Connecticut western news., 1900-08-09
Barton Goodale of Thomaston is

tents at Twin Lakes Monday of next week.
 Miss Eva Landon left Tuesday for 8 two or three weeks visit with Sharon friends
 70. A. Mallory of Sharon spent Sun day in town the guest of his friend, N. l.. Jackson.
 A H Herriman and family return ed yesterday from weeks outing at : Twin Lakes
 Miss Elsie A Rood of Hartford was a guest at Beckley Park from Friday until Tuesday.
 Miss Bro yn's studio is approaching com pletion. The mason work was fin- ished last week.
 Mrs s. A Coggswell of Great Bar rington visited friends here the latter part of last week.
 The Misses Townsand of Monterey, Mass are spending few days in town the guests of friends.
 Conductor Reckwith of the O. N. E. railroad with his family will camp at the lakes next week.
 -M.J. Kilmer's new house IS pro- gressipg rapidly and is now in tue hands of the masons and painters. -S. A. Kemp has been engaged as janitor of the school house in this vll- lage for the next school year.
 Attorney Fred Williams, who has been camping at Twin Lakes, returned to his home in New Milford Tuesday.
 The weeds. grass and bushes are being cut along the track of the Berk- shire division between Falls Village and | Canaan.
 Henry V. Sims of Hartford, a veter- an of the Civil war, is visiting his sister, Mrs William Warner, at the Warner | House.
 The Misses Alice and Carrie Lee of Sheffield, Mass. were the guests of Dr and Mrs F. H. Lee the latter part of last week.
 George R. Hart of Red Hook, N. Y, was in town yesterday and spent the night at the lakes with his friend N. l.. Jackson.
 Mail train No. which leaves Ca- naan at 04 p. m., east, pulled out of the station Tuesday leaving part of the baggage and portion of the mail.
 Mir and Mrs L. A. Smith who have been the guests of MT and Mrs Herri- man for the past week. will return to their home in Cleveland. Ohio, to-mor- row.
 While riding to Ct. Burlington Monday evening Ralph Stanton met with collision, breaking his bicycle and inficting many wounds and bruises | upon his person.
 While switching in the Canaan yard Tuesday night, freight train Nc. 24 broke in two, the runaway cars smashing into the caboose of No. 21, badly damaging the carriage.
 John N Van Deusen has offered the lot used as base ball field to the Canaans for the sum of S5. He has al- so given them the privilege of removing the turf and making first class dia- mond. The Canaan boys appreciate the fact that this very liberal offer.
 Miss Eva Russell and Miss Stella Osborne of Boston are visiting at NJ l.. Qsborne's in Weatogue. M. l.. Os- borne, Jr of the editorial staff of The National Magazine, is at home for few days.
 A party of fourteen young Canaan ties explained by Miss Carrie Fuller, drove by 'busses to Ssge's Ravine fues- day where they spent very pleasant day, returning before the shower in the evening.
 Nearly all of our good and consci- entious Methodists took their annual picnic outing yesterday at Lake Buel. They departed in high spirits and had a very delightful day.
 Henry Reed, ticket agent at the depot, will leave Saturday on two weeks vacation trip. During his sb- sencs Mir Russell of New Haven will dispense tickets, information, etc. to all way y-farers.
 Henry Ives is suffering with an in. jursd foot He went to Hartford Tues day where he had his case diagnosed by a specialist. Louis Holt is assisting at the feed mill during MT Ives temporary disablement.
 -The Sunday school and church members of the Episcopal church held their annual picnic today at Twin Lakes, going on the 10.24 train and returning on the early evening trains. It is need less to add that they all had delight. ful time.
 George B. Shaver of Copake, N. r., will have charge of the victualage tent at Pine Grove again this season Mir Shaver has been at the grounds fol several seasons and by his pleasing and obliging methods has gained the good will of the Pine Grove frequenters.
 Our postal clerk Miss Sarah Fergu son is enjoying a weeks vacation al Saratoga. N. Y. She is accompanied by Misses Edith Barnes and Mattie Manvel. They are expected home Sat urday. Mrs J. G. Root has been in at tendance at the post office during Miss