Connecticut western news., 1899-04-27
THURSDAY. APRIL 27. 1899.
Local News.


 Buffalo Bills Wild West will show at Winsted June 9th.
 May 9th and 9th is the time, and Jackson, E2gleston X Co.'S store is the place.
 Make note of 1t that last Sunday was the second pleasant one in several months.
 s s-The ladies will be sure to attend Jackson, Eggleston < Co.'S semi annual sale on May 9th and 9th.
 Miss Pauline Ives of Winsted visit ed Mrs John Nicoll and Mrs John Beck ley from Saturday until Tuesday.
 -G. A. Shellhoos of Saranac Lake, N. Y. visited his sister, Mrs James Rodemeyer, 8 couple days this week.
 Albert Nicoll spent the fore part of the week visiting his brothers, Harry at Pittsfeld, and Augustus at North Adams, Mass.
 Mrs c. w. Camp invited several of the younger people to her pleasant homo last evening to meet Miss Proper of Glenco Mills, N. Y. Whist was en- ioyed by the guests.
 William McGraw is off duty from Conductor Paine's train and we hear that this is the day Billy is to be mar ried. He and his bride will live in Winsted where he has rented house.
 -Last Sunday after the $40 a. m. train went north Frank Hitchcock's 8 barn was moved from the east to the west side of the railroad. It did not take long to move it, but about 30 tele- graph and telephone wires had to be cut and afterward connected.
 Peter Coggins did large amount of grading on his premises last season but Jack Frost stopped the work before the improvement was completed. Mir Coggins has resumed the work and will have an elegant lawn sloping in three directions when it is finished.
 --The Alonzo Hatch Electro Photo Go. will give musical, photographic and moving picture entertainment in the Town Hall Saturday evening, April 29, for the benefit of the Woman's Re- lief Corps. Although other companies have failed to appear this one is sure, and full house is hoped for. .-
 Contractor Burke of Torrington will resume work at Chilcoot Pass (the highway at Bennett HilD the last of this week or the fore part of next week. The bank on both sides of Chilcoot, and on the upper side of the new high hway east of there have slid down considera. bly this spring.
 The officers, directors and some of the stockholders of the 0. N. B. rail road and one or two officials of the B. & A. passed through Canaan Tuesday afternoon at 3.30 on special train from Campbell Hall to Hartford. There were about forty in the party. The main party started from New York via Ontario & Western road and returned via N Y N. H. & H. from Hartford.
 -Barnum Richardson O. are taking down the old furnace at East Canaan which formerly belonged to The Forbes Iron Co. The furnace stood on the bank of the river. It has been idle a number of years, and was in dilapida, ted and unsafe condition The top house, the oven and chimney have been removed but the stack" or stonework still stands The writer is not sure whether Squire Forbes or Samuel Adam originally built that furnace. A history of that furnace would be inter. esting reading, and we invite anyone who can furnish such information to contribute it for the NEWS columns.
 About three years ago the Bee kley furnace, so called, at East Canaan, own ed by the Barnum Richardson Go. was destroyed by fire. Last season the fur. mace was rebuilt on what was consider ed the latest and best plans, the most improved method, of making pig iron. However it did not work satisfactory and after few weeks the furnace was blown out and some changes were made and the furnace put in blast again. Last week it was blown out again to make still further improve. ments. Soon as this furnace works to their satisfaction B. R. Go. will blow ont their other furnace at East Canaan and make extensive repairs on it. The demand for pig iron will require that both furnaces be run to their utmost capacity.
 The teachers meeting held in Nor folk on Friday afternoon, April 21, will be remembered by those attending from Canaan and vicinity with especial pleas ure. Nearly all the teaching force o the town was represented and felt more than repaid for the trip. The fine gymnasium was hospitably opened fol the gathering, and everything dore fol the comfort of the guests. After an in teresting address on "Literature fol Children" by State Secretary Hine, { reception was held through the kind ness of Mrs Bridgman, in which tn. teachers had the pleasure of meeting Mir Hine socially, The cordial enter tainment given by the good people o Norfolk was thoroughly appreciated and all returned home feeling refreshed and very grateful to those who hat
 made the trsst possibls.