Connecticut western news., 1898-02-24

--"Beautiful Berkshire e-nlt. At least it had no charms for railway em- ployees during the blizzard last week
 George Parmalee, of Winsted, former resident of Canaan, is suffering with cancer and his death is hourly expected.
 Tt is understood that Franklin J. Abbe will occupy the new house which Mrs Thomas Bonner is to build on Granite Ave.
 Mrs w. A. Miles and Miss Miles and Thomas l.. Norton, all of Lake vile, attended the funeral of thoir uu- cle. the Rev E. Whittlesey.
 The mechanical department of the NEWS has been moved to Norton's block, and tomorrow or next day the office will be moved there.
 Ut is reported that E. B, Culver of Great Harrington has made arrange. ments to open a branch undertaking establishment in Canaan.
 We commend our West Cornwall correspondent for the patriotic manner in which he mentions the disaster to the United States battleship Maine.
 Mrs A. V. A. Felten was called to Hillsdale. N. Y, last Friday to attend the funeral of her nephew, the infant son of Mir and Mrs Edmun nd Herring ton, of Chsppell, Neb.
 Ed. Fitzgerald is going to butcher his big hog "Betsey" on Saturday at ? p. m. People from far and near are coming to guess how much she weighs. See posters for particulars.
 Martin Rood completed his en- gagement with Jackson & Eggleston on Wednesday night of last week. Os- wald Vosburgh commenced work for the firm on Monday of last week.
 The common pleas court convened at Litcbfield on Tuesday Three jury cases are before the court. The term common pleas" does not imply that every man is pleased who is drawn as iuryman.
 Officer Perry is up to bis old tricks again. On Wednesday evening he took "Tim" Jackson of East Canaan into custody and on Thursday took him in Litchfeld jail. The offense was assault and battery.-Lakeville Journal.
 The almost impossible condition of the highways last Friday evening pre- vented many from Great Burlington, Sheffield. Norfolk, Falls Village, Lime Rock, Salisbury and Lakeville from at tending the Masonic ball at Canaan.
 The NEWS publishes to-day Dr Tal- mage's address commemorative of the two thousandth full publication of his sermons. The address recounts the history of the enterprise, and pays 8 glowing tribute to the press. It is hoped that every reader of the NEWS will not fail to read said address The Winsted Citizen of the 21st inst. says: Theodore Windsor, who has been employed by Chase & Norton, left here tbis morning for the Pacific coast where he will dig for gold. At Chica- go he will be joined by Horace Rock we'll of Canaan. Both men are old time gold diggers.
  A Baptist pastor travelled 32 miles over Berkshire hills one day last week, preached two funeral sermons, one in Montville and one in Tyringham, held services at the grave. presided at min isters' conference in West Otis, and at tended donation in the evening" Berkshire Courier.
 A sleigh load of people and others from here attended dance given by MT Beckley and the Ashley Falls dan ciug class at Decker's hall, Ashley Falls, Monday night. A first class time is reported, thirty-six couple being present. Refreshments were served. Rhoades and Slye furnished the music
 -The reunion of the associated G A. R. posts at Cornwall Bridge on Wash ingtou's birthday was grand success. The hall was crowded, the speeches were good and there was an abundance of excellent refreshments. Just IF members of D Cowles post with several members of it's ". R Corps were among those present and the other post, and corps were well repre- sented.
 The Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad Go announce that the hotel and boarding house advertise ments to be inserted in their 1898 sum mer home book are coming in very fast. All those who have not sent il their advertisements should do so with out delay, as the book will be ready tt go to press in a few days. Blank ap plications for new advertisements cal be had by applying to station agent or the General Passenger Agent a Hartford. These ads will be inserted free of charge.
 When the NEWS went to press ol Wednesday evening of last week thre passenger trains of the Berkshire Di vision of the Consolidated road hat been stalled several hours in snoy drifts near Sheffield and several train were sidetracked at Canaan. About
 o'clock that evening one train from tn north reached Canaan but not until tn next morning was the blockade raised and all day Thursday and Thursda, night the trains were not runnin, on schedule time but followed eacl other up and down the road like