Connecticut western news., 1899-11-16
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER Is, 1899.
Local News.

Louis Holt left here Tuesday morn. ing for Jacksonville, Fla.
 David Curtiss and Charles Maxwell gave dance at the hall last Thursday night.
 -Rev Fr. Keating of Norfolk celebra. ted Mass at St. Joseph's church last Sunday morning.
 Mrs R. D. Peirce goes to New York today for weeks visit. K. D. will go down over Sunday.
 Station Agent Oscar Warne and wife are spending vacation at Mir Warne's old home in Pennsylvania.
 If there were any meteors roaming around the skies this week the stormy weather prevented their being seen here.
 The Junior Endeavor Society of the Pilgrim church held cobweb so- ciable in the church parlors yesterday afternoon.
 At half-past two o'clock this after noon there will be Q mothers meeting in the Kindergarten, to which all mothers are cordially invited.
 The Sheffield School football eleven are expected here Saturday to play the Canaan High School team. The town team have no future dates ahead and will go and "root" for the H. s. young sters.
 Snow began falling at 4.3O p. m. Tuesday, and continued nearly all night. However only about two inches accumulated on the ground and the rain yesterday aftern ,on caused most of that to vanish.
 Mrs Esther Dunning returned last Thursday from two months visiting trip among friends in Now York state She is spending few days at Clayton but will soon occupy rooms in Miss Kate Lawrence's house for the winter.
 The entertainment course under the auspices of the Y. P. s. o. E. of the Methodist Church, opened last night at the church with lecture by Rev O. D. Ramsey of Coxsackie. N. r., subject "Afoot and Awheel Through the Elmer aid Isle." Next ente, tai nment on even ing of December 15.
 The thirty third annual meeting of the general conference of tue Congrega- tional churches of Connecticut will be held at the Park Congregational church in Hartford on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 21 and p. Rev S.A. Burnaby and Deacon Fl. c. Barnes are the delegates from the Pilgrim Church.
 All are aware that very dangerous grade crossing has been eliminated at Bennett hill, but still there are fourteen highway grade crossings in this town nine on the Central New England road and five on the Housatonic road-be- sides legion of farm crossings and crossings to places of business. One of suo CIOoolA6o lc PIO1oOkoo Oy Q ho6 LAhh and the other by gate-tender.
 The new wooden bridge over the Blackberry river near Charles Paul's was virtually complsted on Tuesday of this week. It is considered the best and strongest wooden bridge ever erect ed 1n this town. The carpenters em- ployed on the job were Fl. E. Holt, Reuben Sswart, l.. A. Caldwell and G. E. DeHart. During the past week work was suspended there while wait ing for timber but said carpenters went to Canaan Valley and in two days built . new wooden bridge over the Whiting river near the residence of Abel Stevens
 The Millerton Telegram of Novem- Der publishes list of weddings that took place in that town during the past year that had not before been made public. From the list we copy the following: May 29 August Mortenson to Miss Lucy Ensign, both of Lime Rock. April 23-Charles Rsvary to Elnor R. Sherman, both of Falls Vil- lage. July 3-George Edward Speed to Rose M. Johnson of Salisbury. Sep tember 21-Jerome W. Lefingwell to Rhoda E. Roys, both of Mill River. October 1l-Arthur Ostrander to Katie Ueart of Clayton.
 The promoters of the Boys Recrea- tion Club met on Wednesday evening of last week and perfected an organiza- ton. Officers were chosen as follows: A. v. A. Felten, president; Mrs 0. ". Camp, vice. president; H. D.Humphrey, secretary; Dr H l.. Ross, treasurer: Mrs H. D. Humphrey, Mrs D. W. Harden. bergh, MT A. A. Hubbard, executive committed. Two rooms have been leased on the first floor of the Warner House annex and will be neatly fitted up and supplied with magazines, daily and weekly papers, and games of all kinds The object is to provide pleas ant place where boys and young mer may assemble during winter evenings instead of standing on the street cor ners. The young people will undoubt edly appreciate the interest taken il their welfare and comfort and will glad Y avail themselves of the privileges af forded for reading and recreation. Ad ditional rooms in the same building will be secured as soon as possible should it become evident that they will be needed. The rooms will be opeI for inspection next Monday evening from 6 to 9.30. Everyone, old ani young, are cordially invited to be pres snt on thst oocasion.