Connecticut western news., 1900-03-08
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Mrs l.. J. Nickerson IS In Canaan.
 F B. Wood was called suddenly to New York last week by the illnsss of his father John Wood.
 The Ladies' Benevolent Society held a fifteen cent supper in the chapel on Friday evening l st The attendance was a fair one.
 Thomas Raynor has sold his place to George R Smith and will shortly re. move to Brookfield where he has DO sition.
 James Ferris was in town on Sunday and also Mark W. Reeves of New York.
 Miss Jessie G. Wheaton has gone to Sharon on a case there.
 Three of Theodore Sturges' children are the latest acquisition to the ranks of those succum ping to the measles.
 Mrs Elisha Roraback is very seriously ill at this writing.
 "Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink" could not be truthfully said of our village on Wednesday after coon last. The brook which wends it's way through the village rose very sud denly at that time and matters began to look serious for short time. The vol ume of water being so great that the capacity of the bridge and the opening underneath F. M. Yutzler's barber shop would not carry it and it overfiowed the banks. The angry torrent poured down the street, over the railroad tracks, carrying with it and depositing every water entered the cellar of David l.. Smiths house and extinguished the furnace fire. The greater part of the men of the village turned out and every means possible was taken to facilitate the flow in such directions as to cause the least damage. The next morning at $ o'clock the south foundation wall of Smith < Sons mill gave away fallir g into the brook beneath. The firmsr foundation on the oth, side and the pai t of large elm tree partially supported the south west corner. probably saved 1t from total destruction. One of the amusing and ludicrous scenes of the day which happened while the water was at its highest was the diminutive figure of Patrick O'Donnell hurry ing across the hill back of F. NJ Yu,zler's carrying under his arm b indie of clothes An investigation proved that O'Donnell was simply removing some of his necessary wearing apparel to a place of absolute security
 This hss been the highest water here since 1869 when during violent thun- der storm cloud burst and washed away several buildings and did a vast amount of damage to the roads through the village. Prior to that. iu 1854, a heavy rain occurred and swept away the gate house at the entrance to the bridge on the river. The entire road from the present post office to the bridge was completely washed out, ,ti @ depth of the same varying from four to six feet. Attorney R. T. Higgins of Winsted was in town for two days hast week. The bad debt" swindler struck our town on his rounds last week and feeced a number of our merchants aud other pr eminent men out of twenty five dollars in a very slick manner. Last fall slick looking chap came into town and offered to collect bad debts" for a certain rate per cent and also required each subscriber to his agency to sign an agreement which was carefully worded affair and which was in fact nothing less than a prommlssory note for twenty five dollars. The past week another indi- | vidual called and curtly demanded the amount d. @ on the contract. These persons upon looking at what they had signed demurely 'forked over" and now the people are having some fun. So, if any of these fellows call on you, show them the door and refuse to pay ss they will never sue on their contract Do not let them give you the slip. Among the victims in our village are Dr A. NJ. Pratt and R. F. Smith. It is also reported that o. W. Everett WAS one of the victims. Our veteran fiHan cier D. L. Smith, however, proved one | too much for him.