Connecticut western news., 1901-12-05

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 The first sleigh-bells this season were heard Tuesday night.
 Mir and Mrs Leroy Stone of Bethel visited at Dr Ross from Friday until Sunday afternoon.
 Here is the mercury record for the last seven mornings: 8-13 2l 1882 30 10. At noon 14-2S 27 40.51.28 IT.
 The foot ball game at Torrington last Thursday resulted in the following score: Torrington 23, Winsted 12.
 Mrs Libbie White of Yonkers, N. Y, visieed her sister. Mrs J. E.. Rhoades. from last Thursday until Sun day afternoon.
 Miss Mary J. Peck expects to start the fore part of next week for Joliet, Iil., where she will remain all winter with her neice, Mrs Olive Ferris.
 Edwin H. Barnes suffered stroke of paralysis yesterday noon while talk ing dinner with his son. Harry, at Joseph Ovens. At O clock last even ing he was etill unconscious but his physician thinks he will recover.
 Mrs W. J. Thomson closed her house at Mt. Elm, Tuesday, and came to the Warner House to board. She will remain there until after the holi- days or until her son Dr. Thomson gets his rooms settled in Springfield. Mass. after which he will return for his mother. He left for Springfield Tues day night.
 The Indian summer of Sunday and Monday changed on Tuesday to old fashioned New England winter. A sleet storm arrived Tuesday morning but at II a m. changed to genuine snow and continued until about midnight. The storm came from the northeast with the wind fully forty miles an hour. Twelve or moro inches of snow fell here in Canaan, and some quite large drifts were formed. Yesterday the trains on both roads run practically on schedule time
 We suspect that learning to run an automobile Is similar to learning to ride bicycle. and that the pesky critters go where they please until you learn to master them. Thomas Bonner started out last Saturday with his new auto and succeeded in knocking out s. W. Barnes iron fence and gate in the first round, but the fence succeeded in draw ing first blood on the auto. When Mir Bonner was trying to enter his own premises the auto played another prank, |, and then it was placed in the barn to remain until next spring and let its ardor cool of.
 Levi P. Hatch, aged " years, died at his home in Millerton, N. r., last Thursday, Nov, 2S. He had been a druggist at Millerton for many years, and was we'll known in this section as 8 poet. He was veteran of the civil war, and belonged to Henry Gridley Post G. A. R. He was also 6 Mason and an Odd Fellow. He is survived by his wife and large family of adult sons and daughters. His funeral was attended in the Presbyterian church in Millerton on Sunday at 2 p. m. Webo. tuck Lodge of Masons had charge of the burial, and the l. O. O. F. march. ed with them.
 This community was surprised upon hearing on Monday morning O the death of Mrs Ellen Marion Foote wife of James Foote, which occurred Sunday morning in this town at tn, home of her son. Dr. J. Harvey Foote Mrs Foote had been feeling better thar usual Saturday and that evening, witl her son, sat up reading unti' nearly ter o'clock before she retired. Shortl, after she had gone to her room her sol heard her groan. He immediately wen to her and found her unconsclous Sh remained in that condition until he death which occnrred about o'clocl Sunday morning Mrs Foote was 6 years of age, and was born in Pough keepsie, N Y. She is survived by he husband and two sons. Her funers was attended at her sons residenc Tuesday afternoon at 30 o'clock. In torment in the lower cemetery.
 On Monday forenoon ss Miss Lizzi Fitzgerald wss driving her pair C horses to the village, while comip, down the Pequigney hill the pole stra broke letting down the neap. Thi frightened the horses into a run an Miss Fitzgerald reined them in towar the depot, Lut in spite of her effort they ran into the watering troug breaking the neap, throwing out Mit Fitzgerald ard the wagon came over o to her. As the horses had not quit cleared tht mselves from the wagon the ran around the watering trough and st was dragged around it while under tt wagon before they were stopped. Si was picked up unconscious. Dr. Cam was summoned and found she WI pretty thoroughly bruised, but n seriously injured. She recovered CO sciousness aud was taken home in
 carriage. Miss Lillis Root is carir ler her.