Connecticut western news., 1900-09-13

-MrS h. b. Daly lett monuay TOT Brooklyn. N. Y, where she will make her home in the future.
 Miss Fanny James of Deep River, who has been visiting the Misses Nor. ton, returned home Friday.
 Nathan E. Rawson of Brooklyn, N. Y., who has been visiting his uncle, Dr Clemans, returned home Monday,
 Rev and Mrs o. s. Wing, who have spent the summer at the Warner House, have returned to their home in Brook lyn, N. Y.
 A pleasant little whist party was given on Saturday afternoon by Mrs $. 0. and Mrs J. G. Beckley to introduce Miss Clara Beckley of Brooklyn to some of Canaan's young ladies.
 A party of young people of this town went on picnic to Mt. Everett on Labor Day. The following day the same party visited Bash Bish Falls. A very pleasant time is reported.
 MT and Mrs Frank Coons went to Bristol yesterday to visit their daugh- ter, Mrs Lester Root, two or three days. From there they will go to Westield, Mass to visit Mrs Coons' father. D. l.. Pratt.
 John Russell arrived home from Los Angeles, Gal. last Thursday even- ing. He has been absent two and one half years. He first went to Seattle, Wash. He was very ill for long time but now his health is very good.
 -Mrs M. A. Leighton, who has been spending few weeks with relatives in Lenox, and who was the guest of Mrs B. Roberts few days last week, has returned to her home in New York city accompanied by her daughter Amy.
 -Housatonic Lodge No. 61 F. & A. M. held its first regular communication last Monday evening after two months vacation. There was a good attendance and it was reported that several persons are desirous of joining the lodge in the near future.
 Mrs Knowls, from New York, who IS spending the summer at Twin Lakes with Rev E. s. Ferry and family of Hartford, gave very interesting and instructive bible reading in the Metho- dist church in this village last Sunday morning. A large congregation was present.
 On Monday of this week Judge Roraback received a large consignment of black bass from the U. s. fish com. missioner at Washington, D. o. with which to stock Twin Lakes. We un- derstand that the same day similar consignment of bass was received at Winsted to stock Highland Lake.
 Miss SchofeId, from Greenwich, has taken charge of the kindergarten department of the public school in this village. She boards with Mrs Hamm. The former teacher, Miss Attleton, ex- pected to return until the eleventh hour but has accepted position as governess in a family in Colorado.
 Rev B. H. Roys of Gaylordsville has been taking ten days vacation and visiting friends at Germantown, N. Y. He made the round trip on his bicycle. He stopped in Millerton on his way to and from Germantown, and yesterday while he was in the Telegram office at Millerton he chatted by telephone with the editor of the NEWS.
 Rev s. A. Burnaby preached very interesting and instructive sermon at Pilgrim chapel Sunday morning, talk ing his text from part of Luke 5; 4: Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for draught." He stated that the only difference between a conservative and radical man or the business or professional success of one man and the failure of another, other things being equal, was that one did little more, made one more effort, was ambitious to do something better or greater than his associates, while the other is content to make limited effort in conservative way.
 In another column we publish this week the articles of association of the Hollenbeck Sportsmen Co.,, joint stock corporation with capital stock of $11, ,000. The headquarters of the corporation is at Lime Rock and it's ob- iect is to propagate fish and game aud maintain fish and game preserves in this state-probsbly in this locality. No definite plans have as yet been adopted for the future and the only property now in possession of the cor poration is the Welles Yale farm near Huntsville and the Hollenbeck stream, they having leased the fishing privilege of the latter. Since purchasing the farm extensive repairs have been made upon the house and adjoining grounds and this in the future will probably be the corporations club house or sport ing headquarters. The farm is being kept under cultivation and additional lands will be purchased as opportunity offers. The stockholders and directors are Messrs John W. Simpson, W. NJ. Barnum, W. B. Dickerman, Thomas Thacher and 0. w. Barnum.
 The house occupied by A. V. A. Felten came very nearly being destroy ed by fire early last Sunday morning and were it not of serious nature the incidents attendant would be quite Imaginable. During the absence of the