Connecticut western news., 1898-12-08
Local News.

Lawrence Yorker has bought out NJ. B. Ferris livery business in this place.
 Letters advertised at Canaan post office are addressed to J. Hayiland, c. L. Taylor.
 The west end social association will meet on Monday evening with Mrs Frank Van Deusen.
 Lena, daughter of Mir and Mrs Ward Brinton of East Canaan, Is quite ill with pneumonia
 -Landlord Warner Is going to be a turfman For particulars see Falls Village correspondence.
 -S. A. Kemp has been confined to his homo in West Norfolk with hard attack of sciatic rheumatism.
 -Hemmes < Dillon's kinetoscope en. tertainment was given in Town Hall last night to . pleased audience.
 Herbert Stanton moved Monday from the Fred Schamerhorn house across the river to dwelling near East India pond in Norfolk.
 The Litchfield County University Club will hold it's semi annual meeting Tt Hotel Winchester in Winsted on Fri day evening, Dec. 16th.
 The Millerton Telegram says:
 The Rev s. P. Cadman, D. D., we'll known in this locality, has been com pelled to go to Hot Springs, Va, on account of ill health.
 The successors to F. J. Abbe & Go. in the insurance business here will be known under the firm name of Whit tlesey < Adam. See their advertise ment on the fourth page.
 The sleighing was fair in this vil- lage last week; but the coasting was fairer, and Granite avenue was alive with hand sleds and double rippers filled with merry young people.
 Wish the Standard Oil Co. would supply our merchants with better grade of oil Some oil recently bought at stores here has 8 very unpleasant odor and we wonder if it Is a safe oil to use.
 Mrs R. D. Peirce and Mrs H. B. Ives entertained the Upton Club at the home of the former on Monday night. The evening was spent at whist. Light refreshments were served. The club meet the 18th with Mrs A. P Freeman.
 Two deer were seen yesterday by Edward Pease and Henry c. Barnes go- ing across the fields on the Bullard farm near where MT Pease lives. The animals were judged to be two-year- old doe and large fawn.
 Humane Agent Thomas Bonner visited the Indian family known as Constantine, living on the Sandtown road to Falls Village, on Tuesday and killed sick horse which the family were unable to properly care for This is the fourth horse the Indian has lost in 6 short time.
 The rain storm and gale last Sun- day night were terrific, nevertheless we do not hear of any serious damage done in this vicinity. The rain spoiled the sleighing but furnished plenty of water for the springs and rivers. In one or two places window lights were broken by the force of the wind.
 The Pilgrim Club met with Albert Barnes at his parents home on Tuesday evening last After business was dis posed of, parts of the poem 'Evange- line" of Longfellow was read. There were IA present. The next meeting of the club will be to hear Hon. Wallace Bruce lecture at Town Hall on Tuesday 18th inst
 It is expected that the two excur. sions arranged by the Phila., Reading X New England R. R. to Hartford for holiday shopping will be largely attend ed. The first excursion will be run Dec. 14th and the second Dec. 21st. Excursion tickets will be good on all trains of these days as we'll as on special train which will arrive at Hartford at 1C .. m. and leave returning at p. m.
 -Lithographs are posted for Hon Wallace Bruce's lecture upon "A Great Century" which occurs on Dec. 13 al 8p. ID. in Town Hall By reference to circulars the excellent qualities MI Bruce possesses as lecturer, the pres ent value of the subject he considers and his acknowledged oratorical powers should fill the hall and all who can at tend an entertainment should purchase tickets for this lecture. Let no one say after the lecture is over, Had knowr what it was to be should surely hay, gone" Tickets on sale at Collin store. A prospectus of the course may also be had at same place.
 Seven criminals who received state prison sentences at the last session O the criminal superior court in thi, county were taken to Wethersfield yes terday by Sheriff Edward A. Nellis They are: John Murphy and Michae Gleason of Torrington, four years eacf for highway robbery; Horace Barney O Washington, one year for statutory burglary; John Grant of Watertown nine years for attempting to commi rape; James Peasley of Barkhamsted two years for attempting to commi rape; John Shea 2nd of Winsted. twt vo~r. for khaff. Fraderiak Marshall o