Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-04-18


to obviate the unnoticed slipping away
of time by printing with the subscrib
er's name the date showing expiration
of subscription. Look at it now.
Miles Ferris of Ashley Falls has
moved into Patrick Lees house, near
Hoag's crossing,
Miss Fannie Ridge of Canaan
Valley has been visiting at ]. D. Glenn
ans the past week.
Judge A. T. Roraback attended the
funeral of VIM. F. Hurlbut at Winsted
last Saturday afternoon.
Miss Mary Peck moved Monday
ON Mrs Roberts house on Bragg
street into J. W. Poets house on Reed
street.
George Fl. Blodgett of Ashley
Falls. Mass, will go to Chicago the last
of this week to purchase car load of
horses.
In large gilt letters the name OF G.
L. Parsons s. Sons appears on new
sign erected over the entrance to that
firms store.
West Main street is bound to shine.
Mrs Harlow Root is having her house
painted s. A Kemp is painting his
house. building good sidewalk and
grading the street in front of his house.
Letters remaining uncalled for at
Canaan post Office are addressed to
Countess de Castelrecchio care of Quo
Vadis Co., Mrs d. s. Harlbutt, VIM.
8. Lockwood, T. J. Lawless, James b
Reilly, Mrs Emma Stanton.
Charles Kepler, brakeman on the
G. N. E. switcher, had his arm caught
between the deadwoods while coupling
cars last Thursday. One bone in his
elbow was dislocated but it is wonder
his arm was not completely crushed.
The Canaan creamery has been in
corporated with q capitalization of
$50, 900 and are doing IAN extensive bus
mess. They have recently added the
manufacture of fancy cheese for which
they have large advance orders. Win.
sted Citizen, April 16.
Robert r. Whiting has spent the
winter in Jacksonville. Fla, but will
return to New York this week. He
writes from Jacksonville under date of
April IA that his health is not improv.
ing but he will have other treatment
when he gets to New York.
The district school in Wetogus has
been closed several years but Rev N. 8.
Boardman has labored with the select
men of Salisbury until they have ap.
propriated sufficient money to run the
school for ten weeks, and it is hoped
school win open next Monday.
Charles L. Shove will sell his per
sonal property at auction at the old
Trescott place, II miles from Canaan
on Tuesday, April % at 10 a. m
Twelve cows. four horses, farm wagons
AMI pleasure wagons. harness, farming
machinery and tools, milk cans ant
many articles too numerous to mention
will go to the highest bidder.
The Hartford CoHrant says: TIL,
warden and burgesses of Torrington o,
Friday evening accepted the recon
mendation of Warden Doughty for tn,
appointment of Martin r Rood as chic
of police in place of the. present incum
BENT James ]. Saunders, and appointed
Mr. Rood to that Office TO begin hi
duties May /.
The property known as Frink Hill
and owned by John M. Odenbreit i
Salisbury has been sold to George T
Quaile of West New Brighton, State
Island, who expects to erect on the sit
large school for boys. Mr. Quail
proposes to remove the military schoc
on Staten Island, to Salisbury, mex
fall.
IN L. Jackson and Frank Anso
drove to Millerton last Sunday. Whe
they were starting for home stree
lamp which was suddenly ighte
frightened the horse and he run ava
with them. Jackson leaped from th
wagon and escaped unhurt. Anso
chung to the lines until the traces brok
and the horse freed itself from the was
on. When the traces broke, Arson WI
drawn over the dash board and struc
the ground with such force rs to ipjul
his shoulder.
Leo Werner was thrown from b
wagon and badly hunt while driving b
tween Robert Titles and Michael Co
gins in the town of Salisbury on Apr
9th. The road was badly washed oil
and at the point where the accident o
Cured there was rock in the road an
deep hole alongside it. Mr. Wern,
was so badly hurt that he was confine
to his bed one week and is not yet alb
to work. His horse was also hurt
the same time. The road was probabl
not repaired after the accident, for 10
one week later man from Norfolk W,
drawing load of cedar posts over tn
road and his load turned upside dow
at the same place where Mr. Wern
came to grief. The Norfolk man G
capped injury as he was probably wal
Ing Alongsids the wagon,