Connecticut western news., 1900-11-22

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 Mrs Huldsh Sweet and her daugl ter. Mrs Isidore Curtis of Tyringham. Mass, expect to go to Flushing, l.. I 4, tomorrow to remain during the winter.
 Letters addressed as follows re- main uncalled for st Canaan post office: V. I. Bosss, Mrs W. A Frsry, Sam kerens, Miss Selma Lizidahly, Miss Grace Benedict
 ID l.. Psirce slipped and fell on the steps of Twas k Peirce's feed. mill one day last week. He lsmed his side, back and one hand. He is improving nicely but has remained h doors since the ae- ciient
 A false report WAS circulated in this village Tuesday evening that Mir Twipg of Wetogue was dead. Mir living has not been very we'll for quite long time but he was living Wednesday afternoon and apparently in no immediate danger.
 The next lecture in the |. P. s c. E. G SC will be given Eli lay evening, Nov 30. by Rev. J. E. Price. D. D. Subject, Abraham Lincoln. Our Great Commoner." It will be remembered that Dr. Price gsvs grand lecture here last season, and 1t Is expected that s large audience will greet him here next week.
 Willis Fl. Emmons had wrestled with heavy cold for a week or more and last Thursday was attacked with pneumonia pr Camp was summoned and on Friday. Miss Elsie Huntley. a trained nurse from the House of Mercy in Pittsfeld. arrived and has been in constant attendance. MT Emmons is much better at this writing "Wednesday evening" the crisis having been reached Tuesday.
 The death of William Shields calls to mind the following item published in the NEWS of May 12, 1898: '.P. o. Cummings moved to Canaan in the spring of 1859. Mir Cummings says that William Shields and Charles Gil lette are the only heads of families now living in this village who were keeping house here when he moved here. What a change g years have wrought" MT Cummings died July 3. 1898. and the death of Mr Shields on Tuesday of this week leaves MT Gillette the sole suryiv- or of the persons mentioned in said item.
 Monday afternoon MT and Mrs Theodore Adam were driving John N. Van Deusenis horse on East Main street. when suddenly the horse fell down and broke one of the wagon shafts and then made frantic efforts to arise. For a while there was danger of the horse being injured or doing considerable damage, but several men rushed to the rescue and held the horse down until the harness could be removed and the wagon drawn out of the way. It was discovered that the sluice near the rail road crossing had gwen away beneath the weight of the horse and one of the animals hind legs was caught in the trap thus made. IL is . wonder the horses leg was not broken.
 About a week ago Fred Owens of Pine Plains, N. r., brother of Joseph Ovens proprietor of the temperance pool room on Railroad street, and who had resided the past two or three months in this village, secured employ ment on the 0. N, E. railroad and was given the position of brakeman on Con- ductor Hinman's freight train. Tester day morning Joseph received dispatch from Sup't Martin bearing the sad in- telligence that his brother was instantly killed that morning as the trsin was leaving Hartford. Fred WAS standing on top of the forward car Of the train and his head collided with with the Woodland street bridge. He was facing the rear of the train at the time and the back of his skull was crushed. killing him instantly. The train was stopped and the body carried back to Hartford. Mr Ovens was 32 years of age and was the son of MT and Mrs William Owens of Pine Plains, N. T.. and besides his parents is survived by three brothers, Joseph of this place. Hunt of Pine Plains. John of Salt Point, N. r., and three sisters, Mary of Pine Plains. Mag. gie of Poushkeepsie, and Birdie oi Burbank. N. I. The body will be taken to Pine Plains today where the funeral and burial will take place.