Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
Local News.

Mir and Mrs Geo. c. Peet of Bridge port were in Canaan over Sunday.
 Mir and Mrs A. W. Nicoll and Vii lie will spend the winter at Belvidere, Ill.
 Garfield May is in Boston, Mass. where he has position in one of Mir Frohman's theatres.
 Here is an old but absolutely true saying: "The early advertiser catches the holiday trade"
 Miss Anna Rudge will go to Brook lyn, N. Y. next week to spend the win ter with her sister, Mrs William Doug las.
 The social organization in the West End met Tuesday evening with Mrs Je- rome G. Root and enjoyed an evening of whist. Refreshments were served.
 A number of Canaan young people know "Ted" Watson, son os Theodore F. Watson formerly of this place, and will wish him success in his position.
 Henry c. Warner of Great Barring ton visited over Sunday at s. 0. Beck ley's and on Tuesday went to Clayton where he is visiting his cousin, Luther Lindsey.
 Moving pictures and photograph entertainment by Hemmes & Dillon at Town Hall, Wednesday evening, Dec.7. Prices 25 and 35c Reserved seats at Collins.
 Boys and Girls Christmas tide Stories of Dogs, Cats, Birds, Elephants, Eagles. Handsomely illustrated book 50 cents. Sent by mail, postage paid. J. H. Van Keuren, Winsted, Conn.
 Thanksgiving services were we'll attended at the churches in this town. The sermons were very appropriate, and furthermore were very instructive and called attention to local and national blessings and causes for Thanksgiving.
 Dudley Paine has been absent from his train on tf.e F., R. & N. E. since last Thursday night at which time he slipped on an icy pavement in Winstea and sprained his ankle. The doctor thinks "Dud" won't punch any tickets for several weeks.
 The kinetoscope entertainment at the Town Hall the 7th, will show many moving pictures of the army and navy in the last war, humorous views, excit- ing fire scenes and the famous 'tPillow Fight" There are forty subjects treat ed by the pictures interspersed by 24 photograph selections.
 The first in the Lecture Course will be lecture by Hon. Wallace Bruce on Tuesday. Dec. 13, at 8p. m. in the Town Hall. Tickets for this lecture will be on sale Saturday next at 10 o'clock at Collins store. Reserved seats may be secured at soc. up to the time of the lecture.
 Thomas Richards of Jersey City, N. J. renews his subscription to the NEWS and says: ''The NEWS comes to us regularly and we seldom look it over that we do not find something pertain ing to some friend of our early lives, al- though there are but few left. We still recognize Canaan as our home although we left there forty-two years since"
 When the Connecticut Western railroad was built many persons said it would be only summer railroad and would be snow bound all of every win ter. Experience has many times prov ed that the Connecticut Western trains run nearer to schedule time during snow storms than do the trains of the Housatonic railroad.
 -On account of the blizzard the att tendance at the churches in this village last Sunday broke all records. At the Pilgrim church there was seven per sons including the pastor; at the Metho- dist church eight including the pastor; at the Episcopal church three including the rector; at the Roman Catholic church only three or four hearers, al- though Rev Fr. Ramon drove from Lakeville in the storm.
 The blizzard was far more severe in many localities than in this vicinity. In fact Fairfield and New Haven coun. ties suffered more than Litchfieid and Berkshire counties. The snow fall was heaviest along the coast and the gale was terrific. The worst snow drift or the New York division of the Consoli dated road was between Bridgeport and Fairfield, and for more than a quarter of mile it was fully 16 feet deep. Two engines were stalled there about fifteen hours. On the Shepaug road neal Litchfeld one drift was 200 feet long and 12 feet deep, and no trains were run Monday.
 -THANKsaIvINa GUESTS. MT anc Mrs J. s. Tracy of Falls Village at Mrs Emily Traoy's; F. N. Brown and family of New York at Reuben Sewart's; Mi and Mrs Clarence Vroman of Brook field at D. l.. Peirce's; Miss Susie Nor ton of Lakeville, at Judge Roraback's MT and Mrs D. T.. Freeman and MT anc Mrs A. P. Freeman at J. D. Seacord's { in Lee. Mass. Dr and Mrs Ross at T. A Evans in Bethel; J. L. Bragg and family at friends in Norfolk; N. l. Jackson and family at H. Landon's il Lakeville; A. " Felten and wife il Philmont, N. Y.; Miss Laura Eggle ston at L. J. Eggleston's in Millerton