Connecticut western news., 1896-03-12
Local News.


 ming at the hall.
 Each generation lives in differ ent world. Anon.
 Miss Carrie Chapin, of Sheffield, Mass., is visiting at Mrs Thomas Bon- ner's.
 The mild weather on Tuesday brought many bicycles from their win ter quarters.
 -Remember to attend the supper served by the ladies of the Pilgrim Church next Wednesday evening.
 The meeting of the Monday Eve ming Club has been postponed to Mon- day evening, 16th, at s. W. Barnes.
 Prof Fry. the optician. will be at the Warner House, Saturday. March If, and will examine eyes free of charge. -R,bert R Smith. of New Hartford, visited Robert Little at Weatogue from Saturday evening until Sunday eve ming
 The annual meeting of the Village Improvement Association will be held at Town Hall on Saturday evening. March IA
 Horace E. Holt was severly attack ed with muscular rheumatism in his chest last Saturday, but is now slowly improving.
 -Dr Clemans is making extensive improvements to the interior of his res idence. laying new floors and papering and painting.
 Mir B. B. Pearson, who for the past two years has been buttermaker at the East Canaan Creamery moved last week to Vermont. His place is taken by a Mir King.
 Lester Adams has the measl' but is getting along nicely. This is the only new case we have heard of during tho week and those previously reported are recovering.
 -Edwa rd McCarty. Jr. is slowly re- covering from a three weeks seize of rheumatic fever, but he is not yet able to sit up. Dr Camp says that 1t is the most severe case of rheumatic fever that he has treated during the past fif- teen years.
 Adam Ostrander. of Salisbury. Is to be our roadmaker. He will be as- sisted by Edward McCar,y. The selectmen will also buy span of horses for use on the roads, which will be stabbed in Mrs Bonner's barn and taken care of by Mir McCarty.
 "A snow storm began Wednesday noon, and at this writing (Wednes. day p. m.) is still raging. Weather prophets have predicted that it will be the biggest storm of the season. snd have warned railroad men Regulation weather for V. l. A. entertainments.
 There will be big auction at the W. F. Harrison farm, about two miles southerly from Cornwall B,idge. on Thursday, March 19, at 1Oa m. Eff teen cows, moving machine, horse rake, blows etc etc.. and an endless ligt of farming tools and other articles will be sold.
 The cantata of "Esther, the Beauti full Queen" was given by local talent al the hall last night, benefit of Village Improvement society. The cast wa. but slightly changed from that publish ed last week The characters were nicely costumed and the production was we'll received.
 In the Superior court at Pittsfeld Mass, Tuesday. Judge Hopkins direct ed verdict for the defendant in tn, suit of Peter Nihill's administrator against the Consolidated road, instruct ing the jury that there was no evidence to warrr nt verdict for the plaintiff who sought to recover damages for thu death of Peter Nihill, who was crushed between the cars.
 Mrs Adelbert A Weaver was takel with scarlet fever last week. but is bet ter now and will sit up to day He children are all recovering nicely fron scarlet fever except Raymond who still very sick child but hopes are en tertained of his recovery. A traine nurse. from Pittsfeld. has been i charge about a week, and Mrs Juliu Desn is also there to help.
 Monday evening we received postal card from the postmaster g South Canaan stating that flor som reason the bundle of CoNNEorIcU WESTERN NEWS for this place did nc arrive last week, and the subscriber are anxious to know what is the ma ter" We mailed the bundle at tn usual time but cannot tell why it di not reach it's destination, However, " cheerfully mailed duplicate bundl March 10.
 Rev Nathan Hubbell, D. D., ( Brooklyn, N. r., will deliver his 1T strnctive and entertaining lectui "What I saw in Palestine" at the Metl odist church, Tuesday evening, Marc IT. at 8 o'clock. Tickets for sale b members of the Sunday school. I Hubbell appears in the costume of a Arab peasant and exhibits 8 collectio of curios brought by him from tl Holy Land. The lecture promises be of special interest.
 We have been requested to al nounce the marriage of Charles I Makie. of Bridgeport, to Miss Minn E. Quinn. daughter of MT and Mi James Quinn, of this place. The ma