Connecticut western news., 1902-01-30
Rnles ef Publication.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1902.
Local News.

her sister, Mrs o. R. Camp.
 The ''west end" whist club met with Mir and Mrs W. H Camp last night. Drive whist and Welsh rabbit at tho Town Hall tomorrow night, benefit of v. A.
 Miss Daisy Landon went to Sharon last Saturday for Q visit of two weeks. She is guest at MT Klebes'.
 IN. l. Jackson went to New York Monday for . two days stay buying goods for Jackson, Eggleston & Go.
 We are sorry to learn that Kent is 30 sadly afflicted, having had four deaths in it's midst during last week. Mrs P. K Brown has been quite sick the past two weeks and Miss 8lighter of PittsAeld is taking care of her.
 Mrs James Mackie and children of Worcester. Mass, arrived Monday noon, and are visiting Mrs Mackie's parents, MT and Mrs James Quinn.
 Mrs Joseph Owens is still at the Hartford hospital. No operation for tumor has been performed as the phy- Sicians think it may not be necessary.
 -George Church Foster of Winsted, (a son of Chauncey 8. Foster), and Miss Anna Best, daughter of Nicholas Best of Millerton, were married at Millerton, N. Y. yesterday.
 Miss Hattie Decker of ElizaviIle, N. r., who has been Q guest of her cousin, Mrs s. J. Warner. at the Warner House since last Thursday, returned home on Tuesday.
 Several Canaan ladies including Miss 8, W. Adam, Miss Brown and Mrs M. G. Adam. and . delegation from the Pittsheld House of Mercy, attended the opening of tue LitchHeld County hospital at Winsted yesterday. The Wilson Point freight train going south Tuesday night set fire to ErAss on Mrs P. K. Browns property and spread rapidly toward the house. Fl E. Lyles and N. W. Hardenbergh noticed the flames from the depot and went to the lot and succeeded in ex- tinguishing the fire within ten feet of . wood pile in the rear of Mrs Browns s house.
 The twenty first anniversary of the founding of the first Christian Endeavor society will be celebrated next Sunday evening at ' o'clock by union meeting of all the young people societies in town as the Methodist church. A special responsive program prepared for the occasion will be used and there will be addresses by representatives from each society.
 If you intend to join the Connecti- cut Christian Endeavor excursion to Washington, D. O., Mt. Vernon and Philadelphia, which starts from New Haven at 9.35 .. m on Thursday, Feb. 20. write to J. Fl. Mansfeld, manager. SIS Chapel Street, New Haven, Conn and enclose stamp for copy of the circular giving the official route and itinerary of the excursion.
 Everyone of the forty five states in the Union now requires temperance physiology to be taught all pupils in all schools under State control. This movement was started nearly twenty years ago, largely through the instru mentality of Mrs Mary H. Hunt oi Boston, . native of North Canaan, Conn. Tm NEWS of February 9th will publish an interesting article on this subject Georgia was the last state to fall into line in this grand temperance movement
 County Truant Officer John Wad hams of Goshen was in town last Friday and after investigating the case of Sarah Wagner had her committed to ths Girls Industrial Home at. Middletown Sarah is the 12-year-old' daughter o Albert Wagner who lives on the Juliu' Dean place and has been in town year or two Sarah has been to schoo scarcely at all during her life and can not read She would Lot go to schoo and her home surroundings were no what they should be. On Saturda, Constable Rhoades took the girl tt Middletown where she seemed pleased with her accommodations.
 "A case involving question of lAy was argued before Justice Garfield ol Saturday. It appears that an annuit. of $40 was allowed Mrs Parnel Hawle, from certain farm lands in Canaal Valley and that eventually Biou ant Charles Stevens owned this propert, and the argument of the plaintiff is tha theee Stevens brothers each paid half o this annuity. Further, Bion Steven sold his farm to John Spaulding and a the time of the death of Mrs Hawle' there was due some S60, and the estat of Mrs Hawley looks to the land occu pied by John SpauldiDg for the money MT Spaulding claims that Charle Stevens agreed to pay half the annuit and that the $60 is due from hir fStevens) and MT Spaulding brough suit against Charles Stevens for $6C MT Stevens denies the agreement an, entered demurrer to the complaint but the demurrer. was overruled b Justice Garfield and Mir Spauldin awarded judgment of $60 and cost Mr Stevens appealed, the case to tb Oonmon Pleaa court J. H. RorAbao appsArsd for plAintiH, and l., J. Nicl Gsoon tos Asssndaat.