Connecticut western news., 1902-01-02

Mass is at her fathers, James Quinn s, for the holidays.
 Charles H. Fuller has been sick since last Friday with a severe attack of rheumatism. Dr. Lee attends him.
 The Kensington Club gave a party in the M E. church parlors New Years eve. Progressive games were played and all enjoyed themselves | finely.
 Miss J. E. Newton. and Miss Pitkin, both of New York city, are at "The Naples" during the holi- day season.
 Miss Hattie E. Decker who has been at the Warner House the past two weeks, returned to her home in Eliza vile. N. T., Monday.
 N B. Rawson of Brooklyn, N. r., came to pass the New Year holiday with his uncle, J. D. Clemans, and watched the old year out and the new year in.
 There were services in Christ church Tuesday night from 10 o'clock to 12 o'clock in observance of the departure of the old year and the advent of the new.
 On the fourth page today we pub fish new and more comprehensive schedule of passenger trains on the Berkshire Division. It's in handy shape and will pay you to paste it in your note book.
 Miss Minnie Roraback of West Cornwall, who has been waitress at the Warner House for some weeks past, went to Wappingsrs Falls, N. r., yes- terdsy where she has secured position in the print mills.
 Here is the mercury record of the last seven mornings: 15-3l-12 38-33 26 above zero-6 below zero. The new year appears to have a cold head, inasmuch as on New Years morning of 1901 the mercury was 32 above zero.
 The Christmas tree at Christ's church Saturday night, was just as pretty as ever. The carols were sung very nicely by the school, and the distribution of gifts by the tree pleased and delighted the children, also the older ones.
 Ovid P. Gillette of Danbury, visited relatives in East Canaan last week Thursday, and on Friday went to Lake vile where he visited with relatives until Saturday, then came to Canaan and called on old friends and relatives here, returning home Saturday after noon.
 Rev. Lyman Warner of Salisbury preached in the Pilgrim church last Sunday morning, and Rev. s. A. Burnaby supplied the pulpit of the Congregational church at Sheffield, Mass. Mir Warner preached an ex- cellent sermon appropriate to the last Sunday of the year. His text was Job TX, 25. ''Now my days are swifter than post.
 Mrs Emma Roberts six children ate Christmas dinner with her, viz: Mrs Frank A. Horton of Boston, Mass, Irving H. Roberts of Torrington, Frank of Worcester, Mass, Will and Sam of Winsted and Edna of Canaan. After dinner they all called on their grand. mother, Mrs Caroline N. Root, who has been sick and under the doctors care for 8 number of weeks. Mrs Root is better now and is able to leave her room. She will be 80 years old the 7th of Jan. She. greatly enjoyed the home coming of her six grandchildren.
 Pilgrim church was crowded to it's fullest capacity last Thursday evening when the cantata, "Christmas Day Late" was given by the children and young people of the Sunday school. The entertainment was great success in every way and was greatly enjoyed by the large audience of 260 persons, who declared it the best Christmas en- tertainment ever given in Canaan. The music was bright and pleasing and the children, both in acting and singing, reflected credit upon the careful training bestowed upon them by Mrs Burnaby and Miss Minnie Peirce. Columbia was gracefully impersonated by Mise Daisy Landon. Miss Frances Adams as Britannia was dignifed and regal in her bearing, while Father Neptune, otherwise known as MT Robt. Peirce, and Santa Claus, in the person of MT Clinton Barnes, were all that could be desired. After the csntats, gifts with candy and oranges were presented to the children. The pastor, Rev. MT Burnaby and his wife were also made the recipients of several beautiful gifts at this time.
 -Myron Grant, colored, who assaulted boy named Lagier last Fourth of July and escaped from Sheriff O'Connell o1 Norfolk and another officer by jumping out of a window in house on what ie known as the "Island" in Norfolk, and fled to the Sands" near Pine Grove, where he also escaped from Sheriff Reed of Falls Village, was captured in Winsted last Friday night by Chief oi Police s. 0. Wheeler, assis ted by Officers Middlebr ooks, Putnam and McArdle. After escaping from Sheriff Reed last July, he went to New Jersey and later to Stamford, finally working back to Winsted last week. Chiei Wheeler heard of his return and located him at the residence of Fabin Fowler corner of Main and Coe streets, and with Officers Putnam and McArdle or the outside, Wheeler and MiddIebrookt