Connecticut western news., 1898-04-14

nations with honor, and will not return to his studies until next October.
 Thomas O'Hara, of Twin Lakes, cut his right hand so badly yesterday while operating buzz saw, that Dr Camp was called to amputate 1t. He was as- sisted by Dr John Beebe of Great Bar riugton.
 The trIal of Martin, St. Clair, Mo- Graw and Davis, the burglars who en- tered Jackson X Eggleston's store December 22. will be heard at Litch- field next Wednesday, April 20. The trial of Theron Dean for seduction, and of Andrew Brazie for attempt to kill will be heard on April 26. See assign. ment of criminal cases in another col umn.
 The annual parish meeting of Christ Church was held Monday p. m, {, with the following elections: Wardens, J. W. Peet and R. c. Newton; vestry- men, E. E. Bartram, J. E. Rhoades. Walter W. Warner, I. Lermond, J. B. Messenger; clerk and treasurer, W. II. Camp; delegate to the annual diocesan convention, E. E. Bartram, substitute, N. Watson Hardenbergh.
 MT and Mrs Alfred Herriman are making alterations at their home on High street The parlor has been en- larged by opening in to another room. New plate windows have been put in, and the interior nicely painted up. The fence in front of the house has been re- moved, much improving the appear ance of the lawn. The exterior of the house and the barn have also been painted.
 Last year the law went into effect requiring wide tires on all new heavy draft wagons. Ia this connection we have been rendered the information that the Empire Manufacturing Go. of Quincy, H., sell wagon for S19 95 equipped with inch metal tires and | the wheels themselves are made of metal. This company also sell metal wheels separately which range in height from 20 to 56 inches and the tires in width from It to 6 inches. Any further information on the sub ject can be obtained of S. Barlow.
 Mary A. Williams, widow of Ed ward Bullard, died on Saturday after several weeks illness, death resulting from weakness. She was 70 years old and was life long resident of Canaan. Her funeral was attended Tuesday afternoon from Christ church, of which she was an exemplary member. She is survived by a son, George, of Lans- ing, Mich., daughter, Emma, at home, brother, Albert Williams of Cincinna- ti, O and sister, Mrs Stevens of Mamaroneck, N Y. Her son George, and brother-in-law, Henry Bullard of Poughkeepsie, were present at the funeral Rev F. W. Barnett conducted the services at the church and at the lower cemetery.
 | At the annual town meeting held last October the selectmen were auth orized to expend S10O on bicycle paths. The selectmen have wisely decided to | give $50 to the wheelmen of East Ca naan, and $50 to the wheelmen of Ca naan village and let the wheelmen themselves locate and construct the paths. Wallace Garfield has charge of the work in East Canaan and has al- ready made paths in different parts of that village and half way down the up per road to Canaan. A meeting of the wheelmen of Canaan village will be held at the Town Hall on Saturday evening of this week at 7 80 o'clock to choose someone to receive $50 from the select men and expend the same in construct ing bicycle paths wherever the meeting may decide to locate them.
 The following officials of the Phila delphia, Reading x New England rail. road came from Hartford to Canaan or special train Monday forenoon to in. spect the Bennett hill crossing: J. K O. Sherwood, receiver; Judge Arm strong. treasurer; w. J. Martin, super. intendent; 0. H Ewing, chief engineer Charles E. Gross, attorney. The trair arrived at the crossing at 10.50 and was met by the selectmen and other citizen: of the town Plans were submitted fol the elimination of the grade crossing and for changing tho location of the highway east of the crossing. A ful report of the subject will be made t( the special town meeting which hal
 been called for Saturday afternoon O.
 this week at 2 o'clock. Now is the gol den opportunity to remove that ex tremely dangerous crossing, and it Ii hoped there will be large attendanc, at the special town meeting. Not {
 person in town needs to be told of tn, necessity for eliminating that crossing l for at the annual town meeting hel( last October the subject was fully dis cussed and preliminary steps were talk en toward abolishing the crossing. o course at that time the actual expens
 of the work could not be definitely stat , ed, but now the final estimates hav : been submitted and it remains for ou legal voters to say whether that deatl {; trap shall be removed.
 , The Pilgrim Club of young mel , met with Walter Palmer at the residenc
 of J. L. Bragg last Tuesday evening s Papers were read by Eugene Rowe up t. on the Religious Tenents of the Earl