Connecticut western news., 1901-09-19
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1901.
Local News.
TIME SLIPS AWAY RAPIDLY.

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 slipping away of time by printing with the subscrib- er's name the date showing expiration of subscription. Look at it now.
 Marcus Barnes returns to Williams town on Saturday.
 Fred Manvel intends to enter Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. r., this fall.
 Next Saturday being St. Matthew's Day, there will be a celebration of the Holy Communion in Christ church at 10 8. m.
 A grand cake walk and social ball will be given at Decker's Hall in Ashley Falls, Mass, on Thursday evening, Sept. 26th.
 Miss G. Irene Greene left town Monday morning for Boston, where she will remain some time with her uncle, Henry O. Greene.
 Mrs Mary 0. Corbit's valua ble Jersey COW escaped from it's pasture, Monday forenoon, and was killed by the 10. "A train at the Elm street cross ing on the O. N. B. railroad.
 Del Card of Millerton, N. r., has sold the fast pacer. Alley M.," to Hubert Thomas of New Milford. Alley is considered the best pacer in this section and travels without hopples,
 Mrs 8. T. Wolcott has been con- fined to her bed over three weeks with . stomach trouble and muscular rheu- matism. She is slowly improving all though she does not sit up any yet.
 Mir and Mrs Edgar J. Combs have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter. Daisy Cogswell Combs, to Robert Franklin Mackie, October 8, at their home, 10 Circular Ave-, Pitts field, Mass.
 The mercury record at noon for the last seven days is: 67-71-75 71-7S 72-5S. Rainy last Thursday noon, showery Friday noon, thunder shower Sunday evening from 30 to 7.3O and steady rain later, rain Tuesday forenoon and heavy showers in afternoon, cloudy and m isty yesterday forenoon.
 70. T.Vosburg left Jackson, Eagles. ton & Co.'S store last Saturday and went yesterday to New Rochelle, N. Y, to work for the Borden Milk Go. Mr Vosburg has been in Canaan four years and we are sorry to have him leave us. His family will not leave until the 10th of October.
 Henry Zercher, who lived with Geo. Prenez on Crandall Hill, East Ca naan, was found dead in Mir Deloy's hay-mow Sunday morning, Sept. 18th. He was v years old. There was 8 short service at Mir Prenez's house, Monday, at o'clock by Rev. 8. A. Burnaby. Burial at lower cemetery.
 -Excursion tickets to the Great Bar rington fair on Sept. 25-26-27 will be sold by the Central New England road from all stations, Hartford to Millerton inclusive, good going and returning all days of the fair. On Thursday, Sept. 26th, the MIN: Fl. & Fl. R R. will run g special train, leaving Canaan 9:34 a. m. Returning leave Great Harrington 5:50 p. m., due at Canaan 6:25 p m.. commenting with special train for Hart ford and intermediate stations.
 Prayers for the dead President were offered in Christ church last Sun day morning At St. Joseph s church Rev. Fr. Brennan spoke impressively in regard to the late President; and in the Methodist Episcopal church Rev. E. J. Kelley gave brief sketch and eulogy of William Mckinley and alluded to the fact that at the age of sixteen years Mckinley united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Poland, Ohio, and had ever remained member of the M. E. denomination
 A meeting of citizens was held al Judge Roraback's office Monday even ing to take action in regard to observing Thursday, Sept. 18th, as day of mourning and prayer in accordance with the proclamations of President Roosevelt and Governor Mclean an- nouncing the death of President Mo Kinley. The meeting elected George : 8. Fuller, chairman. Revs. M. H. Mill, s. A. Burnaby and E. J. Kelly were appointed as committee on relig tous services, and were instructed to in vite Revs. o. W. Hanna, Fl. Utterwick and T. F. Ramon to take part in tht services to be held at Town Hall, al 1:30 p. m., Sept. 18th. Msssrs 8. A Guuy, VI. hAoOub huu hs Vs n Felten were appointed as committee oi arrangements, including draping th' hall and providing sacred music. Tn, following resolution was passed: "Tha it is the sense of this meeting that al places of business in town should be closed on Thursday. and requests t, that effect be made Upon the pro pristors of business places" It i proper to state in connection with th foregoing report of the citizens meet ing that the committee of arrangement have decided to have the church bell il this village and East Canaan tolled dur ing the hour of the services at Canton Ohio.