Connecticut western news., 1899-03-09
THURSDAY. MARCH 9. 1899.
Local News.

pr Ross has been on She sick list since Tuesday.
 Charles Dodge was home from Bridgeport over Sunday.
 Prof. L. W. Harvey is ill with the grip at his home in Hartford.
 Mrs T. A. Evans of Bethel is spend- ing few days at Dr Ross.
 HI. K. Bloodgood of New York spent Sunday in New Marlboro.
 Mrs A. Fl. Herriman has recovered from her recent illness with the grip.
 Miss Nina Owens of East Canaan is spending month waiting in New York city.
 Rev G. D. Pond of Winsted will preach at Christ church tonight. Ser vice at T.30.
 Mrs Bullock of Philmont, N- r. sited her daughter, Mrs A. V. A. Eel ten, tho past week.
 Editor Card of Millerton and Rich ard Taft of winsted were in town Sat urday on business
 Sufficient money has been subscrib- ed to provide shelter for the hose cart during the coming two years.
 Emanuel Molander went to Bridge port last Friday after spending two weeks with his sister, Mrs E. W.Adams
 Three persons united with the Methodist Episcopal Church last Sun day-two on probation and ore by let ter.
 -Foresters' ball at Barton Hall. Mil lerton, Monday evening, April 8. Music by Knights full orchestra Dancing 50o, supper 50c.
 The annual meeting of the Village Improvement Association will be held on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in the lower room of the Town Hall.
 Rev B. Seehelzer, the Methodist pastor, having been here five years goes to new charge next month and the local query is: Who will be his suc- cessor?
 March has not been very severe this season. The mercury during the first eight mornings of the month was the following degrees above zero: 28- 26-31-3s- -36 -2S-25-19.
 -. ". Chopper of Ashley Falls has resigned his position with the Singer Sewing Machine Go. and accepted one a travelling salesman for the Bowker Fertilizer Go. of Boston.
 A number of Canaan friends of William Morris are endeavoring to charter . special train to Winsted and return on March 22 to see Mir Morris in tho leading role in "Under the Red Robe"
 Charles D. Hine, secretary of the State Board of Education, addressed the teachers' convention at the High School building last Friday. School teachers were present from many sur rounding towns
 The saying 'sa new hand at the bellows" would not have been timely last Sunday night. Those who were kept awake by the terrific wind con- cluded that the same old March had hold of the bellows.
 It is reported that Frank Hitch cock has bought the William Douglass farm, % called. at the lower corner. We understand, however, that the sum- mer residence, the barn and the large lot in which they stand are not includ- cd in the sale.
 A special meeting of the stockhold- CTS of The Canaan Local Telephone Co. will be held at the central office of the company on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock for the purpose of considering the subject of increasing the capital stock of the company.
 The sale of the personal property of Michael Haley in Weatogue was postponed on account of the storm to Wednesday, March Is at Il .. m. Two horses, about 12 tons of hay, harness, farm wagons, moving machine, horse rake, potatoes, household goods and farming tools are in the schedule. Michael Madden is the administrator.
 John Pulver and family will move in few days from tue Shears place near Ashley Falls to the Platt Rogers farm at Copake Iron Works which has been purchased by Pulver's son-in-Iaw, T. B. Keating of Copake. Mir Pulver intended moving on to Richard Taft's farm but has been released from his bargain for consideration.
 The Lotus Glee Club sang to more than ordinary sized audience at Town Hall on Tuesday evening despite the storm, and the Canaan Entertain ment Course will close the season, hay ing been self supporting. The concert was more than satisfact ry to the listeners and the harmonious blending of the voices surpassed anything ever heard here. Mrs Smith, the reciter, also charmed the audience.
 Big auction of new wagons, second hand wagons, harness, COWS, pigs, fur niture. crockery, ladies' cloaks, etc. at Whitfords store in South Canaan at 10 o'clock on Saturday. March 25. Henry R. Whitford and G. A. Adam are the sellers; Sidney Reed the auc- tioneer. Whitford also gives 5 per cent discount on dry goods and gro csriss during the day. See posters f Q ssasises liss.