Connecticut western news., 1898-08-18
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THURSDAY. AUGUST IS. 1898.
Local News.

trip to Boston this week.
 Base ball 1t Sheffield Saturday re- suited Canaan 8, Sheffield 6.
 Norman B. Chapin of Torrington was in town Monday calling on friends. An orderly anl pleasant clambake was held in this vicinity last Sunday.
 Harvey Sabine of Millerton joined the NEWS force as foreman on Monday.
 The juvenile ball team were in good trim to meet the East Canaan team last Monday but they failed to materialize. Genial Otis Julian will play part iniJacob Lifts production of "Shenan- doah" the coming season.
 " "A. V. A. Felten and wife and H. D. Reed spent iast week in camp at Twin Iakea. ,as -Psrrin Stanton ia building large barn on his premises near Railroad street.
 .--Golf players are using Riverside Pxk fer links and take turns being ,sdd;ae 's:+i |.
 "A letter directed to Miss Katie Smith is unclaimed at the Canaan post office. !! -Piigrim church vas filled with hearers tolisten to Rev. Dwight c. Stone ..s T;Yt~.-x.:Jla PNSa.s vho preached there last Sunday. t4
 Mrs Carrie E. Fuller, daughter of Mrs Harlow Root, who 90 seriously in jnred her back June 9th from falling down flight of stairs. is able to be out. ',,.-RevE 0. Gillette of New Marl- boro, Mass, will occupy the Pilgrim church pulpit Aug 2S in exchange with Rev s. A, Burnaby.
 The. infant son ofsMr and Mrs Thomas Abbe was christened at Christ church Sunday morning and was given the name of Elisha Whittlesey. C John Mcclure and Mary Rush both of this place were married at Shef- field on Wednesday of last week. MT and Mrs McGuire expect to reside in Hartford. Best wishes.
 f-Judge w. A. Roraback of Torring- ton called on friends in Canaan last Saturday while enroute to Sheffield, Mass. where he intended to visit rela- tives few days. sft
 Another warm week just ended l: Thursdsy 75', Friday 86, Saturday 85, Sunday 82, Monday 85, Tuesday S1, yesterday S. 4 heavy thunder shower occurred Tuesday evening, and . light shower yesterday afternoon.
 For fifty cents in silver or postage stamps we will send the NEWS until 1899 to any new subscriber. Better ac- cept this offer; or send us fifty cents and the address of some friend and we will do the rest.
 w. Fl. Camp being absent last Sun- day with the party that went to the Adirondacks, his place as organist at Christ church was filled by A. w. Driggs of East Hartford, who is stop ping ct the Warner House. Mir Driggs played very good music.
 The picnic of Christ church parish at Twin Lakes last Thursday was well attended. The picnicers went over on the 10. 24 a. ID. train and most of them came back on the 4.04. A few staid over for the 8.35. This train stopped at the station at the Lakes all right but not u the grove and several wended their way home. counting ties-a sad der and wiser pesple.
 Al the republican caucus held d Town Hall last Saturday afternoon Messrs J. H. Roraback and c. E. D. Hart were elected delegates to the re publican state convention which vii be held at New Haven Sept. IA and 16 J. H. Roraback was reelected towI committee to serve two years.
 John wanamaker, the great Phila delphia merchant says of advertising:
 Inever in my life used such thinl as poster or dodger or hand bill. M, plan for twenty years has been to bu, % much space in . newspaper and fl it up 6 wanted. would not give al advertisement in . newspaper of iv' hundred circulation for Eve thousand dodgers or posters s
 Walter Warner's colt got out of hi stall in some manner Saturday after noon and liking his liberty pretty vel started to walk around town. Som, people seeing him loose started to cap ture him and the horse in making sudden turn on the sidewalk, slipped and slid along the sidewalk 15 or 2 feet. The horse was not injured at al except for the loss of some hair on hi hip.
 The guests at "The Naples wer pleasantly entertained Tuesday evenin by the we'll known Nicoll quartet; som charming selections were rendered among them ''The Lost Chord" by Sul livan, arranged as quartet by Dudle Buck. After the musical treat s'min host" served cream and cake. At tn close of the evening, with Mrs Wilso of Brooklyn as leader, all joined in sing ing most periodically the Anglo-Ameri can song My Country 'tis of thee : God save the Queen.
 The Rev Dr J. E. Crane of Schc dack Landing, N. r., and his wife ar spsnding . few days with her mother Mrs \. 6cott