Connecticut western news., 1896-07-09
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THURSDAY. JULY g. 1896.
Local News.

Mrs D. W. Hardenburgh and son George are 1t the Warner House.
 The Misses Norton are having a nice large piazza built on their house. Mrs A.P. Evans and daughter went to Poughkeepsie yesterday for visit. Miss Ella Noble, of New Milford, has joined her sister at Mrs Changers. Miss Florence Thomson has arrived ct Mount Elm form New York to spend the summer.
 Editor Rodemeyer of the South Norwalk Daily News was in Canaan from Friday until Monday.
 Henry c. Barnes and family are spending a few days at Belle Island. near Roton Point, on the Sound.
 Miss J. E. Newton and Miss Dora Bennett, both of New York city, are at R. o. Newton's, the latter for stay of two weeks.
 Mrs F. R. Lane was in town Mon day. and Tuesday on business. She informed us that one of the horses had been stolen from the barn at the Ma sonic Home.
 Frank and Guy Robbins rescued little Stanley Thompson from watery grave in the Blackberry river on Sat- Hox Tha ckn hoI under for the third time.
 -George Fiske Hall, who appeared here last week with the Julian Comedy Go opens an engagement at Keith's continuous performance. Union Square, New York, on July 20. Keith knows a good thing when he sees it.
 George s. Williams. formerly con- nected with the NEWS, has just com pleted his first year as assistant editor and business manager of the Pawling Chronicle, and has made marked i'm provement in every department of the paper. Well done George!
 The breach of promise case of 1Bridgie M. Doyle, of West Stockbridge. Mass, aganist Edward Burns. of Pitts field, Mass an engIneer on the Con- solidated road, ended last Friday in tho Superior court at Pittsfeld with yer dict for the defendant. The defendant denied the promise of marriage and claimed that the ring, alleged to be the engagement ring, was merely present to Bridgie, at whose mothers house he was then boarding. MT Burns mother lives in Falls Village.
 The Julian Comedy Go. gave three excellent plays at the hall on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights of last week, presenting "A Man of the World" ''Polly and I" and "The Oc toroon." Nellie Callahan, as the sou brette of the company, won the admir-. ation of all, on this. her first appear. ance here. The Misses Mitchell and RArker are both good actresses, and the masculine members of the company are all old favorites and more than sus tained their well earned regulations.
 Madame Rumor is a very indus trious and studious person, neverthe less it would be better for her not tt know so much than to know so man, things that ain't so. Last week sht knew that MT Harvey Williams, of Dan bury, was married at Falls Villag, about three weeks ago. Now tha ain't 50. She also knew that Mir Vii Hams was Mary l.. Shepard's thirt husband. Now that ain't so. She also knew that Rev O. W. Hanna was th, officiating clergyman at the Williams Shepard marriage. Now that ain't so Now if you want to know what is so just look in the marriage column. I is also so that MT Williams has forgot ten the name of the officiating clergy man. It is also so that Mir William and bride visited friends in Canaan ant Salisbury last Friday and Saturday an, were guests over Sunday at Rev 0. W Hanna's in Falls Village. It is also 8, that Mrs Williams is cousin of MT Hanna.
 Help the blind. Twenty blin' boys and girls from the Connection Institute and Industrial Home for tn Blind will give concert at Town Hall Canaan. on Wed'sday evening, July P Frank E. Cleveland, the blind lawye of Hartford, former resident of Ga naan will accompany them. Canaa people will entertain them. Mrs Mar o. Corbit will furnish them 8 supper 8 Del Monte. The Warner House vii entertain two of them. and committe from the Pilgrim Church and Chris Church will find entertainment owe night for the others. Mir Bonner wi care for their horses. The party ar driving through Litchfeld and Berk shire counties on a two weeks toul Their concert is unique one. The have brass band, an orchestra. gle club, and they also give recitationi and an exhibition of reading, writin and work done by the blind. Ticket 05 and 35 cents, on sale at Collin Jswelry store.