Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02
Miss Belle Lorrain is visiting in

Miss Belle Lorraln IS VlsltlnB III Pittsfield.
 A letter advertised at Canaan post office is addressed to Beretta Emiglio. Miss Caroline Bailey, who has been quite i'll at Mill River is rapidly recov- ering.
 The West End whist club will be entertained on Tuesday evening by the Misses Peirce.
 There is an invitation and social dance at the hall tonight given by some of the young ladies.
 John Phillips, a brakeman on the O. N. E. road, has moved into one of H. D. Humphreys tenant houses on West Main street.
 There will bs no issue of the New Hartford Tribune this week. Editor Jones, Assistant Editor Mrs Jones and Foreman Griffin are all sick with the grip.
 Michael Haley of Weatogue, who has been very sick the past two weeks, is improving and is now getting along all right notwithstanding it was report ed many times that he was dead. The household goods of the late Seth Peck Crofut will be sold at auc- ton by the administrator at Canaan Valley on Feb. II at l o'clock in the afternoon. See posters for particulars.
 During the past week the highway has been as smooth as floor all the way from Canaan to Great Harrington, and the bicy have improved the unusual opportunity to exercise their ''silent steeds" in midwinter. The mercury has ranged as follows during the past week: Thursday, 3O0 above zero; Friday, IS in morning and 6 in evening; Saturday, just zero; Sun- day, 12 above zero; Monday, just zero; Tuesday, above zero; yesterday, just zero.
 Among the state items will be found notice of the death of Wilbur F. York of Waterbury. The deceased was 8 brother of 0. J. York of Winsted who owns a cottage at Pine Grove camp ground and is we'll known to many Ca naan people.
 The fourth entertainment in the Canaan Course was given last night by Lu B. Cake and wife. Mir Cake is noted impersonator and Mrs Cake a singer with wonderful range of voice. MT Cake was at his best as "Bill Nye" and Farmer Haw."
 MT and Mrs o. s. Warne entertain ed the Upton Club on Monday evening. The last meeting of the club for the season will be held on St. Valentines eve, Feb. 13, and will be at Miss Bragg's who will be assisted in enter taining by Mrs Samuel Eddy.
 -The fifth entertainment in the Ca naan Lecture Course is to be lecture by Prof. 0. T. Winchester, Feb. 7th, 8 p. n. at Town Hall, subject, "London One Hundred Years Ago." Prof. Win. chester is well known in New England as an accomplished and entertaining speaker. Tickets 50c at Collins store
 At the meeting of Pilgrim Club Jan. A the papers were read by Arthur Hanlon, Eugene Rowe and Fred Man. vel. Fred Manvel was elected presi dent to fill out the term of John Sedg- wick removed from town. Next place and time of meeting Mrs M. Corbit's Feb. IA, at which notes will be read of tho lecture of Prof. Winchester.
 Several men have this week been putting together the steel bridge which is to span the Chilkoot Pass on Ben- nett's hill. With locomotive and car they tow the bridge from the station up to Chilkoot and. then clover him up" to see how it will fit, then they "hoist him down again" to the station. These preliminaries are necessary to have verything in readiness to erect the bridge-and it is expected that next Sunday the bridge will be permanently placed over the chasm.
 George Stevens of East Canaan was brought before Justice Garfield last Friday and pleaded guilty to killing partridge out of season, and paid fine and costs of $16.01. The evidence was secured through the League of Ameri- can Sportsmen who notified Chief War den Ralph B. Lawton of Bridgeport and he ordered the secretary of the state league to investigate. He did so and sent complaint to Deputy Warden H. l.. Ross of Canaan. J. Fl. Roraback prosecuted.