Connecticut western news., 1900-02-22
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 Miss Abbie T. Kellogg went to Falls Village on Tuesday to remain un- til Saturday. Mrs Charles Butcher has been con fined to her bed nearly three weeks with severe cod but is now improv- ing.
 The Central New England railway today resumes running through car from Winsted to New York and return daily via. Millerton and the Harlem railroad.
 The latest thing is the aluminium milk ticket It is light and clean and durable and promises to become per manent with milkmen - Pawiiug Chronicle.
 Report comes from East Canaan that MT and Mrs Andrew Balair of that town are so taken with the promising reports from the Klondke that the. will leave for Alaska soon and open a boarding house. .-Winsted Citizen.
 Harry. the 13-montbs-old son of MT and Mrs Albert Edleman, died Sat urday morning of the measles The funeral was held at the house on Tues day at 10 a. m., Rev E J. Kelly of the NJ. E. Church officiating. Burial in Lower cemetery.
 The funeral of little Minnie Rhoades, aged Il months, was held at the house of parents, Mir and Mrs l. 0 Rhoades, last Thursday at 1.30 p m., Rev M. H. Mil of the Episcopal Church officiating. Burial was in the Lower cemetery. A number of rela- tives attended.
 George B. Coggswell of Pittsfeld, Mass, visited at Geo. P. Strong's and pr Lees from Thursday until Saturday evening. He says his brother Kill bourne. who was one of the pioneer en- gineers on the Connecticut Western Railroad, is now running locomotive on the Great Northern Railway and one terminus of the run is at St. Paul, Minn. Kilbournes wife and eldest daughter live tt Butler, Ind, and the youngest daughter is in Boston, Mass. All the family are we'll.
 About 10 o'clock on Wednesday evening of last week the Housatonic river was the highest ever known at the Central New England railroad bridge west of this village It is said the water was nearly two feet higher than the bottom chords of the bridge, which Is wooden Howe truss structure with the track laid on the top of it It is a wonder the bridge was not swept away by the flood and by the cakes of ice which came down stream and struck it with great force. During the evening a number of persons walked down to the bridge expecting to see it float away at any moment, but the river soon be- gan to lower and the bridge was saved |.
 The annual Masonic ball was given last Thursday night at the Town Hall There were 36 dancing couples besides a large attendance at the concert. The flooded condition of the roads prevent ed many people from attending. but those in attendance had very fine time. The Pittsfeld Germania orches. tra furnished most pleasing music and John Beckley prompted. The grand march was led by Daniel l.. Peirce and Miss Minnie Peirce. At midnight a supper, liberal in quantity and excel lent in quality, was served. Especial credit should be given to J. E. Rhoades, chairman of the committee, who was untiring in his efforts and which made the ball social success.
 Last week person came into the NEWS office and made the statement that there was not house to rent in this village. The statement was doubt ed but enquiries since made at the real estate agency and at other places prac- tically confirm it. There is only one vacant house in the village, and that is 8 larger house than most families can afford to hire, and there are few va- cant rooms in double tenement. Sev- eral years ago there was building boom here and even then the demand for houses was greater than the supply. Then followed some changes on the railroads, and the iron and lime busi ness became dull and some people were compelled to move elsewhere to find employment With the revival of bu>i- ness came another demand for tene ments. We hope some of our Canaan capitalists will soon build houses here to rent to men of moderate means. The working men are what make town prosperous, because they spend their money where they earn it, and we hope no working man will be compelled to leave town because he cannot find g house hero to live in
 John V. Storm. ninety-nine years and II