Connecticut western news., 1896-11-26
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1896
Local News.

The mercury registered Is degrees above zero Friday morning.
 -G. B. Klever has been appointed postmaster at Sharon Valley.
 Thanksgiving services will be held in Christ church to- day at 1O.30 a. m. The corrected time table of the P. R. & N. E. road appears on the fourth page.
 The stores in this village will close at 10 a. m. to-day for the remainder of the day.
 The young son of Theodore Adam. who it was feared had pneumonia. is improving.
 A number of our young men en- joyed very pleasant game supper last Thursday evening.
 Mrs E. s. Green returned last week to her home in Negaunee, Mich., after visiting friends in town.
 A very pleasant surprise party was given Frank VanDeusen by his friends last week Wednesday evening.
 The selectmen are now making many little repairs on the roads and putting them in good condition for win ter.
 The post office in this village will be closed to-day from Il a. m. to 2.30 p. m., from p. m. to p m., and from 5.3O to 6.30 p. m.
 Mrs Mary W. Ward, Miss s. W Adam and Miss s. A Eddy attended the funeral of Hon Frederick Miles at Salisbury on Monday.
 The dance at the hall last Friday night under the management of David Curtis was we'll attended and the dancers enjoyed themselves till nearly daylight.
 It is reported that Mrs Mary w. Ward, with the Misses Lila Ward and Bessie l.. Franklin, will occupy Mrs Wards residence south of this village next summer, making their home there. Improvements are being made at the lower cemetery. A new driveway, running north and south, has been To- cated and partly constructed between the old and new parts of the cemetery. Other work is also in progress there.
 In the breach of promise case of Mrs Mary F. Smith, of Woodbury, vs Addison T. Hall, of New Haven, which has been on trial for five days in the Superior court at Winsted, the jury yesterday rendered a verdict for the plaintiff of $5, ,310.34.
 MT William Gabrielle, who former. ly kept hotel in Canaan, died at West Granville, Nov. 12. He was 85 years of age and had been in the hotel business nearly all his life. He had kept hotel at Riverton, Granby, West Hartford, Canaan, Suffield and Winchester.
 F. A. Allison, aged about 36 years, of Hartford. chief train dispatcher or the P. R. & N. E. railroad, died Tues. day morning of consumption. Mir Ali son had been ailing for the past two years. He entered the employ of the old Hartford & Connecticut Western railroad twelve years ago.
 The fall term of J. G. Beckley $ dancing class closed here on Tuesday evening. The class numbers B scholars. To night is the date of the Thanksgiving ball to which about 25( invitations have been issued. Bald wins orchestra of Great Burlington art to furnish music and very pleasan party is expected.
 We are happy to state tha Kneeland J. Munson, of Millerton, N r., has nearly recovered from his long and serious illness. He ventures tt walk out on the veranda and to hi barn on sunshiny days, and on Tues day next will celebrate his 87th birth day. He has invited number of hi relatives to dine with him on that oc casion.
 The suit of Forrest May of Canaan Conn, against George s. Potts of Soul Egremont, occupied the attention o Judge Sanford on Monday. The actiol was brought by May to recover none. claimed to be due him as commission in selling Potts store. The plaintiff claimed that Potts agreed to give hin 10 per cent. of the amount of the sale This the defendant denied, claimin, that he agreed that May should hay the amount received over the inventor. as his commission. The sum paid wa $50 Joyner for the plaintiff, and Collin for defendant. Decision reserved unti Saturday. Berkshire Courier.
 Michael Eagan, who was serving years term in Litchfield jail for assaul on Mrs Robert Stevens in this place O August 2d, escaped from jail on Sur day afternoon, After the religion services in the jail the door was opene to allow the preacher to pass out whe Eagan and another prisoner name McNulty rushed through. McNul' was caught shortly afterward in fel by guard but Eagan made goo his escape. A reward of $1O0 was offel ed for his capture. Eagan was captul ed Monday night on the road betwee West Goshen and Norfolk by Joh Porter of Goshen. Eagan was stiff wit cold and seemed glad to get back t jAil. Porter will get the &10o.