Connecticut western news., 1901-12-19
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER ls. 1901.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1901.
 Local News.
 TIME SLIPS AWAY RAPIDLY.
 Almost before one realizes it new year has come and gone. In this way it happens that people get in arrears with their newspapers. THE NEWS seeks to obviate the unnoticed dipping away of time by printing with the subscrib- CTS name the date showing expiration of subscription. Look at it now.
 Miss Edith Barnes is the clerk at F. R. Collins for awhile.
 All the schools in this village close tomorrow for . two week's vacation.
 Miss Mary P. Gillette remains about the same, but does not sit mp at all.
 Miss Edith Welles is assistant clerk at G. l. Parsons & Sons store, during the holidays.
 The chicken pie social at M. E. church last Friday evening was great success. It netted the society about S62.
 At St Joseph's church on Christ mas Day, Dec. 25. Mass will be oele. bratej at 7.30 .. m., and High Mass at II .. m.
 -Mr and Mrs George W. Roraback and son. of Westfield. Mass, visited relatives here and at Sheffield. Mass.. the latter part of the week.
 Rev. s. A Burnaby will deliver . Ohristmas sermon in the Pilgrim church next Sunday morning. There will also be special music by the choir.
 "A very acceptable Christmas pres- ont is years subscription to the NEWS. The editor is pleased to state that people are this season giving their friends that kind of . present.
 -S. ". Barnes' valuable St. Bernard dog "Pedro," weight l56 pounds, is very sick with pneumonia but the vet erlnary from Great Burlington expects to save tho animal, although it is eight years old.
 "A most excellent Christmas enter tainment is being provided by the chil- dren of Pilgrim Sunday school, in tho form of cantata entitled, "A Day Late" which will be given in the church on Thursday evening after Christmas.
 -Miss Mary Watson has not been improving as we'll of late and yesterday Dr. Ovens called Dr. Hamant of Nor folk in consultation. He pronounced her trouble inflammation of the bowels snd that it would be two weeks before she fully recovered.
 -LAst Saturday was Frank Anson's birthday. In the evening one of his friends reminded him of it by placing S3 lighted candles in the window of his room at the hotel. Last Saturday was also Mrs 8. J. Warmers birthday. Her friends surprised her by presenting her . nice rocking chair.
 At tho annual meeting of Col. Hardenbergh Camp, No. 63, 8. of V., held Thursday evening, Dec. 5, the following officers were elected: Captain, Samuel A. Eddy; 1st Lieutenant, Chas Rodemeyer; 2nd Lieutenant, Joseph Owen. The other officers will be ap- pointed on or before January l, and the installation takes place the first week in January.
 Christmas services in the Methodist church will be as follows: On Sunday, Dec %. at 10 80 a. m, Christmas ser. mon by the pastor. At 2 o'clock in the evening . concert consisting of special music by the choir, and songs, recisa- tions and responsive readings by the Sunday school children. On Friday evening, Dec. 27. at 2 o'clock the chil. dren will have Christmas party in the church parlors, at which time refresh ments and presents will be given them.
 Il. B Tiffany has finished cutting timber and lumber in J. W. Peet'i grove near the toll bridge. The Peirct < Freeman Go. are now cutting of tho remaining trees there for lime wood Fifty-fou years ago the late John A. Beckley cut of that grove and used the timber and lumber in building his furnace and dwelling houses at East ca naan. He sold the cord wood to tht late Horatio Ames of Falls Village. Tn, wood was thrown into the Housatonit river and Hoated down to Amesvill, where it was caught by a bloom strung across the river. Wood. instead of coal, was at that time used as fuel il Ames' Iron Works.
 Weather capers. A mild rain com menced Saturday forenoon, but late i, the afternoon increased to heav. one. and during the night the win' blew terrific gale from the southeas and the water fell in torrents. Fron Saturday forenoon until 2 o'clock Sun day morning the mercury stood at jus 60 degrees. At 7.30 Sunday mernipl the wind shifted to the northwest ant tho mercury fell 25 or 30 degrees in al hour and one half, and dropped to onl. 12 above zero at 10.30 p. m. I'm Blackberry river overAowed it's bank Saturday night and Sunday forenoon and but for the sudden cessation of th rain and the fall of the mercury grea