Connecticut western news., 1905-12-28

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 Colonel Horne of Winsted believes the yarn all moonshine that one Hugh or Patrick O'Keefe has died ill Texas leaving a $ll ,000,0 estate to the Con. necticut O'Keefes. Colonel Horne has letters from Texas officials who say they never heard of such an estate.
 -Junius E. Rhoades severely bruised his right leg while working at the Rhoades 6 Stanton saw mill last Satur- day and has since had to limp about with a cane. MT. Rhoades caught his leg be- tween the log carriage, the head block and cant hook and was badly squeezed.
 Mail advertised at Canaan post office is addressed to Miss A. M. Brown, Santa Claus, Miss Clementina Comstock, Miss Mary B. Lord, Mrs. John H. Pettys, Hiram Surdam, M. Wi. Wummer, Ralph T. Barney, William Eckert, Rorich Fanos.
 The Berkshire Power Go. have had a force of men busy the last two days taking out the 5000 volt transformer near Borden's creamery and putting in a 6600 volt transformer which will re- duce the house-light voltage to 220. Ives 6 Peirce and O. H. Pease expect to put ill electric motors.
 Miss Mary McCarrick, who at one time resided here with her sister, Mrs. George w. Dederick, is very ill at her home ill New York city. Mrs. Dederick went to New York Saturday to remain with her awhile and MT. Dederick was in New York on Sunday. Our latest news from Miss McCarrick is that she is a little better
 Among those who spent Christmas out of town were: J. H. Lansing and family and Miss Howell at Salt Point, N. Y.; Dr. H. L. Ross and wife at Bethel; G. A. Marvin at Norfolk; D. M. Green and family and Miss Clara Bald win at West Cornwall; P. J. Kane at Sheffield, Mass. "Ves." Marshall and Harvey Sabine at Millerton, N. Y.
 Make memorandum for future ref erence that on Christmas day in 1905 the sun shone brightly all day, there was no snow on the ground and the mercury was four degrees above zero in the early morning and forty degrees above zero at noon. The mercury record for the last seven mornings is as follows: Thurs day, 28 degrees above zero; Friday, 40; Saturday, 40; Sunday, 30; Monday, 4; Tuesday, 10; yesterday, 20.
 The experiment. of wintering 200 cattle in New Marlboro by H. K. Blood good and Howard Willets has not proved much of success. There was not hay enough raised and for sale in the whole town to feed them, and corn stalks, tur- nips, and other vegetables had to be brought by railroad and hauled IA miles to the farms. It means large loss to the men trying to raise beef cattle.
 Attorney George Alison Marvin and Miss Alma Caroline Walton were quiet ly married at Trinity church. Hartford, Dec. 27th, 1905, at 12 o'clock, noon, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. E. deF Miel. The bride was accom- panied by her sister, Miss Jane B. Wal ton, and the groom was attended by At torney Warren B. Johnson, Yale '98, who is a member of the law firm of Sperry & Mclean.
 George P. Porter has bought the Hardenbergh building on Railroad street and will tear off the south end, lower the floor of the first story about eight inches and build an addition on the south>end making the building twice its present size, having two store fronts on Railroad street with stairway between. MT. Porter expects the lower floor will be occupied by a bakery and Rodemeyer' s harness store.
 MT. and Mrs. Weston M. Barnes and Mrs. Barnes mother and sister, Mrs. Sarah Brown and Miss Lillie DIOWuy VII lClb Sdll6lSlu Ol 1sON. I 1ull remained two weeks or more at Port Tampa City, Fla, have located for an indefinite time i'll Braidentown, Fla, where they have hired house and small piece of land. MT. Barnes contemplates growing small fruits and vegetables for market.
 s. w. Barnes and wife, A. H. Owens and wife of Canaan, Dr. W. T. Owens and wife of Hartford, A. l.. Barnes, wife and son of Ct. Harrington, and Miss Nella Williams of New York were entertained at Christmas dinner at the home of MT. and Mrs. Marcus A. Barnes ill Ct. Harrington, Mass. A. H. Owens and wife and Miss Williams will remain at M. A: Barnes for some time, and l.. Warner Howe of Gardner. Mass. arrived yesterday OH 8 holiday visit to Marcus Barnes.
 At the thirty sixth annual meeting of Housatonic Lodge, No. 61, F 6 A. M. held Saturday night the following officers were chosen for the ensuing year:
 Worshipful Master ....L. E. Howe Senior Warden. w. w. Rowland Junior Warden .......C. H. Johnson Treasurer. er..,,........M. M. J. Killmer Secretary .....,,.,.i.f. J. G. Beckley Senior Deacon .......,.., W, H. Fuller Junior Daacou M k pend1eton Senior Steward ........D. 0. Garfield Junior Steward rd....,...., John Condon Tyler .......... .....R. E. Pendleton Chaplain INSTRUMENTATION. H. L. Ross Marshal ... -. ......E E. s. Roberts Organist ..................W H. Camp Finance Committees: J. H. Roraback
 N. l.. Jackson, s. c. Beckiey.
 The members of the Lodge voted to give a Masonic ball in the near future.
 Tidings from Iowa.
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