Connecticut western news., 1898-06-30
THURSDAY. JUNE 30, 1898.
Local News.

Mrs Willis Virgil of Nlneland, N, J., is visiting at D. l.. Peirces.
 -Housatonic Lodge No. 6l. F. &. A. M., has closed until Sept. 10th.
 Samuel G. Camp is homo from Yale University for the summer vacation.
 Clinton Roraback Tuesday receiv- ed new Eagle bicycle from Torring- ton.
 That large catalpa tree at the Pe- quigney place, so called, on Main street is now in full bloom and is u beautiful sight.
 -G. B. Gardner and family of Cox sackie. N. arrived at Warren McIn- tyres on Monday and will remain until Saturday.
 A hot-box detained the 4.04 train going east on the P. R. < N. E rail road about twenty minutes on Monday afternoon.
 Miss Lincoln of Powual, Vt, and Mrs Levi Lincoln of Utica, N Y, were guests at s. w. Barnes from Saturday until Tuesday.
 W. II. Emmons says that he was held up on the road to Pine Grove last Monday. but the fellow wanted to know the time of day.
 The following is a list of advertis- ed letters at the Canaan post office June 20, 1898: Mrs l.. Kilmer, Miss Eliza beth Rockwell, Wm. Benedict.
 The Chimes, Norfolk's summer pa- per, has again made it's appearance and contains fine menu of reading matter, society notes and illustrations.
 -Dr DsPuy of New York city, who has been in poor health lately, has been stopping at Pine Grove. Since he has been there he has improved very much in health.
 The residents down on West Main street have been improving the road and the hedges around the houses of Messrs Peirce, Foote and Calender have been trimmed lately.
 Six families who are stopping for the summer at Pine Grove had pleas ant little tea at the cottage of Mrs Hoyt of Stamford Tuesday evening. It WIS simply a home gathering, all of the parties, with the exception of Mrs Hoyt's family, being from New York city and Brooklyn.
 Sam Lermond, by catching his foot in the pedal of his bicycle, while sprint ing against time for 100 yards. was dumped in most scientific manner last Friday evening. His nose, forehead and the whole side of his face was scrap ed and as a result but very little skin is left on the aforementioned places.
 Ives & Peirce have begun to eel ebrate the Fourth already. Monday afternoon and Tuesday reports were heard as though some one was shoot ing shot gun. It was simply the ex- plosion of an accumulation of gas that had formed in the exhaust pipe under the building The exhaust pipe is made of tin and is about five inches in diameter. The explosion ripped open the pipe and although it makes quite 8 little noise there is no danger when it goes off.
 About 50 members and friends of the Connecticut Editorial Association passed through Canaan in a special car attached to the PA train on the P. R. & N. B. road last Monday morning The occasion was their annual summer reunion and outing. Their destina- tion was New York city, and they went from Poughkeepsie via the Hudson River Steamer. J. A. Bolles, presi- dent of the association, came up from New Milford and joined the party at Canaan.
 Miss Sara M. Corbit, aged AT years, died at her home in East Canaan on Monday evening at 9 o'clock. She had suffered more or less for long time with heart disease, and recently had been afflicted with rheumatism. For 30 years or more she had lived in East Canaan. She was of a quiet, retiring disposition and seldom went away from home. She had been the constant com. panion and nurse for her mother, Mrs Lydia Fisher Corbit, who died the 26th of last December The funeral of Miss Corbit will be attended today (Thurs day) at 4 p. m. at her late residence. Interment at Hillside cemetery.
 pr s. T. Clemans, aged 70 years, died suddenly at his residence in South Britain last Thursday morning, June 23 He had not been feeling well fol several days but had been able to at tend to business. It is thought that either heart disease or stroke of apo plexy caused his sudden death. Hi. funeral was attended at his late resi- dence on Saturday at 80 p. m. In torment at New Milford. For more - than forty years Dr Clemans practiced dentistry in New Milford; in fact he was the first dentist who settled there. About five years ago he removed tc Gaylordsville, and subsequently, tt South Britain. He is survived by hi wife but no children. The deceased was brother of Dr J. D. Clemans O Canaan, and in former years frequently came here to do gold filling for the lat ter's patrons. Dr J. D. Clemans ant wife attended the funeral, but could not attend the burial and reach hom, Saturday night.