Connecticut western news., 1900-06-28
Miss Belle Lorrain is spending the week in Pittsfald.

Miss Belle Lorrain is spending the week in Pittsfeld.
 -G. B. Gardner and family returned to Coxsaokie, N Y. last Saturday morn ing.
 Mrs J. D. Seacord and children of Lee, Mass. visited relatives here over Sunday.
 The Pilgrim Church Sunday school enjoyed picnic at Twin Lakes on Tuesday.
 The Cranford Club give reception to invited friends at Town Hall this afternoon.
 Mrs Henry Reincke of Winsted is the guest of her brother Cyrus Bradley of this place.
 When gentle June displays her wares,
 And all her beauties boast,
 The contest shows beyond a doubt,
 The shirt waists worn the most.
 Joseph McCarrick and daughter, Miss Mary McCarrick of New York are visiting his elder daughter, Mrs George Dederick of this place.
 Robert R. Whiting of New York city is boarding at the Warner Hoase. He arrived last Thursday and expects to remain about two months.
 William Washburne, wife and daughter Helen of New York, and Mrs Teller of Hudson dined at the Warner House on Sunday, the guests of rela- tives.
 -Dr F. s. Parsons has pear tree loaded with parly grown fruit that has produced second crop of blossoms, the blossoms being double at that. .-Thom- aston Express.
 Base ball on Saturday. At East Canaan the Canaans won the annual game from the east villagers by score of 25 to IA. At Lime Rock the Housa- tonlcs won the game by a score of 12 to 9.
 MT and Mrs H. O. Barnes, Clinton and Miss Edith Barnes, Mrs Weston Barnes, Mrs William Smith of Canaan, and Mrs J. Mignery and Miss Bessie Frein of Great Harrington are enjoying two weeks outing at Belle Island.
 The Central New England Railway will build milk shipping creamery at Stanfordville. Work will be commen- ced at once. It is also the intention to further develop the milk business of the road by building a number of addi- tional creameries through Duchess county.-Poughkeepsie Eagle.
 Another of Canaan's dry thunder storms appeared last Friday. The thunder rolled all the afternoon but there was no lightning visible and no water fell A gentle rain began about 7p m. and during the night it in- ere ased to a good soaking rain. It was great benefit to vegetation.
 The Twin Lakes season may be said to be fairly open now. Senator Skidmore and family are occupy ing their cottage, MT Osmond and family and the Setzers have also arrived. Four young men from Bridgeport have pitch ed their tent on the east shore. This party is headed by Mir Dean, a son ot Lee P. Dean.
 Miss Lillie Fuller and Miss Carrie Fuller are enjoying a two weeks outing. On Friday they went to Poughkeepsie and remained there until Monday when they proceeded to New York. On Tuesday they came to Cornwall on the. Hudson where they will visit friends g few days and then go to Stamford. Ct to visit relatives before returning to Canaan.
 The "Mountain Express" which runs every day to and from Canaan and Hartford has won the distinction oi being the fastest train in New England Between Tariffville and Hartford rate of from 43 to 55 sec ,nds to the mile, ac cording to the grade, has frequently been made. The engine is Baldwin compound and William Ahearn of Ga naan is the engineer.
 A sensible young lady made th' following dying request of her friends "Do not lay me down by the ripping brookside lest the babbling lovers walk me from my dream, nor in the beauti ful cemetery in the valley lest sight seers cooing over epitaphs distract me but let my sleep be under the oounte of merchant and business man gener ally who never advertise. There i peace that rasseth all understanding and deep sleep into which neither tn buoyant footfall of youth, nor tn weary shuttle of old age will intrude. -Hopewell News.
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