Connecticut western news., 1898-08-04
THURSDAY. AUGUST 4, 1898
Local News.

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 Arthur Granger of Winsted was a guest iu town last week.
 Willis H. Emmons has left the em- ploy of Jackson, Eggleston < Go.
 Miss Sarah L. Chase has left s. O. Beckley's and is now visiting in Kent.
 A mid summer dance will be at- tended by a number of oung people at the hall tonight.
 Rev Mir Cronmiller of Egremont, Mass, will preach at Pilgrim church next Sunday morning.
 Homer l.. Spaulding of St. Louis, Mo. is visiting his parents and othe T relatives in this vicinity.
 Mrs Henry F. Higby and Mrs T IF. Watson of New Haven were guests of Mrs Dr Camp last week.
 Judge Roraback last Monday ap- proved the layout and opening of the new highway on Bennett Hill.
 The Canaan team and the E. st Ca naan team will have 8 game of ball at East Canaan Saturday afternoon.
 Mrs G. M. Bullock of Hillsdale, N. Y, ia spending short time with hor daughter, Mrs A. V. A. Felten.
 George Hardenbergh and several other young men of Canaan broke camp at Hardenbergh cottage last Saturday.
 Rev l.. Coffin and another dusky brother from Pittsfield entertained us with. splendid guitar selections Tues day.
 The Misses Lizzie and Catherine Finnegan of Peekskill, N. r., are wis iting their parents here for q short time.
 -J. K. O. Sherwood of New York, receiver of the P. R. < N. E., stopped over Monday night at the Warner House.
 How to disperse the Spanish army in Havana. Fire into its camp shell loaded with "Kennedy's Scattering Liniment.
 An amateur vaudeville entertain ment followed by dancing, will probab- ly be given within couple of weeks in this village.
 Miss Nellie Schamerhorn left early this week for two weeks visit among friends and relatives in Winsted and Torrington.
 Rev F. W. Barnett exchanged with Rev J. s. Ellis Sunday morning. Mir Barnett preached in Sheffield and Van Deusenville.
 Mrs George Phelps of Winsted made call on friends in town last Fri day while on her way to Sheffield, her former home.
 MT and Mrs F. Rowsll, Mrs Frank s. Hughes and W. c. Powell of Bridge port are among the summer visitors at the Warner House.
 -Imri M Wilcox and family of Hart ford arc occupying the Whittlesey cot tage MT Wilcox is connected with the Aetna Insurance Go.
 Miss Ethel Strong, assistant post mistress is on a vacation and Mrs John Nicoll is filling her place. Miss Strong is visiting at her home in West Hart ford.
 The rising generations of Canaan and East Canaan struggled for base ball supremacy in this place yesterday, Canaan's juveniles being victorious by . score of 27 to IS.
 On Wednesday next the Housaton- ic road will run an excursion to Roton Point. A special train will leave Pitts field at 6. 40 a. m. but no stops will be made below Falls Village. Fare for round trip $l.5O.a
 The advertised letters at the Canaan post office this week are for Dr. John s. Bassett, Mrs Sarah E. Gillette, Mrs Percy Heregman, Miss Virginia Rob- erson, F. D. Spencer, Agostino Spalla, Leavitt Stottard.
 Another hot week just ended; and here is the mercury record: Thursday 76', Friday 96, Saturday 93, Sunday 92, Monday 78. Tuesday 85. yesterday 90. Quite nice rain last Thursday morn- ing; few drops Friday and Saturday. and little rain Monday.
 The following people have arrived lately as guests at the "Maplea" MI and Mrs Ives of Norfolk, Mrs Crow, Alice and Wm. Crow, Mrs Wilson Eleanor Wilson, Mir Cory and Albert, all of Brooklyn, Mrs Guernsey and Miss Guernsey of New Britain and Rev MT Maplesden and wife, Inez, Raymond and Gwendolin Maplesden of Middletown.
 In reading 8 policy of the Caledon ian-American Insurance Go. of New York we observe with pleasure that Nelson A. McNsil is vice-president and secretary of the company and of course is one of the directors, and that tn. name of Hon. Milo B. Richardson heads the list of directors. The casl capital of the company is $2O0, 900.
 The 4.W P. R. & N. E.. train wa delayed about an hour and quarter Tuesday afternoon at State Line by 8 broken driving bar. No one was in jured but the delay caused several peo pie to miss their connections with tn, Housatonic division. It was said tha if the driving bar on the opposite sid, had not been on 6 dead centre whel