Connecticut western news., 1899-12-14

ID. F. May went to New York Tuesday to visit his daughter Helen Louise.
 -J. H. Roraback hrs recently con- structed a sun parlor on the west side of his house.
 D. l.. Freeman and wife are visit ing Rev and Mrs Dwight c Stone at Chester. Conn.
 The first skating of tue season ar rived the 9th inst. and the boys play ed shinney on Peter Coggins' ice pond.
 Harry Holt is home from Albany Business College until after Christmas. His brother Sam is expected home in a day or two.
 The centennial anniversary of the death of George Washington will be ob- served today by commemorative exer' cises in the schools of this village.
 Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Emil 0. Marggraff of the 4th Division. District Connecticut, was in town last Monday, examining the records of the town clerk and judge of probate.
 MT Harry Andrews of Sheffield, Mass. will talk to the boys on "Moose Hunting in Maine" at their rooms in the Warner House annex this evening. It is regretted that the size of the rooms will accommodate only the mem- bers of the club.
 There will be an auction at 10 o'clock this forenoon at the residence of Charles Paul on Roots hill. House hold goods, furniture, horse, blows. wagons, garden and farming tools and many small articles will be sold. See posters for complete list, or better yet, 1 go to tue auction.
 Certificates of acknowledgement to deeds and mortgages do not requi a ten cent stamp. The only exception to this is in the case of quit claim deed given to release mortgage. The com missioner rules, that this is looked up- on as certificate of release, and not g deed, and should be stamped 10 cents. The editor of the NEWS Is not the only person in town who was told that Photographer Deming had given up the photograph business and was study ing the optical business. The rumor was untr1e however. MT Deming closed his photograph gallery in Canaan but he is more busy than ever at his studio in West Winsted, and he is not going into the optical business.
 Leroy A. Stone of Bethel was the guest of relatives in town over Sunday. Rev A. J. Palmer, D D. who lec- lures Friday evening in the Methodist church on My Hero" is one of the prominent members of the New York Conference. He has served many inn portsnt charges in and near New York city. Since 1896 he has been one of the secretaries of the Missionary Society and Tn that capacity is frequent speak or at conference sessions all over the country. Those who attend may be sure of treat as Dr Palmer is a pleas ing speaker and we'll worth hearing.
 The weather of the past week is worthy of mention. Here is the record i: Thursday morning. hazy, 10' above zero o-noon, hay, 320-evening, cloudy, 27; Friday morning, cloudy, 25-noon, partly cloudy, 40-evening, clear, 34; Saturday morning, clear, 1U-noon, clear, 24-evening, clear, 12; Sunday morning. cloudy, 15-noon, cloudy, 32 evening, cloudy, 38; Monday morn ing, cloudy, 43-noon, cloudy, 51- evening, cloudy and windy, 55; Tues day morning, cloudy and windy. 56, with heavy rain in forenoon-noon, some rain and south wind, 57-evening, clear, 50; Wednesday morning, clear, 25-noon, clear and windy ,52-e evening, clear, 38. E. There were 1O8l pounds and 2 ounces of mail matter originated at the Canaan post office from October un- til November 6. This was divided as follows: First class 198s lbs; second class, postage paid, 229 lbs.; free 2O8a lbs. third and fourth class 143 5-8 lbs government free 291f lbs. It took 2818i lbs. of equipment, pouches, sacks, etc. to accommodate this mail matter. As there is stage route served from this office, and considerable local mail, the matter sent from here by railroad makes somewhat different table and is as follows: First class 216 1-16 lbs second class, postage paid, 247 5-16 lbs; free 150 11-16 lbs.; third and fourth class 169 Is lbs; government free 293 lbs. equipment, pouches, sacks, etc. 2218t lbs. | Amanda Devereaux, wife of Amos Dunning of Oneida, N. Y. died at the home of her daughter, Mrs Parsons, at Utica, N. Y. on Sunday, Dec. 3, aged about 70 years. The deceased had been in poor health for long time, and had steadily failed since last July. Amo! Cunning is native of East Canaan and his early life was passed there, but his wife was a native of Oneida. In former years Mrs Cunning occasionally visited friends in East Canaan. Her husband and the late Lyman Dunning were cousins. She is survived by her hus band, son Harry who lives in Nebras. ka, and by her daughter, Mrs Parsons, at Utica; also two grandchildren who are children of Mrs Parsons. Mrs Dunning's funeral and burial were at tended at Oneida last week Wednesday