Connecticut western news., 1900-07-12
THURSDAY. JULY 12, 1900.
Local News.

Miss Fannie Jackson of Sharon is the guest of her brother, N. l.. Jack son. A. P. Freeman and family are spending few days at Grove Beach on the shore near Clinton.
 George Hardenbergh has passed his examination and will enter Colum- bia Law School next fall.
 Peter Van Deussn of Au rora. Ill.,, a former resident of Canaan, reached his S8th birthday anniversary last Sunday.
 The rain last Saturday afternoon prevented the ball games which had been scheduled to take placs in this re- gion on that date.
 Mrs Bodley, wife of Rev Harry I. Bodley of Now Britain, son George and daughter Eleanor are boarding with Mrs Williams for the summer.
 Misses Elizabeth Hill Gillette of Sharon and Mary Franklin Hotohkiss of Millerton, N. r., were the guests of their aunt, Mrs George Gillette, at the Warner House, Tuesday.
 MT and Mrs E. Grant Randall and son of Taunton, Mass, and George M Bullock, Jr. of Hillsdale, N. Y. are the guests of Mir and Mrs A. V. A. Eel ten who are occupying their cottage at Twin Lakes.
 William A. Gordon of Dan bury was in town Tuesday receiving contribu- tions for The Connecticut Temperance Union. He was very successful, and his duties require him to canvass every town in the state.
 Rev D. O. Stone of Chester and one of his parishoners, took bicycle trip last week. They first went to Bethlehem and then came to Canaan, arriving here Thursday and stayed over night at A. P. Freeman's and the next after noon returned to Bethlehem.
 Mrs Esther S. Dunning and Miss K. c. Lawrence started yesterday morn ing for Johnsonville, N. Y. to visit friends there a few days. Miss Law renee will also visit friends at East Hamilton. and expects to be away from Canaan about three weeks. Mrs Dun- ming will also visit at Utica, Saltwater and Saratoga Springs and will be away an indefinite time.
 Hooking on the bright side" or Making the best of the situation" is illustrated by the remark of an Irish lady in this village. Last Friday when the mercury was sporting among the nineties Yankee murmured because of the almost unbearable temperature, but the Irish lady replied, 'It is just what we have waited for since last win ter'
 George Lake, who was injured while attempting to board moving freight train at Ct. Harrington on June 29, as stated in last weeks NEWS, arriv- ed at his home here on Barlow street last Saturday. He was attended by his
 
 injury. MT Lake states that he does not know how he received his injuries He had two dinnerpails in his hand and the last he remembers is his jumping for the car. It will probably be several weeks before he will be able to resume his work.
 During the terrific thunder shower of Jane 28th Daniel R. Spaulding's house, about half way between Canaan and Falls Village, was struck by light. ming. Mir and Mrs Spaulding were alone in the house. They were eating supper in the kitchen and sat directly opposite each other at the table. Mrs Spaulding sat near the outer wall of the room. The lightning struck near the caves of the house and followed the tin conductor until opposite the sink. then burst through the wall and threw the plastering against the back of Mrs Spaulding's chair with force enough te damage the chair Strange to say neither Mrs Spaulding nor her husband were injured although of course they were considerably shocked. By tho way, MT Spsulding celebrated his 86tt birthday anniversary July 4th.
 On Monday of this week Mis-, Irene Crowell of this village received . letter conveying the sad intelligenc. that her brother, George G. Crowell aged 60 years and 6 months, died o pneumonia July in g hospital at Chi cago, H., after an illness of week O ten days. Many in Canaan, Linn Rock and vicinity will be saddened tt learn of Mir Crowell's death. He wa we'll known in this section. He wa the son of the late William A. and Eliz Ann Crowell, and was born at Linn, Rock, Conn.,, on the premises now own ed and occupied by Nelson A. McNeil His early life was spent in Lime Rock For several years he was travelling agen for the Emery Wheel Go of Northamp ton. Mass. but for the past % or B years he has lived in Chicago and beel employed as bookkeeper and exper machinist by different man 1facturin, establishments He is survived by by daughter about 26 years old wh is trained nurse and resides at Pensa cola, Fla. and is one of the proprietor of an infrmary there. Mir Crowell' remains were laid to rest in Calvar Cemetery at Evanstown, Ill. Mucl sympsthy will be rendered the sister il Csnsan who is now the sole survivor Q her fathers family.