Connecticut western news., 1899-03-23
Local News.

LONdl NCWS.
 Orange Tea at M. E. Church par lors Friday evening, March "A.
 Frank Hitchcock has sold the Baker meadow" to Peter Coggins.
 Norman E. Lawton requests the NEWS to state that i've are promised better weather in June"
 -Newspsp pers for shelves Just the right size-or to put under carpets, ten cents per fifty at the NEws office.
 Lawrence Yorker sold his live stock, farming utensils, etc. at auction last Saturday and secured fair prices.
 -The carpenters are rapidly build. ing Michael Madden's new livery barn, and it will be completed before the first of April.
 Joseph l.. Parsons and wife went to New York Tuesday to remain several days where Mir Parsons will buy new goods for the store.
 The Social Circle of the Pilgrim church will hold their annual meeting for the election of officers, etc. at the Manse on Friday afternoon at o'clock.
 -T. B. Curtiss did not exhibit the Warograph at Town Hall last Saturday evening on account of the indictment weather but will exhibit here tomorrow evening.
 The big auction of them all at Whitford's store. South Canaan on Sat- urday beginning at los m. Wagons, harness. cows, pigs, furniture, ,crockery. etc. have got to go.
 Edward Hawver sold his horses, COWS, farming tools and household goods at auction yesterday. Mir Flaw yer will retire from farming and prob- ably move to Falls Village.
 George Decker of Sheffield is visit ing his old friend, Harmon Schamer- horn. Twenty-Five or more years ago Mir Decker carried on the blacksmith ing business in Canaan and sang in the M. E. choir.
 Over dozen Canaan people went to Winsted last evening to witness the performance of"Under The Red Robe" in which William Morris, one of Ca naan's summer people, plays the lead role of Gil de Berault.
 Last Thursday evening the Metho- dist Episcopal prayer meeting was held earlier than usual, in order that later in the evening the congregation might attend the services at Christ Church and hear Bishop Brewster.
 The Hill Comedy Co.-or as it was later known as the Lyceum Comedy Go. lis no more, and hotel proprietors from here to Pennington are in pos session of trunks, costumes, wigs and grease paints which they will dispose of ct discounts.
 The N. r., N. H. & H. railroad company will soon issue their book of summer homes and anyone wishing to take summer boarders may have their address inserted in the book free of charge by applying to the station agent within the next two weeks.
 --G. A. Adam informs us that he. IS not going into the grocery business with H. R. Whitford ct J. L. Bragg's store. And MT Bragg informs us that MT Whitford has not yet made any con tract to buy his business, though Mir Whitford may locate here in the fall.
 Frank Hitchcock has sold his resi- dsnce and seven acres of land adjoining to Mrs P. K. Brown of Brooklyn, NY, possession to be given April 1st- The sale was effected through the agency of Samuel A. Eddy & Go. It is under stood that Mrs Brown and daughters will occupy the premises as summer residence.
 About 30 persons gathered ct the home of Rev and Mrs s. A. Burnaby on Tuesday evening to enjoy musical and literary program furnished by the young married people in attendance. Other diversions were also in order and the company report an excellent time. A collection of $8.5O was taken up among the guests.
 George R. Bull, prominent mer- chant of Kent died Tuesday of internal cancer after long sickness. His wife was Maggie, daughter of Benjamin Benedict formerly of Canaan Valley but who later moved to Kent. Besides his wife Mir Bull is survived by several children. He owned one of the finest cottages at Pine Gr,ve and was we'll known in Canaan. Two years ago he was ono of the appraisers of the stock of Fuller < Peet when they sold out to Jackson < Eggleston. He was 56 years old.
 Mrs Caroline Hotchkiss expects to return to St. Paul, Minn., about the first of April, or perhaps earlier, and live with her daughter, Miss Carrie. It will be remembered that Mrs Hetchkiss was living there when she was called to Canaan by the illness of her mother who died Dec. 26, 1897. After her mothers death Mrs Hotchkiss remained in Ca nsan to take care of her sister, Miss Sarah M. Corbit, who died last June. Since then Mrs Hotchkiss has remained as companion for Mrs Mary 0. Corbit who is very 10th to have her return to St. Paul, and has persuaded her to re- main from week to week until now Mrs