Connecticut western news., 1900-03-01
THURSDAY. MARCH l. 1900
Local News.

@. Willis Parsons is spending few days in New York city.
 Miss Attleton is spending two wesks' vacation at her home in Boston. loo harvesting was resumed Tues- day. and yesterday the ice was foot thick.
 A pleasant ice cream social was held at the NJ. E. church parlors last Friday evening.
 Sidney Russell and wife have mov- ed from the Van Deusen place near Dutcher bridge to Mrs Margaret Rus sells in Salisbury.
 R N. Parks, brother of Mrs Michael Madden, returned to his home in Cleveland. Ohio, Tuesday after sev- eral days stay here.
 There were no Ash Wednesday ser vices at the Episcopal church yesterday owing to the illness of Rev Mill who is housed up with hard cold.
 Among guests in town the early part of the week were Miss Hart of Unionville, Miss Watson of Hartford, and John Goodwin of Salisbury.
 -Nn Joseph L. Parsons returned on February IT from three months visit to her home in Lincoln, Neb. We sup posed this item was in our last issue, but on examination found it was not.
 -Ensign Yorker has been sick six weeks with blood poisoning in his foot, and during the past week has also suf- tered from sciatieA- He Is now slowly recovering.
 Editor N. B. Stevens of the Litch- field County Leader made us pleasant call yesterday while enroute from Win stsd to Ct Burlington to see Editor Clarsys typesetsing machine.
 Rev Dr Ryder, secretary of the A. II. A gave an address last Sunday morning at Pilgrim church on Missions, and at 6.15 p. m. hs addressed the young people on the same subject.
 -Mrs F. W. Barnett and sons Joseph and Edward of South Glastonbury were guests of Ns W. H. Camp from Satur- day till Tuesday. Mir and Mrs E Brenna of Kent were also guests at M. Camps Monday till yesterday.
 The Pilgrim Club met with Louis Holt on Tuesday evening. Papers were read by Eugene T. Rowe on '.Csuses of The Dark Ages" and by Clinton D. V. Barnes and s. A. Burma by on Characteristics of The Dark Ages."
 -Conductor Fred W. Tanner of the Berkshire express has been laid of the pest week on account of an injury he received while on his way from his homo in Pittsdeld to his train on Tues day morning. He slipped md fell, strikng on his hip. He was badly bruised and the muscles severely strained
 -H. G. Nicoll of Ct Burlington, representing the Massachusetts Broken Stone company of Boston was in North Adams Saturday figuring on grading the grounds of the state normal school The contract consists of handling about 26. 900 cubic yards of earth, building drives. paths, etc. The estimated cost to complete the works will be between sl0,0l0 and SIP, 600. O.-Pittsfeld Eagle
 Rev Dr s. Parkes Cadman will de liver the last lecture in the Methodir lecture course next Monday evening March 9th, at the church at 8 o'clock He is to give his masterly lecture or "AbrAham Lincoln" Those who hay, heard it in other places pronounce i one of his best Dr Cadman is pastol of Metropolitan Temple in New Yorl city and is in great demand as lectur CT, and the committee consider them selves fortunate in securing him. Al who can attend may be s1re of treat
 -Ltchfeld County weather durinl the past week will interest Southerl and Western readers of the NKws. Her is the mercury record at Canaan for tn last seven mornings: 37 36-2s H. above zero. 14 below zero and 5 beloy zero. Last Thnrsday it rained power fully, melting the snow and raising th Blackberry river to top of banks. Sno, squalls Friday forenoon. Rained Sat urday night then turned to snow an banned out three or four inches Snnda forenoon which drifted badly. Tues day was the coldest Feb. 27 on recon -l4 below zero at Canaan, and 20 bt low zero at Pittsfeld.
 County Commissioner Hall of Fall Village had an exasperating experienc Monday evening. He arrived in Ca man from Falls Village on the T p. n train and intended tc proceed immed ately to Winsted. The Central Ne England train was waiting at the static here. Mir Hall alighted from the fror end of the Berkshire Division passepge coach and started for the Central Ne England train. He did not hurry, b. cause he did not expect the trai would pull out so quickly. But just g hs rounded the corner of the station saw the train disappearing beyond th platform. He telephoned to Falls Vi lags for his team to come to Canaan an carry him back to Falls Village, and [ eo'clock with the mercury at zero started for home. It's . cold nigl Nhsn 0so. ". Hall gsts left-but Mo, AAy nieAt was isst tAAA kiad sa . sieh