Connecticut western news., 1898-12-15
Local News.

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 Over 20 tickets were sold for the excursion to Hartford yesterday.
 "A. V. A. Felten was housed up tl @ first part of the week with the grip.
 -Christmas exercises will be held in the East Canaan church on Christmas eve, Saturday night.
 Rev B. Seeholzer exchanged pull pits with Rev E. H. Todd of Norfolk last Sunday morning.
 Letters advertised at Canaan post office are addressed to John Freeman and M. A. Whitcomb.
 The Bijou Stock Go. did good business in Mill River last week and are playing this week at Millerton.
 The excursion train to Hartford yesterday morning was an hour late in leaving Canaan and did not arrive in Hartford until l2.15 p. m.
 Albert A. Hubbard has been sick with the grip since Monday and his place at tho station is being filed by John Welch of Falls Village.
 Boys and Girls Christmas-tide Stories of Dogs. Cats, Birds, Elephants, Eagles. Handsomely illustrated book. 50 cents. J. H. Van Keuren, Winsted, Conn. Sent by mail, postpaid.
 Legal action has been commenced to either place a conservator over the property of Mrs Julia Deloy of East Canaan, or else have a suitable guar dian appointed for her children.
 The West End social association met at Mrs Frank Van Deusen's on Monday evening and were entertained for the first hour with music, after which the gathering played whist.
 Tho winter meeting of the Litch- field North Association of Congregation al churches, which was established in 1752, will be held at the Second Con- gregational chapel, Winsted, Friday, Dec. 16.
 The Canaan Entertainment Course was opened at Town Hall on Tuesday evening by the Hon. Wallace Bruce of Brooklyn, N. Y. who delivered lec- ture on "A Great Century," There was . large attendance, many persons not holding season tickets being present.
 -The Berkshire Division has been running on winter schedule since Dec. 1. The express train which went north at 12. 10 p. m. and south about o'clock has been discontinued. The other passenger trains have been subjected to slight changes as you can see by time table on fourth page.
 Samuel A. Eddy and J. Henry Roraback have given legal notice that they will apply to the next session of the Legislature to incorporate street railway company for the purpose of constructing and operating an electric road from Twin Lakes to Canaan and from hero to some of the summer re- sorts in Berkshire county.
 The Sharon Telephone Company now connects with twelve villages Sharon Street, Sharon Station, Sharon Valley, Millerton, Lakeville, Coleman's Station, Amenia Village, Leedsville, Amenia Union, South Amenia, Wassaic and Dover. The territory covered is 2 great convenience to business men. Next spring it will connect with The Canaan Local Telephone Company and that means connection with dog en more villages between New Hart ford, Torrington and Sheffield.
 Snow commenced falling about p. m. last Monday but the predicted blizzard failed to materalize, and thu storm banned out only about three inches of snow and then the mercur, began to fall and registered eight abov' zero on Tuesday morning and only l; above on Tuesday noon. Tuesday even ing the mercury dropped to zero, ant on yesterday morning registered iron 10 to 12 below zero at sunrise. Tn wind did not blow hard and many wer surprised to learn what the mercury re corded.
 
 Christmas exercises will be held il the Methodist church on Monday even ing Dec. 26, and will consist of a Christ mas tree and new responsive service b the children. The Pilgrim Sunda school will hold their Christmas e1el cises on Sunday evening, Dec. 25. Tn Christmas tree and children's servic will be held in Christ church on Mor day evening, Dec. 26. The order of SCI vices at St. Joseph's church has not ye been announced but usually on Chris mas morning Mass is celebrated at T.. 3 and II o'clock, and the children receiy presents of candy, oranges, etc.
 The following officers were electe ak the Mountain County Pomona mee ing held at Winsted last week Wedne day: Geo. S. Hammond, Goshen, ma ter; Fred Jones, Barkhamsted, oversee w. E. Burlington, Morris, lecturer; l.. Thorp. Litehfield, steward; c. | Miller, Torrington. assistant stewar' Rev 0. H. Smith, Plymouth. chaplain J. 0. Eddy, Simsbury, treasurer; N. Stevens, East Canaan, secretary; Frar Yi6apy, Barkhamsted. gate keeper;M Mi Nanny Phelps, Simbury, ceres; Miss Merrill, Barkhamsted, pomona; M George Beach, Winchester. flora; Mi Clara Bottum, lady assistant steward The officers will be installed at | yausstssly msstins in March.