Connecticut western news., 1905-02-09
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1905.
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Who knows whether the fire hy- drants are frozen?
 Do mt forget the fire district meeting at the Town Hall on Saturdays at 3 p. m.
 Many of the people of the village are suffering from bad colds and the doctors are kept busy.
 Herbert Hill of Stratford has been visiting his aunt. Miss Prudence Belden, the past week.
 Judge A. T. Roraback is on the bench at the sitting of the February term of the Superior court at New London, the court opening last Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel Reel moved yesterday from Mrs. Porter's house on West Main street into one of James Reels houses on Bennett's hill.
 Mrs. F. M Caldwell will go to Hart ford today to visit her brother, F. A. Cummings, and about March will pro- ceed to New Bedford, Mass, where she will remain until September.
 MT and Mrs A. H. Herriman left yesterday for a two days visit in New York city. This afternoon they will go to Ogdensburg, N. T., MT. Herriman's former home for short visit. They ex- pect to be away about week.
 -The postponed installation of the officers-elect of Canaan Conclave. No. 761, Improved Order of Heptasophs, will be tonight, Thursday, in the new lodge room in Pease block w. M. Johnson of Winsted will be the installing officer After the ceremonies supper will be served at the Warner House.
 The newly organized Heptasoph Club met Saturday evening in the Pease clock on Railroad street and elected these officers: President, Samuel A. Eddy; vice-president, Dr. H. l.. Ross; aeefetary treasurer, J. H. Lansing; board n managers, the above officers and HID. Reed and H. L. Hathaway. The new rooms are being furnished and will soon bg Y6xdy for occupancy.
 For number of years Mrs J. D. Clemans has kept daily record of the weather, and during this winter she has kindly furnished the weather records which have been published in the NEWS. sGhe record for the last seven mornings II. Thursday, just zero; Friday, below zero: Saturday, IA below; Sunday, 12 be- low: Monday, 8 above; Tuesday, 6 above; yesteilay, 10 below zero.
 According to the legend of Candle mas day and the groung hog we are to have good six weeks more of winter. It will be remembered that Candlemas day, last Thursday, was fair and bright. The little weather prophet certainly saw his shadow when he came out of his hole, and no doubt as he did 30 and felt his !, toes begin to nip with the cold, returned to hibernate for the proverbial six weeks.
 Mrs. Catharine F. Lane, wife of Charles s. Lane, of No. B Elmer street, Haxtford, Conn.,, died suddenly at Eustis, Fla. laSt Thursday morning. The inter- ment was in the family plot in Mahaiwe cemetery in Great Harrington, Mass, last Monday afternoon. MT. Lane was roadmaster of the Housatonic railroad for several years, and for nearly two years MT. and Mrs. Lane lived in the J. s. New house, so called, on West Main street in Canaan. Mrs. Lane is survived by her husband, who is mem- Der of the Lane Construction company, and two sisters, Mrs, John Lane of Meri- den and Mrs. James H. Smith of New Haven:
 Mrs. Edward Scoville died at South field, Mass, last Monday after an illness of nearly IS months. Mrs. Scoville, who was formerly Della A. Hinman, was born in Canaan, Conn.,, December 13, 1850, and was the youngest daughter of Gap tain Ebenezer Smith and Levia Holcomb Hinman. She is survived by her hus- band and her three sisters, Mrs. Enoch Bnttles of Granby, Mrs. Sarah 0 Par rott of Norfolk, Conn.,, and Great Bar rington, Mass, and Miss E. Anne Hin man of Southfeld. Mrs. Scoville's fun eral will be attended at her late residence in Southfield today (Thursday) at ? o'clock. Her former pastor, Rev. MT. Steeter, of Brookfeld. Mass, will con- duct the services. Interment in the eem- etery near Southfeld.
 --The Allyn-Cass summary process trial. which was begun last week in the Town Hall before Justice A. B. Garfield, was postponed Monday afternoon un- til this noon when it will be resumed. The postponement was made necessary by the opening of the February term of the Superior court, which begun in Winsted on Tuesday morning, most of the lawyers i'll the case having to at tend. It is thought the case will be Anished and go to the jury tomorrow night or Saturday morning. The jury, which was not completed until last Thursday noon. is composed of William H. Merrill, Horace B. Stevens, Charles 8. Adam, George H. Van Deusen, Spencer Wolcott and Perrin Stanton. Much local interest has been manifest in the ease and 8 generous number of spectators has been present through the entire hearing. The attorneys connect cd with the case are: For the plaintiff the Allyn side, Donald T. Warner of Salisbury, Frank L. Hungerford and William o. Hungerford of New Britain for the defendant, the Class side, L. J Nickerson of West Cornwall, Frederick N. Williams of New Milford, and J Hsnry HrHnAck of this village.