Connecticut western news., 1899-01-19

ing from a severe attack of the grip.
 Mrs H D. Humphrey has just re- covered from seyere case of tonsilitis'
 Martin R. R cd has secured po- sition with the Coe Brass Go. in Tor rington.
 Miss Lizzie Finnegan returned to Peekskill, N. Y. on Monday after a three weeks visit at home.
 Garfield Bros. lime kilns at East Canaan will be fired up again Monday after being shut down for two weeks.
 Miss Minnie S. Spaulding, book keeper for G. l.. Parsons and Sons, is recovering from a severe attack of the grip.
 Miss Mary Shuckerow has moved her dressmaking parlors from the Clemans building to her home on Bragg street.
 A. V. A. Felten has leased Mrs Bonner's cottage on Granite avenue. O. s. Warne has leased Bonner cottage on East Main street for another year.
 -John Doten of Clifton Park, N. T. has been here and in Great Burlington the past week attending to the transfer of Mrs Doten's farm to Mir Oble of New Haven.
 The state board of health has re- ceived reports from all towns in the stats and shows 1927 deaths in the state in December, 40 more than in December of last year.
 Next Sunday is to be observed as Day of Prayer for colleges, in the insti- tutions of learning and also in the churches. The pastor of Pilgrim church will preach sermon in keep ing with the day at 6. 45 p. m. The weather record for the past week is as follows: Thursday, just zero in the morning, sunshine, and 240 above zero in the evening; Friday, 25 in morning and cloudy, with rain and sleet in afternoon; Saturday, B in morning, rained powerfully from noon until D. m. Terrible wind during the night; Sunday, 40 in morning. sum- shiny day; Monday, 23 in morning, cloudy; Tuesday, 37 in morning, sun shine, muddy travelling; yesterday. 20 in morning, sunshine.
 The Deloy case came up before Probate Judge Whittlesey for hearing on Saturday. At the conclusion of the evidence offered by the plaintiff (Towr of North Canaau) the attorney for the defendant Mrs Julia Deloy petitioned to have the complaint dismissed for want of evidence. Judge Whittlesey reserved his decision until Monday when he denied the petition of the de- fendant. It is understood that con- servator will be appointed without fur ther opposition. J. H. Roraback was counsel for plaintiff, L. J. Nickerson for defendant.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary W. Ward | was held in Hartford yesterday forenoon at II a. m. at her late residence, S89 | Asylam Ave. The remains were brought | here on the o'clock train and inferred | near those of her son, Willie Douglass who died many years ago. The burial was attended by great many friends | and relatives, Revs H. I. Bodley, F. W. Barnett and J. H. George conducting | the service. The pail bearers here were Messrs J. O. Richmond, J. ". Peet, G. l.. Parsons, F. Hitchcock, G. P. Strong and D. 0. Whittlesey. About forty people came from. Hartford in a special car.
 The annual election and installation of officers of David s. Cowles Woman's Relief Corps was held in G. A. R. hall. Wednesday evening, Jan. II. The fol lowing off cers were elected: President, Sarah Caldwell; senior vice president, Agnes Dunbar; junior vice-president. Helen Morse; secretary, Clara Osborne; treasurer, Minnie Evans; chaplain, Clara Lepyon; conductor, Jennie Schamerhorn; guard, Fannie Lepyon. A joint installation service was held | with the Post. Past Commander A. P. Briggs acting as installing officer. Re treatments were served and social time enjoyed.
 A handsome stained glass window has been placed in Christ church and was exposed to view for the first time last Sunday. It is lfe-size figure of the Apostle St Paul according to the artists conception of him as preacher of the word of God. The Apostle is represented as holding scroll of the scriptures in one hand and sword in the other in illustration of the text Eph. VI. IT, "And take the sword of Also the verse Heb. ", 12. It is fit- ting memorial to the Rev Elisha Whit tlesey whose name is inscribed at the base of the window. Mir Whittlesey was for over forty years a preacher of Gods word, part of the time being rector of Christ Church, from 1871 to 1877. He died in February 1898, and his many friends are glad to have plac- ed in the church this beautiful gift to perpetuate the memory of an honored name.
 -''Time makes great changes" is very common expression. Few com prehend the changes that 50 years have wrought in the population of the vil- lage of Canaan. In thinking of the