Connecticut western news., 1899-02-23

Don't forget Chauncey Halls auc- tion at Mill River tomorrow at a. m. James Tuckerman of Jamestow 2, N.
 Y. is spending few weeks with his sis- ter, Mrs s. A. Eddy.
 The Amenia Times asks the fol- lowing question: Why can't one be
 "vaccinated" or some other sort of ''ated" against grip?
 George Chattleton of Bristol has entered the employ of Contractor LOT rain and will work in Norfolk. Mrs Chattleton will probably go there in a short time.
 One dollar and half invested in posters will make $50 difference in the receipts at your auction this spring.
 When you want any printing done write to the NEWS.
 The Hawthorne Club have invited a number of their friends to listen to 2 lecture by Daniel Van Pelt, D. D. on Friday afternoon at Miss Eddy's. Sub ject: Dutch Literature.
 Emanuel Molander, sailor from Norrkoping, Sweden, arrived in New York on the Britannia and has been wis., iting his sister, Mrs E. W. Adams, since last Friday.
 During the recent cold weather the water pipes in a dozen or more houses In this village froze solid clear out to the street mains. It has taken about ten days to thaw all of them out with steamer" made for that purpose.
 Cleo. L. Parsons & Sons show win dows were elaborately and artistically decorated yesterday with bunting. In the east window was full-length pie ture of George Washington. An Ameri- can eagle was also there, and sword carried through the Revolutionary war, also ancient muskets, revolvers and Confederate canteen. In the west win. dow was large portrait of Martha Washington.
 A new camp of Sons of Veterans has been formed and will soon be or gsnized in this town. The company will be known as Colonel Hardenbe Camp. They met last week and chose the following officers: Captain, Charles Roberts; First lieut., N. Watson Har- denbergh; second lieut. Lyman Ball; chaplain, Samuel A. Eddy; 1st sergeant, Jos. Parsons; quarter master sergeant, l.. A. Caldwell; sergeant of guard, Geo. Green; corporal of guard, Jas. Reel,J color sergeant, M. J. Kilmer, Jr.; mu- sician, Samuel Reel; camp guard, John Condon; picket guard, Wm. Sacket. The new camp will start off with eighteen members.
 -J. Fl. Roraback, administrator of the estate of the late Abraham Paris, the we'll remembered genial peddler, has about got the estate closed up and will soon turn over about $1200 the American consul at Beirut, Syria, who holds the power of attorney for Mrs Paris, and will sec that the widow gets the money. Mir Roraback has not had the easiest time in the world settling this estate as Abraham 8 cousins in New York have tried to get hold of it, and also his father, who according to Turk ish law inherits from the son; but for tunately for the wife Abraham died and left his estate in the United States, and by the efforts of MT Roraback and the consul Abraham's widow will be the possessor of what in Syria is snug lit- tie fortune.
 We doubt if Superintendent Mar tin or Roadmsster McArdle of the Central New England road are aware of the trouble caused by the trackmen re- moving the snow from the four-track crossing on East Main Street. It is al- most impossible for team to draw load on sleigh over that crossing after the snow has been removed. Many teams get stalled there, and no doubt the horses are injured in their frantic efforts to start the load. The highway was there more than 100 years before the railroad was built, and we don't think the railroad has charter to make that crossing impossible. With equal propriety the town might dump rocks and dirt on that crossing and thus ren- der it impossible for railway trains as for the railway company to remove the snow and thus render the crossing im- passable for loaded teams. At all events the removing of the snow is an act of cruelty to animals, and could be prevented by The Connecticut Humane Society. But we think the railway company will be willing and anxious to discontinue the practice of removing the snow whenever the town authori- ties request it, and the company be. come acquainted with the situation.