Connecticut western news., 1899-06-29
THURSDAY. JUNE 29, 1899.
Local News.

Mrs Franklin N. Brown returned to New York yesterday afternoon.
 Edward Fitzgerald is clerk of the Barton House at Millerton, N. Y.
 MT and Mrs Samuel A. Eddy re- turned Tuesday noon from New York
 Mrs F. S. Parsons and son, Corbit, of Thomaston are visiting relatives in town.
 Rev F. W. Bailey of New Haven supplied the pulpit of Christ Church last Sunday.
 Mrs Esther Williams went to Dor chester, Mass. last Saturday to visit relatives about two weeks.
 A large wagon load of young peo- pie from here attended the graduating exercises at Sheffield last Friday even ing.
 The Junior Endeavor Society of the Pilgrim Church will meet at Tue Manse tomorrow evening and give reception to parents.
 Miss O. Belle Norton of Urbana, H., is visiting her father, Edward D. Norton, and her aunts, the Misses Nor. ton.' It is nine or ten years since her last visit in Canaan
 
 Wednesday, June 2l, was great day for weddings. No less than five bridal parties boarded one train from Albany, N Y. to Sheffield, Mass, in- cluding party at each of said stations. The stations and the cars were deluged with rice.
 Among the highest appointments ta Yale we notice: High Orations-George Edwin Atwood, Norfolk; and in the Scientific School among the general two years honors for excellence in all stud ies, senior class, Daniel Brewster Wat. son of New Haven, electrical engineer ing.
 The Ladies' Missionary Society of the Pilgrim Church held it's annual meeting with Mrs J. c. Richmond last Friday afternoon. By the way, the an- nual meeting is always held there and Mrs Richmond delightfully."- entertains her guests and provides an elegant sup per.
 The delegates from this town to the Sunday School convention at Kent yes terday were as follows: East Canaan Congregational Church, Anson A. Law renee and Mrs George s. Dunning; Pill grim Church, Miss Edith Barnes and Miss Frances Adams; Methodist Epis- copal Church, Mrs Mary c. Corbit, Miss Minnie Ryer, Rev E. J. Kelley, G. Will lis Parsons
 James B. VanDeusen,a we'll known young man about town, surprised his friends last evening by announ cing his forthcoming marriage on July 15, to Miss Lucy B. Bristol of Westville. The marriage will take place at Westville. Mir VanDeusen proposes to permanent ly reside thereafter at Waterbury, where he has secured lucrative position. = Derby News, Jane 22.-Mr VanDeuser formerly resided in Canaan He is a brother of Mrs Frank VanDeusen.
 Twin sons were born yesterday morning to MT ard Mrs Henry Rora- back. This event caused much reioic ing in this village and many congratu- lations were extended to the happy par ents. Some of Postmaste, Roraback's s friends raised the large flag on the post office and placed two smaller flags un- derneath the large one. By the way there is a coincidence connected with this event, viz, yesterday was the birth day anniversary of Mrs Roraback s grandfather, MT l.. s. Parsons of Shef : field, Mass, who is 86 years old.
 If the Pine Grove Camp Meeting Association decides to celebrate the cen tennial of the first camp meeting In America it will be drawing card to Pine Grove. On the banks of the Mud dy River, near Russellville. Kentucky, in the month of August, 1799-one hun. dred years ago-wa held the first camp meeting in America. It was conducted by two brothers, John and William Mo Gee, both of them clergymen. The Ladies' Home Journal of the present month (July) publishes several columns concerning this remarkable camp meet ing and also gives view of the camp ground.
 A freight irIin which left here at II o'clock last Thursday night ran over an OK at Canton aud the engine and 12 cars were wrecked. The engine and part of tho train went distance of fifty feet to the side of the track and crossed a foot ditch. The wreck caught fire and several of the cars were consumed. Engineer Timothy Farrel was imprison- ed two hours under the tender of b;s
  boy accidentally discovered his hands digging in the dirt under the edge of the overturned tender. He was dug out by workmen and found to have es- capped any serious injury, though 8 lit tie longer stay under the tender would have been fatal on account of heat and escaping steam. Fireman Daniel Hickey was taken to Hartford Hospital but it was afterwards learned that he was not dangerously injured, and he is recovering. Head brakeman Thomas Gallagher was badly bruised, but there were no other injuries. The loss to the railroad company was several thousand Collars.