Connecticut western news., 1902-02-20
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1902.
Local News.

Miss Katherine UeterWlck leaves today for her home in Morrisania, NY.
 Mrs s. J. Warner also T. Lee Roberts visited friends in Elizaville, N. Y. this week.
 Miss Eva Landon spent Sunday with the Misses Artie and Lucy Cowles in Lakeville.
 Miss Carrie Landon spent a few days the past week with Miss Fannie Oasson in Southfisld.
 -Dr. Owens was called>to Avon last week Wednesday to counsel with Dr. North in the case of Mrs Arland Wilson.
 MT and Mrs 8. W. Barnes started on Monday for Rock Ledge, Fla They expect to remain during the rest of the cold season.
 Conductor Clark Lane has returned to his run on the Berkshire Division after being housed up some time at his home in Bridgeport with very hard cold.
 -Dr. Ross won first and second prizes on Belgian hares two does) at the poultry show in Waterbury last wsek, and Mrs Ross won first prize on Angora cat. ..
 -Last Saturday the N. r., N. H. & Fl. road had the work train crew at work riprapping the embankmsnt near the Blackberry river bridge, but the snow storm has prevented continuance of the work.
 We arc making specially of auc- tion bills this year. The quality of our bills is . trifle better than the ordinary auction bill, and we give you 2 notice in the NEWS and print your bills for the same price usually charged for bills alone.
 Among the cases of this term of the Common Pleas court is Frank Ashbey of East Canaan vs Fuller & Peet ct al. This case will prove interesting as it touches upon matter of attachment. Herman for plaintiff, Roraback for defense.
 Frank M. Cook of Great Burlington has bought Walter Wsrner's livery business and Mfr Cook and wife will move into E. E. Bartram' . house March l. Mr Cook will erect large carriage repository on Warmers lot directly west of Union depot.
 -THE NEWS of Feb. 9th published quite lengthy article concerning the Ephraim Hanchett family who formerly resided here in Canaan. In that article the writer stated that he could not positively say whether Mrs N. 8. Chase lone of the daughters of Mir and Mrs Ephsaim Hanchett) was still living. On the 18th inst. the NEWS received the welcome information that Mrs Chase is living at Leominster, Mass.
 -The Luciers played to half house full at the Town Hsll last Thursday night. They ask too stiff . price for their kiLd of Q show. The performance did not sustain the previous reputa- ton of the Luciers, but the barrel act of the acrobatic Jacobs and McCue was . strong. feature. The cornet duett from ''Il TrAvatore" played by Joseph and Rose Lucier WAS beautifully rem dered as were the musical specialties by the four Luciers.
 -Elsewhere in this paper is recorded the death of Miss Bessie Ostrom She was great granddaughter of the late Robert Chittenden of Chittenden's s Falls. (Stockport) N. Y. and great great granddaughter of Ruth Adam of Ca naan, Conn.,, who married George Chit tendon of New Haven in June 1799 and removed to fKinderhook) Stockport, Columbia county. N. Y. Friends in Canaan have also just received notice that John Henry Chittenden. aged 63 years, died last August. Be was the eldest son of John Chittenden and was nephew of tho late Robert Chittenden previously mentioned. Miss Elizabeth Chittenden and her brother Edward are the only ones of their generation now remaining in the town Stockport, N. " founded by their Grandfather Chittenden" in 1882.
 The high wind of Tuesday evening drifted the snow into hugh banks on the railroad track in Sheffield and blocked the Berkshire Division at that point The south bound night freight. due in Canaan about g. 30 o'clock Tues. I day got stalled in the drifts near Shef. field and remained all night It reached Canaan about 8 45 o'clock Wednesday morning being helped out of the drifts by the engine of the morning frieght from Great Burlington. The south bound express from Pittsfield on Wed. nesday morning was about sn hour late at Canaan, and the north bound freight trains which should pass Canaan about 8 and a. m were held here at Canaan until noon The big snow plow from Pittsfeld arrived here about 10. 15 a m. Passenger trains on the 0. N. E. road encountered heavy drifts between Winsted and Millerton, but managed te break through them and were about forty minutes fate. The stage from Eouthfield Co Canaan was abandoned or Tuesday and Wednesday but the driver ". E. Kssson, IT,. brought the mai with horse and cutter, arriving her. about two hours late each day. Tw, engines were used on most of the Bsrk hhiro Division trains yesterday.