Connecticut western news., 1902-03-06
THURSDAY. MARCH 6, 1902
Local News.

Frank Daboll of Sp -ingfeld, Mass !, called on friends in town Tuesday.
 D J. Purdy of Delhi. N. Y. gen. eral superinte endent of the Borden Milk Go wss in town yesterday.
 Johnson, Lindell & Go. have re- newed their lease of Peirce's sash and blind factory and will continue business there.
 Mrs H L.. Ross, who has been quite sick about two weeks, is improv- ing and was able to sit up awhile yes- terday.
 Mrs J. W. Peet went to Bridge port Tuesday to visit her son George and wife. Mrs Peet expects to return Saturday.
 Mrs Joseph Owens has recovered from her recent ailments and returned Monday from the Hartford hospital where she had been for six weeks.
 -Dr. W. W. Knight of Sharon is much better than he has been for a number of weeks and much hope is now entertained for his ultimate recovery.
 -E. A. Perkins of Torrington has been in town the past week trying to form 8 stock company to put in an electric light plant in this village. with capital stock of $10,000
 A new monthly magazine, The New England Tobacco Grower, has made it's appearance at Hartford. Paul Ackerly is tho editor. The contributing editor for this section is l.. F. Bronson of East Canaan.
 "A personally conducted excursion win leave on the Harlem railroad the latter part of March giving five days in Charleston, s. O., and three days in Washington; rates low. For terms address, H. D. Harvey, Hillsdale. N. Y.
 Frank M. Cooke's carriage reposi- tory opposite Union Depot, is virtually completed and his stock of carriages, wagons, harnesses, blankets, etc. will soon begin to arrive. Ample notice of his grand opening will be given, but it will probably not occur within couple of weeks.
 The New Haven Palladium an- nounces that Gen. Henry A. Bishop, the retiring purchasing ageLt of the Consolidated" road, will soon be vice. president of the West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh railroad which will be a consolidation of the Western Maryland and the West Virginia Central.
 The effort to have the will of the late Joseph J. Warehouse, so well- know in this section, probated in the Surrogate's office at New York, resulted in legal contest few days ago. The Surrogate finally refused to allow the document to be probated in his court on the ground that the testator was not resident of this state at the time of his death.-Amenia Times.
 District Deputy Supreme Archon W. M. Johnson of Winsted installed the officers of Canaan Conclave. I'm proved Order of Heptasophs at their meeting last Thursday night. The officers installed were: Archon, J. H. Roraback; Provost. H l.. Ross; Prelate, W. T. Owens; Past Archon, RI Peirce; Secretary,A L. Barnes; Financier, LA. Caldwell; Inspector, G Chas. Dodge; Warder, o B. Petersen; Sentinel, F. A. Johnson; Trustees. H. B. Ives, L. O. Rhoades, W. K Landon. The Heptasophs intend to give their second annual ball on April 1.
 Burton Brewer. S4, was found dead Sunday on the John McCarty place in New Marlboro, Mass, He was found lying with his face in @ pool of water rot six inches deep, and it is supposed he had an epileptic fit, Brewer lived near New Marlboro with his brother, Julius. and had started out to visit a neighbor. A coincidence of his death is that his mother was found dead two years ago in Ssndisfeld with her body frozen into a swamp. Mrs Brewer had been missing for weeks and all manne, of means was employed in the search for her. The dead man is survived by two brothers, Samuel and Julius, and three sisters, Mrs Edwin Hart of Sand isfeld, Mass and Mrs Clifford Hall and Mrs Elliot Hubbard of Norfolk Brewer was buried at Southfield yes. terday.
 For future reference we record the fact that this section was visited by a copious rain last Friday and a heavy thunder shower in the afternoon. The snow melted rapily and torrents of water ran in the streets and in all water courses. Trains were somewhat delay ed on both railroads Friday evening by water on the tracks and by small wash outs. About four o'clock Saturday morning another thunder shower oc- cured. Rain began falling again early Sunday morning and contioued until evening. Friday night and Sunday night the water in the Blackberry, Housatonic and Hollenbeck rivers reached almost the record of high water mark. However, no serious damage was none in this town. Our correspondents mention the damage done in neighboring towns, and on the first page is recorded the wide spread floods and damage in several states About 10 20 a. m. yesterday another big snow storm arrived and at Il p. m. about 10 inches of snow had fallen and tae storm was still raging. The even tnr trains wosO oyer Au hoas late,