Connecticut western news., 1898-12-29
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER go. 1898.
Local News.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.
 Norman Moore gave party to hi young friends on Tuesday evening
 The sickness and the deaths II town have cast gloom over the holl day season.
 Conductor Frank Smith of the F.. R. & N. E. is confined to his home 1T Winsted by sickness.
 Miss Belle Lorrain, MT and Mrs 5, o. Beckley, Mrs 0. w. Camp, B. S' Roberts ard Horace Hatch are recover ing from the grip.
 The Upton Club meet with Albert Barnes on Monday evening. The West End association meet with Mrs N. l.. Jackson on Tuesday evening.
 The law w-makers' inning commences next week. Guess they will be shad- eaters before the session closes, iudg- ing from the legion of bills they will be called to act on.
 -Yesterday was severe day. The sun shone brightly but the mercury in- dicated only 120 above zero at noon, ,and the wind blew very hard and the air was filled with drifting snow.
 The ball at Town Hall last night under management of Joseph Owens, Louis Waldecker, Daniel Sweeney and John Mara was we'll attended. Music was furnished by Mara's orchestra of Pine Plains, N. Y.
 Desks have been put in the new two room addition to the school house and the lower room will be used by the kindergarten school after Jan. 2, on which date the other departments open for the winter term.
 -J. H. Roraback attended the meet ing of the Litchfeld County Bar at Winsted on Tuesday. The association will endeavor to have the Legislature provide February term of the Super for Court for each year.
 The minister and Mrs Burnaby of Pilgrim Church were remembered gen. erously at Christmastide by tokens that gave much pleasure; not the least of which was Marion Crawford's Ave Roma" in two volumes, illustrated, from the Sunday school.
 Arthur Collier, who has been talk ing Conductor Paine's place on the F., R. & N. E. railroad while Paine is re- covering from a sprained ankle, fell and broke his leg while skating on Highland Lake in Winsted on Dec. 25. Conductor Paine is again running the train.
 Marked copies of Poughkeepsie newspaper were received in town last week announcing the death of certain Charles Wright and his burial on the 18th. The natural snpposition that it was Charles A. Wright, formerly of East Canaan was incorrect, as our Salis- bury correspondent says that Charlie Wright, so we'll known here, is visiting old friends in Salisbury this week.
 At the annual meeting of Housaton- ic Lodge, No. 61, F. & A. M on Friday evening these officers were elected: w. M, M. J. Kilmer;S. w., w. H. Fuller; J. w.. George Green; treasurer. w. H. Camp; secretary, A. P. Freeman; s. D., George W. Cowdrey, Jr.; J. D., Ly- man Ball; s. s., Miles Yanushwetz; J. s., J. E. Rhoades; tyler, H. H. Boards ley; marshal, James Graney; chaplain, D. l.. Peirce.
 In the Superior Court at Winsted on Tuesday a motion in case of the C.. w. Hall Go. of Lakeville in liquidation to pay a dividend within ten days of 4C per cent was granted, and also to pay another dividend in the near future oi 10 per cent was granted. This would leave about $2, 900 in hands of receiv. CTS to pay expenses of settlement The total amount of claims against the es tate allowed by the receivers is $21,. 662 29 of which about $1, 200 was good endorsed notes.
 The heavy rain last Thursday night carried away most of the snow which came during the blizzard month ago. Christmas was beautiful sun. shiny day with mild temperature. We presume it would be called black Christmas for the snow had disappear ed from the highways and fields except where it drifted month previous The weather was favorable for the large attendance at the Christmas ser. mons and festivities in the churches and the beautiful moonlight evenings contributed to the enjoyment of the holiday season.
 Last week Wednesday afternoon while Henry c. Stevens, foreman fol the Barnum Richardson Go. at the Eas Canaan furnaces, was opening hopper bottom car of ore the wrench slipped and it is supposed struck him on tht back of the neck knocking him dowI an incline. At that moment the cal opened and Mir Stevens was buried uI to his ears in the ore. The workmer quickly dug him out and he was taker home. Dr Lee was called and found that Mir Stevens was severely bruised about the head and neck and that hi: spine was injured. He sat up for the first time since the accident on Sunday and is now recovering steadily. N. S Stevens, his son who has been severely ill with the grip, has nearly recovered The illness of both gentlemen required ths sttendsn ce of nurse last week.