Connecticut western news., 1896-09-17
Local News.

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 Base ball at Norfolk last Thursday Canaan 6, Norfolk 9.
 Mrs Irving Roberts has been very sick but Is improving,
 MT and Mrs Soule. of Meriden, are visiting at Mrs Hams.
 The Maine election does not offer encouragement to the silverites.
 Miss May Callahan. of Holyoke. Mass, is visiting at William Shields. East Canaan Juniors beat the Kids of Canaan at the game here Saturday. Mrs George s. Gillette returned on Tuesday from her visit in Albany, N. Y.
 Miss Belle Lorraine is spending two weeks with relatives in Pittsfeld, Mass.
 Rev T. s. Bond, of Millerton, N. Y, was in town yesterday calling on his old friends.
 Abel Stevens and all his family were on the sick list last week but have recovered.
 Miss Maggie Graham, of Troy, N. Y, visited her sister, Miss Della Gra- ham, here last week.
 MT and Mrs Luman Foote gave a dinner party to about nine of their friends on Tuesday.
 Ninety eight degrees in the shade last Friday. That is what September can do when 1t tries.
 Miss Winnifred Connolly has just left after having made two weeks visit with friends at Twin Lakes.
 Mrs Goodwin has been laid up for three weeks with sciatic rheumatism. Her recovery is progressing very slow ly.
 Miss Jessie Cargill left home on Tuesday to commence her studies at the East Greenwich Academy in Rhode Island.
 -S. W. Barnes and his son Albert left on Monday for Worcester, Mass, where Albert will enter the polytechnic institute.
 A. B. Garfield, of East Canaan, has been very sick for nearly two weeks with dysentery. but is now improving sits up some.
 Garfield Bros., of of East Canaan, have begun the erection of new lime kiln They will have three when this. one is completed.
 The Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, Mass, will be rebuilt at once. It will be frame structure, larger than the old house, with all modern improve ments. The insurance was adjusted at $25.OOO.
 Charles E. Russell, of Boston, whose death Is mentioned elsewhere, was a classmate and friend of Rev s. T. Livingston at Williams college. It is probable that Mir Livingston will preach the funeral sermon.
 w. G. Cargin has exchanged some building lots near Chicago for an ele- khub ucW IcsluCuCc LII W CoAhClns <1noS. The westfeld property is almost a counterpart (although the rooms are larger and the finishing more elaborate) of the residence which Mir Cargill built in Canaan few years ago and re- gently soli to Geo. c. Peet.
 We are pleased to learn that George Fl. Clute has secured sufficient mum Der of pupils in this town and vicinity to justify him in remaining here. His out-of-town scholars will board at the Canaan Academy with Mrs Harry Sedg wick. MT Clute made many friends here while teaching at the late Canaan Academy who will be glad to have him here once more.
 Mrs Ana Minerva Tobey died at her home near Canaan Valley Saturday morning. The funeral was attended at her late residence on Tuesday. Rev F. W. Barnett officiating. Mrs Tobey, who was S2 years of age, is survived by two daughters, Mrs H. R. Bunnell, oi Clayton, Mass, and Mrs Humphrey Rood, of Norfolk, and by one son, Acel R. Tobey, who has been living with his mother. We hope that more extend cd notice will be furnished by some member of Mrs Tobey's family for next weeks NEWS.
 MT William Waldorf, aged 66 years, died suddenly of heart disease at his home in Mantle last Friday evening, He had not felt we'll during the after noon but kept at work about his farm. He sat down to eat supper but before he had taken a mouthful his head dropped to one side and he swayed Il his chair and would have fallen to the floor had not some of the family caugh him. He was carried to a lounge but gasped only few times and expired be fore medical aid could be summoned MT Waldorf leaves a wife. two sons anc two daughters, all of whom are married and are we'll blessed with worldly goods. He formerly kept the hotel il Canaan now known as the Warner House. His wife is sister of J. N Van Deusen, Mrs Teller and Mrs E. " Warner. The funeral and burial tool place at Mantle on Sunday afternoon Mrs Warner and Mrs Teller were sum moned to Mantle on Saturday and re nAined until Monday.