Connecticut western news., 1897-10-21
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 Mrs Mary 0. Corbit is visiting Mir and Mrs H. M. Adams at Warehouse Point.
 William Newton. of New York, vis- ited at his fathers, R. 0. Newton's, from Friday till Monday.
 Conductor W. Cobine and wife have moved into the Pequigney house opposite the Town Hall.
 Tonight - Middaugh's Musical Comedy Go. at the Town Hall Large company at popular prices,
 -E R Lorrain has the contract to build the 160 feet extension to the I Berkshire Inn at Ct Harrington.
 Remember the dates. Middaugh's Musical Comedy Go. at Canaan Oct. 21; at Ct. Harrington Oct %; at Lee Oct. 25.
 The thermo mometer registered 82o in the shade Friday, 85o Saturday, 40' Sunday morning and 30' Monday morn- ing.
 70 K Booth, of Macon, Ga., for msrly foreman at the car shops in Falls Village. called on friends in town Fri day.
 Five weddings will occur in this vii cinity on Wednesday, Oct 27. At least two of the weddings will include Ca naan parties.
 The game season opened Friday and 0. H. Pease went hunting. He re- turned at 9 o'clock Friday morning with two plump coons.
 MT and Mrs D. l. Freeman left on Thursday for Griggsville, H., to visit relatives and from whence Mir Freeman will extend his trip to Kansas. Miss Ida Van Deusen, who has spent the summer in Canaan and Ash ley Falls, will return to day to her home at Altemonte Springs, Fla. The towns of North Canaan and Canaan have each received S35l from the state as tLeir shares of the appro- priation for improving highways.
 Don't fail to attend the auction sales at the store of The c W. Hall Co., in Falls Village every Saturday alter noon and evening until Oct. 31 inclu- sive.
 Edward Lawrence. the Kent Fur mace burglar, was sentenced to three and one-half years in the state prison, in the superior court at Litchfield last week.
 Letters unclaimed and advertised at Canaan post office Oct. 18th: Miss Elizabeth Day, Mir Geo Gillette, MT W H. Joyner, Roche & Sons. Miss Lewis.
 Henry Harris, the Torrington cloak and millinery dealer, will be at Lime Rock Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week See his notice elsewhere in our columns.
 Rev Mir Clappe. of Lime Rock, oficiated in Christ church Sunday morning in the absence of the rector, and preached good sermon on the text: "What think ye of Christi"
 Some hunters shot John Norwell's dog while hunting on his premises near Toms Hill Salisbury on the 9th and now MT Norwell inserts notice in this paper forbidding hunting on his premises.
 -,Ne personal property of F. M. Hedsell will be sold at auction on premises one mile south of Mill River, Mass, Tuesday. Oct. 26, at 2 80 p. m. Horse, wagons. household articles and farm produce will be disposed of See posters.
 Isaac Wright, of Newburgh, N. r., who travelled for the firm of Reynolds & Cramer. of Poughkeepsie, N Y, died very suddenly at the Barton House at Millerton, N. r., last week Wednesday night. Mir Wright was we'll known in this village. One who knew him we'll says of him: "Mr Wright was one of the finest men who aver lived; always just the same cheerful, joviai, friendly friend. A Mhn of excellent principles, total abstainer from the use of intoxi- cants.
 At the next term of the superior court at Pittsfield, Mass. William Con- stock, 35, we'll known farmer and car penter of Williamstown, will be tried for assault and battery. It seems that Comstock and some young people were 'fooling" on their way honre from church one night and the young farmer and carpenter was So ungallant as to get mad and actually kick 8 sweet young girl of l6 summers. Perhaps if he had kissed her he would not now be in the tolls of the law. But he lost the chance.
 William Canfeld has bought P. c. Cummings building lot on Railroad street extending from c. H. Pease's building to P. Riley's dooryard and back to Cummings barn. Mir Garfield will erect three story business block In it MT Garfield will locate his tele- phone exchange and several business off ,es. MT Garfield has charter to supply Canaan with electric lights and will locate the plant in the new build ing. We commend Mir Canfield's en- terprise and are glad that Canaan is to have modern business block in it's business center.