Connecticut western news., 1900-07-05
The Clemans building is being re-

Mrs T. F. Watson of New Haven arrived in town last week for short visit.
 Here is the mercury record at noon during the last seven days: 90 83-69-70- 72-75-88.
 -G. l. Parsons & Sons have put in a new confectionery show case of the lat est pattern which is beauty.
 Mrs Walter Goggin is spending the week in Bridgeport with her sister, Mrs P. J. Burns.
 Rev Dr c. S. Wing and wife of Brooklyn, N. Y. are stopping at the Warner House.
 Mrs John G. Beckley is spending the week in Hartford visiting her aunt, Mrs Louis 0. Roys.
 Mrs H. B. Mac Farland of New town arrived at the Misses Changers last week for short visit.
 Five persons united with the Pil. grim Church on Sunday; four by letter and one on confession of faith.
 Judge A. T. Roraback of the Su- perior Court arrived home Friday, the court having adjourned until Septen- Der.
 You all know George F. Hall, the comedian who sings the funny songs. We'll, George F. Halls Minstrels will appear at the Town Hall about July 20.
 Miss Hazel Pulver of Copake, NY. who for the past two weeks has been visiting her mother, Mrs L. M. Pulver at Canaan, expects to return home to- morrow.
 Following is the list of advertised letters at the Canaan post office: Mrs Sue Dean, 2, W. D. Davis, M. D., Mar tin Panneven, Capt. Allen V. Reed, Mrs w. B. Sullivan.
 Mrs Harriet Brown, F. N. Brown, wife and son arrived in town Saturday from New York. Frank has 8 two weeks vacation and the others will re- main here month.
 Base ball Saturday. At Millerton, Canaan 21. Millerton 5. At Lakeville, Salisbury 6. Lakeville 36. At Norfolk, Lime Rock IT, Norfolk 4. At New York, Harvard 5, Yale 2.
 Samuel A. Bennett of New York is spending couple of weeks in town. A. 0. Brainard of Nyack, N. r., F. N. Brown and family of New York were among visitors in town over the Fourth.
 A. L. Clark, one of Winsted's lead ing dry goods merchants, has comple- ted the contract for mating and cur taining the Pine Grove hotel. Messrs Frank Lyman, Herman Strong and John Lyman of his clerical force were in town the latter part of last week do- ing the work.
 -Dr Charles W. Camp left town Sat- urday for the Democratic National Convention in Kansas City. Dr Camp is the alternate appointed by County Delegate Saunders of Torrington. They will both be in attendance at the con- vention as in fact it is expected that the whole twenty four (12 delegates and 12 alternates) will be there.
 William Morris, the we'll known actor, is having 8 very successful sea son at the head of the William Morris Stock Company, located for the sum- mer at the Columbia Theatre, Washing ton, D. O. The company are this week presenting "The Idler." MT Morris is contemplating continuing through the winter with his company at the Colum- bla with view to making it a perma- nent stock company of Washington. MT Morris many Canaan friends are always pleased to learn of his successes. George Lake, 32. brakeman on the local freight on the Berkshire Di vision of the N. Y., N. H. & H. rail road, whose home is here in Canaan was severely injured at Great Barring ton on Friday night, He tried to jump on the Wilson Point freight train which was moving out of Ct Burlington at 6 very fast rate and he was thrown. Some little time afterward he was found ly ing beside the track by one of the rail road watchmen in an unconscious con dition with an ugly wound behind hi ear. Lake was taken to proper place and Doctor John Beebe attended hin and found that his skull was fractured at the base of the brain. Mrs Lak, was summoned from Canaan and ha been almost constantly with her bus band who regained consciousness ol Saturday afternoon, but is yet in pre- carious condition.
 Yesterday adds to the record on more Fourth of July without shove however the record is not long one The day was not an excessively ho one. The mercury scored 64 in tn morning with a clear sky and goo
 breeze; 8S at noon, partly cloudy an windy; 72 in evening, clear and still There were no amusements here in th line of horse trotting, bicycle racing
 ball game-not even church supper o catch penny scheme. People wh
 wanted amusement went to Great Bal rington, Millerton or Twin Lakes Those who wanted quiet day remain ed at home but they did not find whs they desired; in fact seldom if ever wa there more noise in this village. Youn America had glorious time from earl l dawn to bedtime and kept up an ince' sant roar with pistols, fire crackers
 giant crackers and horns or squalker!