Bigelow spent Friday in Hartford.
 Miss Elizabeth Lawrence Is staying with friends in Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
HUN rSyILLE and SOUTH CANAAN

Miss Olive Pendleton is visiting friends in Winchester and Norfolk.
 Henry R. Whitford is improving.
 Selectmen Walter Kellogg and his assistants, Messrs Wickwire, Beebe and Roraback have finished their work on the roads and bridges for the season. They have made many needed improve ments which ara appreciated by the travelling public.
 Mir and Mrs John L. DeForrest were called to Hartsville. Mass to attend the funeral of Mir DeForrest's mother last week.
 Nelson J. Dean and Henry Yale, who have been sick. have recovered.
 W. Henderson, gen. agt. TOT the Worchester Buckeye Moving Machine Co.,, was here the 25th looking after the interests of that company. Mir J. H flakes has taken the agency for the sale of the machines for this vicinity.
 Miss Mary Hunt is having her farm barns repaired and new shed built. The second of the series of gospel meetings conducted by Rev 0. w. Hanna was held last week iu the Hunts vile shcool house for three evenings, and the week before in the under moun- tain district, and this week in the Bar rack school house. The meetings were all largely attended and much interest manifested.
 Miss Hattie Ensign, of Winsted, call ed on friends here last Friday.
 The three years-old daughter of MT F. Blake had the misfortune to cut of the end of her thumb while playing with an axe.
 Rev Pierpont, of West Cornwall, occupied the pulpit last Sunday in ex- change with Rev O W. Hanna. He preached thoughtful sermon from | Hebrews II. 1.
 Mir and Mrs Levi Ganser have return ed from their visit to friends in Tor | rington.
 s. W. Bradley. of Lime Rock, was here last week looking after the inter ests of the Hunts Lyman Iron Go. Mir and Mrs Chauncey Morris and Sidney, of Torrington. spent Sunday with their parents, MT and Mrs Sidney | Morris.
 No Thanksgiving services in the | church this year on account of Rev MT Bohlman being out of town. He was to have delivered the sermon.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
NORFOLK.

Services were held in the Congrega tional and Catholic churches on Thanks giving day. Mir DePeu preached a fit- ting sermon for the day. He spoke par ticularly of our doing large amount of forgetting as we'll as remembering. The church was artistically decorated with sheaves of grain and different fruits. H. H Eddy presided at the organ in the absence of Miss Fales.
 Miss Anna Myer, of Bradford Acad- emy, spent Thanksgiving at her home, returning on Saturday.
 Dogs killed eleven sheep and wound ed many more at Dr Peasley's farm on who is on the farm, has been unable so far to find any trace of the dogs Shat committed the deed.
 Dr Frederick Dennis, of New York, who owns Tamarack Lodge, was in town last week experimenting some repairs and improvements which he is making at his summer home here.
 Frederick Humphrey and family. of Waterbury, and John Humphrey and family. of New Britain. were guests at G. T. Johnson's and Wm. Humphrey's s from Wednesday until Monday.
 Frank Kenyon and Roy Cole, of this place, have each secured positions in Winsted at the clock shop.
 Dr Johnson, brother of G. T. John- son, spent Sunday in town.
 The Congregational Sunday school are to visit New Havep on the 18th of Decem Der, through the kindness of our lady superintendent, Miss Mary FL dridge. and take dinner at the Mosely House.
 Julius Snow and wife, of New Pres ton, visited his brother, Charles Snow, last week, and also at Mir Abbott's, of East Canaan, Mrs Shows parents. The Lyceums are hereafter to be held on Thursday evenings. The subject this week is Resolved that football should be encouraged in our colleges and schools"
 Leland Gingell is making extensive repairs on the old homestead of his father, in the north part of the town.
 The Dewel family and friends from the city, who have occupied the Dewel house during the summer and autumn, have left for New Haven.
 Mir and Mrs Edward Gaylord, Jr., were guests of her parents in Sheffield on Thanksgiving.
 Several from here attended the foot ball game in Torrington on Thanksgiv ing day.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
MILL RIVER

Patrick Brennan, who is attending the Albany Business College, has been spending 0 week at his home on Sisson Hill
 Miss Maude Blodgett returned from 8 four weeks visit in Winsted, last Wed nesdsy, accompanied by her cousin Mrs Sara Holabird.
 Mrs Henry Lsffingwell. who has been at the Albany Hospital five weeks, re- turned home Wednesday.
 Bertha Decker, who cut her head on a rock in the school yard last week, is improving. The doctor dressed the wound and put three stitches in it.
 Rev A. J. Chittenden preached at the Cong'l church Sunday morning.
 Miss Sophia Brewer and brother Henry spent Thanksgiving in Whately, Mass, with Mrs Willis Waite.
 Foxes are unusually tame about the premises of W. B. Brewer, known as the Wolfe farm. The past week two have been killed by hunters, but the supply is not yet exhausted.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
FALLS VILLAGE.

