Connecticut western news., 1900-08-02

guarantee to change advertisements un- less the copy reaches this office before Tuesday noon.
 Mrs E. R. Lorrain was seriously i'll for . week but is now improving.
 Geo. R. Wilcox was under the doc tors care last week but is now consider ed out of danger.
 Rev Mr Cronmiller of Egremont. Mass. will preach in the Pilgrim church next Sunday morning.
 Miss Josephine White of Winsted and E. F. Werner of New York city were the guests of Miss K A. White over Sunday.
 Census Clerk George Holcombe has complet sd his duties at the census office and returned to his home in Hart ford Tuesday of this week.
 The 0. N. E. Railroad Co.'S steam shovel and work train passed through Canaan last Sunday bound for State Line where large "Y" is being con- structsd.
 John Hayes of Bridgeport, broth CT of Mrs James Keenan and Mrs W.H. Briggs, has been critically ill with dys- entery in Bridgeport but is now con- sidered out of danger.
 Miss Elsie A. Rood of Hartford visited friends here last week. On Sat urday she went to Clay ton to visit rela- tiyes and tomorrow will return to Ca- naan tosvisit other friends.
 Attorney Fred Williams of New Milford, who is camping at Twin Lakes, caught pickerel on Monday afternoon that weighed seven pounds and meas ured 28 inches in length. Ed. Mclean caught nine bass on Saturday that weighed over 20 pounds.
 The NEWS is under obligation to State Secretary Chas. D Hine for a copy of the report of the Board of Edu- cation of the State of Connecticut for the past school year. The secretary E report is complete and comprehensive and contains 8 great deal of valuable information.
 Thomas Wall of Tortington was in town Tuesday in the interest of the Winsted Business College. As result it is understood that several young peo- pie in town are contemplating taking a course in that popular and we'll ap- pointed school of which H. c. Bentley is principal and prop ietor.
 Fred A. Heath, the blind musician who was billed to appear in Canaan some time ago but cancelled his engage ment, appeared in Tyringham, Mass Monday, Salisbury Town Hall Tuesday, and ct the Chapinville chapel Wednes day evenings of this week. Mir Heath proved very entertaining and the enter. tainments were well worth the admis sion.
 William 0. Phelps of Winsted many years ago school teacher in this town and Norfolk. who is in his 936 year, passed through Canaan last weel accompanied by his daughter, Mrs J J. Whiting, enroute to Ohio where h, will visit friends for time. Although 93 MT Phelps is both mentally and phy sically sound, sleeps and eats we'll ant has no ills or pains.
 The NEWS complies with the re quest of several prominent citizens o North Canaan and copies from the New Milford Gazette the article entitled s'Road Work In North Canaan" Tn NKws makes no comment on said arti ole further than to say that Edito Bolles is specialist or expert on tn subject of State Roads and he is vel fortified with facts and statistics ol that subject.
 For two years the NKws has beel frequently urged to ''roast" thos wheelmen who appear half naked i this village-in short. not wearin clothes enough to wad gun. We fai to comprehend that such an especis duty devolves upon the NEWS W think, however. that any officer coul arrest said wheelmen on the criminf charge of indecent exposure. Shoul such an arrest be made it would doub less remedy the growing evil. The board of jury commissioners for Litchfeld county, D. c. Kilbour of Litchfield. secretary, has filed tn following list of jurors for the town North Canaan from Sept. l, 1900, Aug. 31. 1901, with Town Clerk F. Collin: H. c. Stevens, Geo. K. Good win. Wallace Garfield, N. E. Strattol A. B. Garfield, A. A. Lawrence, J. Underwood. Fl. B. Ives,G. L. Parson E. E. Bartram, Frank L. Goodwin, 0. Stevens, R. D. Psircs, A. P. Ere man.