Connecticut western news., 1900-09-06

TihuA ouuiobS io opouoihS "SOA with his parents at Lebanon, N. Y.
 Rev and Mrs s. A. Burnaby re- turned Friday flom their months vaca- tion.
 George Brown of Millerton, N. Y says: "It's awful hard work to have a good time.'
 Philip Hamm came home from New York last Friday for a week or ten days vacation. .... George Lake continues to improve physically although his mental powers are still weak.
 Mise Kitt,e White has closed her millinery parlors and is enjoying two weeks vacation. Sheridan W. Barnes went to North Adams, Mass. on Tuesday to visit friends several days.
 One of Horace Balls houses in the village of Salisbury was destroyed by fire one night last week.
 Miss Hattie Murray, who has been visiting friends in town, has returned to her home in Waterbury. Some of the old inhabitants say that this season the "Dog Days" were the dryest they ever remember. Irving J. Messenger, who has been spending two weeks vacation with his parents here has returned to Water bury. HI D. Humphrey and family, &C., oompanied by Mrs J. 8 New, have re- turned from a protracted outing at Leetes Island.
 Miss Mary Watson has returned from two weeks visit iu Glenco Mills, N Y. where she was the guest of the Misses Proper.
 Mrs James Becklev and daughter Clara of Brooklyn, N Y are visiting at S. O. Becklev's. They arrived yester- day from Richmond. Mass. | -Georpe Fl. Williams, cashier of the Danburv National Bank. was guest of J. A. Underwood from Saturday after noon until Sunday afternoon.
 MT and Mrs W. R. Day of New York who are "bicycling" the state. stopped in town last week guests of the Arlington, w. H. Emmons pro- prietor.
 The work of preparing the ahut- ments for the new bridge over the Honsatonic river on the c. N. B. rail- road is nearly completed and will soon be ready to receive the new bridge.
 Mrs Louisa Rood, who has been spending two months in this vicinity the guest of her sister, Mrs Jane Briggs of East Canaan and other friends, will return Monday to her home in Vine- land, N. J.
 The meeting of Mountain County Pomona Grange held at Colebrook yes terday was we'll attended Colebrook Grange served an elaborate dinner, after which Lecturer Ard Welton fur. nished an interesting literary program. | Ed. Slye, the skipper of the sailing canoe, "Lucy," is the proud possessor of two trophies won this week. Early in the week he won race from 0. H. Pease's small yacht on Twin Lakes, for which Judge Roraback gave him a new hat; and on Monday Ed, won the sail ing race from Mir Milmine at Lakeville and received handsome medallion oi the Shamrock"
 The Canaan University Association Centre was organized last Monday even
 ing with a membership of twenty foul
 people. The meeting was beld wist
 Mrs 0. W. Camp. and the next meet
 ing will be held with Miss s W. Adam
 on Monday evening. Sept. 24th. Quit,
 . number who were not present las
 Monday evening will eventually ieil
 the Association. or Centre as it is called
 Miss Helen Slesenger of Yonkers N. Y, sister of the tenor solo singer 0
 the same place, sang an offertory sol
 in Christ church last Sunday morning
 and all were delighted with her singing Miss Sleser ger is pupil of Mir Hober Shock of New York city, and in he : selection on Sunday showed an unusus
 range of voice. Miss La Dow at tn I same service rendered fine selection 3 on the violin, accompanied on the ol gan by Mrs La Dow The La Do, l family have been summering at Twi Lakes and made 8 large number C , friends here during their soiourn. Here is a list. perhaps incomplete , of Canaan young people who have thi week become students at the followin D named institutions of learning: Josep
 Quinn at Morse's Business College i ] Hartford; J. Howard Bierce and Joh r F Hubbard at the Searles High Schoe - in Great Burlington; Miss Maud Lar ? don at the State Normal School in Ne | Britain; Miss Grace L. Goodwin an a Miss Catherine B. Finnegan at tf f State Normal School in Willimantie e Fred Manvel has intended to become D student at Mount Hermon when a VI l. cancy occurs there, but perhaps | o may decide to attend the Searl | School.
 s Monday afternoon Mrs Edwar o Smith of Reed street discovered smol e issuing from the residence of her neigl l. bor. Conductor Frank Smith. Si hastily notified the conductors wi d who wac ''neighboring" with Mrs The n l L.