Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-02-28

oAturuay lorenoon hnu NC eooh DoSan
to recover.
Miss Catherine Lawrence has been
quite sick for the past two weeks but is
now improving. Miss Libbie Prescott
is taking care Of her.
The mercury record for the last
seven mornings is: 1410 above zero
10 below zero-S IA "a 10 above zero; at
noon 20 28-24-2O 49, AZ 20.
The annual meeting of the Village
Improvement Society will be held at
the Town Hall on Saturday evening of
this week at 730 o'clock.
Thomas Able starts today foi Kan
sas to attend to his business interests
in that state. He expects 10 be away
from Canaan about month.
| Fl. J. Able will move from Worces-
ter, Mass. to Newark, N. j. where he
has accepted position on the editorial
staff of the Newark Evening News.
Mrs Frank Brown and little son
Nelson of New York city are visiting
relatives in town. They came Feb.
22d and will remain about two weeks.
Mrs s. s. Halves of Van Deusen-
vile. Mass. called few minutes on
friends in town Tuesday forenoon while
on her way to visit friends in Salisbury.
-Washington's birthday was not OBJ
served in this village except by display
ing the American flag on the school
house AMI on some private residences.
Miss Perry returned Tuesday even
irg from two weeks visit in Bridge
port with her sister. Mrs Hurlburt.
During her absence Miss Consadine
was assisted by Miss Edith Wells.
There will be an auction at the
Charles Dean farm, one mile south OF
Falls Village, on Tuesday, March 5, at
10 a. m. A large amount of live stock,
farming implements, wagons, harness,
hay, potatoes, household goods, etc.,
etc will be sold.
Richard T. Higgins of Winsted, re-
ceiver of the bankrupt estate of Cowles
& Eldridge. the Norfolk banking firm,
sold at auction in Winsted on Tuesday
claims of the estate amounting to 1884,
342 IS. The ontire lot brought only
5000 under the hammer.
Lee & Seabrook, extensive milk
shippers in the Housatonic valley, with
creameries at Hawleyville, Newtown.
New Milford and elsewhere, have sold
their business to the Mutual Milk and
Cream Co of New York, receiving for
it, it is said, 100000 or more. The
| firm has been the most extensive milk
dealing concern in this section.-Dan.
bury News.
During Lent, services are held in
Christ church every Wednesday even
ing at 7.30 O'Clock and every Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock. The regular
Sunday services are held at the usual
hours. On Sunday mornings the rec
tor ia preaching series of sermons on
Christ's Temptation, six in all Three
on the three temptations and three on
the three replies given the tempter by
the Saviour On Wednesday evenings
addresses are being delivered on the
Ten Commandments, and on Saturday
afternoons addresses on THE Secret
OF Guidance. All are cordially invit-
ed to all these services.
The Winsted Citizen of Feb. %
says:
Harvey Andrews, who was buried in
Winchester yesterday. died in the room
where his father and mother were mar
ried more than 100 years before by Rev
Mr. Bogus, who resided there at that
time. MIR Andrews was one of the 48
| grandchildren of Ensign Jonathan Coe,
Of whom he was the last Though over
Sc years old Mr. Andrews was ever in
terested in young people and a large
circle were numbered as his friends
He was an active member of the Y p
s G E. and it was discovered in his
ence for last Sunday. The Y p s. @
beautiful floral piece.
Mr. and Mrs John o. Stevens left
here on Tuesday for their home in At.
lantic, Iowa. One year ago they rent
ed their farm in Iowa until March 1,
1901 and they expect to arrive home in
time to resume possession tomorrow
It will be remembered that on January
20 Mr. and Mrs Stevens were thrown
from their carriage and badly injured
by colliding with team in the streets
of Torrington Mrs Stevens has nearly
recovered from her injuries, but Mr.
Stevens. who had his collar bone bro
ken and several ribs cracked, has not
recovered but is doing as well as could
be expected although he cannot use his
arm yet.
-Horatio n Adams house between
Canaan and Clayton narrowly escaped
destruction by fire last Saturday after
noon. About 80 o'clock smoke was
discovered pouring out of the roof and
the attic windows. An alarm was given
and neighbors responded promptly.
DIR Owens was driving in that vicinity
and he hurried to the scene and helped
put out thu fire. Frank McCarty, Mr.
and Mrs E. FL. Barnes and others also
worked faithfully in subduing the
:. flames. bucket brigade was formed
and more then rs pals of water were
thrown on the flames. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from Roches.
ter radiator on the second floor and
worked through the ceiling into the
! attic. The damage by fire and water is
about $500.