Connecticut western news., 1899-10-19
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 1s. 1899.
Local News.

-Fogs in October indicate frosts 1T January.
 Burton Collar of Norfolk visited al E. W. Adams over Sunday.
 A football game is scheduled tc take place here Saturday between Nor folk and Canaan slevens.
 Louis Waldecker has bought out c. W. Hollister's barber shop at Nor folk and will take possession next week,
 The Central New England Ky. on their new time table will run a morning and evening train from Winsted te .Poughkeepsie and back.
 -Dr Avis has moved his office out oi the Clemans building and now uses part of his rent in J. B. Messengers house for office purposes.
 Lewis Hubbard of Waterbury is visiting his brother A. A. Hubbard He arrived about two weeks ago and will stay some time as he is in poor health.
 The Wangum Club has disbanded and wound up its affairs. Their quar- ters in the Psase building will soon be occupied by John Jordan, the photog- rapher.
 Miss Helen Louise May went to New York on Saturday where she will remain an indefinite time with Mrs Winner who was at Mir Mays last month.
 Mrs Jennie Tracy and sons Robert and Harlan left Canaan at S.2O Tuesday morning and sailed from New York at 3p m. the same day for their home at Macclenny, Fla.
 Prof. G. Fl. Williams arrived at the Warner House on Monday evening for an indefinite stay. He has spent the summer at The Hawkhurst in Litch- field, but is glad to be in Canaan again and meet his many friends here.
 -Dr Clemans and Mrs Clemans re- turned Monday evening from ten days pleasure trip to Brooklyn, N. Y. and vicinity. Miss Ada McComber of Moves Beach, R. I. accompanied them home and will be their guest for an indefinite time.
 70. J. Lawrence of Potter River, Mass staid over Sunday at Norfolk and on Monday night at Canaan driving be- tween tho two places. He lost his pocket book containing valuable papers and $20 in money. His advertisement on this page describes the contents.
 Mrs Horace B. Stevens has long been great yet patient sufferer. Late ly her sufferings have increased to such an extent that she does not desire to live any longer, yet she does not mur- mer at what she considers Gods will or purposes even though prolonged life is prolonged suffering.
 Fred R. Collin of this place and Miss Minnie Spaulding of Falls Will lage were married at the home of the brides parents, Mir and Mrs Merritt Spaulding, yesterday shortly after l p. m. Rev. s. A. Burnaby perform ed the ceremony. The brides sister, Miss Bessie Spaulding, was the brides maid and Philip J. Niver of Millerton, . cousin of the groom, was best man. Relatives and immediate friends were present. After the ceremony we'd ding breakfast was served to those assembled, after which the newly we'd ded pair departed on their honeymoon among the best wishes of their friends.
 The desert in front of Union depot may not blossom like the rose but some day with its memorial fountain, green grass and shade trees it will be an at tractive spot. Two parks have been laid out there, one semi-circular ad- joining the highway and triangular ono on the east side. The Central New England R. R. Go. are to furnish g number of carloads of gravel as . filler, and the town and individuals arc doing the rest of the work which consists oi scraping the turf and good soil into heaps preparatory to covering the gravel with it after the gravel has been graded. Temporary fences will be erected around each park until the grass grows thereon. -
 Mrs George B. Coggswell, 52, died at her home in Pittsfeld Thursday morning, after long illness with lung trouble. She is survived by her bus. band, who is member of the plumb ing firm of Furness < Coggswell, five daughters, Edna, Emma, Flora, Clars and Rebecca, also one son. Theodore who has recently returned from the United States army; also by four broth CTS, George P. and Seneca B. Strong of Canaan, Albert l.. Strong of Beaver Iowa, and Frank W. Strong of Dalton Mass. The funeral was held at her lat. residence in Pittsfeld on Saturday after noon. Mrs Coggswell was a noble woman and her life has been one o self-sacrifice. She was most devoted wife and mother and a kind neighbol and friend. For several years sht
 
 fought grand battle against that dread foe, consumption. She was an ex smplary member of the M. E. Churcl and active in church work while hel health permitted. Her death is an ir reparable loss to her family, to tn, church and community, but the fra grance of her christian life will long en durs and be an inspiration to all wht knew her.