Over fifty couples attended the recep- tion of MT Beckley's dancing class on Tuesday evening at Citizens Hall. The occasion was the greatest affair socially that has happened here in many year. The ladies were handsomely gowned and made pretty picture in company with their smartly dressed escorts. The ball room had been very tsstefully dec- orated by the ladies, and from a large evergreen bell in the center hung fes- toons of bunting and running pine. The grand march was done with good effect and was led by J. $. Tracy and Miss Brown who were followed by couples from Canaan, Lime Rock, Huntsville, Cornwall and Millerton. During an intermission an excellent supper was served in the court room by the class ladies. Baldwin's orchestra, nf Great Barrington, -four pieces) play ed some very fine music. On the pro- gram were some new and intricate dan. ces which were very gracefully perform. ed by the more proficient students oi Terpsichore. In the small morning hours the party broke up, everyone de- claripg it a most successful close of a very pleasant dancing term.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
HIM R ROCK

Mrs James Winterbottom has been in Bridgeport few days visiting her sister, Mrs Byron Boyden.
 Quite a number from here attended the reception of the dancing class at Falls Village Tuesday evening. A pleasant time was reported by all,
 Mss Hattie Ensign fell and sprained her ankle one day last week.
 Mir Geo Weising has been spending a few weeks in Philadelphia, Pa.
 Miss Lena Ostrsm visited friends in Bridgeport last week.
 Mrs Vail, of Sharon, is spending a few weeks at Mrs Richardson's.
 Mrs Minor. of Falls Village, is visit. ing her daughter, Mrs NJ. B. Richard son.
 Mrs Harris of Troy, N. Y. has been spending few days with Mrs Walter Boardmau.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The concert and dance for the benefit of the Great Harrington band Friday evening netted about Sl0O.
 The advanced class Tn the High school, which expects to graduate next June, numbers 9 pupils. Their studies are English literature, physical geography, algebra, English history and Latin.
 Work on the foundations of the new block which George ". Mellon will build on Railroad street, was begun Saturday. The new structure, which great fire, will be of brick, two stories for two stores and the upper for tene- ments.
 There has been some discussion re- garding the erection of so many tele- phone poles through the main street of the village and several prominent citi- zens believe the street has been disfig- ured thereby.
 Four new members were instiated in- to the lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen Friday evening. The lodge voted to purchase new regslia for the officers and degree team of IF mem- | bers.
 An attempt has been made by some unknown malicious person to kill a val uable horse owned by Hiram Dings and son in the west part of this town. Three | veterinary surgeons were called and after close investigation powdered glass was found in the manager. The horse was in great distress for some days. but at last accounts it was recovering. Rev John O. Brooks, Archdeacon of Springfield. preached at Trinity church VanDeusenville Monday evening. A son was born last Thursday to Mr and Mrs John H. O. Church on South street. They have named the infant George Church 2d.
 William J. Warner, who resides in the west part of the town, has been quite ill for the past two weeks.
 Willis B. Leonard and family, of Pittsfeld, with Ralph Leonard of New York city enjoyed Thanksgiving at the home of Mrs A. E. Leonard in this vil- lage.
 | The marriage of Patrick Ryan and Mrs Mary McGraw. both of Housstonic, occurred in this village Nov. 25th. Rev Martin Murphy officisted. The engagement is announced of John H. Webster. of Torrington, Conn, and Miss Annie Osborne, of this village. The Probate court and court of in solvency met at the District court room | yesterday
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
eHEFFIKLD.

