Connecticut western news., 1899-01-12
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1899.
Local News.

B. A. Peirce is on business trip through the state.
 James McGuire of Millerton, N. Y. was in town Saturday.
 Calvin Langdon, who lives near Dutcher's bridge, is on the sick list.
 Tine Upton Club meet at J. H. Roraback's residence on Monday even- ng.
 -.Artemus Wolcott of this place has secured a position in restaurant at Albany, N. Y.
 The West End social association met with MT and Mrs N l.. Jackson on Tuesday evening.
 George Moon of New York visited his mother, Mrs Augusta Scott, in this village the past week.
 The Harry Lamar Comedy Com pany, which played here last winter, stranded in Manchester Saturday.
 Michael Haley, who lives across the Housatonic river, has been critical ly i'll the past two weeks with typhoid fever
 Week of prayer services in the Methodist and Pilgrim churches were well attended, despite the prevalence oi the grip.
 In East Canaan among those still suffering with the grip are Mrs John Beebe, Mrs B. s. Roberts, A. B. Gar. field and c. H Johnson.
 The hearing in the case of appoint. ing conservator over the property oi Mrs Julia Deloy will be held at the court TO om on Saturday.
 The young child of Engineer Ed ward Smith has been i'll with the scar. let fever for week or more. MT Smith recovered from his illness with blood poisoning and has resumed his duties on the railroad.
 Among those on the sick list She past week have been Mrs K. D. Brown, Mrs J. E. Bierce, Miss Edith Barnes, G Willis Parsons and child, Mrs B. S. Root, N. l.. Jackson, Mrs O. Vosburgh, Mrs A. H. Herriman, Mrs Salmon Bar. low, Mrs l.. F. Sheffield
 Mrs Frank McCarty died at hel home about two miles northeast of this village on Tuesday of stomach difficult ty. She is survived by her husband, one young son, and two adult step-sons. She was about 50 years of age. Funeral today at 10 a. m. at the house. Burial at Great Harrington.
 We are sorry to learn of the finan. cial embarrassments of Marshall Bidwell of Monterey and Charles Adsit and George A. Stevens of Hartsville, Mass. Attachments for an aggregate of many thousand dollars have been brought against these gentlemen to satisfy claims of Rebecca Coffing, the Mahaiwe Bank and others.
 Tt is reported that the P, R. & N E. road has again been sold and that the purchaser is Louis V. Bell well known on Wall street New York. In railroad circles it is considered that Nh Bells purchase means that the roac will soon pass into the hands of the N Y., N. H. & H. Company. Mir Bell ad mits that the road will be turned ovel to larger company.
 -Lucien Stephano, 8 Frenchmar living on the Stewart place near T. F Bigelow's, was arrested Tuesday by Sheriff Van Deusen for abusing hi wife and turning her out of doors o1 Sunday. He was taken before Justice Garfield in East Canaan and furnished $50 bonds for his appearance for tria on Monday at 10 8. m. at the cour room here.
 Paul Barnett, youngest son of Wm E. Barnett of New Haven and nephew of Rev F. W. Barnett of this place, wal secretly married on Feb. 3, 1898 in New York to Miss Emma Eaton, daughter of John D. Eaton formerly of New Haven but now of Springfield, Mass Announcement of the marriage wa made in New Haven last week snd tn, young couple are now housekeeping 1T Springfield.
 SOME WEATHER. The weather ha capered as follows during the pas week Thursday was a continuation o the January thaw, the mercury register ing 40o above zero in the morning, 5 at noon and 30 in the evening. Frida. 26 at sunrise with light snow in fore noon and rain in afternoon and evening Saturday 22 with sunshine. Sunday | and sunshine. Monday 27 cloudy, l in evening. Tuesday below zero i morning, sunshiny and 7 above zero a noon but below zero in the evening Yesterday 10 below zero in the morn ing, sunshiny.
 Mrs Caroline G. Fuller, wife c Deacon David N. Fuller of Great Ba1 rington and mother of George s. Fulle of Canaan, died yesterday at Il a. m. a her home in Ct. Harrington from tn results of grip and pneumonia. Sh was "A years old and is survived by he husband and two sons, George s. 0 Canaan, and Robert of Chicago, ant one daughter, Lillie living at home The funeral will be attended at her lat home on Saturday at 1C. 30 a. m., buria in Elmwood cemetery on the Stock bridge road. MT David Fuller, wh = ..-. I'll -...lL lLn -.... ia i..,