Connecticut western news., 1899-10-05

M. Madden has built livery office adjoining his stables.
 Mrs Arthur P. Freeman is visiting in New York and Stamford.
 Miss Frances Adams is visiting a. Amos Collars in Norfolk.
 Henry Simms of Hartford is visit ing his sister, Mrs Sarah Warner.
 Miss kittie A. White, the milliner, has been in New York this week.
 As usual, the majority of North Canaan people attended the Great Bar rington fair last week.
 Every woman who can is canning now, and all who cannot can are wait ing until they can can.
 Joseph L. Parsons of G. l.. Parsons Sons went to New York Monday to buy goods for the fall trade.
 A sidewalk has recently been built on the north side of Bragg street from Railroad street to the brook.
 George Hardenbergh and Albert Barnes are camping at Twin Lakes and are hunting on the surrounding hills.
 The mercury was several degrees below the freezing point Monday, Tues day and Wednesday mornings of this week.
 Mrs G. P. Strong is visiting rela- tives at New Berlin, N. Y, and will also visit in Hudson and Plttstield before her return.
 Some of the stores and private res- idences were decorated with flags or bunting the latter part of the week in honor of Admiral Dewey.
 Letters unclaimed at Canaan post office are addressed to Joseph Rooney, Mrs D. Richards, Charles S. Smith, Axel Johnson, Mrs D. W. Richards.
 We find it impossible to publish the full list of town officers in each town az reported by our correspondents, but we mention the principal officers.
 Mir and Mrs D. L. Pratt of Vest field, Mass, have been visiting at Frank Coons' about a week and in the mean time attended the Great Harrington fair.
 Theodore l.. Watson of New Haven has gone to Chicago. H., to attend the Northwestern University Dental school. Daniel B. Watson of Yale, '99, is with the Eddy Electrical company, Windsor.
 Last week the NEWS mentioned some of the improvements mfde to Frank Hitchcock's house, but forgot to state that wide piazzas have been add ed to the east and south sides of the house.
 -Dr Ross has the largest and incest flock of White Wyandotte fowls that we have seen. Some of them are prize birds, and the doctor takes pleasure in showing them to whoever takes an in- terest in poultry.
 -S. T. Wolcott and family are now the scle occupants of Pine Grove. The last of the cottagers, Mrs Bangs and daughter and Rev Dr DePuy and Mrs DePuy, returned yesterday to their homes in New York.
 About 400 people crowded into the 7.30 a. m. train at Winsted last Thurs day morning, bound for the Great Bar rington fair. About 50 more got aboard the train at Nolfolk. The six cars on the train were packed like sardines in box.
 There will be no preaching service at the Methodist church next Sunday morning, as Rev E. J. Kelly will be in Millerton assisting Rev NJ. B. Snyder. The Sunday school will meet at 12 o'clock and the evening services will be at the regular hours.
 Rev James Stark, D. D., of Aber- deen, Scotland, who attended the Inter national Congregational Council at Bos- ton and spoke on Scottish Congrega- tionalism; it's origin, history and pros poets" spent yesterday afternoon with Rev s. A Burnaby and in the evening went to Great Burlington to visit Rev Leon D. Bliss.
 IT. J. Farley of Lockport is buying apples hereabouts. Has bought 2,000 barrels. The Campbell orchards, about 600 barrels; Charles Dakin's, 300 bar rels; Edward Barton's, l50 barrels; Walter Loucks, 150; Horace Landon, 150; and several smaller orchards. The price paid for Campbell's is S700. = Millerton Telegram.
 -George l.. Parsons & Sons have this week had printed at the NEWS office some posters describing their stock of clothing, department which they re- gently added to their stock of general merchandise. They have a splendid line of mems, boys and children's cloth ing. The mems suits range in price from S5 to sl2.50, and mems overcoats from $6 to s12.5O. Mems pants from S1 to S4.
 The first and business meeting of Pilgrim Club was held at Pilgrim Manse Tuesday evening last Officers were elected for the ensuing six months as follows: Eugene Rowe, president; Frank Stanton, secretary and treasurer; Percy Stanton and John Hubbard, members of the council. Next meeting to be held with Fred Manvel Tuesday, 17th inst. The history of the English language is to be studied.