Connecticut western news., 1898-10-20
Local News.
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-E. D. Norton is away this week or business and pleasure trip.
 --Peirce X Freeman started up the Anchor Lime Go oil kiln on Monday.
 We will send the NEWS to new sub scribers from now till Jan. l, 1900 fol two dollars.
 Mrs Augusta Scott is making two weeks visit with her sister in Boston Corners, N. Y.
 Mrs Nellie Preston attended the state teachers convention in New Hav- en on Friday.
 The rocks at Bennett Hill crossing are being rapidly moved into their new winter quarters.
 Miss Emeline Kellogg of Winsted is gradually failing and is now in an ex- tremely weak condition.
 Letters uncalled for at Canaan post office are addressed to Oscar Carlson, Henry Dowd, Miss Stevens.
 Mrs Tuckerman of Jamestown N. Y. is spending several weeks with her daughter, Mrs Samuel Eddy.
 Judge David c. Whittlesey was re- nominated for Judge of Probate by the Republican convention held here last Saturday.
 U. Walter Bassett of Southern Pines, N. 0. started home yesterday after several days visit with N. Watson Hardenbergh.
 Peter Coggin has raised over 1000 bushels of beets this season and has them in his cellar. He will use them largely for cattle feed.
 The Berkshire division train leav- ing New York Saturday afternoons for Pittsfeld and returning Sunday after noon has been discontinued.
 Rev c. D. Milliken writes from San Francisco that for some months to come he will be located at Sonoma, Cal. about 40 miles from San Francisco.
 The Democratic probate conven- tion for the towns of Canaan and North Canaan held here yesterday nominated David 0. Whittlesey, for Judge of Pro- bate.
 ---Philo Fl. Skidmore, Jr. of Bridge port, one of Twin Lakes summer guests, is running for state senator on tho Democratic ticket in the Fourteenth district.
 "A dance will be given in Sheffield Town Hall, Thursday night, Oct 27, William McGraw, manager. Tickets arc 5Oc per couple. Decker and Slye will furnish music.
 The coldest weather of the season has occurred this week. Monday and Tuesday mornings the mercury was be- low the freezing point. but yesterday sopious rain arrived.
 Mrs A. D. Wait and little daughter of Cohoes, N. Y. and her sister Mrs H. L. Ross of this place returned from 2 visit to Bethel on Friday. Mrs Wait will remain in town 8 couple of weeks.
 Rev Dr Stocking of Freehold, N. J. supplied the pulpit at Christ Church again last Sunday morning and preach cd good sermon. His text was Ruth I, IA; And Orpha kissed her mother in-law; but Ruth clave unto her."
 The base ball season in the Nation al League closed Saturday, the Bostons winning the pennant. Baltimore, Cin- cinnatti and Chicago followed in the order named New York finished seventh and St. Louis last or twelfth.
 The scarlet fever patients are get ting along nicely. Mrs Hunker does not sit up yet, but her children are playing about the house. Of course the family is quarantined, but it was not considered necessary to close any schools in town.
 Steamboat trains No. and on the F., R. X N. E. railroad have been discontinued between State Line and Poughkeepsie since Tuesday. These trains pass through Capaan at l0.A a. m. and 4.04 p. m. and now run only between Hartford and Millerton
 Dwight Stent, well known travel ing man, died of cancer at his home in Millerton, N. Y. last Saturday evening. He had not been away from home this summer and was calmly awaiting death to relieve him of his terrible suffering. Mir Stent was over sixty years old, G. A. R. man and Free Mason.
 The Parish Monitor is monthly publication edited by the Rev J. H. George of Salisbury. Volume XIII No. July 1898) is a very interesting number and contains record of tho official acts of rectors in this section from 1884 to 1859. The record of bap tisms, marriages and deaths contain; the names of many former residents oi Canaan. The subscription price of Int Parish Monitor is only 50 cents per year
 Chester Deming attempted tt crawl across freight train at Lynne hans crossing on the F., R. & N. E. road last Saturday and had his foo crushed between the deadwoods as the train started to back up. Dr CamI was called and the injured member dressed and MT Deming was takel home He had on heavy boot whicl saved the bones from being broken, al though the flesh was badly lacerated.
 The will of the late Hiram Ding of Great Harrington has been filed fol probate. He gives to his daughter Mary A. Beebe of Canaan, S10O; to hi daughter, Sarah F. Lawrence of Pitts