Connecticut western news., 1900-07-26
THURSDAY. JULY 26, 1900.
Local News.

 . visit with Winsted friends.
 Another of Canaan's "dry thunder storms" occurred last Saturday after- noon.
 w. B. Futile of Minneapolis. Minn. was the guest of Mir and Mrs W. H. Camp Monday.
 -Richard Lester of Mill River was in town the first of the week the guest of Miss Lida Fenn.
 Mrs Corbit will go to Mstteawan, \. '. this week to visit the Rev W. A. Mackey and family.
 The will of the late Harriet M. Hosford will be probated July 31 as ap- pears in the legal notices.
 James Reel began the excavations for the foundation of A. V. A. Felten's new residence on Granite avenue, yes terday.
 Harold Preston leaves this week fer Turner's Falls, Mass. where he will camp out with friends for an indefinite period.
 Francis Barnett of South Giaston- bGry is guest at W. H. Camps, and his sister Mary will be guest there next week.
 -G. Willis Parsons returned today from . business trip to New York city, where he visited the New York Furni- ture expedition.
 Mrs Nellie Preston of this place snd the party of young people who have occupied Humphreys cottage at Twin Lakes broke camp Monday.
 Mrs Leslie Pratt, who has been stopping with her husband, Special Census Agent Pratt, at the Warner House has returned to her homo in Nor wich.
 Mrs L. J. Eggleston and Mrs P. R. Cline entertained party of about 30 friends, mostly from Millerton, N. T., at whist, at the pavilion, Twin Lakes, yesterday.
 Editor Bolles of the New Milford Gazette WAS in town Tuesday inspect ing the Bennett Hill job and the road to East Canaan and collecting data for an editorial on State roads.
 Franklin J. Abbe of Worcester, Mas. is spending two weeks vacation with friends at Falls Village and Ca man. His family will remain at Falls Village during the summer.
 Mrs Lewis Rhoades had lively skirmish with colony of hornets the other day which she unconsciously dis turbed much to her remorse. Lewis rallied valiAntly to her assistance and soon dispatched the hornets.
 Mrs R. H. Seaton of New York wis. tied her uncle, Robert R. Whiting, al the Warner House over Sunday. She was surprised and delighted to find his health has improved 50 much since he come to Canaan the 2lst of June.
 The NEWS is indebted to Miss Mary Stevens of Canaan Valley for the lar gest and finest bouquet of sweet peas VI have seen this season. There are thirty two varieties in the bouquet and it has been admired by all who have seen it,
 Letters addressed to the following persops remain uncalled for at the Ga naan post ciiice: Miss 0. A. Bliss, Mir, Wm. Genish, Miss Lida F. Finn, Mis- Alice Gately, Batero Giuseppe, MT, Geo. Babbett, Mrs E. L. Sherman, Mir, Geo. Secor, Miss Adalgisa Valentine Edward Vosburg
 The Misses Anna, Nollie, Grao, and Bertha Bowers, who with their par ents have been stopping with MT Hsmm, will leave this week for Twil Lakes where they will pass the remain der of their vacation at the home c Thomas O'Hars. Mir and Mrs Bower will remain with Mrs Hamm.
 Up to date 28 dogs have been reg istsred, as required by law, at the tow clerks office. This surely, is an e1 ceedingly small number of dogs to registered in the town of North Canaa and VIC are sure that the revenue of tn town could be considerably increased this law WAS enforced as it is in othe towns.
 Canaan Conclave, Order of Hept, sophs, went to Winsted at 635 la. night, where they were the guests Winsted Conclave and assisted in tt degree work. There were 22 of the O. naan boys in the party and they wel royalty entertained by the Winste brothers. They returned by speci train late in the evening.
 William H. Briggs is assisting b father in the livery business in this vi lage. "Will" has been m the emple of the Consolidated road number ysars and frequently served as CO ductor. The company were 10th part with him, but Wills" family al friends urged him to leave the road ar engage in a safer occupation than raj roading.
 When we are struggling with u mercury among the nineties it m have . cooling or refreshing effect to member that Palmer Rood of East naan says that during the months January and February in 1857 for for days in succession not drop of wal fell from the caves, even on the sou dde of buildings." It is quite intsre
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