Connecticut western news., 1900-12-13
George Wilcox and Harry HoIcomb


 Don't forget A H. Owens big auc- ton next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at East Canaal.
 The cold weather has placed an in junction on the lawn grading operations at The Naples which was commenced last week.
 Harry Rion of Millerton, N. Y. has been very ill in New York city with small pox but at preseut is gettiog along nicely.
 W. D. Lawrence of the Hartford Street Railway was in town from Fri day to Sunday and attended the burial of his niece, Mrs Burrell.
 MT and Mrs O. K. Hunt of Winsted attended the funeral of Charles K. Hol- lister at Cornwall Bridge on Monday. Mir Hollister was cousin of Mrs Hunt.
 Misses Laura and Edith Hine of Winsted, sisters of Secretary Hine of the state board of education, were guests at the Warner House from Dec. Sd to 10th.
 Annual chicken pie supper at M E. church parlors, Friday evening, Dec IA, from 30 to o'clock. Also sale of useful and fancy articles. All are in- vited
 MT and Mrs F. B. Taylor of Fort Wave TpJ bova boap boorJ;pr al fha Warner House since Dec. l. MT Tay- Tor Is on the government geological survey, and is making maps of the country as it was shortly after the glacial period. They went to New York yesterday.
 The employees of the Berkshire di- vision are being examined as fast as possible at the New Haven office. They are subjected to critical examination of the eyes, hearing, signal reading, etc. Their uniforms are also carefully inspected and if anything is discovered contrary to rule the unlucky employe is given a severe rsprimand and warned that repetition of the offsnse will not be overlooked.
 The Y. P. s. O. E. course of lec- lures is worthy of larger attendance. Last Friday evening Rev CIV. Willard, D D gave good lecture entitled "On and Beyond the Sea-" He described the ocean voyages, or life on the steam ers. and gave an interesting description of his trip to England and Switzerland. The only criticism we wish to make is this, viz. the lecture seemed too lengthy, but perhaps we should con- sider that it is a long distance from New York to Switzerland and return.
 At the annual meeting of the River view Military Academy football team held Dec. 4th, Arthur Hanlon of this place was unanimously elected captain of the 1901 team. This is indeed an honor which he fully merits and gained by his good work on the 1900 team in the games with Hotchkiss, Lawrence vile NJ. A. and with the Holebrook eleven. The latter game was hotly con- tested and it was there that this young man showed his metal and made rec | ord, when in the last seven minutes he ran nearly the whole length of the field, making touchdown, thus saving Riv. erview from total defeat.
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 The year 1900 has been a pleasant and prosperous one for Housatonie Lodge No 61, F. & A. NJ. Good worl has been done, visits from many mem bers of neighboring lodges have been enjoyed, thirteen good men have beer raised, and others contemplate soor joining the lodge. This year the an nual meeting occurs on Christmas eve but application will be made for per mission to hold it some evening sool after that date. The lodge starts int, the Twentieth century with the bright est prospects. Last Monday eveninI the M. M. degree was conferred on on
 of Canaan's leading business men. 1
 number of visitors were present, an,
 Brother s. s. Gilbert of Millerton, N
 Y. was present and exempli6ed the de
 gree and gave the historical lecture.
 Mrs Neil E. Burrel, nee Luc
 Lawrence, daughter of the late Georg
 Lawrence, died at her home in Bridge
 port on Wednesday night, Dec. 5, age
 27 years. Her death was very sudde
 and was caused by consumption. Sh had been about the house that day an her demise was a surprise to her imme
 diate family She is survived by he husband and a 3-years-old daughter
 Ruth; also by her mother who no lives in Bridgeport, brother E. Lawrence of New York, and a siste , Mrs Olin F. Sherman of Bristol. Ft : neral services were held at the lai home of the deceased in Bridgeport o Friday and the remains were brougl ? here Saturday on the 12 35 p. m. trai ! and inferred in Hillside cemetery East Canaan, Rev Henry Utterwick col . ducting services at the grave.
 John Langdon of Canaan Valley
 in durance vile. Last week Wedne
 day, after fortifylng himself with goodly amount of forty-rod Jers, lightning, he attempted to interrur !, Trustee A. F. Briggs sale of Mile v Yanushwetz's property at East Canaan ' He succeeded in suspending operation !, long enough for Constable Rhoades arrive and place him under arrest ar take him to the lookup, after which Il 70 sale was continued without interru
 tion. The news that man was in u 2 lookup spread rapidly and many gat ' cred there to see the phenomenon al - he was treated with the respect due |