Connecticut western news., 1900-08-09

Miss Lida Finn has severed her with the Warner House and has accepted position at Mill River, Mass.
 A tennis tournament will be held at Pine Grove. Canaan, at 10 o'clock Monday forenoon, Aug 13. Entries close Aug. 10th. For particulars see small bills.
 Bills are out advertising lawn so ciable and supper to be held at Frank Stalls, Ashley Falls, Friday evening, Aug. 10, for the benefit of the Metho- dist church.
 MT and Mrs O. D. Mackie and son of Worcester, Mass, are visiting Mrs Maekie's parents. Mir and Mrs James Quinn. They arrived last Thursday 
 Wallace Jester had so far recovered from his recent illness as to be able to go to his home in Pleasant Plains, N Y. where he will remain for @ week or more.
 In Mrs Sheridan Barnes garden is a pear tree laden with fruit so heavily that the branches require support, Viewed from the street it presents an exceedingly handsome and tempting 
 The Rev Bruce W. Cronmiller preached an excellent sermon in the Pilgrim church last Sunday morning His text was St. Matthew V, IT: q am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. |" His theme was "Mutual Helpfulness. |"
 Harvey Sabine, foreman of the NEWS, is taking weeks vacation and is camping with a party of Millerton young men at Camp Jolly" on MouLt Riga. John G. Beckley is working in Mir Sabine's place on the NEWS this week.
 Emil 0. Keppler, who is camping at Twin Lakes, succeeded in landing a four and one-half pound bass last Fri day, one of the largest caught this sea son. Messrs Setzer and Keppler captur- ed the finest string of fish taken from the lakes this summer.
 Rev Harry Bodley of New Britain spent Sunday with his family in town. Some twenty years ago Mr Bodley was rector of Christ church here and his many friends were pleased to meet him. He assisted at the communion service at the church Sunday.
 The crop of black kberries and black snakes seem to be unusually large this year. The berry bushes hang full and the berries are ripening fast. Each day troups of youngsters are seen re- turning from the field laiden with Der ries. Black snakes of all sizes are en- countered almost daily.
 Fred Bruey, 12-year-old son of Mir and Mrs August Bruey, was hit on the knee with a ball bat during the ball game last Thursday. He was carried to Dr Lees who made an exami nation and pronounced no bones bro- ken, although it Is possible that the in jury may prove serious.
 Mount Marcy, in the Aairondacks, was white with snow last Friday morn- ing. What became of that hot wave that was moving from the Rocky Noun tains and was due in New England last Friday2 LATER. That hct wave, or some other hot wave, visited Canaan Aug. 5, 6, and 2.
 MT and Mrs Sherwood 0. Cum- nings and daughter Marjorie of Nor walk arrived at Mrs Hamm's last Satur- day where they will remain week. MT and Mrs Follett and Mrs Branch of Hartford are also stopping with Mrs Hamm, and Mrs Keeney of West Hart ford spent Sunday and Monday there the guest of her sister, Mi>s Strong.
 The following are the recent ar- rivals at "The Naples" conducted by Miss Louise Bragg: Rev and Mrs Cone of Bridgeport, accompanied by MT Cone's mother and sister, Mrs Loan, with her sons Walter and John and niece Miss Cannon of Irvington on the Hudson, Miss Johnson of Hartford and the Misses Scott and Barnum of Dan- bury.
 The Lakeville Journal in mention ing the roads of the town of Salisbury says: "The loose cobble stones in the roads about town have been removed by the road men and smoother travel ing Is the result" If the loose cobble stones were now removed from the streets of Canaan (same as they were in some former Years) all who travel by carriage, by bicycle or on foot would rejoice.
 The Norfolk Chimes of August l published an excellent picture of Egg bert T. Butler, the father of the Con: necticut Western Railway, and also a brief sketch of Mir Buffers career, par ticularly his labors in organizing the railway company and building the road MT Butler was born in Plymouth, Ct Dec 21, 1913, came to Norfolk in 1S41 and has resided there since and is con sidered the second oldest resident in Norfolk.
 About twelve couples of Norfolk young people came to Canaan on theil wheels last Thursday evening, stoppin at the Warner House. Landlord War. ner was equal to the occasion and gave them all the "glad hand" in his charac