Connecticut western news., 1900-04-26

Dack law once on Saturuay evening at o'clock to form cemetery associa- tion.
 Xavier Marcier moved his family to New Milford on Monday, in which place Mir Marcier has been employed the past year and half.
 Howard, the four-years, old son of Mir and Mrs H. W. Chapman, died of diptheria Saturday evening and was buried Sunday.
 Frank Van Deusen's place on West Main street has been sold to s. T. Vol colt through the real estate agency of s. A Eddy & Go.
 Vice President Wm. Barnett of the Consolidated road has recovered from his severe aLd critical illness and is ex- pected to resume his duties at New Haven next week.
 -Barnum, Richardson Co.'S. upper furnace at East Canaan was blown out on Monday for the purpose of making repairs but will be put in blast again as soon as possible.
 -S. A. Kemp has sold his ice busi- ness to c. A. Adam who has agreed to supply all of MT Kemp's customers. MT Kemp's rheumatism compelled him to give up the ice business.
 Col. A. B. Lawrence of Warsaw, N. Y. is expected to deliver the Memorial Day address here on May 30. Col Lawrence's parents were born in Ca naan but tn |, Colonels only visit here was in 1856.
 Norman Becker of Seneca Falls, N. r., one of the Clark cxcursionists who died at Smyrna and was buried at sea recently, was father of the Misses Beck CT who have frequently visited Miss Mary Watson in this village.
 The Old Maids Convention at the Town Hall last night was attended by full house, and the parts were admira- bly, portrayed. The proceeds were for the benefit of the Village Improvement Association. We will give more ex- tended account of the convention next week.
 Last Friday and Saturday evenings Frank Hitchcock burned the dead grass on his pastures and swamp. It was beautiful sight but some people in this village thought Mir Hitchcock's barns or house were burning and they hurried thither with the intention of helping rescue the property.
 April 8 was Allyn Fuller's eleventh birthday anniversary, but at that time many of his young friends were on the sick list and it was decided to wait few days before celebrating his birth- day. On the 18th inst. Allyn gave party to his friends and a very pleasant afternoon and evening was spent by all present.
 Census Supervisor Eddy has ap- pointed George A. Holcombe of Hart ford as a clerk in the census office here. MT Holcombe is graduate of Union College, Schenectady, '98, and in '96 was clerk for the Republican state cen- tral committee, and in '99 was clerk to Mir Eddy who was clerk of bills in the General Assembly. Mir Holcombe be- gins his duties here about May l.
 The Poughkeepsie Eagle says:
 On Tuesday, April IF Trainmaster J. F. Hedden, Chief Engineer 0 H. Ew- ing and Bridge Constructor J. F. Grill ley of the Bridge Road, made quick trip from May brook to this city with gasoline motor. The twenty seven miles were covered in little over one hour. Messrs Hedden and Ewing made an examination of the employees of the road as to their color blindness.
 Eight of the nine towns in the Nineteenth Senatorial District have elected delegates to the Republican state convention in May, which conven. ton will elect delegates to the Philadel- phia convention and also elect state central committee. The town of Kent holds it's caucus tomorrow. Fyler delegates have been elected as follows: Sharon 4, Roxbury 2, Bridgewater 2, North Canaan g. Fessenden delegates were elected by New Milford 4, Canaan 2, Salisbury 4. The town of Cornwall elected two sets of delegates who will contest before the convention. This leaves six delegates undecided as Com wall has four and Kent two.
 - The census committee in Washing ton has agreed to incorporate in it's bill an amendment proposed by Represen- tative Russell of Connecticut to increase the compensation of district supervis. ors by adding to their salaries ? per cent on the gross amount of their ex- penditures for the pay of enumerators in their district. This amendment will increase the general census appropria- tion by nearly $70,000 It will increase the compensation of the supervisors from $200 to $1,000, according to the size of the district. Supervisor Samuel A. Eddy's district of Connecticut is one of the largest. There are 530 enumera. tors. The amendment of Mir Russell will add materially to Supervisor Ed dy's salary.
 Between Sunday and Thursday of last week over dozen cottages at Pine Grove camp ground were entered and burglarized. The robberies were dis covered by Victory Boardmap, the care tsker of the grounds, who reported to the officers at Falls Village. Deputy Sheriff Sidney Reed secured A confes-