Connecticut western news., 1897-10-07

N. J. IS VlSltlnR Her couSiu, Vhio o oaluoo B. Greene.
 ID. l.. Pratt. of Westfield, Mass, has been visiting at Frank Coons for the past week.
 Mrs George Benedict and Mir Bene- diets mother are on the sick list but are improving slowly.
 Franklin N. Brown and wife arriv- ed from New York on Saturday and are spending the week in town. Mrs Samuel c. Scoville, of Twin Lakes, left on Monday for Orange, N. J., where she has taken house.
 Mi and Mrs George O. Peet are now in Bridgeport, where they will probably spend most of the winter.
 John Adam left on Friday forsTo- ronto to begin the second year of his studies in the Trinity Medical college.
 We are indebted to the Hon. Jos eph R. Hawley for copy of the Year Book of tue Department of Agriculture for 1896.
 Horace E. Holt has just been re- lieved of silver an inch long. which had been imbedded in his hand for nearly year.
 The Canaan Bakery wagon is drawn by mare that easily goes down on her knees to eat fresh grass. She is not sectarian.
 The ball game at the Great Bar rington fair last Friday between Shelf field and Canaan resulted in favor of Canaan by score of IF to 16.
 The subject of the sermon next Sunday evening at o'clock at the Pill grim church will be "The Selling Price of Truth The subject in the morning will be "The Buying Price of Truth"
 The old Indian name for Copake Lake is Ashkookpeck; of Mt. Washing ton, Ahashewaghkick; Hillsdale was Nobletown in olden times. It is a mo- ble town yet in one sense of the term. -Millerton Telegram.
 Mrs Harry I. Bodley and children, who have spent the past few weeks in town, left for Stamford on Friday, where Rev Mir Bodley will join them on his return from Kansas to resume clerical work in the East.
 George l. Parsons purchased the Cummings block of Dr PC. Cummings on Friday. It is understood Messrs Parsons & Son contemplate some alter fations in the property the coming year to meet the requirements of their grow ing business
 MT and Mrs D. l.. Freeman intend ed to start for Griggsville. Ill. last Thursday to visit relatives and MT Free man was to extend his journey to Kan sas, but owing to Mrs Freeman being attacked with severe cold and some fever the trip was postponed until the latter part of this month. Mrs Mary Kellogg and Miss Pren. tiss, of Myrtle Hill, left Canaan last Monday for Peru, Ill.,, where they will visit relatives several weeks. Mrs sc. Beckley accompanied them as far as Joliet, Ill where she will visit her brother, Charles H. Gillette, and his family several weeks and also visit B. A. Gillette and family at Fort Wayne, Ind.
 Last week Wednesday night Lester Root stumbled and fell while carrying a pail of milk and a lantern through the yard. His head hit upon a rock and he was badly injured. His father heard his moans and with assistance got him into the house. He was un- conscious for many hours and has been severely i'll since then but at present is improving.
 Iris said that one of the village phy- sicians was called to see an old chronic who enjoys poor health. The man said: Doctor, what is the trouble with me and what can you give me to help it" Said Doc: 'Well the great. est trouble I know of with you is you never pay for visits. I wish I could give you something to start up the cir culation of your money" He got mad, paid up and is better. .-Millerton Tele gram.
 All fortunate possessors of ripe, juicy fruit are earnestly solicited to con tribute of such to the Flower and Fruit Mission rooms, No. 104, East 20th St, New York city. Rooms open on Mon day and Thursday mornings only until the last of October. Express messen gers carry all such packages free ot charge on all railroads. Packages should be sent on the earliest m ornine trains to the city. Give to him who asketh of thee"
 Tt is we'll known that the little animal that goes about with beautiful glossy black fur overcoat and whit' tippet around its neck, is absolutel. fearless. It meets man or any othe dangerous animal with nonchalance even contempt. But the hfeless bod.
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 lows, which we recently found on tn track of the P R & N D. road, shove,
 that locomotive at full speed on
 down grade is rather an ugly thing t buck against, even for skunk. The many friends of Mir and MT H. M. Adams will be glad to read c their prosperity. Mir Adam is in goo health and greatly enjoys his work : There are 89 children in the "Home" @ Warehouse Point. There is very littl