Connecticut western news., 1897-11-18
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER IS, 1897
Local News.


 John Mansfield, the three days-old son of Mir and Mrs John Mansfield, i, died on Sunday.
 ID. Forrest May and wife are spend- ing couple of weeks in Geneva. N. Y., visiting old friends
 The Mohawk tower in Cornwall blew down in the heavy wind of last week Wednesday night.
 Louis E. Holt graduated from Eastman college at Poughkeepsie Tues day and returned to Canaan.
 The Taconic mountains were white with snow Friday morning, little be- ing also visible on Canaan mountain The first snow of the season in this vii cinity.
 David Mullen, the Railroad street blacksmith, is very ill with strangula- ton of the intestines. He has been sick for over week and his condition is at times critical.
 The P. R. & N. B. station at High lands, N. r., in charge of Maurice Quincey. formerly of East Canaan, was burglarized Saturday night but the to- tai loss did not amount to much.
 Henry s. Rood. of Benton Centre, N Y.,spent last week with his brother in-law, Edmund D. Lawrence, leaving for his home on Monday He reports that his farm produced good crops this year.
 About 16 couples attended the dance at Town Hall last Thursday night. The attendance would have been great deal larger if it had not of rained Those assembled enjoyed dancing to Doty's music and were serv- ed with nice supper.
 The Southern New England Tele- phone Go has placed small dynamo, run by water motor, in the Union de- pot. The object of this is to furnish electricity 50 that the calls on the in struments can be made by simply pressing 8 button without turning the crank.
 At the funeral services of the late Leonard O. Adam at East Canaan last Sunday afternoon the Rev Henry Utter wick paid fitting tribute to the de- parted and gave an analysis of his char. acter, citing him as model of sterling honesty, temperance, moderation and other virtues.
 John Nicoll, while shooting ducks at Twin Lakes Tuesday afternoon, was thrown overheard from his canoe by the recoil of his gun. The second bar. rel was discharged while the muzzle was buried in the mud, and caused the gun to burst. He narrowly escaped serious injury.
 The Canaan policy holders of the Bay State Beneficiary Association oi Westfield, Mass, have received notice that the receivers have agreed to z transfer of the members to the Mutua Reserve Fund of New York. Thit means that they can re-insure in the Reserve Fund without taking an exami nation.
 ID. l.. Freeman returned from Griggsville. Ill on Saturday. Mrs b l.. Freeman and Mrs g. o. Beckley re turned from Griggsville and Joliet, Ill respectively, yesterday. coming togeth CT from Chicago Mr and Mrs Free man have been in Illinois about { month. Mrs Kellogg and Miss Prem tice, who went to Illinois with Mir Beckley on October 4. will reme in il Chicago, III. until the latter part of tn, month.
 Robert Ellen, Robert Knight ant Miss Edna Knight, all of Yonkers, N Y., were at the Warner House for sever al days the latter part of last week Messrs Knight and Ellen made arrange ments for the shipment of the milk con densing machinery. in the factory ol Railroad street, to California, which wa done Monday. The machinery wa loaded by H. G. Nicoll for shipmen over the P. R. & N E. road. MT Ellil has formed 8 strong California compan. for the production of granulated mill and vegetables for the Klondikers.
 The local paper of Correctionville Iowa, says that Andrew J. Spur. wh' recently moved there from Chapinville Conn.,. has purchased the residence property of H Hawortb, and with hi son, B. o Spur and family, will occu py the house as soon as it can be vacat ed. Mir Spur evidently made the pur chase in his customary brief sts sle, a the newspaper states that the deal wa made in a minute from the time tn subject was preached, MT Spur payinl $14OO spot cash for the property whicl is we'll worth the price and very desira ply located.
 Engineer Quinn, who was scalde' on his engine at Falls Village week o two ago. is fast recovering and will 500 be able to take his regular run. Tn brave engineer has been in New Havel since his injury and has lately mad one or two short runs out of the city Tn regard to his injury it was ch pic of being burned or running the engine for it would have taken but few min utes' time to have blown all the wate out of the boiler with, perhaps, an CT plosion to follow, 80 he did what b says any man ought to do. replaced tn cap at the expense of his arms an hands.