Connecticut western news., 1901-01-24
The board of relief has adjourned

Ohio.
 pr F. s. Parsons of Thomaston i visiting his parents and relatives in town.
 Mrs l.. Troxel of Bridgeport is the guest of Mir and Mrs W. H. Elm mons.
 Frank Johnson, of the Johnson, Lindell Co.,. is confined to the house with the grip.
 Arthur P. Freeman left today for New York city where he will remain over Sunday.
 Miss Ella Hall left last Friday for Brooklyn, N. Y, where she is caring for an invalid cousin.
 Mrs A. H. Owens is still suffering from the effects of the grip and is con- fined to the bed most of the time.
 Many of the individual ice houses about town have been filled with ice of good quality and thickness the past week.
 W. H. Camp who had been suffer ing from severe attack of the grip, was able to be out for the first time in week, Tuesday.
 The fourth lecture of the Y. P. g. 0. E. course will be given in the M. E church next Tuesday evening by Rev J. O. Spencer, A M. Ph. D., principal of Hudson River Institute, subject, "In Sunrise Land."
 John Kipp of Millerton, N. Y. is very low with pneumonia at the home of J. B. Silvernale in Millerton. Mir Kipp is blind, is in his S1st year and is an honored member of the Millerton Old Mems Union.
 Alexander Waters, veteran of the 'Second Heavies," who learned his trade of tinsmith in this village many years ago and who in the more recent past has conducted revival services all over this section, Is now an inmate of the Soldiers Home at Noroton.
 -Dr H. l.. Ross left yesterday for New York city. Tuesday morning he shipped six of his fancy white wyan- dottes which he will exhibit at the New York Poultry Show which opened at Madison Square Garden yesterday. This is 8 case of seeking new worlds to conquer"
 The Audubon Society of the State of Connecticut offers any society, club, school, public or private, free of charge the use of three illustrated l. ctures on birds, with lantern accompanying each. For information regarding these lectures, address Mrs s. H. Wheeler, Fairfield, Conn.
 Thomas Kane, a fireman on freight train No. 23 of the o. N. E and son of John Kane of this place, met with an accident in New Hartford Monday, Jan. IA. While opening switch the lever flew up and struck him on the forehead. Fourteen stitches were required to close the wound.
 Frederick Niver of Millerton, N. Y. has accepted position as clerk at Jack son, Eggleston X Co.'S store and will commence work next Monday. He has leased E. E. Bartram's house on East Main street and he and his wife will move into it when Mir Bartram's family move to Lakeville about three weeks hence.
 There is an enterprising youngster in town who has ideas of his own, and who, if he lives and prospers, is sure to make his mark in the world. He put on a sweater tLe other day which was size or two too large and astonished bis mother with the remark: "Well, I'll cat, and eat, when dinner time comes and see if I can't fill the darn thing up. Tt is reported that John H Flagler of the Standard Oil Go. has bought the Douglass estate near Copake Iron Works, N Y. and that the purchase in- cludes Bash Bish Falls. Report says MT Flsgler will convert the property into public park and fix up the grounds and expend fully half million dollars in improvements.
 The third annual ball of Hose Go. No l, of Sheffield, will be held at the Town Hall of that place Thursday even- ing, Feb T. Jerome Mays Banjo Club will furnish music and all who attend will doubtless have good time. Tickets are but $l per couple. TLs programs, which are neat and tasty, were secured at the NEWS office.
 A special meeting of Mountain County Pomona Grange will be held in Pythian Hall, Torrington, Thursday, Jan 31. The morning session will be devoted to the installation of officers and the transaction of business proper to come before the meeting. The afternoon session will be in charge of the lecturer. Basket lunch as usual.
 Last Friday evening the mercury dropped to 4 above zero, with 8 strong wind blowing. Saturday morning & above zero, showing Saturday noon P above zero, clear, and high wind. Saturday evening 7' below zero. clear, still. Sunday morning 5' belo,o zero; 20' above zero at noon and 22 in even ing. Monday noon A., Tuesday noon 26, Wednesday morning 12, and at noon 32
 "A two section freight train contain. ing 50 cars, went east on the O. N. E railroad Sunday. The cars were filled with Twin Lakes ice and were taken to
 the storage houses in Hartford and in