Connecticut western news., 1903-04-30
THURSDAY. APRIL 30, 1903.
LOCAL NEWS

w. Fl. Camps house is being re- shingled at this writing.
 Mrs O. R. Camp arrived home last Saturday from Morristown, Tenn.
 -Adelbert Cudney was home from Rockville the fore part of the week. -Presiding Elder Belcher will preach in the M. E. church at Millerton, N. Y Text Sunday morning. = -S. T. Wolcott has been appointed sexton of the lower cemetery vice Eugene T. Rowe resigned.
 Mrs Kittie White Marr went to New York on Tuesday morning to re- main there until this evening. Don't forget that tomorrow, May l, will be Arbor and Bird day. Do some- thing in the line of village improve ment.
 -Mrs John 0. Roraback, who has been in poor health this spring, was seriously ill last week but is now much better.
 Judge Roraback has just had new sills placed under his office. and also had the exterior of the building re- painted.
 Tomorrow, May l. Miss Mary J Peek will movA ato the second story of Mrs Messene 's house on Church otreet.
 
 --George Fl. Van Deusen announces that he will be unable to do any more upholstering or undertaken work after this date.
 -F. M. Cooke and family will move into s. 0. Oummings' house about June lst or as soon as the house can be repaired.
 The members of w. R. C., No. 39, are requested to be present at their hall, Saturday night. May 2. by order of the president.
 Rev. M. B. Snyder of Millerton. N.Y., will supply the pulpit of the Methodist Episcopal church next Sun day morning.
 Tho annual district convention of tho Poughkeepsie District Epworth League will be held in Tivoli. N. Y.. June IT anu 18.
 "A social dance will be given by the 0. A. D. O., Friday evening, May 1st. at the "Old Hotsl," Clayton, Mass, All .,a oo-d;allv ;nv;tnd
 James Roraback of Sheffield, Mass. i, called on Canaan friends Tuesday on his route home from visit to his son. Judge w. A. Roraback. at Torrington, Conn.
 There was quite frost in this vii. lago Monday morning. and almost a frost Tuesday morning but by Tuesday noon spring had sprung forward to SO' above zero. Memorial Day and Fourth of July both come on Saturday this year. These two holidays always occur on the same day of the week. -Poughkeepsie Eagle.
 Nov is the best time to destroy the Worms' nests of your trees Remem ber that "a stitch in time saves nine. and also that worms' nest destroyed in time saves nine.
 For a number of days everyone hal complained of the macadam dust or Railroad and Main streets, nevertheless it is some consolation to be told tha the macadam road is not yet completed nor accepted.
 "A new telephone directory has jus been distributed to subscribers of th Southern New England Telephone com pany. Patrons are now in close toucl with more than %, 600 telephones in tn state of Connecticut. .... Tuesday forenoon fire burned over IS or 20 acres of George Sardam woodland on Toms Hill, and also de stroyed several cords of four foot wood B. A. Peirce. Judge Roraback and hi hired man went over from Canaan, an' the farmers in Wetogue also turned ou and fought the fire and subdued it afte three hours hard work. The flame started from fire dropped from smokers pipe.
 Fred Schamerhorn met with pair ful accident last Monday. He was II pairing watering trough on stee side hill. One end of the trough VI several feet above the ground. Ere was standing in the trough when tt supports gave way; the trough fe down and Fred went with it aud struc bis hand against sharp stick whic penetrated his hand from hIs wrist his fingers. Frea's father pulled tf stick out of Fred's hand but it require ell his strength to remove it.
 The last will, testament and odic of the late Miss Catherine Lawren' has been proved, approved, allows and admitted to probate, aud ordere on record and file. George s. Dunnir is the administrator with will annexed The bequests are as follows, To Reub' O. Andrews, $250. To Walter R A drews and Henry L. Andrews, ea' e125. To Anna L.. Alderman, $lOC and whatever furniture, pictures, boo and household effects not previous disposed of To the Douglas Librai $500, to be applied towards purchasi site for an additional building for sa library. All the rest and residue of t estate is bequeathed to Edmund Lawrence. Lydia R. Lawrence, a Emma l. R. Adams, to be divid S4nAlly bsawssn them.