Connecticut western news., 1898-04-21
THURSDAY. APRIL 21, 1898
Local News.

berry blossom ana ripe stra"ueAif III his garden Monday.
 MT and Mrs s. W. Barnes. and H. c. Barnes and daughter arrived home from Florida last Friday evening.
 A very pleasant dime social was given by ladies of Christ Church Guild at Mrs warncs last Thursday evening.
 pr Ross last Thursday finished building large new pheasant house and runs. Doe. now has a flock of eight pheasants.
 At .he regular communication of Housatonie Lodge No. 61, F. k A. NJ. on Saturday evening of this week the M. NJ. degree will be conferred.
 At the Pilgrim church next Sunday evening the Rev s. A. Burnaby will preach descriptive sermon concerning Sunday on the European continent.
 Mrs Mary A. Willard has been ill several days with pneumonia. Only one lung is seriously affected, and she is doing as we'll as could be expected.
 The editorial entitled "The Situa- ton" was contributed by one of the brightest editorial writers in Connecti- cut, man of over 30 years experience in the newspaper business.
 War or no war with Spain the dan gerous grade crossing on Bennett hill will be eliminated, and the highway east of that crossing will be located further away from the railroad track. Every Canaanite. and the travelling pub lie. should rejoice at the removal of those two death traps.
 A meeting of wheelmen at the Town Hall Saturday night chose Dr Ross chairman of the meeting and pro- ceeded to discuss the question of bicy cle paths. A committee of three were elected to receive the $50 from the Town and use 1t in bicycle path con- struction and repair in this village. The committee are: Fl. G. Nicoll, chairman; c. H. Pease and J. G. Beck ley. The proposed plan is to build a new cycle path from in front of the Town Hall lawn to ". Barnes on Main street, repair portion of path on Railroad street north of the Tone house, repair path on Church street and con- tinue same to the red bridge, and scrape path up Roots hill.
 Before Judge Thayer in the Super for court at Litchfield on Tuesday, Thomas Martin, Percy St. Clair, John c. Davis and James McGraw plead guilty to breaking and entering Jack son k Eggleston's store on last Deeem- Der p. and were each sentenced to two years in states prison. These are the burglars who were captured by Martin Rood, who then was clerk in the store. In the same court Arthur Ostran nder of Salisbury was sentenced to nine months in jail for assault on a young girl; An drew Brazie of Lime Rock to 15 years in states prison for attempting to kill Charles W. Barnum; Theron Dean of Canaan to five years in states prison for seducing his twelve-year-old adopt. ed daughter.
 The special town meeting on Sat, urday was called to order by J. H |. Roraback and choseJ B Reed as mod orator. In the absence of Town Clerk Collin, s. A. Eddy was chosen clerk pro tenn. The purposes of the meeting were explained by MT Roraback and Selectman Van Deusen and were in brief tbat the meeting was to see if the Town would eliminate the Bennett hill crossing and change the layout of the road east of James Reels. It was stat ed that the P R. X N E. company would pay the cost of abutments, would furnish the iron or steel superstructure. and assume responsibility of temporary supports while excavations are being made. In the matter of eliminating the crossing this leaves only the exca. vating to be done by the Town. State Highway Commissioner Mcdonald was present and furnished estimates and suggestions, and answered ques tions. Mir Thos. Abbe was present and for Mrs Abbe will accept the present layout of the road east of Reels in ex- change for the proposed new layout Mir Mcdonald estimated that S500C would pay for the new road, including excavating under the track and build, ing the proposed new layout east oi Reels. MT Roraback explained that this estimate was in all probability more than ample, and after much debate, or motion of D l. Freeman the Town (by large majority voted an appropria tion-half to be paid by the State-o s30OO to be expended in building the new road as proposed from the foot O Bennett's hill to nearly in front O Whittlesey's cottage This with las years appropriation of SS26- (S413 b, the Town and S413 by the State)- makes s3S26 to be expended for thi' work According to tue proposed plar the road will pass under the track al Bennett hill, with F feet head room and continue easterly to Whittlesey'' cottage at distance of over 200 fee from the track, rising at a grade of si, feet ia hundred. The selectmen wer, authorized to make written contrac with the railroad company for the latte to do their portion of the work.