Connecticut western news., 1900-05-03
THURSDAY. MAY 3, 1900
Local News.


 Arbor Day, and your opportunity to do something in the line of village inn provement.
 A Christian Endeavor convention will be held at Millerton, N Y., May 15 and 16 About 13O delegates are ex- pected to be present.
 Edward Rowley and family have moved from Millerton to one of E. w. Warmers houses in this village. MT Rowley will work in the Canaan cream e,y. Census Supervisor Eddy expects to begin sending out commissions to enumerators this week, candidates hav- ing qualified for all but about twenty five districts.
 During the past week beautiful 8 d substantial granite memorial, in the form of Celtic cross, has been Il.cea at the grave of Mrs Mary W :. Ward in the lower cemetery.
 Mrs Mary c. Adam and daughter Catherine expect to go to Toronto, On tario during the week to remain few days and attend the commencement exercises of the medical college where John Adam is student.
 The project ( f starting national bank in this village is meeting with much favor, and IS one of the principal topics of conversation among the busi. ness men. There is a good prospect that the institution will soon ma. terialize.
 All the section hands, excepting the bosses, on the 0. N D. road from Hartford to State Line went on strike Monday and refuse to work unless their pay is increased from $1.25 to $1 50 per day. About 100 men are out.
 Someone kindly remembered the NEWS on Tuesday evening by leaving a pretty "May basket" at the font door of the office. The NEWS hereby thanks it's unknown friend, although the editor is inclined to think that the Old Maids Convention reminded the maidens that three jolly bachelors are employed on the NEWS.
 A number from here attended Ring ling's circus in Winsted Monday after noon and evening. They report great show and big crowd. Carl Tiefen- bach of Winsted had his horse and car riage stolen while he was at the per formance and George Jessup's house was entered and some clothing stolen. The horse or goods have not been re- covered.
 A meeting was held at Roraback' s law office last Saturday evening and preliminary steps were taken to form a cemetery association. Messrs N. w. Hardenbergh, J. H. Roraback and AL bert l.. Barnes were appointed com- mittee to draft bylaws. A meeting to organize cemetery association will be held at the Town Hall on Saturday, May 18th at 2 p. m.
 Those persons who steal flowers and ribbons from the graves in the lower cemetery undoubtedly are the embodiment of total depravity. An elegant wreath of flowers was promptly stolen from Jennie Lermond's grave and the ribbons were stolen from the boquet of flowers on little Howard Chapman's grave. Certain parties are strongly suspected of the despicable deed, and if any similar depredationf are committed arrests will doubles, follow.
 The Frederick Watson memoria fountain was placed in position last Saturday in the park near Union depot and was connected with the water main. The fountain is a very usefu and ornamental one It is made o iron and the castings are very heavy to lesson the danger of its being broker should the neap of heavy team wagor come in contact with 1t. It rests on solid foundation of lime stone capped by heavy mill stone. The fountain itself has an iron base B inch as square and IS inches high including the sec ond base, on which rests circular col umn several inches in diameter and | inches high supporting the circula water bowl which is 55 inches in diane ter. From the center of the wate bowl rises an iron lamp post feet higl and surmounted by 8 beautiful stree lamp.
 Stiles Stevens and his sister drov down from Canaan Valley Saturda night to attend the dancing schoo Stiles hitched under the sheds near tn hall. While he stood on the steps ( the hall he noticed 8 rig very similar t his being driven away from the sheds Upon investigation he found that was his horse and carriage which ha been driven away. He got some of hi friends and alarmed the neighborhoo and telephoned to surrounding town No trace of the horse could be foun and at 10. 15 Stiles went back to th hall to get his sister when he noticed rig very similar to his standing undt the shed Upon examination he foun 1t was his outfit but the horse was in foaming sweat and dead tired. N Stevens has come to the conclusio that the affair was caper of some boy but he would remind the boys that is @ criminal offense to ''borrow'