Connecticut western news., 1898-06-23
THURSDAY. JUNE 23, 1898.
Local News.

-"Df Jekyll ana Mr dyue ueAS Wednesday night.
 An excursion train passed east here Tuesday evening about 7.45.
 Mrs Sarah Smith of Smith Hill (Salisbury) is visiting at Frederick Gil lette's.
 Mrs F. M. Caldwell returned Tues day from her visit to relatives in Vir- giuia and Illinois.
 HI M. Adams of Warehouse Point was in town on business Tuesday and yesterday morning.
 Mrs John Nicoll is acting postmis tress while Miss Ferguson is taking a two weeks vacation.
 MT and Mrs w. K. Landon, accom- panied by two of their daughters, went to Chapinville Tuesday.
 W. J. Garvin and K. T. Sheldon of Winsted were in town for short time yesterday morning
 MT and Mrs H. B. Mcfarland of Cornwall were guests of the Misses Granger from Saturday until Tuesday
 Thinking it over, can you recall any better company that visits Canaan than the Julians? They are at the Town hall June 29.
 St. Joseph's Church will hold fair in Town hall on the evenings of July 9, 13, 16 and 20. AS usual, every endeavor will be put forth to ensure Q nice time.
 P. O. Cummings remains in about the same condition, but his courage is good and he is confident that in few weeks he will be able to visit his son at Norwalk.
 The Pilgrim Club meets at the "Manse," Rev MT Buruaby's residence, next week Tuesday evening. This is the last meeting of the season and will be Ladies Night Refreshments will be served during the evening.
 The B. D. Pierce, Jr. Go. of Bridge port have been awarded the contract to eliminate the grade crossing on Bennett Hill. The town will do the work of changing the highway east of that point and the job will not be let to contract ors, but will be done by men already in the employ of the town. Work on both jobs will commence in few days.
 The Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad Go. announce that on the Fourth of July tickets will be sold between all stations at one fare for the round trip. This will be an ex- cellent opportunity to visit friends or attend the celebrations in the different towns. There is to be an old fashioned celebration at Canaan.
 Will Canfeld last week put up a suspension foot-bridge about 500 feet long across the Housatonic river back of the Riverside track. It is made of four lines of telegraph wire, each line being composed of two strands of wire wound together. Two of the lines are placed about three feet above the other two, so as to form hand rail, and on both sides the upper and lower wires are attached to each other by short strands of wire, so that persons weight when crossing the foot bridge is borne by all four lines. Tho two lower wires are attached to each other by strips of wood about two feet wide, upon which are laid the boards for person to walk over upon. The bridge will be quite convenience to people who wish to cross the river at that point, and especially to John l.. Decker, who will take advantage of it to prac- tice on the track for the races he is go- ing to enter this season. Many thanks are due Mir Garfield for the great bene- fits which will be derived from it.
 The committeeman interested in the Fourth of July celebration met at Judge Roraback's office last Thursday evening and discussed matters pertain ing to the celebration. After this meet ing the young men interested in base ball matters held meeting. Captain A.W. Nicoll, Jr., called the meeting to order and said few words in regard to the purpose for which the meeting was called. He mentioned the fact that they would have to elect officers and get things in shape for playing ball at Riverside track. as they intended to try and have game either here at home or play return games at other places about once . week; these games, if possible, to be played on Saturdays. He also mentioned the fact that they needed 8 backstop, and at the games, especially on the Fourth with Norfolk. would need some precautions to ensure that the crowds would be kept within bounds and not overrun the ball field. The meeting then proceeded to the election of officers at which the following were elected: Captain, A. W. Nicoll, Jr., Manager, o. M, Bradford; Treasurer, Louis Holt. They then discussed the matter of putting up the backstop and of keeping people off the grounds. The boys decided to put up three posts ten feet high which were to be covered with chicken wire. and to cover @ space 10x16 feet, as backstop. They also received the assurance of MT Eddy, the chairman of the celebration committee, that suitable officers would be on the grounds to keep the crowd off the ball field. The meeting, after thanking Mir Roraback for his kindness in loaning