Connecticut western news., 1900-08-30

Albert Ni,holi of Hartford called on friends in town Tuesday.
 William A'Hearn, Jr. has accepted | position as fireman on the O. N. B. Mrs wm. A. Crawford of Hudson, N. r., is the guest of Mir and Mrs Law ton.
 Miss Minnie Ryer of the Albany Normal College, is spending part of her vacation in Canaan.
 The second and third quarterly meeting of the Methodist church was held Monday evening.
 Mir and Mrs G. Willis Parsons and son, Mrs s. J. Hamm and Miss Hamm leave today for two weeks outing at Milford. Conn.
 -S A. Kemp has resigned hls posi- ton as engine wiper in the 0. N E.. yard and Roselle Underwood has taken his place temporarily.
 Miss Lizzie Glasgow returned Sat- urday to her home in Cohoes, N. T., after two weeks visit in town the guest of Mir and Mrs A. P. Briggs.
 Frank Stevens has fine crop of Clappis favorite pears this year. A do- nation contributed to the NEWS was greatly enjoyed and highly appreciated. The new arrivals at "The Naples" are: Mrs Whitehead, Miss Gilkey, the Misses Hildebrand, Mir Jordan, Mrs Norton of Brooklyn, N. Y, Mir and Mrs George Nissan and Miss Nissan of New York city.
 MT and Mrs Henry Beebe, former residents of this town, gave a phono- graphic entertainment in front of the Warner House annex Friday evening It was oLe of the best entertainments of the kind ever given in this village and was delivered by an improved Edi- sond's grand phonograph.
 The 18th annual fair of the Far. mington Valley Agricultural Association will be held at Cherry Park near Can. ton on Thursday and Friday. Sept. and '. Among the special attractions will be balloon ascension and para chute leap by Prof. D. A. Barnsll who will rise 5000 feet and hang by his teeth. The 0. N. E. railway will sell excursion tickets at stations between Hartford and Canaan. The rate from Canaan is $1 and from Norfolk 70 cent, for round trip.
 The current issue of that interest l. ing summer paper. the Norfolk Chimes completes the series for the season O 1900. Tue publisher presents every subscriber with charming souvenir, work of art, in the form of photograv ure of Thomas Hovenden's celebrated painting entitled "In the Hands of tn Enemy" This painting is in the Bat tel art gallery at Norfolk. The photo gravure is copyrighted by Fishel, Adle < Schwartz of New York but by thei courtesy the publisher of The Chime is enabled to present it to his subscrib
 Samuel O. Beckley has received a invitation which reads as follows: "M and Mrs Ely Ensign request the honou of your presence at the marriage ( their daughter, Anna Clarinda. to M William Frank Hite, on Wednesda evening. September the fifth. at nins thirty o'clock, Trinity Episcop, Church, Huntington, West Virgini, MD3CCC." Mr Beckley tenders h congratulations and best wishes to a ths interested parties, and would inc dentally remark that Mir Ensign is former resident of Canaan and Lin Rock and is an old friend of Mir Bee ley.
 The thirty third annual camp mee ing of the Canaan camp meeting ass citation, came to a successful finish la Monday. The attendance was lart Thursday. Saturday and Sunday. As whole it has been one of tho most su cessful meetings held in years. An ( fort was made to raise $1,0OO by pop lar subscription to pay off an indebte ness of the association. Five hundre dollars has been secured and more su scribed to nearly reach that amour N sarly all of the dinner circle" co tagers have returned to their home The services during the week were ve interesting, the sermons being unusus ly impressive and instructive, while u singing, under direction of Prof. l.. Harvey was greatly enjoyed. Mir H. vsy's daughter Virginia presided at t organ during the week.