Connecticut western news., 1900-11-01


 William Shields, who has been fee. ble for some time, is reported consider ably worse.
 Mrs s. W. Barnes is the guest of friel d. in Vermont when she will re. main for few days only.
 Editor Rodemeyer, on the staff of the New Haven Palladium, visited rela tives here Saturday until Sunday after noon.
 The Republican caucus to nominate justices and candidate for representa- tive will be held tomorrow at p. m at the Town Hall.
 This (Thursday) morning being All Saints Day, there will be celebra- tion of the Holy Communion in Christ Church at 10.3O.
 Louis Holt went to Torrington Monday where he attended the we'd ding of Edward McCarty, Jr, formerly of this place, and Mss Mary Doyle of that place.
 A fat pocketbook was picked up in the lobby of the post office Wednesday morning. The owner can obtain it by applying to J. H. Roraback and prov ing property.
 Tt is reported on good authority that George Prince of Pittsfeld, Mass. and Miss Irene Scoville of this place were married in Millerton. N. Y. about three weeks ago. --.- -.....
 Rev B. Seeholzer started for his home at Sloatsburgh, N. Y. on Monday afternoon. He drove across the coun- try, stopping at Millerton Monday night and Poughkeepsie Tuesday night. .>
 -''The Wrens" drew S45 % house at the Town Hall last Friday evening and gave as good an entertainment as was expected. The local conclave, Im- proved Order of Heptssophs, shared in the receipts.
 Frederick Snyder has severed his connection with G, A. Adam and has moved into Miss Minnie Deming's house. He has taken the contract to do the heavy trucking and teaming for Rhoades & Stanton.
 W. R. Baldwin of Bedford, Ohio. visited his uncle, J. A. Underwood from last Wednesday until Friday of last week. His wife and child stopped at Clifton Park, N Y to visit relatives. MT Baldwin went to Danbury on Friday to visit friends.
 The Rev W. O. Ferris of West Cornwall preached in the Pilgrim church last Sunday morning in ex. change with the Rev s. A. Burnaby Mir Ferris preached grand sermon from St. Luke XVII, 21: "Neithel shall they say, Lo here! or Lo there for behold, the kingdom of God is within you."
 Civil Engineer o. H Ewing and Supervisors Joseph Crilley and Michae McArdle will inspect the roadbed oi the Central New England railway to day, leaving Hartford on a special train early in the morning. Foremer presiding over the best three sections between Hartford aud Campbell Hall will receive cash prizes.
 Tt has just come to light that val uable express package, containing about $2.C00 worth of jewelry which was ship ped by John H. Flagg of New Yorh city to Norfolk about two months ago never reached it's destination and it ii concluded that it has been stolon. De tectives have been at work on the case but they have been unable to locate tho stolen articles. .f. Turner & Cooks brass band vii furnish music for the Democratic rall, tonight, giving an open air concert il front of the Town Hall before th speaking begins. The speakers will b. Hon. Homer s. Cummings of StamforC and Judge John J. Walsh of Norwalk and they will discuss imperialism trusts, money, and state politics. Seat on the incline have been reserved fo ladies and number are expected to at tend. People of all political opinion are welcome.
 Charles l.. Alvord senior membe of the Empire Knife Go. of Winsted was in Canaan last week on his way New York state on business trip. Il an Albany hotel he registered 70. l. Alvord." The clerk read it and instant ly telephoned to the Pinkerton Detec tive Bureau that the absconding ban teller, O. l.. Alvord, was there. A dt tective quickly arrived and finding ths MT Alvord had left for Syracuse hui ried on to that place where he locate him in hotel. But to his chagrin an disappointment the O. l.. Alvord b found wasn't the O. l.. Alvord he ws looking for. Explanations followe and now MT Alvord registers 70. l
 Alvord, Winsted, Conn.," | Mrs Jane W. Locke, aged 62 year
 wife of William H. Locke of Brooklyn N. r., died at the residence of MT an
 Mrs Joseph s. Adam in Wetogue abo,
 8 o'clock on Wednesday evening, Oc
 24. Mrs Locke had been in pot
 health all summer and had been at tn
 shore until about a month since st
 came to Wetogue. Two years ago u
 Locke family spent the summer at Mi
 Adams and part of the family hay
 boarded there more or less the pa