Connecticut western news., 1898-05-05


 Il. J Niekerson of West Cornwall and H C. Gaylord of Falls Village, were in town yesterday.
 There is no apparent improvement in the condition of Mrs Mary A. Mil lard, and she is very weak.
 Mrs Metcalf will soon move into that part of the Pequigney house which Conductor Cobine has vacated.
 An advertised letter in the Canaan post office May 4, is addressed to the American Corset and Clasp company.
 Mrs Isaac Emmous of East Canaan has been seriously ill for long time and does not improve. Mir Emmons is about worn out taking care of her,
 On Arbor Day the Sodom District school, Miss Bigelow teacher, cleaned the school yard in nice shape, much i'm proving the appearance of things as the yard had not been cleaned before in six years.
 R. H. St. John, of Danbury, was in town on business Tuesday. He was as jolly as ever, and as generous as ever with his fine cigars, notwithstanding he said that the war makes business rather dull just at present.
 A letter to the NEWS from M. B. Quincey states that the report we pub lished last week in regard to his affairs was largely imaginary. He also em- phatically states that he has not en- bezzled, not under arrest, and is not married.
 During the past week there has been marked increase in the number of American flags and Cuban flags dis played in Canaan, nevertheless the ma jority of buildings do not display flag. Hang out your flag, and show your colors!
 Talk about the rainy season of Cal ifornia, if it is any worse than the rainy season that Connecticut has experience ed for more than month past we are glad we live in the "Wooden Nutmeg State" instead of in the "Golden State' although we need gold badly enough.
 70. B. Kinney & Son, of New Hav- en, have been awarded the contract for building the building of the Stanley Instrument Go. D. R Lorrain, of Ca- naan, has the contract to do the carpen- ter work. The building will be 1OOx72 feet and two stories high Berkshire Courier.
 Miss Emma Bullard will go to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., the latter part of this week to remain an indefinite time with her uncle, Henry Bullard, who is very anxious to have her make his home her home. Miss Bullard will be missed in Canaan, and her many friends here hope she will frequently visit them.
 The selectmen have had some of
 
 the brush removed from the acre of land, on the back road to Ashley Falls, that was recently purchased by sub scription for dumping ground. The selectmen announce that the land is ready for use by any resident of the town who wishes to deposit rubbish or garbage there
 A special town meeting will be held at the Town Hall, Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, to determine the number of Town School committee to be elected the first Monday in June. This com. mittee is to be elected in pursuance of a vote passed at the last annual town meeting consolidating the school dis tricts of the town of North Canaan.
 The G. A. R. will hold Grand Reunion at New Britain, Conn.,, on May 5th and 9th. There will be speech es made by General Hawley and other G. A. R. men. To enable all the old veterans to attend this Reunion at the smallest possible expense, the Philadel- phia, Reading & New England Railroad Company have arranged with the com mittee to sell excursion tickets at the one-way fare for the round trip, good going to Hartford on all trains May 9th and 9th and good for return up to and including May 7th. The fare from Hartford to New Britain via. third rail electric cars is 10 cents. It is expect ed that there will be very large a. tendance at this Reunion.
 A very bad accident occurred Mon- day night to Thomas Gibbons, of Great Burlington, aged 50 years, bis hip be- ing seriously injured. He was found lying on the Housatonic track a few yards below the junction, by Michael Joyce, the efficient young night opera tor at the depot. Dr F. H. Lee was immediately called but could not make 8 very thorough examination. He found no cuts on the man. nothing but bruises; but thought that it was quite probable that the mans hip was dislo- cated Gibbons was a former brake man on the road and on this occasion was on the night freight going south al 9 30 p. m and was probably getting off the freight car when the accident happened. Mir Joyce when he found him procured wheelbarrow and man. aged to get him, after good deal oi trouble for Gibbons was very heavy man, into the telegraph office on the floor, where Dr Lee made the examina tion. He had laid on the track nearly four hours, and but for MT Joyce, would probably have been run over by the 2 a. m. train and killed Tuesday morning he was sent to Great Burlington, his home, where it is said he has brother and sister living. Il is also reported that he has wife liy. inO in SOut thin pton