Connecticut western news., 1898-01-20
THURSDAY. JANUARY 20, 1898.
Local News.

Mrs Mcfarland, from Cornwall, was in town last week.
 Advertised letter, Canaan post office-Mr Chas A. Browne.
 The Ladies Guild served ten cent supper at the Warner House last even- ing.
 -Baldwin's orchestra will play here Feb 1st for tue Ashley Falls class re- ception.
 The North Canaan board of relief will hold an adjourned meeting Mon- day, Jan. 24th.
 70. 0. Calendar has been sick two weeks with severe cold and is confin- ed to the house.
 A number from here are going to Falls Village tomorrow night to the dancing reception.
 Moses B. Mead will leave next week for Forestville. where he will spend the winter with relatives.
 R. D. Peirce slipped on the ice Monday night and sprained his ankle very badly. He is still laid up. Miss Carrie Loring of Ashley Falls, Mass, who has been very low with pneumonia, is slowly improving under tho coro of Dr via
 A first lieutenant of the Salvation Army, of New York city, dined at the Warner House on Thursday and after wards called on the local clergy.
 HI. D. Humphrey has bought of P. J. Finnegan of Great Harrington, the place situated on the corner of Gillette and Reed streets D. Ahern will occupy 1t.
 Tt is reported that Miss Nora Britt and John Kane are each going to build a house and that Mrs Frank A. Peet, J. Henry Roraback and B. B. Bartram will each build a barn.
 The Rev Samuel F. Adam, who for more than year has been engaged in mission work in the mountains of Wes- tern North Carolina, has taken charge of the parish at Millport, Chemung Co.,, N. Y.
 In order to conform to the Interna- tional Postal Congress resolutions the colors of the new postage stamps will be as follows One cent, green; two cents, red, as at present; five cents, blue.
 James l.. Bragg has sold building lot between his residence and the Mrs Frederick Thompson house to G. A. Adam, who will build house and buildings for his carriage business thereon.
 A unique entertainment will be given on February 9th at the Town Hall. The program will consist of a Scotch concert and readings. The promoters are A. w Nicoll and Mrs o. w. Camp.
 The Grand Lodge of Connecticut, A. F. and A. M held it's annual meeting at Masonic Temple in Hartford yester- day. Horace E. Holt and William H. Fuller attended as delegates from Housatonic Lodge.
 Friday evening, Jan. 21,a reception will be given by Rev and Mrs 5. A. Burnaby at the Congregational parson, age from 2 30 to 10 o'clock, to all the worshippers at Pilgrim Church. Please notice the change of date from Saturday to Friday evening. Z.
 Horace Rockwell, who has been fol some years on the Auna Donalds farm at Canaan Valley, expects to leave next week for the West. After visiting his brothers in Michigan and Wisconsin, he will go on to Seattle and perhaps ulti mately to Klondike.
 The writer was in Winsted last Fri day and met J. H Van Keuren, former editor of the Winsted Evening Citizen Mir Van Keuren's health broke dowr about two years ago and for long time he was in critical condition, but VI are happy to state that he is now able , to travel about the village although ht still uses crutches. He now does more or less newspaper work, and good worl it is too.
 Simon De Witt, who for the pas two months has been paralyzed below the waist, died last Thursday night a his home near the Pine Grove station Mir De Witt was colored veteran o the Civil war and was "A years of age Mir De Witt enlisted in Salisbury il 1861 in Go. E 29th Regiment Conn Vols, regiment composed of coloret men, and served all through the war being mustered out of the service a Brownsville, Tex in October in 1865 The spinal paralysis. which caused hi death, seems to have been the result of wound received in the service when h. was struck in the back by fragmen of shell. He was twice married. Hi first wife was Annie Jones, who died | 1862, and the second wife was Mar. Jane Warner, who still survives an will now go to Torrington, where sh will live with her son, Albert De Witt Three of the six children of the frs marriage are living and two of the thre children of the second marriage. Tn funeral was held at his late residenc Sunday afternoon at 30 o'clock Sc, vices were conducted by Rev J. W Bohlman, of Falls Village. The inte, ment was in the lower cemetery. M De Witt was very worthy man an was generally respected,