Connecticut western news., 1896-11-12
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 12, 1896
Local News.

John NlcOl lett on Monday to en ter the employ of the Eagle Bicycle Co., at Torrington.
 Edward Fitzgerald has been sick several days with intestinal troubles, but is now improving.
 Tt is reported that Henry R. Whit ford, of South Canaan, is very ill with typhoid fever at his home there.
 The young people of the Pilgrim Church gave a free sociable in the church parlors last Tuesday evening.
 Hubert Williams is not silver orator-nor a silver voiced orator-"but for goodness sake don't say I told you.
 Miss Weltha Ann Beckley has mol been as well as usual for the past ter days. but we hope she will soon i'm prove.
 Walter Warner has returned tc Hartford to complete his course at tho Huntsinger Business College. He will remain about five months.
 The personal property of the in. solvent estate of Wm. E. Cornell vii be sold at auction at the Cornell store at Lakeville on the a1st of November al 10 . m. Seeposters.
 The railroad station and water tanl of the P. R. & N. E. road at West Nor. folk were burned to the ground early Saturday morning It is believed that the fire was started by tramps.
 The farm of the late George Potter near West Cornwall and house and lot near Colds Mills will be sold at auction Nov. 18 at 10 8. m. Also COWS, horses wagons etc. etc. See posters.
 -After-election celebrations were held in this section as follows: At Nor folk Nov. 4; Litchfield, Lakeville and Salisbury Nov 6; Canaan Nov. '; Win sted Nov. g; Thomaston Nov. II.
 Thomas l.. Norton expects to move nto his new mansion at Lakeville some time next week. It IS an elegant roomy and convenient house, and stands on an elevation commanding { wide view.
 We are glad that election is ove and that the returns, and the reports O celebrations, virtually end with thi issue of the NEWS. Now for business and may every reader of the NEWS b, prospered.
 The dance under the management of David Curtis at Town Hall on las Friday evening was we'll attended, ant MT Curtis will give another dance ol Friday evening. Nov. 20. Tickets T cents. Everybody invited.
 The work of painting Mrs Thomas Bonner's elegant new house, on th corner of East Main and Elm streets and the muriscoing and tinting of tn walls and ceilings of the interior ha been done by George W. Curtis.
 We are told that North Canaan ha the distinction of possessing nor Bryan men in proportion to it's popula ton than any town east of the Missis sippi river. Nevertheless, McKinle carried this town by plurality of 8 votes.
 Judge Roraback went to Noun Ross, N. r.. on Tuesday to attend tn funeral of Whiting w. Hinsdale at sai place yesterday at 10 a. m. Mir Hins dale was prominent farmer, and maj ried a sister of Judge Roraback mother.
 Mrs Adeline Beckley has been sic at the residence of R R. Smith in Ne Hartford month or more and is COT fined to her bed most of the tim, Some days she feels very comfortabl, but other days she coughs very muc and suffers greatly.
 -STRAws.-Last Tuesday, just on week after McKinley's election, tt mining of iron ore was resumed at Or Hill after suspension of three month Barnum Richardson Co.'S furnace East Canaan was put in blast the da after McKinley's election.
 Brother Card of the Millerton Tel gram is very enthusiastic over the ope ation of the Raines law in Millerton c election day. He says the place was quiet as Sunday; no drunken galoots in sight By the way, the town gay Mckinley majority of 152.
 -Dr H l.. Ross was in Brooklyn, l r., from Thursday until Monday, hel his sister is very i'll with heart troubl There were indications of improvemel before the doctor left and the latest r ports are that she is holding her ow but her condition is still very critics
 pr. ss'ring -necked pheasants al now as large as Brown Leghorn hen There are three males and two female The males are splendid looking felloy and their plumage is most gorgeous dark blue and green heads and russ and greenish shades on other parts the body. All have long tails.
 The many friends of the venerab Kneeland J. Munson, of Millerton, r., will be pleased to learn that he steadily improving from prolong' siege of bilious malarial fever. He able to sit up two hours day, ,althoue the fever has not entirely vanished b some days it is hardly perceptible.