Connecticut western news., 1898-06-09
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1898.
Local News.

in town Tuesday afternoon.
 A special meeting of The Rod and Gun Club was held Tuesday evening. W. H Emmons has accepted po- sition with Jackson, Esgleston & Co. Mrs E. F. Bartram and children returned last Friday from New Jersey. Mary B. Landon expects to leave East Canaan for Iowa about the zOth inst.
 Edward Hunt and Frank Bradford of Winsted were in town Sunday after noon.
 Now destroy the apple tree worms before they ruin the prospective crop of fruit.
 Miss Tuckerman of Jamestown, N. r.. is visiting her sister, Mrs Samuel A. Eddy.
 -J. l.. Bragg is painting his house by degrees but it will look very neat when finished.
 About S25 was realized at the strawberry tea at the Methodist church las. Friday evening.
 The Litchfeld North Association will meet June IA and 15 at Cornwall. This is ladies meeting.
 The Julian Comedy Go. will pre- sent .'Dr Jekyl and Mir Hyde" at the Town Hall here June 29. Mrs Mary E Clark of East Canaan was reported worse yesterday and her recovery is not expected.
 An old man bound for Southfeld fell on the platform at the depot last Monday because of weakness.
 Several of the juvenile element of Canaan went in swimming down at the dam during the past few hot days.
 The lawn mower is good thing, therefore many of our people are push- ing it right along. Times. Next Tuesday will be Flag Day. Let "Old Glory" wave more profusely and more proudly than ever before
 -The schools in this district will not reopen next Monday. They are closed for the season, or until the fall term be- gins.
 The lime business is very quiet at present, the annual dull season having commenced about month earlier than usual.
 Mrs Charles Bell and daughter, Miss Mary Bell of Chatham, N. r., are visiting at J. s. News and H. D. Hum phrey's. ....
 Not every town or wheel club in America is generous enough to build paths for COWS to use and fertilize, but this one Is.
 Good weather for corn. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week the mercury has ranged from 85 to Se degrees in the shade.
 pr Archibald Charles Gaviller oi Grand Valley, Ontario, Canada, has been spending few days with his aunt. Mrs George Adam.
 Two team loads of gypsies passed through here last Friday, there being seven in the party. They stopped fol provisions at Rood Bros.
 The price of rubber has gone ur with a rush. Some grades have advan ced 100 per cent in price. That means that bicycle tires will be much dearer -Amenia Times.
 Levi Beckley Pease of Minneapolis Minn.. graduated at the University O Minnesota last week. Mir Pease is tn, grandson of the late Levi W. Beckle, of Canaan, Conn.
 The L. A W. sanction for the bi cycle races at Riverside track July 4tl was received yesterday by John G Becklsy, chairman of the bicycle races Dr Ross has also been appointed officia referee.
 Michael Burke of Sheffield, Mass. committed suicide in Hartford Tuesda, afternoon by taking carbolic acid Burke was 29 years old, and had lei cut off by the cars at Twin Lakes sev eral years ago.
 -Childrens Day will be observed b the Methodist church next Sunda evening at 2 o'clock unless 1t is decid ed before that time to postpone tn exercises on account of scarlet feYer i this village.
 There were IA votes cast at tn election of the school committee hel last Monday. The following are tn members of the committee elected Samuel A. Eddy, Martin McCarty, Abe G. Stevens, Robert D. Peirce, Wallac Garfield, Edward S. Roberts.
 The Litchfeld County Universit Club, and other specially invited guests were royalty entertained by Mir and Nil Carl Stoeckel at their elegant home i Norfolk last evening. Revs H. lite wick, F. W. Barnett, s. A. Burnab. and Messrs s. A. Eddy, F.J Abbe. Joh Adam of Canaan attended. The ne1 issue of the NEWS will give a compr' hensive report of the occasion.
 Miss R. B. Parmenter, teacher the Allen Normal and Industrial Scho' of Thomasville, Ga., addressed Il ladies of Pilgrim church and the friends from the other churches Satu day afternoon, speaking most ente tainingly of her work among the colo ed girls. A pleasant social fhour fc lowed the address, during which t and waters were served.