Connecticut western news., 1898-01-06
THURSDAY. JANUARY 6, 1898.
Local News.

Miss Fannie Ensign was in town yesterday visiting friends.
 MT and Mrs A. P. Freeman spent New Years in New Haven.
 Mrs Lewis J. Russell united with the NJ. E. Church on Sunday. MT and Mrs E.. Brenna, of Kent, visited last week at W. H. Camps.
 Mrs E. Hawver, who has been quite sick. is improving under Dr Lees care
 The Board of Relief of North Ca naan adjourned to Monday, Jan. 10, at ga m.
 Miss Edna Roberts has returned home from weeks visit with friends in New York.
 Mrs Mary c. Corbit and Miss Carrie Hotchkiss are visiting in Thomaston and Naugatuck.
 U. s. Wheeler. of Waterbury, has been stopping at the Warner House for several days past
 The Ashley Falls dancing class will hold their reception in the Canaan Town Hall. Feb. l.
 Advertised letters at Canaan post office. Jan. 4. Mir J. D. Chapman and Mir John R. Ferguson.
 The subject of the sermon at the Pilgrim church next Sunday evening will be s.Divine Forgiveness.
 Attorneys Nickerson of West Corn. wall and Landon of Salisbury were in town Monday on legal business.
 We are in receipt of beautiful calendar sent us by the Berkshire Life Insurance Go. of Pittsfeld, Mass.
 The dime sociable held at Mrs Esther Williams Tuesday night was very successful socially aud financially
 Week of Prayer services were held at the Pilgrim church on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and will continue during the week.
 The diary almanac issued by The Poughkeepsie Eagle is certainly most convenient book in which to record the weather and other memoranda.
 George 0. Davis, the wounded burglar, was not well enough to attend the hearing on Monday and 80 the hear ing was adjourned to to-day, Thursday
 -E. R Lorrain is enclosing with glass Large lighted sashes and doors) both the east and west verandas of his residence It is quite an undertaking but it will be very comfortable.
 There is very little sickness in town considering the severe weather; never theless now is 8 good time to guard your health and to remember that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
 The city of Poughkeepsie is asked to pay taxes on $5O.OOO, assessed on its water plant. by the assessors of Pough- keepsie town. The courts will be call ed on to settle the matter.-Amenia Times.
 The NEWS is indebted to Messrs N A McNeil < Go of Lime Rock forsev- eral handsome calendars. This firm are agents for some of the largest for eign and domestic insurance companies, and they promptly adjust and pay losses.
 Mrs Rosa Bailey Davis has closed her engagement as teacher of the school at Hu tsville and with her hus band, Thomas Davis. is spending the winter at Sheffield, Mass In the spring Mir and Mrs Davis expect to come to this place and begin housekeeping.
 On Jan. 3d the following post offices in this vicinity were made money order offices: Barkhamsted, Burrville, Campville, Canton, Chapinville, Cole brook. East Li,chfeld. Hotchkissville, Huntington, Kent Furnace, Marbledale, Robertsville. Sharon Valley, South Kent, Weatogue, West Goshen.
 William Nisbet, the merchant al East Winsted, is moving from the Bank and Buck buildings iato his former store on Norton's corner where he vii distribute dry goods, carpets, wall pa per, etc. until he moves into his elegant new quarters in the Hotel Winchester building near the Opera House
 On March 3l, 1880 the NEWS pub lished the names and characteristics ot 16 of "Evangeline's bachelors" ther living in East Canaan In reviewing the names to-day we fad that 9 mar ried, and still survive the ordeal; mar ried, but has since died; ? died unmar. ried; never married, and are yet on the anxious seat.
 On Wednesday evening of last week Housatonic Lodge No. 61, F. & A. M elected and appointed the following officers for the ensuing year: H. E Holt, W NJ; M. J. Kilmer, 8 W; W. H Fuller, W; W. H. Camp, treas; A P Freeman, sec'y; George Greene, 8 D NJ. Yanushwetz. J D; W. H. Emmons s s; L. 0. Rhoades, S; E. s. Roberts chaplain; Milton Roraback, marshal l.. Fl. Ball, tyler.
 -One foot or more of snow fell las Friday and the wind blew gale a night. Trains on both railroads wer, considerably delayed on Saturday. Zero weather prevailed from Saturday night until Tuesday noon, the mercury regis Aa.s.. z. frorn e ko n danraaa halnu 1arl