Connecticut western news., 1897-11-25
The stores will be closed all day to.

-Ihe stores VIII De closed all day to- day.
 -Gorton's Minstrels at Town Hall tomorrow night.
 -S. G. Camp is at home from Yale for Thanksgiving.
 Two degrees below zero in this vil- lage yesterday morning.
 W. H. Camp has been in New York city several days this week.
 Mrs O. R. Camp is at home again after two months stay in Roxbury.
 pr and Mrs F. s. Parsons are spending Thanksgiving at his fathers.
 The winter table of the Con- solidated road will go into effect next Sunday.
 Miss Shoemaker has returned from visit of several weeks with relatives in New Jersey.
 Miss Jones, of Fredonia. N. r., ar- rived in town on Saturday, where she will visit friends.
 John G. Beekley has been engaged to teach the dancing class at Hotchkiss School. Lakeville.
 Miss Louise Roraback is home from Mt. Holyoke College for the Thanksgiving vacation.
 A A. Hubbard and son John spent Friday and Saturday in New York and attended the Horse Show
 -Reuben and Martin B. Mcintyre and their wives are spending Thanks giving at Warren McIntyre's.
 Mrs Harriet Brown went to New York Saturday to spend the winter with her sons, William and Franklin.
 George H. Cute has gone to San Francisco, Cal, to remain during the winter preparatory to going to Klon- dike.
 "A number of representative Canaan gentlemen enjoyed their annual game supper at Ashley Falls last Thursday night.
 Miss Lillian D. Root, who has been in Winsted since last May, nursing, has gone to Springfield for the winter to care for the sick.
 Editor A. Bolles, of the New Milford Gazette, was in town Tuesday on his way to the University Club meet ing at Lakeville.
 John Skinner. of Sheffield, Mass l, went to the hospital in New Haven last Thursday to have an operation perform ed for rheumatism. Il. B. McKeen. the blind musician, gave his entertainment at M. E church Saturday night to pleased audience He was assisted by Miss Sisson, read CT.
 Mrs Lucy B. Crane, whose death is mentioned elsewhere in this paper, boarded at the Warner House several years ago and is pleasantly remembered Dy many OAnaaniGeS.
 Rev Mir Raymond, of Hartford, agent of the Connecticut Bible Society, preached in the Congregational church at East Canaan Nov. 14th and in tue Pilgrim church Nov. 21st. Business men will be interested to know that by recent ruling of the Post Office Department letters that can not be delivered will be held thirty days, unless shorter time is indicated on the envelope.
 Mrs Lovina A Darling, of Yer. mont. has been making visit of over a week with her brother, W. H. Merrill She left on Tuesday for San Francisco, where she will make her home in fu. ture with her daughters.
 The case of Bion J. Stevens vs. Milo Decker was on trial before Justice Roberts all day Monday. The action is brought to recover about $85 rent J. Henry Roraback for plaintiff and l. J. Nickerson for defendant The trial was adjourned to Dec. 6. The suit of Abel G.. Stevens vs Herman c. Whittlesey, of the state board of charities, to recover damage: for injurious statements made by tht defendant, has been settled. We un derstand that the defendant has retract ed the charges made by him and paic Stevens S5Op.
 A man we'll known to every deale in and player of brass band music il the civilized world will be in Canaan tomorrow. He is Prof. Joseph Cor ton. the noted composer and sole pro prietor of Gorte n's New Orleans Min strels. Mir Gorton will personally di rect the open air gold band concert l. be given here at noon. Music lover cannot afford to miss this musical treat
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