Rev J. E. Price. D, D, of Sing Sing, N. Y., gave alecture before the Friend ly Union at Memorial Hall last week Friday evening. Subject, ''The Tsle- scope and the Hammer. New friends of the Old Book" It was considered by all as among the best ever given here, and was listened to with rapt at tention one and three-fourth hours by Q large audience. It was grand, they all say and worth all we pay for the whole course. ...
 Zacheus Cande is moving his house. hold goods to his sons. He is going to live at the homs of his son Horace z.
 The Christian Endeavor Society of the Congregational Church held Birthday Tea" Tuesday evening, each person receiving the cards was request. ed to put in the little bag enclosed az many pennies as they were years old. At seven o'clock supper was served in the parlors of the church. After that an entertainment was given. "Foui Years at Yale"
 Dr and Mrs Alfred Fl. Hoadley and child, of Northampton, spent Thanks giving with Mrs M. E. Cowles and family and remained in town few days after visiting other friends.
 Richard E. Follett and family have left town and moved to Meriden, Ct.
 The marriage of Benjamin F. Clark of this town, and Miss Laura Woodmar took place at the home of the bride II Springfield, at three o'clock Tuesday afternoon. A number of their relative and friends from here were in attend ance They have rented the Bartholo new place in this village and will oc cupy it soon after their return.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
CANAAN VALLEY.

While wrestling the other night Tul- lis Hines had the misfortune to dislo- cate his shoulder and break his collar bone. It is 8 very bad break and will lay him up for long time. ..-.
 Mrs Emily Brooks, who had been in feeble health for some time, died at the house of Wm. Brooks Sunday, Nov. 22 and was buried in Canaan Valley ceme- tery Thanksgiving day. This makes the ninth burial in Canaan Valley since the first of April.
 Miss Eva Robbins, formerly of Ca- naan Valley, was married Thanksgiving day to MT Daggett.
 Mrs Martha Dowd spent Thanksgiv- ing with friends in East Canaan.
 Mrs Wm. Peck is very sick and not expected to live.
 Mir and Mrs Fred Woodruff. of Bridgeport, called on friends here Fri day,
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
YOUR BOY WONT LIVE A MONTH.

So Mir Gilman Brown of 34 Mill St.. South Gardner, Mass, was told by the doctor. His son had Lung Trouble, following Typhoid Malaria, and he spent three hundred and seventy five dollars with doctors, who finally gave him up, saying; Your boy wont live a month" He tried Dr. Kings New Discovery and a few bottles restored him to health and enabled him to go to work perfectly well man. He says he owes his present good health to use of Dr Kings New Discovery, and knows 1t to be the best in the world for Lung troubles Trial Bottles Free at W. H. Camps Drug store, Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
LAX EvILLE.

Union Thanksgiving services were held at the M. B. church. Rev J. c. Goddard, l, of the Congregational Church, Salisbury, occupied the pulpit and preached very instructive and appro- priate sermon. The choir sang an an them assisted by Miss Fannie Turner, of New York city. which was listened to with rapt attention.
 Among the many people that came here to spend Thanksgiving with their relatives and friends were Mir and Mrs Holley Rudd, Malcolm Rudd, Milton Robbins, Jr., Gardener Barnet and Chas. Perry.
 MT and Mrs Milton Robbins gave a reception to MT and Mrs Moses Lyman last Saturday afternoon which was we'll attended by prominent people of the town.
 Edward Winkworth was united in marriage to Mrs Kittie A Howard last Friday at Worcester, Mass, the home of the bride. The happy couple arriv ed here Saturday evening. Congratula- lions are extended.
 A scrub team of football composed of our village boys and the Academy school team played very fine game on 4nSnks8lVluR uay aIteTuOou. larBo number of spectators were present. Score to 10 in favor of the village team.
 J. M. Miller. our harnessmaker, has just received large assortment of fur robes and horse blankets and sells them cheap.
 The fair of St. Mary's Catholic Church closed successfully on Thanksgiving eve with grand ball and supper. Miss Mary Cleary, of Lime Rock, received the prize, a lady s gold watch.
 Alfred Reaton, of Winsted, was here last week Tuesday to visit his many friends.
 A. F. Roberts went to New York city last Monday.
 Miss Ellen Stuart went to New York city Monday.
 Our stores are being filled up with Holiday goods.
 Roy F. Abrams, of che M. B. Church, exchanged puipits with Rev J. o. God dard last Sunday morning. Mir God dsrd preached an eloquent and instruc. tive sermon.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
w EST GOSH FEN.

Families and friends met on Thanks. giving day as of old to partake of the good things of life, and to enJoy each others soclety for time. Mir and Mrs A. Bennett spent the day in Torring- ton, and F. w. Griswold and wife in Bantam.
 Tue children of MT and Mrs Moses Wadhams spent Friday with them.
 Miss Minnie Ransom, of Winsted, is visiting among friends here.
 Mrs James Brennan fell and broke her wrist few days ago.
 John Ives was home from New Ha- ven few days last week.
 Mrs Geo. Woodward, of Torrington, is visiting here. and in Sharon.
 Rev 0. Dixon spent Monday iE Bridgeport.
 Andrew Palmer and wife, of Torring- ton, spent Friday at F. A. Lucas.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
CORNWALL BRIDGE.

