Connecticut western news., 1901-02-21

-Chas Day of Lakeville called on
friends in town last Tuesday.
Willard Burghardt will leave here
next Thursday for Central America.
John d. Simmonds and family
have moved to Copake Iron Works,
N. Y.
Miss Sarah W. Adam and Miss
Dunning are visiting friends in New
York city.
-Housatonic Lodge No. 81, F. & A.
M, will confer the M. M. degree next
Monday evening.
Albert l.. Barnes returned from
Florida on Tuesday evening, much i'm
proved in health.
The February thaw arrived last
Saturday. 1t lasted only one day, but
it ruined the sleighing.
The mercury record for the last
seven mornings is: to A. below zero
H. above zero-27-24-23 at noon,
1871 -32-3S 36-ZS.
Miss Hallden, who has been book
keeper at the Canaan creamery, left her
position there Sunday, and at present
is assisting Whittlesey & Adam. She
expects to go to Hartford in few days.
Miles B Tobey, while walking in
the lot where the wood is being cut on
Benefits hill last Tuesday, had quite a
severe fall. He slipped on the ice and
fell, badly cutting the right side of his
face.
During the water famine in Canaan
water motors are not allowed to be
used. At Chester in this state the water
supply, owing to the drouth and con-
tinued cold weather, is smaller than at
any time during the last half century.
Mrs g. NJ. Bullock and grandson,
William Harrington. of Hillsdale have
gone to Asheville, N G. to spend the
remainder of the winter with Mr. and
Mrs A. v. A. Felten. Mr. Felten is i'm.
proving. -Millertol Telegram.
For the past two weeks or more,
representatives of the New York Con.
densed Milk Co. have been feeling the
pulse of the farmers in this town and
vicinity in regard to establishing 8
creamery at Canaan. The question hal
not vet been decided.
Cyrus Badgely of Salt Point, N. Y
is riding around in j. Fl. lansing
meat chariot with George Dodge and
learning che meat route. Mr. Dodg,
will soon enter the employ of Rhoades
4 Stanton, and Mr. Badgely will drive
the meat chariot until Mr. Lansip 81
father is ready to take charge of tn,
route.
We are sorry to hear that Arthu
W. Parsons. merchant at Ashley Falls
Mass, is financially embarrassed. Ir,
E. Marvel has been appointed receive
of Mr. Parsons business. Mr. Parson
is q man whom everyone likes and TO
many ears he did an extensive trad
but for the past two or three years hi
health has been very poor and he coul'
not give the business the necessary al
tention,
John Langdon of Canaan Valley
who interrupted the sale of Mile
Yanushwetz's property at East Canaan
Dec. 5, and who was arrested and gi,
en- hearing before Justice Garfield til
next day, and not being able to secur
bonds in the sum of $3.50, was taken
Litchfeld Jail to await trial at the Eel
ruary term of the Superior court, WI
brought before Judge Ralph Wheels
at Winsted Feb. -, pleaded guilty
breach OF peace and was sentenced
thirty days in Jail.
Milo Decker, aged 68 years, die
Tuesday morning from paralysis wit
which he was stricken five days pr
vious. For the past two years N
Decker and family had lived on tt
Joseph Null place, so called, betwee
Canaan and Clayton. He was born
Boston Corners, N. Y. but for a nun
Der of years has resided in the town
North Canaan. He is survived by b
wife and large family of children ar
grandchildren. The funeral will be 9
tended at the late residence of the
ceased this (Thursday) morning at
o'clock. Interment at Mill River, Mas
Mr. Decker was q member of D. g. A
derson Post g. A. r. Of Great Barrin
ton. He wAs veteran of 90. T., 40
Man. Vols.