Connecticut western news., 1900-08-23

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 Samuel Briggs has . nice crop of tobacco.
 William T. Barnum of New Haven is boarding ct Mrs Hamm's.
 -F. W. Strong and wife of Dalton, Mass. are the guests of Mr and Mrs George Strong.
 MT and Mrs Naylor of Philadelphia. Pa have been guests of Rev and Mrs E. J. Kelly since Friday.
 MT and Mrs R. L.. Streeter and daughter Mildred of South Norwalk are guests at the Warner House.
 "A bus load of roung people from Can aan attended the Catholic fair dance at Norfolk last ThursdAy evening.
 -Edwsrd Knickerbooker of Syracuse, N. Y. visited his sister, Mrs J. E. Rhodes, two or three days this week. -Dr Parsons and family of Thomas ton have been visiting relatives in this village since they broke camp at Twin Likes
 MT and Mrs John W Ds Mara and son of nion. N. r., who have been vis- iting friends in Canaan and vicinity, re- turned home yesterday.
 Mrs Eliza Ssdgwick's 85th birth day anniversary occurred on Monday of this week and was quietly celebrated by . family gathering, and calls from neighbors and friends
 There are several sailboats on Twin Lakes and there are frequent races be- tween 0. Fl. Pease's sloop yacht and Edward Slye's sailing canoe. in which the honors are about evenly divided.
 George Lake continues to gradual ly improve and sat up for the first time yesterday sinoe his relapse two weeks ago. O. Eugeae Acker. . Winsted nurse. arrived Tuesday to care for Mir Lake.
 -Michael Gleason, who left Canaan a year or more ago and who wss reported a being deceased, has turned up very much alive and is at work on the Berk- shire division under Section Master John Devine.
 Last Sunday morning the Rev Har- P I. Bodley, rector of St. Marks church, New Britain, and rector of this pariah some twenty years since, preach. cd in Christ church. Mir Bodley's ser mon vas largely reminiscent and there fore especially interesting to the older portion of the congregation.
 The eighteenth national convention of the National Woman's Relief Corps will be held in Chicago, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 29. The Connecti-- cut officials will leave Hartford Aug 25, as 1205 p. m.. arriving in Chicago Sun day as II 50 .. m. Mrs Harriet l.. Bodge of Hartford is the national presi dent.
 The base ball diamond which was "skinned" last week has been dragged, raked, leveled and is now in first class condition. The Guernsey Bros. and Christie arrived today and will play with the Canaans for the next two ol three weeks. It is expected that gstne with the Lakevilles will be played here this afternoon and on Saturday 8 game with the Egremonts Is will be playe on the home diamond. It is hoped tha, two games . week can be played here during the coming month ! While driving Sunday evening ar unfortunate accident occurred between the bridges near High street when the teams of George Fuller and O. E. Hol comb collided. The shaft of MT Full ler's wagon entered the chest of NJ Holcomb's horse about or 10 inches The road is very narrow there and i cannot be said that blame can be placed upon either party. Dr Turner of Win sted was called who did not give mucl encouragement for the injured horse The horse is still alive at this writing
 MT Slesenger, a sole tenor sings in St Andrews church. Yonkers, N. r. now summering at Twin Lakes, sant m ofertory solo in Christ church Sun day morning and won the admiration of the large congregation whose pleas ure it was listening to him. Mir Slesen ger is gifted with an unusually fin, tenor voice by nature and in addition to this has developed it to such an ex tent as to have it under almost perfec control. It will therefore be pleasan news to our people to learn that NJ Slesenger will sing again in Chris church next Sunday morning when b will bs accompanied by his sister . ssprsno and Miss LADow on the violin