Connecticut western news., 1900-11-15

Tickets for the Snow Gap Sisters at Collins.
 Call early for Snow Gap Sisters tickets at Collins.
 The mercury record at noon for the past seven days is: 63 32 4l-43-43-46- 88.
 MT and Mrs F. B. Young of Pitts- field, Mass. visited E. D. Norton and the Misses Norton from Friday until last evening.
 -G. Willis Parsons and Mrs Joseph l. Parsons are attending the State Sum- day School Convention at Bridgeport as delegates from the Methodist Church of this place.
 A Thanksgiving ball will be given at Town Hall, Mill River, Mass, on the evening of Nov. 28, under the aus pices of the Mill River football team. Bradbury's orchestra will furnish music and everybody is invited.
 -G. l.. Parsons < Sons have issued posters describing their new stock of dry goods, ladies' garments, shoes, fur niture, carpets. crockery. etc. etc.; and also their stock of mems. boys and children's clothing on which they give coupons until Dec. l.
 On account of the blizzard last week, Gordon Stratton of Montville in tho town of Sandisfeld, Mass. adjourn cd his auction until Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 10 6. m. at which time all his live stock, wagons, harness, farming tools, stoves, sap tubs, cheese press, etc. etc. will be struck of to the highest bidder.
 Big auction at Falls Village on Sat- day, Nov. 17th at 10 8. m, at which time G w. Hall will sell his entire sock of new and second hand carriages, wagons, buggies, harness, whips, blan- kets. robes, cutters, sleighs, moving machine. and many other articles. See posters for description of property.
 The celebrated, original and only Snow Cap Sisters from the region of perpetual glaciers will make their first public appearance at Town Hall, Ga naan, Monday evening, Nov. 19. The cast is made up of local artists of stand ard reputation who will render "one oi the most mirth- -produ ,ing farces ever presented by local artists" The little folks of Canaan will also create breeze under direction of Mrs Josephine Root After the entertainment dancing will be indulgsd in, good music having been secured and doubtless all will hail with delight an opportunity to trip the lighi fantastic after season among the brac' ing breezes from Snow Cap mountain
 The University Association Centre met at the residence of Miss s. w. Adam on Tuesday afternoon. The members of the Hawthorne and Gran ford clubs were also present by invita- ton. Rev J. 0. Goddard of Salisbur, gave talk or address entitled "Egyp as saw it." Tho Centre has been studying about Egypt, and Mir Goddard has recently returned from Egypt therefore MT Goddard wittily prefaoed his address by remarking: "You hay been tLe past few weeks from Canaan t, Egypt and have returned from Egyp to Csnaan-and more than that, to tn, house of Adam" The address was ex ceedingly instructive and we'll spice with original wit and humor. MT God dard also gave an interesting descrir ton of his visit to the Paris exposition
 --"Tony" Jester has lost his Nellie She was as good dog as ever wagged tau and master and dog had grown t be fond of each other. Last June sh wandered disoonsolstely into Da Bweeney's car knocking headquarte, and 60 appealingly and piteously di she look into Dams eyes that his hart ened heart was touched aud he ther and then adopted her and turned hs over to the tender care of Mir Jeste She has been a true companion an faithful watch dog at the store of Jacl son. Eggleston < Go. A few weeks az B. l.. Moore and a Mir Warner of Ne Milford arrived in town and, reinforce with dog tax receipt, laid claim ownership on poor Nellie but her sel appointed guardian refused ts allo her to go. Last Friday Sheriff Jel nings appeared on the scene. arme with proper authority and nscessal documents and took poor Nellie away The story has since been promulgate to the effect that these young men ha, not proper claim on the dog and flu thsr developments are liable to d
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