Connecticut western news., 1898-02-10
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1898
Local News.

-Wanted-a correspondent at Shar. on.
 Next Monday will be St. Valentines day.
 Capt Bartle from Ore Hill was iu this village Monday.
 A E. Cobb, of West Norfolk, call. ed on friends here and at Ashley Falls on Monday.
 Miss Edna Cogswell, of Rittsfeld, Mass, is visiting at Geo. P. Strong's and Dr Lees.
 MT and Ms Aired Herriman and Thomas Herriman are spending few days in New York cisy. They left here Tuesday afternoon.
 The ice harvest in this section has been nearly gathe ed. Now if Winte, shou happen to break his backbone no one would mourn except the coal dealers.
 MT and Mrs Chattleton lift on Tuesday for Holyoke, Mass, after wis iing few days at Reuben Sewart's. Mrs F. N. Brown is still visiting at Mi Sewsrt's, havir g arrived last week.
 Weather record. Six degrees be- low zero last Thursday morning; be- low Friday; 20 above Saturday; 2S above Sunday; just zero Monday; Is above Tuesday; 2S above yesterday.
 MT and Mrs Thomas Davis uill soon move into the rooms now occupied by Miss Mary J. Peck in the old hotel building at the lower corner. We have not learned where Mss Peck will move to.
 Mrs Parsons. mother of Mrs Frank Hitchcock, is seriously ill On Mon- day she was in critical condition and had more than dozen convulsions; -four convulsions on Tuesday, and was very low yesterday.
 The next event of the season will be the Mas mic ball at Town Hall on Friday evening. Dec. IS. Four nun ared and fifty invit .tions will be is- sued and no pains will be spared to insure an enjoyable time.
 -Dr H. A. Church. of Syracuse. N. Y.. arrived in Canaan yester- day for short visit with old friends. He has been attending medical con- vention at Albany, and he takes this to drop into Canaan for a day or two.
 We are pleased to record the fact that George T. Lawrence, of Stamford. is getting better and will recover He has been critically ill. and apparently there was complication of diseases, but the real difficulty proved to be bronchial pneumonia.
 Jackson & Eggleston of Canaan have engaged Oswald VoSburgh of Phil mont for clerk in the grocery depart ment of their store Oswald lately took unto himse' a wife. and will move to Canaan about the 18th inst Millert, n Telegram. MT and Mrs Vosburgh will live fin the rooms over Camps drug store.
 W. H. Merrill has recently equip. ped his house with steam heater One morning since tho heater commenced business the rooms wer. uncomfortably warm, and both Mir and Mrs Merri concluded hat a February tlaw had arrived. To verify their opinion Mir Merrill stepped out doors and consult cd the thermometer. but that infallible oracle indicated ten degrees below zero.
 We have received copy of the pamphlet entitled North Adams and Vicinity Illustrated" It is supple ment to the North Adams Transcript of January 20, 1898. It is e pamphlet, 10 by l3 inches of 14O pages, printed on beautiful paper in hne style and con. tains we'll executed illustrations of the scenery, indus ries, public buildings, residences and prominent men of North Adams, Adams and Williamstown, Mass. It is highly creditable to the enterpris- ing journal issuing it.
 Minnie Taft, wife of Charles J. Decker, of Weatogue (Salisbury) died of 6 shock of apoplexv at her home about o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs Decker had been in poor health several years, and at one time was plaeea In a retreat. About year ago she also had shock of paralysis but recovered suf fciently to ride out and to attend en tertainments. Her age was about 45 years. She is survived by her husband, three daughters and two sons. The funeral will be held at the family resi- dence on Friday at 2 p. m.
 George Freeland, aged 2s years. the fireman on the Wilson's Point freight train which leaves Pittsfield at p. m. and Canaan at 7'1O p. m was fatally in- jured at Pittsfeld last Thursday after noon. Freeland started from the de- pot to go down the track after his en- zine to attach to the o'clock train. Shortly afterwards a switch engine backed down the track It is not known whether Freeland attempted to board the switch engine and fell under the wheels, or slipped from the snow bank under the wheels, but both of his legs were taken of and one arm badly mangled He died about 10 p m. On Friday his remains were taken to Dan- bury where his aged mother resides. Freeland had been employed on the road several years and was steady. truatworthv man and had many friends snsas sis saarsAA nsa.