Connecticut western news., 1899-05-18
THURSDAY. MAY IS, 1899.
Local News.

Miss Fannie Bailey of Jamestown, N. Y. is visiting Miss Eddy.
 Rev E. w. Barnett was in South Glastor bury the fore part of the week.
 F. R. Collin has enlarged his jew elry store to accomodate his increasing trade.
 Mrs Harriet Brown has sold her house on West Main street to Frank F Stevens.
 Rev c. W. Hanna of Falls Village exchanged pulpits with Rev s. A. Bur- naby on Sunday.
 Frank H. Smith and Henry Taller day have bought out George Roraback's store at Ashley Falls.
 -Pinkney Byers arrived from Ardsley, N. Y. last Saturday evening and IS wis ting his sister, Mrs Charles Moore.
 Willard Roraback, judge of the borough court of Torrington, with his wife and son visited over Sunday at James Roraback's in Sheffield.
 Joseph Owen is making decided improvement on Morris Wilbur's place on West Main street by building wide walks and sidewalk, and grading the lawn.
 Mrs Sarah Caldwell and Mrs Emily Sackett are attending the state conven. n. tion of the Woman's Relief Corps held at Milford, Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
 MT and Mrs George Bullock of Hillsdale, N. Y. visited at A. V. A. Eel tens over Sunday, and Mrs Felten drove back with them Monday return ing here on Tuesday. MT Harrington of HilIsdale accompanied MT and Mrs Bullock.
 Again we are indebted to Henry M. Adams for record of snow storms, and, as usual, the record is an interesting
  number of similar records furnished by MT Adams and they are valuable for reference and comparison.
 MT and Mrs J. J. Bailey will move to Great Harrington the first of June and live near their daughter, Mrs Jared Bradley. MT Bailey's health is quite poor at present, and Mir and Mrs Brad ley wish to have him reside near them where they may assist Mrs Bailey in giving him every attention and assist ance that he may need. Canaan people are 10th to part with Mir and Mrs Bailey who have lived in this town the greater part of their lives and who are highly esteemed.
 Monday afternoon as the writer was walking on High street in Winsted he heard someone shout ''come and see my garden! Looking across the street he saw George H. Brown, recently of Falls Village, moving lawn. After shaking hands with MT Brown and having lit tie chat MT Brown led the way to his garden, of which he is justly proud not for it's size but for it's advanced stage. The garden contains pea vines over foot high and ready to blossom, squash and cucumber vines several inches high. and beans, lettuce, corn, etc. all away ahead of the season.
 
 The Bridgeport Farmer says: The Traders Supply Co. is thing of the past Frank Miller and Stephen O. Os- borne. the proprietors having closed out the business. There was only ne req son for bringing the enterprise to 8 close, and this is found in the hostile legislation of several states against the stamp business For time all was clover, and at one time the profits of Messrs Miller and Osborne jointly reached the astounding figure of ESQ., 900 month. They conducted the trading stamp business and are said to have cleared $1, ,0O0.0 MT Osborne is not partner of MT Miller in the coal business.
 In reference to the statement made recently by George D. Harrison that Ambassador Joseph Choate used to spend his summers in Lakeyille, we add the following from D. D. Warner. MT Choate boarded at MT Warmers in 1854 and three years following. Mrs Choate's name was Sterling, daughter of Frederick Sterling, who was a son of Gen. Sterling. She was born in the house that formerly stood next to the Davis Ore Bed office. Her mother was Butcher, which family were of Ca naan. Mir Warner found MT Choate a man of rare ability. He made his start in life in New York on salary of $500 year and by pure ability and integrity he has risen to international promi- nence.-Lakeville Journal.
 The Connecticut Citizen contains a personal testimony from Rev J. H. James, secretary Connecticut Temper. ohO0 Ou1ou, III Ao6nAo sO oalnuCl | . Thrasher, manager of the Law and Order League of Connecticut. Rev James statement is made without the knowledge of- Secretary Thrasher, and purely because MT James believes it is due to faithful public servant who has been shamefully abused. The state ment is too lengthy for the NEWS to re- print but copies of it can be obtained by addressing Rev J. H. James at Rock vile. In view of the work that Score tary Thrssher is doing in Canaan and vicinity we judge that Rev James will have numerous calls for copies of his tsstinony -es ststsmsnt As hs terms 1t.