Ralph s. Beers, of the Worcester PolStechnicsl. came home Wednesday evening to eat turkey at the old home stead. The greeting "Trilby" received from his former schoolmates was loud and hearty and gave assurance to all at the station that he had & royal welcome
 We had the usual amount of out of town visitors Thanksgiving week Hon. V. c. Beers and Mrs Beers entertained their sister, Mrs Sarah B. Pierce. of Meriden. Their table, we learn, was furnished with oranges of their own growing, picked fresh from the tree. Mir and Mrs Collins E. Wilcox enter tained MT and Mrs Semple. of Norwalk. and Mir and Mrs George H. Beers and son. Collins V.
 William Wilcox and friend, of Water bury. were in Cornwall last week bird hunting. having fair luck.
 Mrs l.. A. Robinson spent Thanks giving with Mir and Mrs Charles NJ Fabrique, of New Haven.
 Mrs Sarah E. St John and daughter Edith spent the Thanksgiving at her fathers. Marshall Gibbs at Kent.
 Mrs Jennie Corn wall, of Bridgeport, took charge of the telegraph office here, giving her sister Mary w. Moore, an opportunity to visit her mother over Thanksgiving at Troy, N Y.
 Edith and Ethel Odell, who have been seriously i'll for some time with pneumonia, are some better at this writ. ing.
 MT and Mrs Mvron I. Willard spent Thanksgiving with friends in Middle bury.
 o. W. Pinkney and Wm. Pipkney of Brooklyn, N. Y and Morgan Douglas of New York city, astorished the farm CTS here for two days by shooting birds on premises posted as the law directs. and by further trespassing wherever they chose without permission. They sported fine bird dog The hunters at supper Saturday evening hy the ap- pearance of Deputy Sheriff Mvron A Hsllock and Constable Julius Wise who had grand juror complaints against them with proper warrants for their ar. rest. They were brought before Jus tice Sturges and plead guilty. They were fued one dollar each and costs which in the whole was SIS 65 They promptly paid and took the 5 23 D. m. train going south. Those Who think owners of land who post the same have nothing else to do may try the same game as these three did and they car learn the result.
 Wilson H Sturges led the Eudeavoi meeting at the M. E. church Sunday evening.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
CORN w ALL.

Henry Stone. of Warren, spent Thanksgiving with Mir P. R. Baldwin.
 John B Calhoun and wife are visiting friends in New York.
 J. l. Whiting visited his daughter in New Milford last week.
 Mrs Jane Wilmot has returned to her home at Long Meadow. Mass.
 Miss Lizzie M. Chipman is visiting friends in Waterbury.
 Myron Curtis, who has spent the summer at New Milford, has returned to his farm in Cornwall.
 While Mir Hubert Bailey's stage driver was returning from Cornwall Bridge last Friday evening, his horse stumbled and fell over the bank into the brook near the residence of Geo. Wright and received such injuries that 1t became necessary to kill it.
 Whiting J. Wilcox is giving his store Q new coat of paint, adding much to it's appearance.
 Mabel Swanson is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
 A young man in the employ of T. H. Benedict is slowly recovering from a severe attack of pneumonia.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
Adm \ Wlth NH hnneAed. P. O. Address, Canaan, Conn.
To the Probate Court for the District or

II | sharon.
 Estate of George Benson, late of sharon, in said District, deceased.
 The subscriber represents that George Ben son last dwelt in the town of sharon, in said district, and died on the 22d day of October, A. D. 1896, possessed of goods aud estate re- maihing to be administered, and as his only heirs-at-law. and next of kin, the persons whose names, residences and relationship to the deceased are as follows viz:
 Names. Residences. Relationship. Hattie Benson. Waterbury, Conn. Niece. Benjamin Benson, " Nephew. Arthur Benson, Nephew.
 Wherefore your petitioner prays that letters testamentary may be granted to some proper person. E. F. GILLETTE, Guardian. nI5TRICT Of sharon. ss. Probate Court II November 25th 1896.
 Ordered, that the foregoing application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in sharon in said district, on the 9th day of December, A. D., 1896. at 10 o'clock iu the forenoon, and that public notice be given of the pendeney of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publish ing he same once in some newspaper having a circulation in said district, and by posting a copy on the public signpost in the town oi sharon in said district
 WILLIAM W. KNIGHT, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1896-12-03
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