Connecticut western news., 1898-01-13
Rule. ef P.blication.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 13, 1898.
Local News.

 office Jan. II: Josef Wagovies.
 MT and Mrs John G. Beckley visit ed friends in Hartford over Sunday.
 Miss Irene Scoville is recovering from an attack of nervous prostration.
 Mrs Alice Lowery, of Pottsville, Pa, is visiting her sister, Mrs J. 5. Adam.
 George c. Davis, the wounded burglar, was taken to Litchfeld jail last Friday.
 -John Elias Forbes, of New York city. was the guest of Mrs George Adam last week.
 The R. D. Peirce & Go. sash and blind factory is only running part of the tune owing to lack of orders.
 Miss Julia Ann Dsboll went to Springfield, Mass, on Monday to re- main about a month with relatives.
 Miss Jones, who has been in town for several weeks past, returned last night to her home in Fredonia, N Y.
 W. H Briggs has closed his bakery store in the Rhoades block for the win ter, but will continue to run the cart.
 Mrs Hiram Eddy and Miss Eddy left last night for Jamestown, N. Y., where they will spend about two months.
 In the case of Stevens against Decker, Justice Roberts has rendered judgment for the defendant with costs. The plaintiff has appealed.
 -Corned- beef hash. Ten cent sup per at the Waruer House next Wednes- Gay evening from five until eight o'clock, for benefit of Ladies' Guild.
 Miss Carrie Hotchkiss, who has been spending the past two weeks in Canaan, leaves tomorrow for St. Paul, Minn., where she has resided for eleven years.
 Deacon Levi w. Beckley has been under Dr Lees care nearly week. He is more comfortable at present and is determined to sit up part of the time, nevertheless it would be to his advan- tage to remain in bed all the time.
 Walter K. Landon has become a general agent for the King. Richardson Publishing Go. of Springfield. Mass, and has made an engagement with them for one year from the first of the pres. snt month.
 A January thaw began last Thurs day but ended in abont 24 hours The sleighirg was not spoiled but the sun on Monday made 1t threadbare, and the mild weather of Tuesday and tue rain and fog of yesterday destroyedit.
 The Weltha Ann Beckley farm, so called, about midway between this vil- lage and South Canaan, has been pur- chased by Lucy Capron. James Cap ron, recently in the iewelry business at New Milford, will soon occupy the farm
 Last Thursday night Mir and Mrs A. H. Herriman gave sleighride to Misses Mabel L. and Mary K. Watson and Messrs Walter Warner and Watson Hardenbergh The party drove to Falls Village and took supper at the hotel.
 We are pleased to state that War ren McIntyre's home will not be broken mp by the death of bis wife. His daughters, Mrs Carter and Mrs Nicoll will keep house for him for an indefinite time or at least while Mir Nicoll re mains in Canaan.
 MT and Mrs Robert Ralston Smith of New Hartford, have issued invita- tions to the marriage of their daughter, Hallie Antoinnette, to MT Jesse Cook. man Boyd, of Baltimore Md, on Wed. nesday, January twenty sixth, at four o'clock. at Sunny Hill. New Hartford Conn.
 The ice harvest began last week, and ice eleven inches in thickness has been cnt on Peter CoQgin's new ice pond A horse blow does the cutting We understand that Mir Coggin charges only II cents per cake. or about 25 cents per load, for the ice delivered on the bank of the pond.
 During the past week. and especial ly on moonlight evenings, the young people have enjoyed coasting on Gran ite Ave Double rippers are used. and thus far no accidents have occurred. But the terrible accident at Middletown on Wednesday evening of last week should be warning against the use oi double rippers
 Garfield Brothers stopped one oi their lime kilns at East Canaan last Saturday in order to make repairs and to make alterations in their cooper shor preparatory to equipping it with theil new barrel making machine. They have built an engine house for theil new gasoline engine which will run the barrel making machine.
 The R. E Livingston Mem orial Methodist Episcopal church at Cncviot on Hudson. N r., was dedicated yes terday with impressive services as 10. 3t a m l 80 and 7.30 p m. Rev Ed ward H Roys is pastor of this Church and was also chairman of the building committee. Almost everywhere tha Rev Roys is stationed he either builds new church ediAce or improves th, @l