Connecticut western news., 1900-02-08
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1900.
Local News.

Lincoln Day next Monday.
 Will Riley of Hartford is visiting in town.
 Mrs W. NJ. Chapin of Sheffield is visiting Mrs Thomas Bonner.
 Thomas Bonner has sold his pair of farm horses to Carroll T. Miles of Salisbury.
 -Dr Samuel Camp of Great Barring ton is improving again after his recent slight relapse.
 Mrs R J. Lake of Kingston, N. I |, . former resident of Canaan, is visiting at J. s. News.
 Miss Julia Trimble of Niverville, N. Y. is visiting her aunt, Mrs J. G Root. in this village.
 Letters uncalled for at Canaan post office are addressed to George Cooper, Frank Dunhsm, and A. l.. Downes.
 The Social Assembly met on Tues day evening. The entertainment pro- vided was very amusing. Next meet ing on February 20.
 Don't forget the ''Valentine- Whist" entertainment at Town Hall next Monday evening. Proceeds for improvements on station grounds.
 Daniel Philander Wheeler of Washington Hollow, N. T., has been in town since Tuesday. but expects to re- turn home today. He has the rheuma- tism quite severely this winter.
 Detective Shadrach McClair, [who has done business in Canaan, is about to resign from the Law and Order League and go into the private detect i've business for himself in New Haven. The divorce case of Lola M. Pull yer of North Canaan vs. Henry Pulver of parts unknown was held before Judge s. A. Robinson in the Superior Court at Winsted on Tuesday, and the decree will be granted.
 About half dozen Democrats from this town went to Hartford on Tuesday to hear the Hon. William Jennings Bryan speak on the subject of money, the income tax. imperialism, the trusts, and the struggling Boers.
 The steamer '.Continental' of the New Haven steamboat line will shortly begins trips between Rhinebeck and New York in connection with the O. N. E. railroad through line from Hartford and Springfield to New York,
 Mrs Irene Bostwick of Van Deu- sen-;.le, Macs. was in Canaan on Tues day. Mrs Bostwick has suffered with inAammatory rheumatism since last August and has ventured out doors on- ly three times since then, but she is now improving rapidly.
 Michael Madden is still seriously ill and confined to his bed. He takes considerable nourishment but he is very weak and his mind wanders most of the time. Dr Camp called Dr Welch of Winsted in consultation on Friday and yesterday called Dr Beebe of Salisbury in consultation.
 The fourth lecture of the course will be given by Rev J. E. Price, D. D. of Yonkers, N. r., at the Methodist church next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. His subject is s.Unseen Forces and the lecture is highly spoken of by those who have heard it. Dr Price is g pleasing speaker and gave fine ad dress at convention in the churct here few years ago.
 There are number of cases of meas les in this village and the attendance a the schools is largely effected thereby In Mrs Roots school 54 pupils are reg istered but one day recently there were only 2l present. We do not in tend to say that B of the pupils hat the measles, but some parents ar, keeping their children at home as [ precaution against their taking tn, measles.
 The teachers me fling held II th, Town Hall last Friday was largely at tended by visiting teachers and per son interested in school work. Add csse were made by Charles D. Hine of Hart ford, A. B. Merrill of New Have G P. PheDix of Willimantic, F. A Yer planck of South Manchester, John NJ Wadhams of Torrington. Harry Hous ton of New Haven, and the address c E. 0. Willard of Stamford on "Th good and bad in school programs was especially interesting. At noon lunch was served to the visitors in tn parlors of the Pilgrim church.
 Feb. ', at 12.35 a. m. Dr. Owen was driving from Canaan toward Eas Canaan over the upper road. When h reached the cut where the new tressl was recently built. all of a sudden witt out any warning whistle low rumbl was heard and in an instant what aE peared to be locomotive and caboos dashed over the trestle. The doctor horse seemed paralyzed for an instan but immediately began to rear an tried to turn; he was controlled how ever and no damage was done. Pei haps the next person who is caught similar predicament at that place wi not fare so we'll We think it is the dut of the town authorities to enforce tt law that locomotives whistle before al preaching road crossings whether sue crossings are bridged or not and at 8
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