Connecticut western news., 1900-03-08
Miss Mary K. Watson is visiting relatives and friends iu New York.

Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will meet in St. Andrews church. New York city, the first week in April.
 In "Reeollections of F. T Barnum" Maitland Leroy Osborne, ,Jr, contributes to the National Magazine strong character sketch of the great snowman. winch has its numerous as we'll a$ thoughtful side,
 The report of the board of relief shows that they have made abatements in the tax lists submitted by the assess. ors to the amount of soO0 and additions of sl.7t0. making a total increase of s1, loo to the grand list.
 It Is reported that MT and Mrs William II. Smith will resume house keeping about the first of April in their house on Reed street now occupied by Edw.sa Merchant who will move into the house now occupied by John Hoag on Church street.
 The Canaan Creamery commenced cutting ice at Twin Lakes last Saturday. c. R. Pulver of Norfolk either had charge of the work or had the contract to cut the ice. Work was continued on Sunday and Sunday night the ice was loaded on the cars and about l o'clock Monday morning sixteen car loads of ice arrived .k the creamery in this village.
 Sunday school superintendentsa and their assistants are to meet in confer ence at United chapel, New Haven, "Wednesday. March 2l. with morning, afternoon and evening sessions, 50 ceats covering the expenses for dinner and supper H. H, Taylor, chairman of the state executive committee, will speak in the evening on Spiritual Results, those unable to return home being entertained over night, if prSvi- ous notice Is sent to General Secretary George s. Deming.
 A recent letter from s. l.. Harvey of Jersey City, a former resident of Falls Village says: Let me say to you have enjoyed om time to time those letters on what was once the iron works, furnaces, etc. of East Canaan and should be glad to see someone attempt to give the NEWS the history of Ames' iron works at Falls Village, Then those letters from Emmons are good; and much more I must say for the NEWS for 1t has much in it of importance and interest to us all and at very reasona. hle figure"
 A special to the H.rtford Coursnt of Tuesday says that Remington P. Christian. passenger conductor on the Central New England railroad. has eloped with Miss Hattie McMonagle, 24 years old, wealthy young lady of Stony Ford, N |. Conductor Chris tian is about 40 years old and leaves wife and three children in Hartford. His oldest daughter is 1T years old Christian ran his train to Campbell Hall on Saturday but did not show up to run his train on Sunday and railroad men say that he was seen to board train with Miss McMonsgle on Satur- day night. A number of years ago Christian worked in the Hoasatonic railroad shops at Falls Village. He had been on the c. N. E. for number of years.
 A special meeting of Housatonic Lodge No. 61. F. k A. M. was held last Monday evening and the second degree was conferred on two candidates The visiting brethren from out of town were Lorrin Eggleston, Fred c. Bsin. w H. Wilkinson and s. $ Gilbert of Miller ton, N. T., and W. NJ Johnson of Win sted. Brother Gilbert kindly consented to exemplify the work of the second section and he conducted the two can- didates and delivered the charge. All agree that Brother Gilbert's work was most impressive and as fine as ever wit messed in this lodge. After the lodge closed, refreshments were served The fratsrnal feeling that has existed be- tween the neighboring lodges and the individual members was more strongly cemented.i if such thing were possible, by this pleasant occasion.
 Mrs Mary c Corbit has bought from Col. George Church of Great Bar rington the woodland in the rear of her residence on High street. Her object in buy ing the woodland is to preserve it as forest and thus perpetuate the beauty of the natural scenery oi Church's hill. The late Mrs Irene J. Church had the use or income of the real estate which her husband, the late Ensign Church, owned in this village at the time of his decease, and st hel death said real estate became the prop erty of Col. Church. Mrs Church never desired to have the wood cut of but for many years Canaauites have borrowed trouble, so to speak, because they feared that after Mrs Church, decease the land might be sold to some one who would cut down that grand old forest All rejoice that this fores
 will be preserved and they sincerely thank Mrs Corbit and Col. Church fo the transaction which saves this jem O scenery fom the woodlands axe.
 Nathaniel Green, aged 5S year died at the Warner House in this villag, about o'clock last Friday morning
 On the previous Wednesday he cam,
 from his home in Falls Village to Ca
 naan. He arrived on the 940 a n