Connecticut western news., 1900-12-20

pear at the Naslno In Lime ROCK on Thursday evening, Jan. 3.
 Canaan Conclave, O. H. will give an invitation dance at Town Hall on Wednesday evening, Dec 26.
 -Dr John G.HAdam has accepted position in St. Francis Hospital, New York city. He will commence his work there January l, but will remair in Canaan until Dec. 31,
 At the annual election of officers Of David s Cowles Post. No. 60, G. A. R last week Wednesday evening, the fol- lowing were elected; Commander, B. D. Norton; ST. vice, J. E. Greene; Jr. vice, James Reel; Adj, w R. Weddle; Q. M H. Schamerhorn; Seg't., A. P. Briggs; Chap. c. l. Parsons; o D., T. l.. Sack ett; o G, E s. Roberts; s M.. Michael Keane; Q NJ. s., William Sackett.
 A most singular accident occurred to freight train, No 23, on the Central New England railway at "Satan's King dom" east of Pine Meadow, about noon Saturday. An axle on one of the cars in the middle of the train broke, derail- ing, overturping and precipitating it iu- to the Pennington river. Nobody was injured, none of the other cars left the rails and the track was not damaged in the least.
 At the regular meeting of David g. Cowles Woman's Relief Corps, which was held Wednesday evening, Dec. 12, officers for the ensuing year were elect ed as follows: President, Rhods Wed de; senior vice, Helen Morse; junior ice, Ella Hall; Sec'y.,. Ella B,iggs; Treas. Sarah Caldwell; Chap, Clara Lepyon; Cond., Jennie Schamerhorp; guard, Louise Morse. Mrs Minnie Evans was appointed installing officer. The Christmas services at Christ church will be held as follows: On Christmas day an early celebration at | a. m the second service at 10 a. ID, The Children's Festival will be celebra- ted on Holy Innocent's Day, Friday, Dec. 28, at 5 p. m. At this service the children will sing carols and will be given their annual Christmas gifts. The | clutch, as usual, is handsomely decors- ted. All are cordially invited to these services.
 The annual election of officers of Canaan Conclave, Improved Order of Heptasophs, resulted as follows at their regular meeting last Thursday evening Archon, J. H. Roraback; provost, Dr | H. l. Ross; past archon, Robert D. Peirce; prelste, Dr W. T. Owens; sec'y, F. R. Collin; treas, H. E. Lyles; finan ceer, w. K. Landon; Ins., A. l. Barnes; warden. c. B Peterson; guard, Frank ! Johnson; trustees, 0. F. Roberts, H. B. Ives, l.. 0. Rhoades.
 St Luke's Lodge. No. 49, F. X A. M., of Kent, have issued invitations to | yourself and ladies" to attend a social dance to be given at Gibbs Hall, Kent, Thursday evening, Dec. 27, 1900 Mu- sic will be furnished by Whitneys or chestra. The invitations are said to be the finest ever issued in this vicinity and are the product of the job depart. l ment of the NEWS. When in need of au artistic job just bear in mind that we are in position to serve you at mod crate price.
 Mrs F. M. Caldwell arrived home from Glencoe, Minn., last Friday. She left Canaan August 22 for Minnesota. She was accompanied home by her brother, I. W. Cummings. who went to Glencoe in 1856 when that place was on the frontier. This is MT Cummings first visit to Eastern friends since 1856. When he went west the railroad extend. ed only to the Mississippi river. Since then the frontier has moved from Minnesota to the Pacific coast and later to the Philippines.
 | At the Methodist church Sunday Rev B. J. Kelly preached from St. John xvii, 15: 1T pray not that tn ou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil" He pointed out the fact that it was easier to be taken out of the world than to stay in the world and live an upright Christian life surround, ed by existing evils and temptations That it takes more morel courage, more sacrifice to live just and Christian life than it does to die. In the evening
 Mir Fisher, a representative of the Tus
 kegee Institute, Alabama, delivered ar excellent address, portraying the excel
 lent work accomplished by the institute and it's importance as great factor il
 the work of building up of the negro
 race. Rev E. s Ufford and son ren
 dered couple duets very pleasingly. A small audience attended tn,
 stereopticon entertainment given a
 Town Hall on Mo nday night by Re-
 Edward s. Ufford and son. The exhi
 bition of views is entitled Lights ant
 Shadows of London," and the Re,
 Ufford gives very interesting lectur, in connection with the pictures, many , of which were photographs taken b. himself during tour of London few years ago. The Rev Ufford is an ex . pert whistler and rendered "The Mock | ..l The reverend gentleman is also tn
 author of that famous song, "Throv out the Life Line" and he sang it witt illustrations by the stereopticon. Eu , gene Ufford also sang an illustrate, song: My Angel Mother s Face Upo l the Wall" The second part of the en 3 tertainment was 8 series of moving pic lures of interesting subjects.