Connecticut western news., 1898-06-16
THURSDAY. JUNE 16, 1898.
Local News.

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 -S. 0. Cummings, of Norwalk, was in town over Sunday.
 MT McLane of Virginia is guest at Mrs M. w. Wards
 J. s. Wheeler, of Waterbury, is visiting relatives in Canaan.
 Allyn Eddy of Brooklyn, N. Y, is visiting at Mrs Hiram Eddy's.
 Miss Laura Eggleston spent Sun- day at her home in Salisbury.
 Miss Mary Watson arrived home from St. Agnes School in Albany last Friday.
 Mrs Geo. B. Coggswell of Pitts6eld, Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs T. B. Strong.
 Mir and Mrs James Mcclure of Millerton visited relatives here last Saturday.
 Samuel A. Eddy returned yester- day from four days business trip to New York and Hartford
 There are no new cases of scarlet fever in town, and all of the six patients are getting along nicely.
 William Cady and family of Falls Village, have moved into B. W. Warn CTS tenant house near Union Depot.
 The subject of Rev B. Seeholzer's sermon next Sunday evening will be-: "Anglo- American Alliance and Ameri- ca's Destiny"
 The following letters remained un- claimed at the Canaan post office June z: Mrs l.. s. Stevens and Mrs Cora Spaulding. .a.. By special invitation St. Andrews wheel club, of Norfolk. made run to Canaan last Thursday evening and took supper at H. c. Barnes.
 The g 40 train south on the N. Y. N. H. & H. road was delayed short time last Thursday morning at the de- pot here because of a hot box.
 The Julians are coming. At Ca naan June 29, at Norfolk June 27 and 28, at Salisbury June 30. The great drama "Dr Jekyll and MT Hyde."
 The New Hartford Tribune says: The Rev J.P. Hawley is reported some- what better from his recent feeble con- dition, and is now able to sit up in his bed.
 The mercury registered as follows during the past seven days: Thursday 850, Friday S40, Saturday 81', Sunday s40, Monday Ss', Tuesday 84', yester- day 73'. ...
 Miles Smith of Winsted. who last year entered in several bicycle races at some of the large meets around this part of the country, was in town Monday on his way home.
 We are pleased to acknowledge the receipt of copy of the Report of the Conn. Board of Agriculture, presented through the courtesy of Hon. T. s. Gold, secretary.
 HI. O. Adkins, the candy man of Winsted, went through Canaan Tues day on his way to SouthAeld on busi- ness. He also carried a fish pole for 8 little pleasure on the way.
 This item is intended to answer numerous enquiries: The Methodist Episcopal church in this village was built in 1868, under the pastorate of the late Rev Marvin R. Lent.
 Tt is reported that George S. Dun- ming has sold his store at East Canaan to A. B. Garfield and E. &. Roberts and that the business will be conducted by "Ned" Roberts and Irving Messeu. ger.
 Hamilton s. Gordon and family of New York, who have rented A. F. Free mans house for the summer, will arrive in Canaan this week. Mir. Freeman has already moved into 0. H. Pease's cottage.
 -Nisbets semi-annual clearance sale and Ringing Bros circus will draw an immense crowd to Winsted next Mon. day. Nisbet will check your bundles, and take care of them free of charge, at both of his stores on that day.
 MT and Mrs F. B. Young of Pitts field, Mass, were guests of the Misses Norton over Sunday. MT Young re- turned to Pittsfeld on Monday and Mrs Young went to Pine Meadow on Tuesday to visit relatives few days.
 -"Good things come slow"-for in stance, Canaan's new bicycle paths - but the paths are coming, and so is Christmas, yet the paths would bs more acceptable on or before July 4tl than on Christmas. When the state road is completed at Great Harrington work will probably be resumed or Canaan's bicycle paths, for we under stand that the constructor of said path is now at work on said state road.
 -Childrens Day was we'll observed last Sunday by the Methodist and Pil grim churches. Both the morning ant evening services were devoted to tn, children, and large audiences wer, present. Both churches were hand somely decorated with "buttercups ant daisies" ferns, and cut flowers. Eacl pastor preached to the children in tn morning, and in the evening the chil dren reciprocated by giving delightfu concerts. At the morning services si children were baptized at the Pilgrir