Connecticut western news., 1898-06-16
Lew Rhodes and Perrin Stanton were

string of about 80 trout Lew says that he never saw so many trout in the brooks, the water being low, but they would not bite.
 There were few brushes at the Riverside track last Saturday afternoon. A. H. Herriman and Ed. Fitzgerald trotted heat in which Herriman came in first and afterward Herriman and W. W. Warner had little brush in which Warner got first blood.
 The summer time table of the Housatonic railroad went into effect last Sunday. Some of the trains are making better time than formerly. and arrive earlier at Canaan. Better con- suit the new schedule published today, and thus avoid getting left.
 pr Camps house and Joseph Keg- ler's house look very neat Tn their new dresses of paint. G. l.. Parsons & Sons store is now being painted on the exterior, and when the second coat is finished you will hardly recognize the building so great will be the improve ment.
 MT and Mrs Thomas Bonner left Wednesday for carriage drive, their ultimate destination being Springfield, Mass, and vicinity. They expect to be week or more on their trip, stopping at the different places of interest in and around this part of the country.
 Daniel Sullivan, who was formerly telegraph operator at Winsted, is now operating at Fort Smith. Indian Terri tory. He. says about all he can see there are mules and Indians. He is working on the St. Louis and San Fran cisco line. -Lakeville Journal.
 Capt Henry B. Mansfield, formerly of Sheffield, now of St. Louis, sailed Saturday in command of the Celtic" to join the U. s. fleet at Santiago. The "Celtic" is refrigerator ship. Capt Mansfeld's father was sea captain who perished at sea many years ago.
 William Austin of Pittsfeld, Mass was operated upon for appendicitis at the House of Mercy in Pittsfeld last Friday evening. Peritouitis has de- veloped aud MT Austiu's recovery is not expected. Mir Austin is about 30 years of age and is brother-ip-law of Mrs E R. Lorrain of Canaan.
 The trout fishing ended yesterday, June 15, the law requiring it to end two weeks earlier this year. Some fine strings have been taken from the brooks in this part of the state during the pres- ent season. Soon the fishermen will be after bass at Twin Lakes and other lakes and ponds round about here.
 -Lancelot Phelps, former student at the Robbins school, Norfolk, but now of Troy Technical School, Troy, N Y, stopped over a little while at Canaan, while upon his way home at Winsted, to call upon old friends, MT Phelps will be employed this summer upon the sewer job in Norfolk as a civil engineer.
 70. K. Hunt, postmaster at Winsted made pleasant call on old friends and acquaintances in town last Friday. He was much pleased with the spirit Ga naan has manifested in going in for such great celebration of the Fourth. He and his wife also called on his way home Monday from Lenox, where he had been visiting his brother-in-law, M. A. Brown.
 Miss Mary B. Landon expects to leave East Canaan next Monday and go directly to her brothers in Burroak, Iowa, and remain there until some time in September and then visit her nephews. J. l.. and B. l. Ives, in Ma rengo, Iowa, for a week or two, then start on her homeward journey, spend little time in East Canaan, Conn.,, and then go to her home in West Goshen.
 The Sheffield base ball team is ex- pected to cross bats with the Canaan team next Saturday at Riverside track.
 A meeting will be held at Judge Ro- raback's office this evening at 8 o'clock to discuss base ball matters and Q move- ment is on foot to elect 8 manager for the local team. Everyone interested in base ball matters is requested to attend, as several matters of interest concerning She club and Fourth of July matters will be discussed.
 We think that New York city will soon begin to grow, and will eventually become quite place. Heretofore it has been too far from Canaan to ever amount to much, but this season the Housatonic road has reduced the time between Canaan and New York to two hours and 54 minutes. What would the late Charles Hunt. formerly presi- dent of .the Housatonic road, think were he drawn through the Housatonic valley at that speed?
 MT William Morris, who is stopping at the Warner House with his family, was the first leading man of the En- pire Theatre, New York, and the orig nal William Prescott in "Men and Wo- poanD Paphay, Wornor ;r, sdUha .oot Paradise" and Lieut. Harkesworth, in s'The Girl Left Behind Me-" Next year Mir Morris is to star in "Under The Red Robe," under the direction of MT Julius Calm, and commences his tour at Hartford on Sept. 9th.