Connecticut western news., 1901-01-31

Tuesday noon.
 . About two inches of snow fell yes. terday afternoon.
 Ben Wiley, newspaper cerrespond- ent from New York, was in town yester- day.
 Mrs G. Willis Parsons has been sick week with the grip and Is still confined to her bed.
 Miss Louise H. Bragg expects to return the early part of the week from three weeks visit with friends in Philadelphia.
 IN. s. Stevens has filled his ice house at the Canaan creamery with ice from Pittsfeld, Mass. delivered to him by the Berkshire division.
 Station Agent J. H. Lansing has on exhibition at the freight office num- Der of very good views taken immedi ately after the recent disaster at Cot tsge Grove.
 At the caucus of Litchfield County representatives of the House and Senate held yesterday, George W. Hall of Falls Village was renominated as county commissioner.
 -Eurico Barnasco, an Italian laborer It the Barnum, Richardson Go. fur naces at East Canaan, is slowly recover ing from severe attack of pneumonia. Dr Owens has been his attendant.
 The revolver with which Acel Tobey committed suicide was of 34 calibre, and was the same revolver that Martin Rood used when he captured the four burglars in Jackson < Eggles- tons store.
 Rev. J. O. Spencer. A. M., Ph. D. delivered very interesting and in structive lecture in the Methodist church Tuesday evening. For a mum. Der of years he was teacher in Japan and he gave a description of that country and its inhabitants and customs.
 -Dr Fl. l.. Ross returned from the New York poultry show last Friday. It was big show and thousands of birds were on exhibition and in com petition The doctors fancy white WY wyandotte cockerel captur d fifth prize. This is indeed an honor to receive from the New York poultry show.
 The water in the North Canaan Water Co.'S reservoir is lower than evel before, and Canaan will experience { water famine unless rain soon arrives ol people cease wasting water. The su perintendent says thaS the railroad com pany were shut off several weeks agt but water is running to waste at 10( faucets in this village but they will b, shut off if such unnecessary waste Ii not promptly remedied.
 The Rev Charles D. Milliken, form ,r pastor of tho Pilgrim church a Canaan, has recently changed his ad dress from Sonoma, Gal /, to Cuportino Cal. His brief letter to the editor o the NEWS does not tell what church h is at present pastor of, but it explain that "Cupertino" is the Spanish wor, for Little Cup. The editor takes it fo granted that Rev Milliken is we'll, inas much as he writes 'I wish you nigh enjoy this kind of winter"
 John Ivory's residence in East Cs naan narrowly escaped being burne to the ground Monday. His littl daughter accidentally knocked out leg from the cook stove. The stov overturned and the coals rolled ove the floor, setting fire to the carpet. great commotion followed, neighbol rallied to the assistance of the famil and by the timely application of fe' pails of water the fire was extinguishe with little damage. For few minute it looked as though the building woul be consumed
 Mrs W H. Emmons attended th funeral of her grandmother, Mrs Tho Davis, who died at her home in Mi River, Mass Sunday morning, of pne, monia, aged GA years. Mrs Davis ha resided in Mill River for years and survived by seven children, three son George of Richmond, Va, Joseph an Thomas of Mill River, and four daugl ters. Mrs George Lester, Mrs E. Stanard, Mrs H E. Lefing we'll, all Mill River. and Mrs Frank Love Sheffield. Mass besides a number grandchildren. The funeral was g tended fr, m the Congregation al churt Tuesdsv afternoon at 9 o'clock, Re John Lewis onaoiating. Burial in M Hivsr esAstery.