Connecticut western news., 1901-12-26
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2s, 1901.
Local News.

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 Tt was a white Christmas but the frosting was very thin.
 Miss Eleanor Crawford returned tc her home in Sloatsburg, N. Y., last Monday.
 Miss Jennie Hamm was home over Christmas from Ivoryton. She returned Thursday morning.
 The social dance and cake walk by colored people at Town Hall on Tues. day evening was we'll attended.
 MT and Mrs Fl. B. Ives ate Christ. mas dinner with MT and Mrs Geo. K Goodwin at East Canaan, on Wednes- day.
 William Briggs and family went te Philmont, Tuesday. to attend the funeral of William Vosburg, Mrs Briggs brother.
 Miss Haskell went to her home in Southfeld, Mass, and Miss Armstrong to her home in Millerton, N. r., for the Christmas holiday.
 George A. Marvin of Norfolk ex poets to commence the practice of law in Hartford early next month. May success attend him is our earnest wish
 Fred Young and wife of Pittsfield, Mass., also Mrs Case, Mrs Young's mother, arrlved in town Wednesday morning, and ate Christmas dinner with the Misses Norton. Lorenzo Lawrence was also guest of theirs.
 John Robinson returned Wednes- day of last week from 2 private hospital in New York city where he had been to have tumor removed from his back The operation was very successful and John is getting along nicely.
 MT Claude Graves and Miss Neva Vandyke of New York state were united in marriage at Pilgrim Manse, Dec. 25, by Rev. 8. A. Burnaby. An suspicious day to start out in married life. May the spirit of Christmas accompany them throughout their lives.
 Among the favored ones this Christ mas was Mrs s. J. Warner. who was bountifully remembered by Santa Claus with twenty seven lovely gifts and they were arranged on table in her taste fully furnished room presenting scene like fairy-land.
 The 0. N. E. Railroads annual e1- cursion to Hartford from Millerton and intermediate stations was we'll patron ized last Saturday. Twenty-two tickets were sold at this station. The return train did not arrive at Canaan until about 10 p. m.
 -Christmas guests with Samue Briggs in Weatouge: MT and Mrs E Briggs, Rinecliff, N. Y., Mir and Mir Wm. Briggs and four children, MI and Mrs Levi Van Dusen, Ashley Falls Mass., Mrs M. l.. Osborne, Miss Nellie Rossman and Mr Rossman. Mir Var Dusen donated fine watermelon that h. had kept in the cellar since last summer
 Rev. s. A Burnsby preached al impressive Christmas sermon in th' Pilgrim church last Sunday morning His text was St. Mathew u-1 and The choir sang . carol "Shout th' Tidings" and Messrs R. D. Peirce ani 0. D. V. Barnes sang duett "Hark Hark, My Soul" The church wa neatly trimmed with laurel wreaths and ropes of laurel were festooned ol the organ while large Christmas tree stood near the platform.
 The Rev. and Mrs Philip Germond we'll known to many hereabouts, ar lucky in having been remembered i the will of the late Capt. John Brinck erhoff The Rev. gets $4000, Mrs Ger mond $3O00, and it is estimated thes amounts may be increased to $6666 an' 85OOO, since the will provides for pr rata division of the residue.-Millerto Telegram. Rev. Germond is also wel known to Canaan people. In 1864 h resided in Canaan and preached her and in Ashley Falls. He has frequentl attended the annualrcamp meetings z Pine Grove. In 1876 and 1877 b preached in Sheffield, Mass. In 18e he was presiding elder of the New Tor and Harlem district. and since 1896 the present day he has been presidin elder of the Kingston district.
 At g special communication Housatonic Lodge, No. 61, F. & A. M held last Friday evening, there was a attendance of over seventy five. sister lodges being represented Th candidate vas the twenty second men ber admitted during W. H. Fuller two years term as Master. There vel six lawyers present from out of tow and by invitation of W. M. Fuller tt third degree was conferred upon Alto ney J. H. Roraback by Attorney l.. Nickerson, ". M. of Blazing Star Lodg No. "A. of Cornwall. After the confe ring of the degree all partook of an e csllant supper served by the refresl ment committee and after dim speeches were the order. The lodge in . very fourishing condition CT
 many nov members are expected tl ssnips 5saf.