Connecticut western news., 1899-07-06

was ln town Monday.
 MT and Mrs J. J. Bailey have mov- ed to Great Harrington.
 Miss Millie Simmons of Waterbury visited at James Hanlon's the past week.
 Miss Kittie A. Whites brother, sister and cousin spent the Fourth ln town.
 The last day of June was an ideal one, and the atmosphere was as clear as crystal.
 Mrs F. Fl. Lee returned Saturday from visit with relatives in Pitts6eld and Dalton.
 Rev H. l.. Everest of New Milford occupied the pulpit at Christ church last Sunday.
 -F. G. Capron and family of Dan- bury are spending two weeks in town with relatives.
 -Dr Talmage's sermon, published in this issue of the NEWS, vigorously de- nounces gossips.
 = Miss Maggie Graham went to Bridgeport Monday to visit her sister, Mrs J. J. Burnes.
 Mrs I. T. Murphy and two chil- dren are visiting William Sardam and calling on old friends.
 pr Emile Weiss, of Braemer Hauven, Germany, visited Dr H. L. Ross few days last week.
 Miss J. E. Newton and Miss Florence Thomson have arrived home from New York for the summer.
 -One-hundred or more people at tended the Methodist Sunday school picnic at Twin Lakes last Thursday.
 -C. W. Niver, 56, of Canaan Moun- tain sustained stroke of paralysis the past week and is in critical condition.
 Harry Sedgwick'of Cornwall Hol low visited his mother and his sister, Mrs Eliza Sedgwick and Mrs Emily Tracy, last Saturday.
 A. V. A. Felten and wife, B. A. Peirce, wife and daughter and Miss Minnie Spaulding are spending the week at Twin Lakes.
 Mrs E. E. Bartram and children, accompanied by Miss Walsh and Miss Clare Lepyon, went to Fishers Island last Friday to remain two weeks.
 70. F. Sherman and wife of South Manchester visited over Sunday at A.P. Freeman's Mrs Sherman, who is a cousin of Mrs Freeman, will remain here a short time.
 Just as we close our forms we have received a new adv. from the Berkshire Store, Ct. Burlington, quoting low prices on ready-made dress skirts, shirt waists, hosiery, etc.
 Daniel Blow and Charles Perkins of Norfolk were taken from Litchfeld jail to the state prison at Wethersfeld on Monday. Blow is under 10 years sentence for attempt to rape, and Per kins 12 years for burglary.
 Two years ago the Barnum, Rich ardson Go. cut the wages of the men employed at the East Canaan furnaces about 15 cents.s day. Last week the men gave notice that they would quit Saturday noon unless the old scale was restored. On Saturday noon the men all went out but after half an hours time the company scceeded to their de mands and the men returned to work.
 Among the Fourth of July guests in town were MT and Mrs Charles Pitcher of Philmont, N. Y. at o. Vos- burgh's; T. A. Evans and daughter of Bethel at Dr Ross; s. A. Bennett and A. c. Brainard of New York. A. W. Nicoll, Jr. and A. D. Nicoll of Ct. Bar Charles Dodge of Hartford with friends here; Miss Frances Heldt of Montana with Miss Mary Watson; Miss Edith Watson of Shokan, N. '. at Mrs Hardenbergh's.
 The Weare Stock Co.,, a summer aggregation of metropolitan players are showing nightly for the last four nights of this week at Town Hall. The com pany numbers ten people. The play last night was a very strong piece call ed "Human Nature" Tonight the company will present ''London by Night" tomorrow night East Lynne" land played as it should be played, Saturday matinee "Ten Nights in Bar Room," Saturday night ''Child of the Galleys," Farces and specialties each evening.