Connecticut western news., 1896-04-16
Local News.

LOCdl NCWS.
 Capt Wm. Bartle, of Ore Hill, was in town yesterday.
 -G. l.. Parsons is building a new and wider piazza on his house.
 Walter Warner has sold his black pony to a gentleman in Albany.
 --The North Canaan Bridge Co.'S road is being put in excellent condi- ton.
 Editor Stevens of Winsted, was in town Monday and called at the NEWS office.
 Salmon Barlow and family are now occupying his new house on Barlow street.
 The mountain water is being put into the William Bennett tenement house.
 The work of excavating the cellar for the addition to the William Ben- nett house Is completed.
 It is rumored that work will soon be begun on the work of building a house for G. Willis Parsons on Prospect Avenue.
 The Italian orchestra of Petero Marzelli and Dominick Carrodo with their harp accompanist were in town yesterday.
 The dancing class reception will be held next Thursday evening. 23d. Baldwin's orchestra of Ct. Harrington will furnish music.
 The mercury has been very light and bouyant this week. At Camps drug store it registered on Tuesday 73 and yesterday 7S, both at 3 pm.
 The Norman Brooks will case was on trial in the Superior court at Win sted the latter part of last week and has been adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. a..
 Mrs E. w. Warmers mother. Mrs Albertine Van Deusen, of Lime Rock, who has been very ill for two months past, is now improving and is able to ride out. She is 90 years old.
 Station Agent Warne. of the P. R < N. E. road, and Mrs Warne have gone to MT Warne's home in Copley, Pa, where he was summoned to the bed side of his sister, who is seriously ill, but who it is thought will recover.
 A Chinese laundry, branch of the Lakeville laundry, is to be located in the building on railroad st.. recently occupied by Albert Edelman as Q fish market, as soon as the necessary alter Ations can be made. Before May l.
 The republican party managers oi the state strongly favor Lieut.. Cover. nor Cooke for the Gubernatorial nomi- nation MT Cooke will be acceptable to Canaan republicans as many of them are personally acquainted with him and are also well acquainted with his public record.
 The Guild supper on Wednesday evening of last week was furnished by Mrs D. D. Walter at her residence The net receipts were over $11.00 Last evening the Guild supper was furnished by Mrs F. W. Barnett, Mrs Frank Van Deusen. Mrs J. G. Root and Mrs Geo O. Peet at the town hall. Receipt. / not known at this writing.
 Mrs George O. Peet. of this place and her sisters, Mrs Betts and Mir Godfrey, and her brother, E. Stewar Sumner, of Bridgeport, recently pre- scented one of 8 chime of 12 bells to s Johns Church, Bridgeport, as me morial of their father and mother, Col and Mrs Sumner. The bells of tn chime are all gifts of 12 different fam flies and each bell is memorial
 Daniel l.. Peirce met with a pain full accident last Friday morning at tn saw mill of R D. Peirce & Go. M Peirce stepped on Q loose board, whic) tipped up with him and precipitate him distance of I2 feet into the spac between the Hume and the bank wall the board falling with him. MT Peirc landed on his feet, but one foot strue on the edge of a stone and was turne completely over and the ankle was dil located Dr Camp put the ankle place and Mir Peirce is doing nicel. He expects to be out on crutches in few days.
 Lydia Fellows, widow of Stephel Holt, died at the home of her sor Horace E. Holt, in this village at o'clock last Friday evening. aged 8 years and months. She had been i but two days. The cause of her deat was heart disease or heart failure Lydia Fellows was sister of the lat Melville Fellows. In early life sh married Sherman Smith. brother ( the late Wheeler Smith. After NJ Smiths death she married Stephen Ho MT Holt died in 1872 and since thu time Mrs Holt has made her hon with her son. Mrs Holt Wi of a quiet and retiring disposition br was highly esteemed by all who kne her. She was very industrious an cheerful, and always made herself us' ful. She will be greately missed in tl home. and by her grandchildren e. pecially between whom and "Grsn, ma" there was rare mutual devotion She is survived by her son in Canaan and by her daughter, Mrs Floyd Hav ley, who resides in the West. I'll funeral was largely attended at u