Connecticut western news., 1909-12-30
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 The stores will remain open on Satur- day, New Years day.
 Mir and Mrs. Junius Rhoades spent Christmas in Great Harrington.
 Mrs. Henry J. King of New York city spent Christmas at her home here.
 R. D. Peirce and family were guests of relatives in New York Christmas.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Lafargue visited friends in Danbury Saturday and Sun day.
 MT. and Mrs, w. N. Beebe spent Christmas with Hiram Beebe in Lake vile.
 Miss Lizzie O'Brien accompanied her sister to Hartford Monday for a short visit.
 Miss Sarah Considine, who is teach ing in Paterson, N. J., is home for the holidays.
 Master Roy Lafargue is spending the holiday vacation with friends in Paw ling, N. Y.
 Rev. Albert Roraback, of Providence. k. l., came to the paternal home to spend Christmas.
 Selden Downs, of Tyringham, Mass, was Christmas guest of his daughter. Mrs. Frank Stevens.
 Mrs Emma T. Rood left Saturday for a days visit with her children and friends in Torrington.
 w, J. Chopper of Great Harrington, and Edward Chopper of Pittsfield spent Sunday at H. J. Kings.
 William Ferguson, of Lenox Dale, is visiting his sister, Lura, and other rel atives during his school vacation.
 Mrs. Jane Camp has returned home, accompanied by Miss Roxy Stevens, who will remain with her few days.
 MT. and Mrs. Cornelius Eldert and son, of Brooklyn, N Y, were Christmas guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Smyth.
 Harold Preston, the Misses Merwin and Clinton D. V. Barnes are spending this week at their respective homes in this village.
 k, R. Atwood, the ice man, will move here permanently next Monday. The present indications are that there will be no shortage of ice.
 Miss Katherine Coe, of Sydney, N, Y, and Miss Susie Main, of Colsbrook, are spending the holiday season with Victor NJ. Coe and family.
 The shortest days of the year are past. Have courage, people; the days are three minutes longer now than they were last week-had you noticed it?
 Mrs. c. E. 'Badgley's mother, Mrs. Roberts, of Stoneham, Mass, who has been quite sick for several weeks, is re- covering. Miss Lillie Root is attending her.
 Jerome Hoag, clerk at Decker & Al worlds, who left Friday to enjoy his Christmas dinner at his home in Gay louisville, returned to his post of duty Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. $. H. Bushnell, of Shef- field, MT and Mrs. Ira Manvel aud Mrs. Sarah Manvel, of Ashley Falls, and Fred ManYel, of Pittsfield, were Christ mas guests ot D. w. ManVel's.
 William Curtiss, 22. son of John Cur tiss, who moved from Canaan to Tor rington last fall, was stabbed in the back by Nicholas Manfredi, an alien, Monday. The wound was not consid- cred dangerous. as the knife struck the shoulder blade, preventing it from en- tering the body further.
 Barlow Gets $50 Damages
 Salmon Barlow was awarded $150 damages by the board of arhitrat0rs, who recently took evidence in the dis agreement with the fire district for lay ing sewer pipes across his property and making necessary repairs ill future. The arbitrators were William Kane, of Lakeville, Justice Ti5bals and Melvin Snow, of Norfolk.
 New Telephones
 Telephones have been recently in- stalled in this division for: l.. A Cald- well. Alfred Evans, H. Weaver. J. N. Van Deusen, Miss Jennie Ferry, Canaan; w. H. Fuller and Jerry Sweeney, East Canaan; B. D. Jones and Ralph Woodin. Lakeville; L. G. Beal, Chapinville; Dwight Brinton, Falls Village. Death of Frank Dempsey
 Francis Dempsey, son of Frank Dempsey, died at his home here last Monday afternoon, at the age of 27 years, after long and lingering illness. He was obliged to give up his trucking aud express business last July and had been gradually failing physically ever since Frank was we'll known and had many friends among the younger peo- pie here and will be greatly missed.