Connecticut western news., 1897-10-14

-Mrs h. 10. Daly, WHO nas oeeh III Brooklyn, N. r., for some months past, is at Mrs Hiram Eddy's.
 Conductor w. Cobine, of the P. R. & N. E. road, and wife have taken apartments at the Warner House.
 The first rain we have had in Ca naan in four weeks fell Monday night. followed by thunder showers on Tues day.
 Letters unclaimed and advertised at Canaan post office Oct 12th: Walter Hays, Wm. Palueir Morrison, Mir T. Orr.
 Mrs Luman Foote had slight shock of paralysis last Sunday morning but is recovering as fast as can be ex- pected.
 Edward Brewer, of Ashley Falls, who has been sick for five weeks with typhoid fever, is improving at the pres- ent writing. @
 Mrs Joseph l.. Parsons, who has been spending several weeks at G. l.. Parsons, returned to her home in Peoria, H., yesterday.
 On invitation of the Right Rev Bishop Tierney, Father Ramon, of Lakeville, will preach at St Joseph's Ca- thedral, Hartford, Sunday, Oct. 24th.
 Don't fail to attend the auction sales at the store of The G. w. Hall Go. in Falls Village every Saturday after noon and evening until Oct. 30 inclu- sive.
 Collector H. M. Adams informs us that any remaining unpaid town taxes due in 1896 can be left at G. l.. Parsons & Sons store, and due credit will be given.
 Anybody desiring copy of the "Report of the Conn Board of Agricul- ture and Experiment Stations for 1896 can be supplied gratis at the NEWS office.
 --The Consolidated railroad company has decided to build passenger depot at Lenox Dale and do away with the Lenox station. Both points are 2i miles from the village.
 Miss Edith Barnes is making an extended visit to her brother, Dr. I. F. Barnes, at Oyster Bay, l.. I. Dr Barnes has just moved into new residence which he has built in Oyster Bay.
 The practice of making unsightly excavations in the banks by the sides of the highways is still persisted in. The required dirt could be had at the lime kiln quarries without disfguring the town highways.
 Charles Chamberlin, formerly at the Academy here, will coach the Dal- ton, Mass. football team the rest of the season. Desaulles, also student here for short time, is playing quarter back on the Yale varsity eleven.
 We regret to be obliged to adver- tise this week for new correspondent at Sharon as our present one was per- fectly satisfactory and efficient, but in- tended absence from the town compels the resignation of our present writer. Miss Ruth Ross, of Brooklyn, N r., sister of Dr H l.. Ross, who has been sick at her home in Brooklyn for the past two years, had two tumors re- moved at Rochester, N. r., on Friday and reports of her condition are en- couraging.
 On Saturday Augustus Nicoll, Jr., was fined $1 and costs (about $l6) for killing grey squirrel on the day be- fore. contrary to the game laws of Con- necticut The prosecution was insti- tuted by the. North Canaan Rod and Gun Club. Nicoll paid the amount. Ever since Judge Roraback's ap- pointment as judge of the superior court he has suffered terribly with ul- cerated teeth and neuralgia in the face. Dr Ross has removed three teeth. The | judge has not, however, allowed his suferings to interfere with his judicial duties, but has held court day after day through it all.
 Our neighbor, Canaan. at a recent town meeting, made complete change, voting 69 in favor of license. Berkshire l Courier.
 The foregoing may be misleading. Il was the town of Canaan (Falls Village, that voted license not the town oi North Canaan in which is the village ol Canaan.
 Mrs J. l.. Bragg went to St. Win cent hospital in New York city last week and Dr Denis removed a large wen from the back of her head. The wen had been growing number ot years and had attained the size 1f tur keys egg Mrs Bragg will remain il the hospital until the wound is nicely healed, and in the meantime will have several small wens removed from he head.