Connecticut western news., 1899-12-07
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER T, 1899.
Local News.


 Martin Rood of Torrington was at Acel F. Rood's over Sunday.
 Rev Dr Palmer on "My Hero" at the Methodist church, evening of De- cember 15.
 Last Thursday evening a number of people attended the Episcopal social at Town Hall
 Miss Minnie Deming was a guest at W. M. Demings in Winsted from Thursday until Tuesday.
 Snow fell from II a. m. yesterday until about p. m. but did not pan out more than two inches in depth.
 Mrs George Dodge attended the funeral of her mother, Mrs Melinda Minor, who died at Woodbury, Nov 28, aged S6. and was buried last Friday.
 The Social Circle of the Methodist church will meet in the church parlors Friday evening of this week. A cor dial invitation is extended to all to be present.
 A football game here last Thursday between the regulars and scrubs fur nished the most amusement that has been seen on the local gridiron this sea- son. Neither eleven could score.
 The big packing house of Nc Elroy Brothers at Bridgeport was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning, origin un- known. Loss about $75, 900. incurred. The Mo Elroys have several acquaint- ances here as they were campers at Twin Lakes for number of years in Camp Uncas."
 During the past week the stone cross;w walk ct the intersection of Main and Railroad streets has been raised above high water mark or deep mud mark. This is great improvement, and Selectman Van Deusen and his as. sistants deserve thanks for making it. It is an improvement that has long been desired but it was 8 job which every body neglected to tackle.
 Notwithstanding the remarkably dry season and the water famine all over New England, the water in the reservoir of the North Canaan Water Go. was on- ly nine inches below the spillway last Sunday. Of course it would have been lower had the Consolidated railroad been drawing on it all summer, but we hope there will always be water enough in that reservoir to meet all demands.
 The Thanksgiving Day services in the churches in this village were we'll attended. In Christ church the Rev M. H. Mill preached an excellent ser mon from the text recorded in Psalms cxvi, 12 .What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?" At the union services in the Methodist church the Rev s. A. Burnaby preach ed grand and timely sermon from the text recorded in Nehemiah viii, 10 "For the joy of the Lord is your strength"
 THANKSGIVING GUESTS. Some of guests were mentioned last week but the following list has been obtained since then: Nathaniel Green and Mrs A. Van Deusen of Falls Village and H. w. Sims of Hartford at E. W Warmers; Dr Parsons and family of Thomaston at Geo. l.. Parsons; Miss Edith Proper of Glenco Mills, N. T. at Mrs Granger's; Mir and Mrs J. s. Tracy of Falls Village at Mrs H. P. Tracy's; J. D. Seacord and family of Lee, Mass. at D. L. Freeman's; Miss Vim of Philmont, NY. at Oswald Yosburgh's; MT and Mrs 0. E. Vroman of Brookfeld at D. l.. Peirce's; R. c. Newton and Miss J. E. Newton of New York at R. D. Peirce's; Miss Mary Welles and Howard Welles of Hartford at John Welles'; MT and Mrs H. Morton and daughter of Winsted at H. W. Chapman's; Mrs Bradford and daughter from Cornwall, Mir and Mrs Levi s. Beebe of Falls Village, M. N Clark and family of Norfolk at Mrs Mary E. Beebe's; Dr Strong of Tarrytown, N Y. at A H. Owens in East Canaan.
 Mrs Horace B. Stevens died last Saturday at 3 p. m. at her home in this village after five months of suffering with complicated liver trouble, though she had been in failing health since last February. She was Emily Foster, born in Norfolk, May 2, 1886 the daughter of Smith Foster. She spent her girlhood in Norfolk and the family moved to East Canaan in 1856 where on the 25th of November. 1858 she was married to Horace B. Stevens In December 1881 MT and Mrs Stevens moved to this viii lage where they have since resided. Mrs Stevens was a sincere christian woman and worker and united with the Methodist Church in Norfolk. During her residence in East Canaan she was communicant of the Congregational Church and after moving here she and her husband joined the Methodist Church here. She is survived by her husband, son, Frank F., of Canaan, and a daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Charles l.. French of Great Burlington; and is also survived by brother and sister, Chauncey s. Foster of Winsted, aud Miss Sarah Foster of East Canaan. Mrs Stevens funeral was largely attend ed at the house yesterday at II a. m., services conducted by her former and beloved pastor. Rev B. Seeholzer, now of Sloatsburgh, N. Y., assisted by Rev E. J. Kelly of this village. Interment in East Canaan cemetery. The pail