Connecticut western news., 1898-05-26

-Nln>ted lost one ot her esteemed citizens Saturday iu the death ot Henry L. Allen, who died in his chair of heart disease. He WAS born in Colehrcok and lived there for several years and held several offices there, being post master from lSt9 until 1874 He nov si to Wiusted in 1874 and entered the Hurlbut National Bank ss bookkeeper. which position be held until his death In 1856 MT Allen married Alice Beatrice Chapin of GrAnhy who survives him together with daughter and grand daughter of Boston and brother, Rob- bins Allen of Colehrook.
 John Jackson requests the NEWS to make the following correction: The flag raising st Clayton will be under the auspices of the people of the town and not MT Jackson individually" The NEWS will sdd that the flag raising will take place between 6 and p. ID. on Saturday, May 2S. !. II. Roraback will make speech. The school chil- dren will sing patriotic songs. David .. Cowles Post will attend in body. and i; Is expected that rousing pAtri- otic demonstration will be made. At the conclusion of the exercises sup Der will be served.
 The 1898 Manual of Summer Re sorts on the New York, New Haven X Hartford Railroad" has just been issued. It contains list of hotels and boarding houses along the line of the New Haven system of said railroad and also gives fund of information in re- gard to prices of board ticket rates, ex- cursion points, etc. The manual will hs mailed to any address upon receipt of two cent stamp. Address C. T. Hampstead, Gen1. Passenger Agent Y. l., N. H. < H iR. R., New Haven, Ct.
 The rain of yesterday neceSsitstes the postponement of the horse trot which was booked to take place at Riv- erside track tomorrow at II a m. Should to-day and Friday prove fair the trot will take place on Saturday, May 2S. at II a. m. It will require two pleasant days for the track to dry of before it will be in condition for trot- ting There will be three or more races as follows: First race; between horses owned and driven by Charles Couch and J. NJ Roys- Second race; Peter J Mambert and Sam Scutt. Third race; Levi Snyder and Lyman Couch. Frank Curtis may perhaps be substituted for Charles Couch All green horses-and drivers more so. Go and see the fun.
 Part of Robbins circus was strand ed here last Thursday on the way from Hartford to Campbell Hall. There were nine cars. On Friday morning the cars were taken to Campbell Hall, with the exception of one flat car which had five of the circus wagons on it. The car and wagons, it Is understood, were attached by the railroad company for their services. Three of the wagons had animals in them which were loaned to Robbins. There was black bear, hyena and llama and some amuse- ment was afforded thirty or forty peo- ple who watched the showmen transfer them to some stout wooden cages from the circus wagons. There was some trepidation felt when they began to start to put the black bear into the box. ('.Lew" Rleades brought over an old sabre, s relic of the Revolution perhaps, wound with red, white and blue ribbons, to use if the bear got loose,) but everything went of nicely. the bear running right into the box. and the people regained their courage when the men put the other animals into their cages The animals were shipped to New York Tuesday on the P. R. < N. E. The owner of the animals has brought suit for s25C against the rail road company because he was not per mitted to unload the animals in Hart ford.