Connecticut western news., 1899-10-19

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 Arthur Hanlon was home over Sun day from Riverview military academy, Poughkeepsie.
 ! -E. D. Norton, assistant treasurer of the Canaan Savings Bank, is away on a weeks vacation.
 Mir and Mrs Lyles of Brooklyn, N, Y, parents of H, E. Lyles of Canaan, are boarding at J. l.. Bragg's. An electric trolley road is now talk ed of between Pittsfield and Sheffield, but meets much opposition from Lenox people.
 | Levi Snyder of Mill River, Mass. has this season raised 96 bushels of corn on the ear from 72 square rods of ground.
 A tramp rode from Chapinville to Canaan Tuesday evening on the forward trucks of the smoking car of Conductor Paine's train.
 | -h uuuDcT Ol lIlcuuo hoSlekcu 4ut and Mrs E. E. Bartram to celebrate the ninth anniversary of their marriage, on Saturday evening at their home on East Main street.
 Edward F. Gillette and wife of Sharon drove to Canaan Thursday and staid over night at D. l.. Peirce's. On Friday they drove to Southfeld to visit their cousin, Rev Edwin Carlton Gill lette.
 A cobble stone gutter is being laid in front of the premises of the Misses Norton and Dr Ross. We understand that the town furnish the cobble stone and individuals pay for the work of building the gutter.
 Rev E. J. Kelley and Mrs Kelley arrived in Canaan on Saturday and were the guests of Mrs Corbit over Sunday. They are now occupying the parsonage. The dominic is receiving many con- gratulations and best wishes from his Canaan friends. The Young Peoples Society of the Pilgrim Church held business meet ing and social at Miss Edith Barnes on Tuesday evening. Wallace Jester was elected president, Miss Minnie Peirce vice-president, and Miss Daisy Landon secretary and treasurer.
 Last Monday evening the Winsted Citizen said: Postmaster Hunt is at present in Ashley, Ind, visiting his brother, l.. 0. Hunt. From there he will go to Joliet, Ill. for visit with his sister, Mrs G. H. Ferris, and will be back in Winsted in about week"
 The Central Now England railroad began a new time schedule on Sunday. Passenger trains now leave Canaan as follows: Going west-8.13 and 10. 24 a. m., 2.47 and 5.05 p. m. Sundays at 3 19 p. m. Going east-9.40 a. m., 12.38, 3.59 and 6.59 p. m. Sundays at 3.55 p. m. These are only very slight changes.
 The work of building steel rail road bridge over the Blackberry river is progressing nicely. A trestle work was built under the old wooden Howe truss bridge, and the latter part of the week the Howe truss or sides of the bridge were taken down and travelling frame work from which to suspend tackles was erected. On Monday of this week three cars carrying the north side of the steel bridge were run onto the trestle work and by means of the travelling frame and tackles the steel side was lowered into position. Yesterday the south side of the steel bridge went through similar treatment and was lowered into position. The most difi- cult part of the work is thus finished and now the steel cross beams are be- ing connected with the sides.
 -The selectmen have decided not to build steel bridges at present over the Blackberry river near Charles Pauls and over the Whiting river near Abel Stevens, but will build new wooden bridges at these points. The price of steel is too high at present to be eco- nomical and furthermore makers of steel bridges will not set any date when they can furnish bridges. The select men have purchased for nominal sum the timber which was in the railroad bridge over the Blackberry river and most of this timber is sound and can be used for the two highway bridges above mentioned. The selectmen have made 8 wise decision-one that will receive the hearty endorsement of the tax pay ers-and they also made good bargain in buying the railroad bridge timber. -Selectman Van Deusen says that during his past terms as first selectman l-October 1897 to October 1899-the town of North Canaan has made great many permanent improvements and the indebtedness is only about $I450 more than in September 1897. During this period the road improvements at Ben nett Hill have been made, S1200 addi- ton to the District No. school house been built, county tax of S779. 55 paid, fences on new road S75,surveying $350, land damages $50, damages to Barney Smith $40, paid on vault $S5, and for iron culvert S200. The indebtedness of the town in September 1897 was $27,- 451.62 In September 1899 it was S31,- 266.58, less S2362 29 due from the state, making the present indebtedness S28,- BOA. % or only $1452 67 more than in 1897.
 Eugene Sweeney (better known as Owen Sweeney) died at his home in |