Connecticut western news., 1897-10-07
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 2, 1897.
Local News.

Michael Welch has moved to Win sted.
 Geo l.. Parsons is in New York all this week.
 John Rodemeyer is having his house painted.
 Rev F. W. Barnett intends going way this week on vacation.
 -Dr H. l.. Ross yesterday liberated II English ring-necked pheasants.
 MT and Mrs Henry NJ. Couch cele brated their golden wedding at Lee, Mass |, on Tuesday.
 Mrs Mary W. Ward and Miss Bes sic l. Franklin are spending a few weeks at the Warner House.
 Mrs George Benedict. of Ashley Falls. Mass, has gone to New York where she will remain about two weeks
 Now is the time to begin the or ganization of the Monday Evening Club, which was so successful two years ago.
 Don't fail 10 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.
 -E: Y. Warehouse and Landlord Moulthrop, of Torrington, were at the Warner House on. Wednesday of last week.
 Miss P. A. Belden has returned to her home on Barlow St. Miss Alta Wetherell will remain with Miss Belden an indefinite time.
 -Dr F. H. Lee has been ill with bronchitis since last Thursday and is still confined to the bed. He is pretty comfortable and expects to be out in 8 few days.
 The members of the Appalachian Mountain Club, who are stopping at Norfolk and who visited Stockbridge and Lenox yesterday, will be in Canaan on Saturday.
 Deacon F. l.. Beckley attended the installation of Rev MT Stearns at Nor folk yesterday as the delegate of the Pilgrim Church.
 Mrs s. A. Waterman, of Cohoes, N. r., who has been visiting relatives here about three weeks. expects to return to her home this week.
 -Eighty-two degrees in the shade last Thursday; 86 degrees Friday, but below the freezing point Sunday, Mon day and Tuesday mornings.
 Rev Harry I. Bodley will preach at Christ church Sunday morning and Rev William Wake, of Ashley Falls, Mass, in the Methodist church on the same day, also at the morning service.
 Mrs A D. Wait and daughter. of Cohoes, N. Y., were here from Satur- day until Tuesday when, accompanied by Mrs Ross, they went to Bethel to visit relatives and will also attend the Danbury fair.
 Michael Cassidy, AT, of Lee, Mass, who fell from car step of the north bound express at Van Deusen, Mass, Thursday night, died of his injuries on Friday night. He leaves wife, two .~l kuo lornhforo
 William Peck, 75, of Canaan Valley, who was taken to the Bridgeport hos pital few months ago suffering with g cancer, died there on Tuesday Burial will take place at East Canaan this morning at 1OOO o'clock.
 Francis Murphy, the we'll knowr temperance evangelist, will commenc' 8 series of meetings in Pittsfeld, Mass. next Sunday. The meetings will b. held every afternoon and evening. M Murphy terms his meetings temper ance evangelistic.
 In the bicycle races at the Danbur. fair on Tuesday, John l. Decker. o Ashley Falls. Mass. won prizes as fol lows: Second, in the half mile open time 1:O5r2-5; third, (65 yards) in tn mile handicap, professional-time 2:07 . third, in the mile open, professional time 2:15.
 E. M. Humstone. who since Jan u ary l, 1894. filled the office of maste mechanic and assistant superintendent of the P. R & N. E. road, has tendere his resignation. Hugo Schrefer, wh has for several years been MT Hum stone's assistant, is appointed maste mechanic of the road.
 Another landmark gone. MT S w. Barnes Is tearing down the house by the late Mrs Jane w. Branch Tn building is of historical interest but W will not attempt to mention all tn changes it has experienced nor mentio successively the different tenants. Su flee it to say, it was originally stor  and was owned and occupied fora nun ber of years by the late John Franklin The architect and builder was Charle Gillette, and the store was erecte about the year the Housatonic railroa reached Canaan. The late Edwar Rockwell helped frame the building Charles Gillette and his father (the lat Almerine Gillette) covered the fran and made all the equipments, such { counters, shelving, draws, etc. I'll store was closed about the year 18s and the building was transformed ini 8 tenement About 23 years ago N Barnes bought the property and frol that date Mrs Branch occupied it unt her death last August,