Connecticut western news., 1902-01-09
THURSDAY, JANUARY g, 1902
Local News.

MT Van Rensselear of Salt Point, N. T., is a guest of J. H. Lansing.
 -Mrs Will Brown and child of Phil Adelphia visited friends in town Mon day.
 Mrs Esther Dunning has been visit ing Mira Kendall, Mrs Porter and other friends in Norfolk since last Friday.
 -Mrs John Walton of Salisbury and Mrs W. A. Washburne and daughter Helen of New York city, took New Years dinner with Mrs E. W. Warner.
 Mrs G. B. Gardner and son Ivan of Coxsaokie, N. r., also Mrs John Nlcon of ct. Burlington spent the day, Tues day, with their father, Warren Mo- Intyre.
 Roscoe Benjamin of Wihsted sold his high acting, prize winning pair of bay 'sCobs" to a wealthy New York banker, and delivered same Tuesday in . special car.
 Little Bessie Lorraine was very sick all of last week with rheumatism and neuralgia of the stomach. She Is much improved and will soon be able to go out doors again.
 The representatives of the Norfolk Electric Light Company did not make . canvass of our village last week as the question of street lighting must first be decided by our citizens.
 -Mr and Mrs Mooney and two chil- dren from Jacksonville, Florida, Mrs Austin of Copake, N. Y and Mrs Sweet of Hillsdale, N. Y. waited at 8. T. Wolcott's Tuesday and Wednesday.
 It is announced that Miss Julia A. Feighrey of Mill River, . daughter of James Feighrey, will be married to William Kenny of Dunkirk. N. Y. at the Catholic church in Mill River on January l5.
 The Young Peoples Club were en- tertained by Miss Daisy Landon and Miss Edith Welles Tuesday evening at ct the home of Miss Landon. On Jan. 21st they will meet with Charles Dodge At his home.
 -E. s. Roberts, ". H. Camp and Dr. o. W. Camp attended the Jackson Day banquet of the New Haven Dem- ocratic Club at New Haven last night. Hon. William Jennings Bryan was the principal speaker.
 William H. Camp and wife went to South Glastonbury Tuesday for short visit with Rev. F. W. Barnett and family. MT Camp and Mir Barnett went on to New Haven to hear the address of William Jennings Bryan.
 -Mrs Edwin Fl. Barnes will sell her horse and carriage, one buggy, one road wagon, one 2-seat wagon. farming implements and some household articles at public auction at her residence near Barnes lime kilns on Saturday, Jan. 1S, At 2 p. m.
 -Rev. Dr. Hood of Boston, Mass will occupy tho pulpit in Pilgrim church next Sunday morning, and : speak upon the church Building So- ciety, subject which has possibly never been spoken upon in Pilgrim church.
 All last week the North Canaan Water Go. he'd men at work digging on Granite Ave. trying to find a break in the water pipe which was leaking . great amount of water every day. After several days of digging the break WAs located near Miss Roraback's house and quickly repaired.
 Canaan poultry men did things at the Lenox poultry show this week. On White Wyandottes, Dr. Roes won first prize on cockerel, and seconds on cockerel and bullet. On Rhode Island Reds. l.. o. Rhoades won first on cockerel and second on bullet. OnWhite Plymouth Rocks, Frank Stevens won firsts on bullet and hen.
 Rev. E. J. Kelly received word yesterday that Mrs Kelly's sister, Mrs Captain Becker of Albany, N. T., died suddenly Tuesday night from a shock. Rev. and Mrs Kelly went to Albany yesterday. There will be no preaching in the Methodist church Sunday, but Sunday school will be held in the lee ture room at 12 o'clock. and Christian EndeAvor service at 6.15 p. m.
 Constable Rhoades had another prisoner in tow Tuesday. The man in irons was e railroad man who formerly worked on the switcher but had lately been transferred to Poughkeepsie. The man owed Landlord Warner . small board bill which he did not seem dis posed to pay and as he appeared in town on Tuesday Mir Warner took drastic measures to collect. The man found some railroad friends and man, aged to settle.
 Jackson, Eggleston & Go. have gotten out some big posters announcing clearance sale of $23, 900 worth oi furniture, house furnishings, crockery. carpets. rugs. msttings, clothing, gents furnishings. boots and shoes, dry goods and notions. These goods must be ouI of the way bJ March lst, As the build ing they occupy is to be rebuilt and snlargod The improvements will con sist in part of plate glass front on Mair street, an extension on Railroad street new floors. higher ceilings on frst snt secood floors, tthe new ceilings will b' metal eeilinRs). In fact the building from cellar to attic will be trAnsformet and fitted up as the finest store il kdtchnsld county.