Connecticut western news., 1899-11-02
Gillette visited relatives


 in Sharon last Friday and Saturday.
 The NEWS to new subscribers from now till January l, 1901 for g. in ad vance.
 Mrs s. s. Hawes of Van Deusen- vile, Mass, visited friends in Canaan last Friday.
 A new time schedule of the O. N. F. trains appears on the fourth page. This schedule went into effect Oct 15. A pleasant and largely attended Autumn social' was given by the Pill grim church ladies at J. l.. Bragg's last Friday evening.
 Miss Mary Watson went to Albany Tuesday for weeks visit. Miss Mabel l.. Watson of Hartford arrived at Mrs Rhoades' on Monday.
 J. G Beckley is teaching juvenile and an adult dancing class at the FL dridge gymnasium in Norfolk on Mon- day afternoons and evenings.
 The women of Christ Church will give supper on Friday, Nov. 3, from 5.30 to D. m. at the Town Hall. Come and have a social time. Dancing.
 The auction at Frank Van Deusen's last Thursday was we'll attended. Household articles brought good prices but farming implements sold at low figures.
 Mrs Minnie Tripp and Miss Har- riet Tripp of Smithfeld, N. Y. visited Mrs M. O. Corbit from last Wednesday till Monday.
 Hose Go. No. of Sheffield will give a social dance at the Town Hall iu Sheffield, Friday evening, Nov. 10. Music by the Ct Burlington Bicycle Club orchestra. Tickets 75c.
 Miss Emily Beach of New Haven has been the guest of Miss Bragg the past week. Miss Beach was formerly of Norfolk where her late father was the first principal of the Robbins school.
 A force of men are at work putting iu water tank and stand pipes for the N. r., N. H. & H. railroad company at this place. The tank will be built on the east side of the tracks in front of Mrs Godwin's garden and the water conveyed in pipe to stand pipe at the north and also at the south end of the depot platform. The local water company will furnish water.
 Mason Noble, Jr. who has been with his uncle, J. 8. Adam since last spring, will return to his home at Lake Helen, Fla. in few days. Louis Holt expresses the intention of going to Florida about the 18th of this month. E. E. Bartram has resumed his desk in the office of the Canaan Lime Go. where Louis ha, been during MT Bartrams absence in Japan since September 1898
 Rev Samuel +. Adam made flying visit to his brother, Joseph S. Adam, from Friday afternoon until Saturday forenoon. The reverend has been sta tioned about year near Elmira, N. r. but during the past week has been as- sisting Rev H. I. Bodley at New Brit ain. He returned to New Britain on Saturday, and hopes to be stationed at Glastonbury as it would be very pleas ant for him to be near MT Bodley and near Rev F. W. Barnett who is station ed at South Glastonbury.
 Henry Brown, who died at East Hartland, Oct. 18th, aged 86 years and three months, began driving stage at tue age of sixteen from Hartford to AL bany and it is thought that he is the last of the old pioneer stage drivers. He was for many years an employee of the Gilbert Clock Go. of Winsted. but during the later years of his life had resided with his daughter, Mrs Fanny Gaines, at East Hartland at whose home he peacefully passed away, old age with heart trouble and asthma caus- ing his demise. His granddaughter, Mrs Mabel Bunnell, aged 23 years, died the same day as the result of an opera tion for appendicitis performed two days earlier. Both funerals were at tended at the Congregational church in East Hartland at the same hour on Oct. 22nd.
 The little folks love Dr Woods Nor way Pine Syrup. Pleasant to take; per