Connecticut western news., 1901-03-14
Henry Tanning is recovering from

Henry Tanning is recovering from
a bilious attack.
Fred Gillette has purchased horse
of Geo. Blodget.
Mrs Seacord and son of Lee, Mass,
were in town Tuesday.
Walter X Landon was in New
Britain few days last week.
Miss Murnane visited her parents
in Philmont, N Y over Sunday.
j. W. Peet and I. l. Norson of
Lakeville went to New York Tuesday
on business trip.
Special communication of Housa-
tonic Lodge No. 81. F. i A. NJ. next
Tuesday evening to confer the III. nj.
degree
will Lawrence of Hartford is visit
ing his sister, Mrs Louise Smith. He
came last Saturday and will remain q
few days.
Supper al d social at Pilgrim
church tomorrow friday evening,
commencing at $50 Supper % cents.
Games etc.
Mrs Geo. Chattleton and daughter
of Bristol is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Reuben Sewart. She will re-
main until Friday of this week.
The local telephone company have
put in one of their instruments into j.
l.. Bragg's house, which has put him
within speaking distance with the rest
of the village.
Miss Maud Landon came home last
Saturday from New Britain to remain
until after Easter. She has not felt
we'll since having the grippe, therefore
will remain home awhile to rest and re-
gain her usual health.
1t is reported that w. P. Board
man, who has been a resident of
Armenia. N. Y for many years and has
recently lost his wife, will soon take up
his residence with his son, Rev N. S.
Boardman of this place.
The Central New England Railway
will run another excursion to Hartford
on Saturday, the 10th, theatre train re-
turning in the evening. The special
attraction at Parsons Theatre will be
Frank Mckee presenting Mary Manner
ing in Paul Leicester Ford and Edwin
s. Roses dramatic version of the for
mer's widely read romance "Janice
Meredith" T.. J. Carter's latest pro.
duction .The Eleventh Hour" viii be
al the Opera House.
The Peoples Merchandise & Dairy
Co. of New York is the name of the
new milk company Incorporated. under
the laws of New Jersey, for $4,000,
now in operation, and, we understand,
trying to purchase milk in the Harlem
valley. The company is organized as
follows: E. Shaffer, president; A. M.
Culver, president; g. w. Risden,
treasurer; J. Balloon, secretary, The
prices announced to be paid the farmer
for milk the coming year average three
cents per quart. The prospective pop
ularity of the enterprise is based large
ly upon the saving to consumer, while
the producer enjoys an advance in
price.
The rain last Saturday raised the
rivers to nearly full banks. 1t did
seem good to once more wade in the
mud in the streets. Fog on Saturday
evening indicated frost before Christ
mas, and on Sunday night gentle ice
storm arrived but early Monday morn
ing heavy rain set in and by noon the
Blackberry river had overhowed its
banks and Herriman's meadow was
covered with water. DIR Camps brook,
80 called, became raging torrent and
flooded everything along its banks.
The house occupied by Lewis Rhoadss
and Theodore Adam, at the corner OF
Church and Reed streets, was complete
ly surrounded by water and on both
sides of the G. N. E. r. r. crossing
Church street was inundated and more
or less washed out. Our correspond
ence and our telegraphic news tell Of
the food in other places.
Last Thursday as Glenn Kegler was
returning from Twin Lakes with load
of hay his horses became frightened
near Ed. Adams house, and ran short
distance colliding with the fence near
the Lynehan crossing, spilling the hay
and demolishing the wagon, hay-rig-
ging, etc. Mr. Kegler secured another
but smaller wagon and started on his
homeward journey. Just as he reached
the Housatonic crossing opposite Hum
phrey's drug store he had-not land
slide-but q hay-slide, and about half the
load lay in the road. Glenn rose to the
occasion, as he had already dismounted,
and pitched the hay on again, and
cleared the track just as the 4.37 train
train was due. He started again for
home and just at the foot of Pequigney
hill, of went half the load again. The
boys and bystanders enjoyed it possibly
(?) more than Glenn, we should Judge
by the shouting This time Glenn went
on home with half the load, then re-
| turned for the rest.
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