Connecticut western news., 1900-09-20

less the copy reaches this office before Tuesday noon.
 -Dr Ross will be absent ou vacation from Oct 6 to Oct. 22.
 A v. A. Felten returned Monday from ten days vacation outing.
 Miss ,. Jarvis Jackson of Sharon is the guest of her brother, NIL. Jackson. Miss Laura Eggleston is enjoying . weeks vacation at Salisbury and else- where.
 -George Lake is 80 far improved as to be able to be about the house and out of doors.
 The census of Galveston, taken by wards, shows that 15,OOO persons per ished in the dreadful cyclone.
 -Workmen for the Consolidated road have repaired the platform at the Union depot and placed new planks on the Main street crossing.
 North Canaan always sends big delegations to the Great Harrington Fair. and will do so next week if the weather is favorable.
 "A tally-ho party of ten from New York stopped at the Warner House Thursday night on their way to North Adams. Mass. for fall outing.
 The American Telegraph and Tele- phone Go. have connected their service with 8. N. E. Telephone Go. at this place by way of Danbury snd North Adams. Mass.
 Mrs B. R. Lorraine suffered terri ply during the past week until the last 48 hours she has been more comfortable and there is now apparently decided improvement in her condition.
 Mrs Frederick Stevens of Brook lyn. N. ', has been here several days assisting Mrs s. M. Stevens and daugh- ter arrange their household goods in their new home, but she will return tc Brooklyn today.
 While in Paris Mrs E. w. Warner purchased number of souvenirs which she has presented to her friends il town. While there she also purchased an elegant gold watch, beautifully en graved, for her son Walter, and costly diamond ring for her husband.
 Mrs Ely of Oberlin, O.. twas in towr for short time Saturday and called up on Miss Sarah Adam and the family o Mrs Whittlesey. People of this towr will remember her as Miss Fannie Beach. Mrs Ely and her daughter have recently returned from an Europe an trip.
 Henry Ives and party organized coon hunting expedition Tuesday night. They left town early in tn, evening encumbered with all necessar, equipment for q grand coon harvest But although they hunted dilligently until the early hours of the morning n, coons were killed. consequently tn anticipated grand coon supper will no materializs and MT Ives is tempted t swear there isn't coon in town. Nev ertheless it is stated that coon wa shot Tuesday night. Dan. Sweene and Joe Owens know the full particu lara.
 -Lsst Tuesday the North Canaa post ofiace was flooded with packages c sick and nervous headache pills ad dressed to everybody in town. Gu genial friend, Druggist Camp, is thol oughly and sincerely democratic an believes in sharing with his neighbo the good things it may be his forum to possess. He was confident he ha good antidote for headaches and 6 took this method to introduce then He doubtless also believes in the do, Urine of reciprocity and would like h friends to call on him when in need more pills.
 Eli Snyder, son of Mir and M Peter Snyder of Elizaville, N. r., visi cd his cousin, Michael Warner, bel from Monday noon nntil Tuesds morning. He was born in this villaf fifty years ago. and his parents remove from here when he was six months olC This is his first visit to his native vi lage. For a number of years he b, been teacher of horticulture and agr culture in the Hawaiian Islands, ar has also travelled extensively in diffe ent parts of the globe. He is we educated man, speaks different lang, ages and is a very interesting person meet. He has recently bought lart farm near Thomson, Ga, about 30 mil from Augusta, and will make his hon thsrs in future.