Connecticut western news., 1900-04-12
THURSDAY, APRIL l2. 1900.
Local News.
Old Maids Convention.

short visit.
 Emanuel Molanaer of Norrkoping, Sweden, a sailor. is visiting his sister, Mrs E. W. Adams ia this village.
 There will be special music at the Pilgrim church on Easter Sunday, bat at this writing the program is not com. pleted.
 Samuel G. Camp and Albert and Clinton Ro. aback are home from Yale for the Easter vacation. Marcus Barnes is home from Williams.
 Wilcox & DeHsrt's new blacksmith shop and wagon making shop on Rail- road street is 24x46 feet in size, two stories high and fitted up with all mod ern convenieuces for their business.
 -Blizzard's Vaduevilles gave good performance to small audience at Town Hall last Friday evening. The Durands in musical turn seemed to be the most taking feature of the show.
 For three or four days during the past week there was no apparant i'm provement in John Rodemeyer's condi tion Hs was in torpid or dormant condition and his mind wandered more or less.
 Miss Emma Bullard. of Poughkeep- sic, visited at Mrs NJ. T. Granger's last week and returned home on Monday of this week. Her health is much inn proved and she will soon visit her un, cle in Chicago.
 In an article entitled "Andrew Jackson and Modification, in the April National Magazine, Maitland Leroy Osborne draws parallel between cer- tain happenings in the early part of the century and the COL dition of affairs to- day.
 At the annual meeting of the Pill grim Church, held last Thursday even- ing, all the officers were reelected ex cept that Mrs D. l.. Freeman was elect ed deaconess in place of Mrs M. G. Adam who had held that office for ten years and now desired to be relelved of its duties.
 The Winsted Citizen says: Infor- nation is wanted of any of the relatives of Simeon H. Morgan, who once resid- ed in Winsted and was musician in the 14th U. 8. Infantry 1864 and 67. There is an estate which is to be dis tributed and the whereabouts of the heirs Is unknown.
 Here is the mercury record for the last seven mornings: 9 38 34-33 20 25- 27. A strong wind blew during five of the seven days. No rain or snow has fallen since March 26 The roads have been dry and dusty for two weeks. This is spring without 8 mud season The grass does not grow, hay is very scarce, and the prospect is dubious for crop of new hay.
 "A very pleasant open meeting of the Pilgrim Club was held at the Manse on Tuesday evening Two new names were proposed for membership Read ings were given by John R. Jordan and Howard Biercs. Mnsic by Mrs s. A. Burnaby. John Hubbard and Fred Manvel after which social hour was spent. Next meeting to be held at resi- dence of Mrs Corbit. The exercise will be readings from the authors of the Elizabethian period.
 Rev Dr Edward Horatio Krans, pastor of St. Matthews Protestant Epis- copal Church in New York, died April of acute pneumonia at his residence 234 Central Park West, New York Dr Krans was a native of the Province of Quebec and was ordained in 1869 He was l8 years pastor of St. Ann's Church, New York, and recently went to St. Matthew's. Dr Krans was known in Canaan where he in June 1893 de- ivered a sermon to the Canaan Acad. emy students, his son Ned" being 6 pupil at that institution.
 Service at Christ church this after noon at o'clock; and on Good Friday three hours devotion from l2 to : o'clock when addresses will be made or the seven words from the cross. The people are cordially invited to this ser. vice and can come in and retire at any time, if they cannot stay during the en tire service. On Saturday baptism at o'clock in the afternoon. Easter Day celebration of the Holy Communion al 2 o'clock a, m.; morning prayer, Holy Communion, and the Easter sermon al 10 45. At 6 o'clock p. m. the children festival. To all these services the peo pie are most cord ally invited.
 -Dr E. M. Heath, the veterinary sur geon, has been sick about two months ing from peculiar cause and his cas, attracts attention in medical circles The Hartford Courant of last Frida, stated that 'Dr Heath is in dying con dition. so the attending physicians say from peculiar cause. For the past two days he has been busily engaged il treating cattle affected with tuberculosi and horses that had the distemper H, Is now suffering from an illness whicl seems to be combination of botl maladies. For some days he has beel in an unconscious condition for tn greater part of the time. He is abou % ysazs of age"