Connecticut western news., 1897-05-13
Miss Mabel Watson was in town

MISE MaDol WaI6Ou Was III Go"h Tuesday and yesterday.
 Mrs s. A. Kemp is still seriously | ill but her symptoms are more fayora- ble.
 MT and Mrs Braden, of Philadel- phia, gave an entertainment at the town hall yesterday evening.
 The wheelmen feel like giving three cheers for the Connecticut Senate that killed the bicycle lantern bill, and they are also willing to cheer the House for resembling it's former vote.
 Miss Minnie Deming is slowly i'm proving from a nervous trouble which has confined her to her bed nearly three months. Mrs Perry, from Win sted, came last week to care for her and do the housework.
 We received pleasant call last Thursday afternoon from Chas. A. King, the new editor and manager of the Berkshire Courier. Glad to get &C., quainted with our new neighbor. Gall again Editor King.
 The race track at Riverside Park was scraped and put in good order last Monday. By the way, there has been number of scrub races there recently and some good time made. Quite a crowd would attend trials of speed there if outsiders only knew when the races would occur.
 Sir Archibald Geikie, l.. l.. D., D. c. l. Director General of the Geologi- cal survey of Great Britain, has been in town visiting his cousin, Mrs Mary Geikie Adam. Sir Archibald came from London three weeks since to de- liver six lectures on geology at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. While in Virginia government launch was placed at the disposal of Sir Archi- bald and he with party made de- ightful little trip. partly for pleasure, partly in the interests of science. On Monday evening he addressed the Brooklyn Institute; delivered an ad- dress in New Haven yesterday after noon and speaks again in New York to- morrow, sailing for England on Satur- day, May 18th.
 Mrs Michael Barrett, of Thomas ton. died Sunday night aged 26 years. Death was the result of childbirth. A b1oIopJ opJ opa ob;JJ o,,ruiua bar Mrs Barrett. before marriage, was Miss Julia McGraw and formerly resided in Winsted. She was the eldest daughter of Andrew McGraw and was married to MT Barrett eleven months ago. The funeral services were attended at the Catholic church in Thomaston at g o'clock yesterday morning. The re- mains were brought to Winsted for interment in St. Joseph's cemetery. Messrs John and Frederick Parmalee and other relatives from Canaan attend ed the funeral and burial.
 Last Thursday as Mrs Thomas Bonner was leading her span of horses, which had been attached to the car- riage, out of the barn, one of the whiff1etrees caught on the barn door and then slipping off struck one of the horses and frightened it. The pair then ran violently acr oss the street and one of the horses struck its head and shoulder against an apple tree in Jas. l.. Bragg's yard with tremendous force, large pieces of bark, one nearly two feet long, being stripped from the tree. The horse which collided with the tree was, of course, much injured and the pole of the carriage was broken. MT Bonner had not got into the carriage at the time the horses started and luckily Mrs Bonner escaped being run over.
 Last week Harry Nicoll and assist- ants constructed bicycle path for the Toll Bridge Go. A few rods were Jeff unfinished where logs were being drawn out of the woods. The log job is about ended and the path will be completed this week. A few rods on the old ferry road southwest of E. s Roots barn is very steep and dangerous to coast. but signs have been erected there to that effect. The route as whole is charm ing one. The Toll Bridge Go has also reduced the toll on bicycles crossing the bridge. Heretofore the toll has been five cents but is now reduced to three cents, or $1.25 for package of 50 tickets. This is to be the grand trunk bicycle route from the Berkshir Hills to Twin Lakes and Long Island Sound, and it will be very delightful and popular route.
 While Watson Harde bergh was driving away from the railroad station Monday morning the $40 train started out and frightened the horses. The
 team ran, and Watson, who was sitting on load of furniture, tried his best tc , hold them but the furniture kept slid, ; ing and it was impossible. The greys
 ran across the "desert" on to Mrs Rhoades' terrace, back through the "desert" and jumped the fence into { the yard where Dr Avis now lives; they ) ran through the yard and finally were stopped by the heavy trucks striking g tree. Watson was thrown off when the team turned on the terrace but clung tt the lines and was dragged quite a way. through the sand. l.. Scoville who tried to stop the runaways got pitched l around in the sand but was not hurt The furniture was all smashed up bu 3 Watson, the horses and the trucks es