Connecticut western news., 1883-07-18

Mrs Emma Brown, mother of the
 late Superintendent N M Brown of the
 Housatonic railroad, is visiting in Ga
 naan.
 Mrs Noble, wife of Rev Mason No
 ble of Boston. was visiting in Canaan
 last week. MT Noble preached at Fort
 Montgomery, N Y, last Sunday.
 MT Orrin Taft and family, late ot
 Sheffield, Mass, have been boarding the
 past month at the Stevens house. They
 are well pleased with their new location
 and intend to remain in Canaan.
 -"The Housatonic railroad is receiv-
 ing the reward its excellent manage
 ment deserves in a greatly increased
 amount of summer travel. This iron
 highway is of incalculable benefit to
 the charming Berkshire region, to
 which it affords pleasant access. '-
 From Outing, Albany, N Y.
 Mir Sherwood c Cummings of Nor
 walk, arrived in town Wednesday, July II. He was accompanied by number of friends, who immediately commenced camping out at Twin Lakes. The par ty consists of Sherwood and his wife, Arthur o Wheeler and wife, Mrs Sarah l. Gruman, Miss Ella F Cousins and Mrs Edward Street of Norwalk, also Miss Mary l. Cummings and MT l. A Caldwell of this place. Their camp life will be for period of 10 days.
 In our article last week about 8 prisoner escaping, at Salisbury, from Officer Van Deusen of Canaan, typo graphical error caused us to give the culprit's name as Charles Traver, where as it should have read Charles Tanner. Tramer who escaped and is wanted is 8 Frenchman. The Millerton Telegram copies our article in good faith (not knowing we had given a wrong name) and also adds :-'Oficer Austin of this village would like to get acquainted with Traver as he carries warrent for his arrest"
 -Housatonic Lodge, No 61, F and A M, are invited to visit their brethren at West Stockbridge, Mass, Saturday evening. July 21. Work on third degree. The lodge room is new one and the West Stockbridge brethren ask the Housatonic brethren not to house warming but to 8 lodge warming. Re- treatments will be provided. Take the eight o'clock P. NJ. passenger train from Canaan and return on the through freight which will be held until after the lodge closes. Turn out, brethren, and have a good time.
 MT George Lawrence, native of this town and for many years resident here, called on us last Thursday. He resides at Stamford, this state. It is over years since he called on his many friends in Canaan. He came to Canaan Saturday and returned Thurs day. He is employed in the Yale lock shops where 700 men have employment He is deacon of the Congregational church at Stamford, also one of the district visitors appointed by the church. His son, Edward P Lawrence is travel ling salesman for T J Roberts x Go, 1ress goods, laces, notions etc, 372 Broadway, N Y.
 The horse thief whom A T Rora- pack, Doctor Averill, Peter Decker, Ed ward Phelps and another gentleman captured near Sheffield July 9th. proved to be an old offender, and leader of gang who have spread consternation among horse owners for years. It is an capture and was neatly and brilliantly accomplished. The horses were valued at $45O, and were stolen from James Hoyt of Bedford Station, N Y, on the Harlem railroad. The thief gave his name as Frank Bardell, out his real name is supposed to be Wood, and he undoubtedly belongs at N Y, his age is 35 years. July 10 he was brought before Justice Levy at New Milford. He pleaded guilty was bound over under $2O0O bonds to the October term of the Su- perior Court and on Wednesday he was safely lodged in Litchfeld jail. We'd nesday, MT Hoyt paid the $1OO, reward took his property and returned to Bed ford Station.
 Since writing the above we have been that the theft is one of the eel ebrated Wood brothers of Bedding, Ct, and king of the horse theives of tn is state.