Connecticut western news., 1898-01-20

- lue O Ius IhThcT OOuCois OOm pany gave an entertainment of music and readings at the Town Hall last night.
 -E. s. Pease has the contract to transform the Norton block into new home fer the NEWS. He commenced the work last week.
 Joseph l.. Parsons, the new mem- Der of the firm of George l.. Parsons X Sons, arrived from Peoria, Ill. Saturday night with his horse and furniture. His wife will come later after making some visits in the West. Weare glad to have Joe with us again.
 MT and Mrs W. H. Camp gave a sociable at their home last Friday night for the benefit of the Episcopal Church. The occasion proved very enjoyable one, about 83 persons attending, who greatly enjoyed the card playing, dan cing and music.
 Exciting trials of speed take place almost every day now. The horses trot down Railroad street and the finish is right under the window of our sanctum. Thus far the horses entered in these in formal races have been A. H. .Herriman' 8 black horse, Walter Warmers bay colt and Ed. Fitzgerald's brown horse.
 A very pleasant afternoon was spent at Mrs Henry Barnes last Thurs day with the Travel Club. Miss Myra Coffin Holbrook, of Hartford, read 8 very Interesting paper on '"The Begin nings of English Poetry" Tea was served at the close of the entertainment which was attended by large number of ladies.
 -E. W. Warner says thas as soon as the frost is out of the ground and the song of the bluebird is heard in the land he will tear down the Warner House annex and built Q four story block in the place of it. He says there will be large hall on the third floor of the new building.
 Deacon Levi W. Beckley is suffer- ing from Brights disease and is in a serious condition although he is more quiet and his mind is clearer than it was one week ago. He has always been a remarkably healthy and industrious man but his great age, 86 ye' rs the 2d inst, is unfavorable to his complete re- covery.
 Harvey Kellogg. of Toledo, Ohio, svery feeble and may not survive long. He was born at South Canaan in No vember 1911 but for more than 60 years has been farmer at place called Hickory in the suburbs of Toledo. He is brother of the late Deacon Charles Kellogg of Canaan, and the late Deacon Isaac Kellogg of Falls Village.
 The stamp of public approval has certainly been set on Wm. Nisbet's ten day sale. All of last week the knowing ones throughout this section responded in great numbers to his announcement and no wonder. A casual glance at his ad. in this issue will be explanation enough for most folks, but better still, go over early and investigate. We say early, because ''the early birds catch the choicest worms" and many depart ments are showing goods for this sale way below cost A word to the wise is sufficient.
 Several weeks ago the NEWS stated that George H. Clute had gone to San Francisco, Cal, to remain awhile and then he would proceed to the Klondike region. We are now informed that up- on arriving at Albany, N. Y Mir Clute received intelligence of sickness in the family with whom he was to board dur ing his sojourn in San Francisco, con- sequently he did not leave Albany un- til last Saturday. On the route he will do business for other parties, and he does not expect to reach Saint Joseph, Mo. until about the middle of next week. After brief stay there he will go to San Francisco and visit the Rev Charles D. Milliken, and then proceed to Seattle or Tacoma to meet Joseph S. Adam who will leave Canaan about the middle of February. "Joe" and Clute will then proceed to Orca, prospect for gold along the coast and later will as- cend the Copper river and prospect that region. They will stake claims wherever they find rich deposits of gold Mir Adam has promised to give the NEWS more details of this proposed trip before he leaves Canaan.