Connecticut western news., 1898-08-04

uel c. Camp will spend month Tn Hardenbergh's cottage at Twin Lakes. Eleven out of fifteen Italians em- ployed on the Bennett hill road had to quit work last Friday on account of the unbearable heat.
 Miss Mary Prentis Smith of Cleve- land, O., and the Misses Anne and ITdora Bennett of New York are stop- ping at R. 0. Newton's Myrtle Farm.
 This is the season of the year for big potatoes, corn, and grain stories, Send in some examples of the "large- ness and smallness" of your crops, friends.
 A special train on the P. R. < N. E. road stopped at Canaan yesterday morning about 10 o'clock with Con. Pass. Agent W. J. Martin and some friends on board.
 The Misses Anna and Florence Becker of Seneca Falls, NY, who have been the guests of Miss Mary Watson, left Tuesday for a two weeks visit with friends in Maine.
 Mrs Franklin N. Brown and little son went to their homo in New York last Saturday. They were accompanied by Mrs Harriet Brown who will make short visit there.
 On Monday of this week John Cud- ney with his family moved into the Lynch house and Ensign Yorker and family moved into the house made va cant by Mir Cudney's removal.
 HI. D. Humphrey and family and H. s. Thomson of this place, Charles and Miss Mary Belle of Chatham and Harry Doty of the Chatham Courier are occupying Mir Humphreys new and commodius cottage at Twin Lakes. We are informed by railroad man that our clipping of last week from the Amenia Times regarding the sale of the Poughkeepsie Bridge Road is not cor rect as to the name of the road as it is the Poughkeepsie < Eastern that is to be sold. ..
 A bus load of young people attend ed the entertainment given at East Canaan last night by the Congregation al church of that place. The entertain ment comprised readings by Mir Jas. Burdette and music by the Nicoll quar- tette of Canaan.
 Pastor of Pilgrim Congregational Church s. A. Burnaby and wife went yesterday on their vacation to White Mountains, and to Maine and ex- poets to return the last week in August MT and Mrs Burns of Bridgeport will occupy the Manse during Rev and Mus Burnaby's absence.
 The excursion to Savin Rock on the N. r., N. H. < Fl. line yesterday was further augmented by the, addi- ton of about 25 people at Canaan. The ticket agent was supplied with but twenty tickets and sold them all;
  chased their tickets of the conductor.
 "A. H. Herriman's bay mare, Jessie T., won second place in the 232 class at the races held in Winsted last Fri day. These races were to take place Thursday, but because of the rain and heavy track they were postponed un- til Friday and Saturday. The results may be seen in the Winsted correspond ence.
 Since the consolidation of all the iron industries in this section the names of the Davis Digging Go. and the Brook Pit Mining Go. have been merg- ed into the title of Barnum Richardson Go. The above named mines will be designated as the "Davis Mine" and the "Old Hill Mine "-Lakeville Jour- nal.
 Albert Ardale and Frank Holley of Torrington, two of the members of the Twin Lakes party which broke up last Saturday, were in town over Sunday. MT Holley has taken several fine views with his camera of Canaan and of the vicinity, as he is an enthusiastic bicycle rider and has covered good deal of territory around here.
 MT and Mrs William Morris and their little son, Lloyd Guthery Morris. who have been spending the summer in Canaan, have returned to their home in New York city, where Mir Morris be- gins his rehearsals next week He is to star this season under the management of the Empire Theatre, in "Under the Red Robe" opening in Hartford, Sept. 9th.
 Frank Stevens, who lives on Church street, says that there may be 6 murder down near his place before long, There is nightly chorus of tom.cats and other cats down there every night and he says that he is going to try and kill something before long. He has quite an arsenal at his house, including a shot gun, 8 rifle, reyolvers, and last but not least, fish horn, which he thinks will do the most damage as he is fond of blowing his own horn.
 Bennett Hill is busy place while the road improvements are being made. Yesterday morning Contractor Burke had about 30 men, and 10 horses at work. The town had several men and six horses at work. The new road from James Reels house to the Whittlesey cottage is al- ready passable for light teams and by Saturday night will be ready for load cd teams. Visit the place this week and learn how to move earth and rocks.
 To add to the many disappoint-