Connecticut western news., 1898-12-29

Jane Lay fayette.
 The Charles Barnes Sons company and the Canaan Lime Go. have shut down their lime kilns.
 The New York, New Haven X Hart ford road has decided to make a green light mean safety and white light not.
 Wallace Jester spent Christmas with his parents at Pleasant Plains, N. Y. Mrs W. R. Avis spent Christmas in New Haven.
 The invitation masquerade dance comes off tonight and will be a great time of which we will tell you particu- lars next week.
 Last Thursday forenoon was ex- tremely foggy, and people had to breathe fog for there was nothing else for them to breathe.
 Misses Elsie and May Adams are home from their schools in Goshen. Miss May Adams has resigned her po- sition as teacher there and will not re- | turn.
 Tt is difficult to run a newspaper and hospital at the same time, es- pecially when the editor and ali con- nected with the paper are patients in the hospital.
 D. Ogle of New Haven has bought 1000 acres of land in New Marlboro, where he will build summer home and have game preserve. The land is situated on what is known as Cemetery Hill.
 James Graney and family spent Christmas with relatives in Lakeville Lyman Howe and family with Henry Howe of South Canaan; Fl. o. Taller day with his brother in Van Deusen- vile, Mass.
 Mrs Julia Weaver and family are all sick with la grippe except one who is out of town on visit. Mrs D. Lef- fngwelI has been confined to her room for the last week with neuralgia. She is slowly on the gain.
 The Sunday evening services of Pilgrim Church will be resumed next Sunday, Jan. 1. The service will be one hour long beginning at 6. 15; at 6. 45 there will be short sermon by the pastor. All are welcome.
 Contractor Burke and his force of men ceased work last Saturday on the Bennett Hill road, and will not resume until Spring. As soon as the railroad company put in the bridge the road will be passable for teams.
 The hearing before the probate court to place conservator over the property of Mrs Julia Deloy was post poned last Saturday to Saturday, Jan. IA. Mrs Deloy has engaged Lawyer Nickerson to oppose the action.
 A legal notice in our columns this week tells you of the proposed route of the Canaan trolley line to be known as "The Canaan and Berkshire Electric Railway" Our unemployed young men are already figuring on the con- ductors' job.
 One of our selectmen andl the ocal humane agent did not agree one day last week as to the proper way to drain water from portion of East Main street, but the difference of opinion amounted to nothing more serious than little mud throwing. P. s. The street has been drained.
 Week of prayer services will be held at the Pilgrim church beginning Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 2 30 p. m., subject: '"The new life principle; the law of the spirit of Christ Its methods and tests; the spirit of Christ" On Wednesday evening continuation on the same topic, subject: "The results in the in- dividual; sonship and its fruits" All are invited to unite in these services.
 On Friday night the juvenile danc- ing class gave their first closing recep- ton to few invited friends. The hours were from 6 to and the guests were received by J. G. Beckley, the in- structor. The little people started the ball with o very pretty march and danced very nicely program made up of polka, two-step, lanciers and waltz. Piano music was furnished by Mrs A. F. Rood.
 Satisfactory arrangements have been made by which the Mozart Sym- phony Club of New York is to become a sixth entertainment in the Canaan Lecture Course this season, and holders of season tickets are thus benefited. It will be given on Tuesday, Jan 17th at o'clock in the afternoon. Tickets may now be had, at Collins store, for the remaining five, in the course, for $2.0O each. This is rare season for first class entertainments for Canaan people. The next lecture in the course will be by Col. L. F. Copeland on Tuesday, Jan. 9, subject: "Seeing the Ele- phant." Tickets may now be had for this first.class lecture at Collins jew elry store.
 Among the holiday guests in town were Miss Smith of Naugatuck, and Rev and Mrs U. c. Warren of Hamden, N. Y. at Mrs Hamm's; Mrs A. Ives and daughter Miss Pauline of Winsted at Warren McIntyre's; Miss Frances Heldt of Montana with Miss Mary Wat son at J. E. Rhoades'; Mrs J. E. Crane of Schodack Landing, N. Y. at Mrs Augusta Scott's; John Jackson and wife of Sharon at his sons N. l.. Jackson's;