Connecticut western news., 1897-11-25
Local News.

Mrs and Mrs Alfred Herriman have returned to their home on High street. Mrs Dr Ross returned home Satur- day from a two weeks visit in Cohoes, N Y.
 -J. s. Adams valuable geese have been killed; one by dogs and two by fox.
 Don't fail to attend Capron's auc- tions at Falls Village next week. See posters.
 Mrs Levi W. Beckley, of Canaan, and her sister, Mrs Mary E. Whitaker, of Winsted, attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs Roxy Loomis, in Baker vile, Nov IS.
 Thanksgiving services will be held at Christ church this morning at 10 30 o'clock. The regular evening services will be held in the Pilgrim and Metho- dist churches
 James Foote and son, Dr James Foote, of New York, are spending a few days at W. J. Ferguson's at Clay ton. Dr Foote is dentist and expects to practice in Norfolk.
 Mrs Freeman. of Bangor, Me-, is visiting her brother, Rev A. Burma by. She came by steamer to Boston but had perilous trip, for the ocean was so rough that the steamer had to find shelter at Portland for nearly "A hours.
 The entertainment given on Friday evening by the Junior Endeavorers at Pilgrim church was we'll attended and the program of drills, recitations, tab leaux and singing was admirably car ried out by the little ones. Two enter tsining readings were given by Mrs Burnaby.
 Tt is unnecessary to call your atten. tion to T. F. Hornbeck's full page ad- vertisement in the NEWS supplement which cannot escape your eyes, never. shOACco Wo WoAo you " SoAPASAoAi that Mir Hornbeck has one of the finest assortments of elegant and desirable articles in the Housatonic valley.
 Julian J. Dolet of Winsted, and Miss Annie Hicks of Great Harrington, were married yesterday at St. Peters church, Great Harrington, by Rev Fl Murphy. The bride formerly resided in Canaan and the groom is an employee of the Boston store, Winsted. MT and Mrs Dolet will reside in Winsted
 There will be given at the Towr Hall on Thanksgiving night sociable for the benefit of the Episcopal church. Tho admission will be 15 cents for each person and will include cafe lunch served by the ladies of the church. There will be ample room for games etc. An extra charge will be made fol James Hyde, who died in Collins ville on Sunday and was buried in East Canaan on Tuesday, was veteran o Go. F., 18th Regt Conn. Vols. H. formerly resided in East Canaan and i' pleasantly remembered in this town He was born in Otis. Mass, Feb. 4 1915. His death seems to have beer the result of advanced old age. Ht leaves one son.
 Thursday morning the ground wa. white with snow for the first time thi season, although there had been little fiurries of snow several days before There was also snow storm all da, Friday About five or six inches o snow fell and the boys had good coast ing Saturday, but by Sunday night tn snow had all melted except in shaded spots. During Monday about three inches of snow fell.
 Another of those queer fish Ina been caught in the Housatonic river a Falls Village by Caul. W. H. Caml of this place bought it and J. 8. Adam is trying to find out what it is. somewhat resembles German carp, bu has head and mouth like sucker The mouth is barbed, the lower part c the body without scales, has long bac fin and weighs 3 lbs OF. It has bee sent to the Smithsonian Institute fo Identification.
 Next Sunday is the 50th annivel sary of the massacre of Dr Marcu Whitman and family at Walla- Wall, Oregon. There is to be general ol servance of the day by Congregations Churches At Pilgrim church patr otic service will be held. Preachin in the forenoon by the pastor, subject .'Dr Whitman the Missionary. State' man and Hero" In the evening thel will be an exercise by the boys an yOs-ss men at o'clock.
 Rev Harry I Bodley was in tow on Saturday en route for Sta mford ,ha' ing delivered 8 lecture before th Friendly Union at Sheffield on the pr 1ious evening. Before leaving Sheffiel and again on arriving here MT Bodle received telegrams stating that his so Charles, who is Il years old, was vel i'll with appendicitis. On his arrival { Stamford the doctors in attendance d cided that surgical operation must performed at once. Charles was the taken to the hospital and between mil night and one o'clock Sunday mornir the operation was successfully perforr ed.
 David Mullen died at Wm Brigg on Railroad street last Thursday for noon of intestinal troubles. He was { unassuming, industrious young man er ran a blacksmith shop here nntil h