Connecticut western news., 1900-09-13

Tuesday noon.
 -Dr Ross will be absent ou vacation from Oct 6 to Oct. 22.
 Don't forget that the early adver. tiser catches the Autumn trade.
 Rev N. 8. Boardmsn preached in St. Johns church ct New Milford last Sunday.
 A. 0. Brainard, who has been so- iourning several weeks in Canaan, re- turned to New York Sunday.
 Miss Charlotte Beckley is recover ing from two weeks severe illness. She narrowly escaped typhoid fever.
 A. V. A. Felten left here last Thursday for few days vacation which he will epend at his old home west of the Hudson river.
 Miss Florence Thomson, who has been spending the summer with her mother and brother at Mt Elm, return cd to New York last Sunday evening.
 -Miss Lena Ives of Hartford, who has been spending part of her vacation ct Warren MoIntyre's in this village,re- turned to the city Monday morning on tho Mountain Express.
 The Democratic caucus will be held at the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Delegates will be appoint cd to the state, congregational, senatorial and probate conventions.
 Miss Consadine has returned from . vacation visit with friends in Hills- dale. N. r., and is now dividing her time between the Canaan and Falls Will lsge 8. N. E. telephone offices.
 Mir and Mrs W. A. Crawford, who have been the guests of Mir and Mrs N. B. Lawton, went to Lakeville Monday for few days visit with friends before returning to their home at Hudson, N. T..
 Miss J. E. Newton and Miss Annette Bennett returned to New York last Fri day to resume their work as teachers By the way. we have forgotten to men ton that Miss Mary l.. Prentiss of Philadelphia and Mrs Smith of Yer mont are guests at Myrtle Hill.
 w. Fl. Fuller and G. w. Cowdrey, IT,. representing Housatonic Lodge, F. | A. M, visited Montgomery Lodge at LAkeville last week Tuesday night and witnessed the comforting of the third degree. Both gentlemen speak highly of the work of Montgomery and the way they were entertained.
 Charles Fl. Marvin of Sharon has been correspondent of the Amenia Times for twelve ears, but has resign cd his position and in explanation says ''I would state, accompanied by Mrs Marvin and my boy, expect to start for Chicago soon, at which place my mother resides, our visit covering a number of weeks. after which my plans are ss yet uncertain"
 We take pleasure in announcing that Mrs S. M. Stevens and daughter Miss Sarah, will make their home iu Canaan in future. They have host o1 friends in this town who welcome theil return. For many years Mrs Stevens was the lsndlady of the Stevens House (now the Warner House) in this village, but of late years she and her daughter have resided in Bridgeport. They ar rived in Canaan last Monday and fol the present will occupy rooms in the Clemans building on Main street.
 Early Sunday morning at an houl when most of the devout and pious denizens of the Warner House hac turned over for an extra Sunday morn ing's snoozs which the rules of tn, house admit of, they were rudely dis turbed and their devoutness scattered to the four corners of their rooms b, the pounding, hammeripg and lont talking of the gang of railroad work men who have been repairing the road bed in this locality for the past weel and who had arrived at the above men tioned early hour to lay new rails switches, etc., before the arrival of th $40 train. There was no further res for the weary that morning and it wa decidedly uncompromising lookinl lot of boarders that gathered about tn breakfast tables few hours later. Al were greatly perturbed excepting tn fellow with one bad ear who rolled ove onto his good ear and slept soundly un til the breakfast gong sounded. Tn work was continued throughout tn day and was finished Monday. most ( the tracks in the yard now being sur plisd with new rails.