Connecticut western news., 1900-08-23

Peter Goggin is having his house repainted.
 Mrs A. F. Rood is spending a week with out of town friends.
 Mrs Franklin N. Brown and son re turned to New York last Saturday.
 Edward Hawver moved to Norfolk this week where he will work for Bras tus Johnson.
 A new sim graces the Railroad street entrance to Jackson, Eggleston < Co.'S store.
 Miss Hattie Murray of Waterbury is visiting in town the guest of Mir and Mrs J. B. Messenger.
 Conductor Beckwith and family of Hartford moved into Eggleston's cottage at Twin Lakes on Monday.
 MT and Mrs Robert Fuller of Chi. csgo, Ill. are visiting relatives in this village. They arrived Saturday.
 Emil 0. Keppler caught four bass at Twin Lakes last Friday. The com bined weight of the four bass was fifteen pounds.
 -A number of Canaan young people will attend dance to be given st Tagh' kanic Inr, Sheffield. Saturday evening of this week.
 Delightful weather the past week, but vegetation and dusty highways need rain. The mercury record at noon the last seven days is: 79S4 77-74.7s-77-7S,
 -Rev Arthur Goodenough of Win chester Center was in town Monday calling on friends and attended the opening exercises at the Pine Grove camp meeting.
 Mrs F. NJ. Caldwell, accompanied by her niece. Mrs Bishop. left yester- day for Minnesota where she will visit her two brothers whom she has not seen in thirty five years.
 If not the big black bear Daniel Sweeney would like to know what man. ner of beast it is that is eating up his green corn. Dan is positive it is the bear. is ready to bet on it and will prove it too.
 -Arrans ements are being made fer social dance at Town Hall Friday even ing of this week. Robert Pierce has the matter in charge and consequently q pleasant evening is expected by all who anticipate attending.
 Ticket Agent Henry Reed, who is enjoying vacation, was home for short time this week. Henry says he is orowding as much genuine pleasure in- to his vacation days as possible and that he is enjoying himself highly.
 Letters addressed as follows remain uncalled for at the post office. J. A. Benedict, Louis Bronsseau, John H. Cleveland, Miss Katherine Clinton. Mrs E W. Williams, Miss Elizabeth Shel. don, J. Poland, Mrs Josephine Bedding.
 Congressman E. J, Hill of Norwalk was in town for a short time last Thurs day. It is of course concluded that he was looking after his local political crop with view of securing good harvest in the future. He spent DOT ton of the day with s. A. Eddy at the lakes.
 There were thirteen entries in the tennis tournament played at Pine Grove last week Monday and Tuesday. The finals were won out by Taylor of Ct. Burlington and Mead of Falls Village and were played of in Ct. Harrington yesterday. Taylor won the first prizes silver loving cup. and Mead, as second, a silver medal.
 AThe handsome little twin parks al the Union depot are now clothed with 6 beautiful green turf and are more than ever a source of much satisfaction by all who remember the barren deser which they replaced and of much favor able comment by all visitors to ths town. That there still remains deb upon them to be paid ;s we'll known ane to raise the necessary amount to remove this debt an entertainment and dance Il be ng arranged tc be given in Towr Hall the latter part of next week. Th' entertainment least" will be exclusivel, home talent which is sufficient guar antee that all who attend will enjoy first class entertainment. Robert Peirc' is interested in the matter and it i through him that the idea 6rst origins ted. With such praiseworthy obiec in view and with such an entertainment As will doubtless be rendered it should receive the substantial eupport of tn | entire comm unity.