Connecticut western news., 1899-08-10
THURSDAY. AUGUST 10. 1899.
Local News.

Mrs Ina Briggs of Thomaston is visiting in town.
 Miss Ethel Strong of Torrington visited at Twin Lakes over Sunday.
 "A small boys game of ball here last Thursday resulted Sheffield 9, Canaan IA
 Percy Barnes of Pleasant Plains, N. T. visited Wallace Jester from Wednes- day until Saturday of last week.
 Mrs G. W. Wollison of Pittsfeld, Mass. visited her sisters in Canaan from Friday until Tuesday evening.
 John Nicoll moved his family to Great Harrington on Monday where he has been employed some time.
 Miss Edith Watson of Shokan, N. Y. is with her aunt, Mrs Hardenbergh, Tn Canaan and will remain an indefinite time.
 Mrs Hiram Eddy is recovering from long illness and is now able to leave her room and enjoy her meals with the family.
 The young ladies of Pilgrim church will hold their annual sale at the church parlors Wednesday evening, Aug. 16. Ice cream and cake will be served.
 The congregations at Christ church last Sunday morning and evening speak very highly of the sermons delivered by the Rev M H. Mill of St. Johnsbury, Vt.
 George L. Parsons has been on the sick list about two weeks but now with a few days absolute rest and freedom from business cares he ought to fully recover his health.
 The street lamp on the corner of Granite Ave. and Main street exploded Sunday evening and would have burn ed up the lamp post had not someone extinguished the flames.
 Robert R. Whiting of New York city arrived at the Warner House Sat urday afternoon. He is making his annual visit to Canaan. Colebrook, Win sted and vicinity calling on relatives and old friends.
 Tt is reported that Frank Hitchcock and Cullen Holcomb have dissolved partnership or at least that Hitchcock has bought Holcomb's interest in the farm and milk business but Holcomb retains the Jeffrey Purcel place.
 Camp B. B. pitched their tents on the east shore of Twin Lakes last Sat- urday. The party are Mrs Bierce and son Howard, Mir and Mrs J. G Beckley, Maud Landon and John Hubbard of Canaan, and Miss Pauline Ives of Win sted.
 MT Benham and family of New ter sey are occupying Freeman's tents at Twin Lakes, Camp Scot of Phila- delphia, George Lum and family of Poughkeepsie, Camp Hartford, B. H. Fry and family of Amenia are recent arrivals at this resort.
 General Williams Martin. father of Superintendent w. J. Martin of the Central New England Railway Com pany, died at his home in East Branch, Delaware county. \. Y. on Thursday of last week from blood poisoning. Gen. eral Martin was 72 years of age.
 Henry c. Cogswell, 6S, of Bridge port, who was killed in the frightful catastrophe near Stratford Sunday, was we'll known here. At the time of his death MT Cogswell was general freight agent of the Berkshire division of the Consolidated road. He formerly spen 2 portion of his summers in Lakeville
 A Tennis Tournament in gentle mems singles will be held at Pine Grove, Canaan, Ct. commencing Aug. 14th at 10 a. m. sharp. The prizes are silver cup for first prize and silver medal for second prize. All entries must be sent before Saturday, Aug 18th to M. E. Underwood, Chairman Pine Grove.
 Miss Eva Russell and Miss Stella Osborne of Boston are visiting at M. l.. Osborne's in Weatogue for two weeks. Maitland l.. Osborne of the editorial staff of The National Magazine is also in town for few days on trip through the state, gathering data for series oi articles on picturesque people and places in Connecticut.
 The Kickapoo Indian company ar' giving nightly shows and selling Sagws in Warmers lot in front of Union depot The necromancer, D. Nagyfy, is slick magician. Moving pictures with sev eral first class films are feature. Th' medicine, Sagwa, has a good reputation snd fair sale at the drug stores here but this company are going to boon business bit.
 The Canaan boys went to South field on Saturday and played ball. Tn score at the end of nine innings was and 9. Canaan went to bat and mad one run and through some misinterpre tation of the rules claimed to have wol the game and went home. The Canaal boys were in error as in tie games eacl side must be allowed an inning at bal The Canaan boys were very positive bu were mistaken, as according to their al gument no game would ever be owe nine and half innings duration whereas last week one of the Leagu games lasted fourteen innings. South fields are willing to call it tie gam and play another and our boys had be ter do 1t and acknowledge their mistak,