Connecticut western news., 1898-06-02
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1898.
Local News.

town Tuesday.
 The north part of Granite Ave. is being graded and the roadway straight ened.
 The band stand has been moved from the Town Hall lawn to Riverside track.
 Rev E. A. Todd of Norfolk ex- changed with Rev B. Seeholzer last Sunday morning,
 pr J. D. Clemans and wife are in New York and Brooklyn visiting rela- tives this week.
 Strawberry tea at M. E. church parlors Friday evening June 3d from 5.30 to 9o'clock.
 Canaan will probably play the Sheffield ball 6eam on Riverside track Saturday afternoon.
 Miss Elizabeth P. Shaw of Glen dale, Mass, visited her friend, Mrs Burnaby, over Sunday.
 Mrs 0. W. Camp has been visiting in New Haven for ten days, guest of Mrs Theodore F. Watson.
 Mrs Esther P Williams and Miss Mary I. Bodley arrived home last Sat urday from visit at the "Manse, Glenco Mills, N. Y.
 Chester Deming is unfortunate in the loss of a valuable Holstein COW on Fri day. The animal died from hoven, brought on by eating the wet grass.
 MT and Mrs A. D. Wait and daugh- ter of Cohoes, N. Y., were guests at Dr Ross and John Rodelneyer's from Sat urday evening until Monday evening.
 Hugo S. Thomson recently gradua- ted at the Albany Business College, and has received his diploma. Hugo and his mother will return to Canaan on the 9th inst.
 W. Persons of the firm of W. & R. D. Persons of Winsted, the wide.awake shoe dealers, was in town for 0 short time Tuesday. He was on his way to New York.
 The flag raising at Clayton took place last Saturday evening, and the program as previously announced was fully carried out. A Arousing good time is the verdict of all who attended.
 Highway Commissioner Mcdonald was here Tuesday and inspected the highway east of Bennett Hill crossing in order to determine the changes to be made there and establish the grade be- fore the improvements are commenced there.
 The NEWS to-day publishes an edi- torial entitled "Be Ye Ready" It is 8 grand and timely article, and is con- tributed by the same person who con- tributed the editorial entitled "The Situation" which was published in the NEWS of April 2lst.
 The matter of bicycle path be- tween Salisbury and Lakeville is being pushed by almost all of the prominent wheelmen of that section of the state. It would certainly be very fine thing to have bicycle path from Lakeville to Salisbury and from there to Canaan
 Samuel A. Eddy & Go. have during the past week rented the following places for the summer: A. P. Free mans to Hamilton s. Gordon of New York city; Mrs Thos Bonner's to E. R Doup of Brooklyn, N. Y and the old Miles place on the west side of Lake Washining to P. G. Bartlett of New York city.
 Last week Mrs Levi w. Leffingwell erected 8 handsome and substantial dark granite monument in the cemetery at Canaan Valley in memory of her son, the late Dr Joseph Lefingwell, and hel husband. the late Levi W. Leffingwell The monument is said to be the finest one in that cemetery. The monument was made by the Lux Monuments, Works, Ct. Harrington, Mass.
 Theodore Coggswell, son of Mir and Mrs George B. Coggswell of Pittsfeld Mass, recently enlisted in the 11th IT S. Infantry and at present is stationed at Fort McPherson. near Atlanta, Ga but expects to be sent to Mobile. Ala this week. Theodore is an only son and is but 19 years of age. He enlisted without the consent of his parents, bu they have decided to let him serve hi. country and they visited him in camp at Albany, N. Y.
 Genial Fred. Bartlett is well re membered in Canaan where @ number of years ago he was an assistant to J. E Reed in the freight office. His ole cronies are never tired of telling how he could finger the baritone in the olt band, and of his splendid rendition o "Hawkshaw, the Detective" in 9Th, Ticket of Leave Man" played by thu old Canaan Dramatic Club. Severa years ago, like his old friend and fellow actor and bandman Rodemeyer, h' branched out into journalism and ha rapidly risen in that profession. It il said in newspaper circles that Rode meyer or Bartlett never hear @ bant play but what their lips instinctl, pucker and their fingers begin to twitcl nervously. We append the following notice of Brother Bartlett:
 The Bridgeport Union has changed hands. The new directors and officer are: President, Frederick A. Bartlett vice-president, Stiles Judson, Jr; board of directors. George E. Winton. Gran o