Connecticut western news., 1898-02-03

-G A. Adam has begun the work of digging the cellar for his new house on East Main street
 For 50 cents you may enjoy s2 entertainment at Town Hall next We'd nesday evening. Furthermore the en- ti net proceeds will be expended di- rect for the benefit of the village of Ca naan.
 Station Agent O. s Warne receiv. ed tele ram on Ssturda, announcing the d ath of his sister in Northampton. Pa MT and Mrs Wsrns left the same ev ming to attend the funeral. exps ct- ing to return yesterday evening.
 We have ceived from Knight & Brown copy of the work entitled ''Th4 American Soldier in the Civil War" We voluntarily say that the book is larger and far better than what Knight & Browns advertisement rep resrnts it to be
 MT and Mrs Samuel Newton, of Spokane. Wash. are visiting at R. c Newton's. After spending about & month East, Mir Newton will return to Spokane. where important interests claim his attention. among others promising gold and silver miniug claim.
 Theron Dean an his 12 years-o d adopted daughter were srre~tel by D putty Sheriff Frank Van Deusen aud Constable John c Richmond at Oxford on Saturday On Monday hearing was had be'ore Justice Roberts. Dean pleaded not guilty to illicit intercourse with the girl but was held for trial in the superior court in Sl,0Ot bonds, in default ofwhich he vas taken to Litch- field jail.
 George Lawrence, formerly of East Canaan and Winsted, is seriously i'll with complication of diseases at his home in Stan ford. His sister, Mrs William H. Smith, was summoned to his bedside last Friday On Saturday he was little more comfortable, but no tidings have been received by Ca- naan ie ds since then, consequently they conclude there has been no change in Mir Lawrence's condition.
 ID. l. Freeman had lively run away last week Saturday morning The horse struck his heels against the sleigh runner and became frightened The outfit collided with G. l. Parsons & Sons delivery sleigh and that horse jolned in the sport and scattered gro- ceries along through Main street. In making sharp turn Mir Freeman Nas thrown out, but escaped without injury. Neither horse nor cutter were injured this time. but later in the day the horse ran again and wrecked the cutter, but Mir Freeman again escaped injury.
 The Philadelphia, Reading & New Englan Rail oad Company are now gathering matter to be inserted in their summer home book, wh .ch will be is- sued early in the spring All who de- sire to open their houses for summer boarders the coming season should ap- ply to the nearest P R. X N. E. station agent or to the General Passenger Agent for blanks to fill out with their adv-r tisemeo 8. which will be inserted ee of charge. Those having photographs of attractive scenery or houses that they wish to have appear in the book sh uld send sam together with their advertis- jag matter to w. J. Martin. Genl. Pass'r. Agent, Hartford, Conn.
 The mercury r. gistered about zero last Saturday morning. 10 to l2 degrees b .low Sunday morning ani IA below at nine o'clock Sunday evening. about 5 above Zero Monday morning, and the same Tues lay morning, but dropped to II below zero Wednesday morning. A snow storm commenced Monday and asted un il Tuesday. It p'oved to be the heaviest snowfall of the season, about IS inches, and the high wind ,lrifted the snow into banks several feet le,p. Some count y roads were ren- d-red impossible and the railroads suf f red severely No trans could be moved Tuesday on either road until the railroad snow blows cleared the way. All trains were badly delayed but on Wednesday they ran about on sched- ule lime.