Connecticut western news., 1900-12-13

now improving.
 Harry Sedgwick of Cornwall Hol- low visited relatives in Canaan the latter part of the week.
 Mrs O R. Camp, who has been ill wirh severe cold for the past two we ks. is slowly improving.
 Mrs U G. Warren and little daugh- ter of Lake Mahopac, N. Y. have been at Mrs Hamm's about week.
 MT and Mrs Cassell of Nebrasks City, Neb., are visiting friends and rela- tives in this town and vicinity.
 The annual election of officers will occur at the regular meeting of Canaan conclave, Order of Heptasophs, this evening.
 Mrs H. E Holt and son Harry re- turned from Albany, N. Y., Monday, having made five days visit with friends there.
 The informal dance at Town Hall, Tuesday night was attended by about ten couples who had 8 delightful time. Mrs Rood presided at the piano. us. Tracy of Falls Village has been elected W. NJ. of Montgomery Lodge at Lakeville, and Frank D Rowe has been elected W. M of Cincinnatus Lodge at Great Harrington. The centennial anniversary of the establishment of the permanent seat of the government at Washington was celebrated at the National Capitol yes- terd y with fitting exercises. Walter Wakeman and his wife and sister, of Bridgeport, were in Canaan last Saturday enroute to Millerton, N. T., to attend the funeral of Walters aunt. Mrs Elijah Wood worth, on Sun day afternoon.
 Mrs Lillian May Gum, wife of ! Willis Gum, brakeman on the New Milford special of the Berkshire divis- ion and we'll known in this town, died at her home in New Milford Thursday, Dec 6. Besides husband she is sur- vived by three small children
 A report from .Pittsfield, Mass. says a New York sporting club has purchas- ed 17O0 acres of land in New Marlboro from Frank G. Holt and will erect a club house, several stables and num- Der of private cottages. Tbe entire property will be enclosed and made in- to game preserve.
 Excavations were commenced yes- terday for the laying of tile surface water sewer on Main street to carry the water from the juntion of Church street to Camps brook. This, it is thought, will do away with the ice pond which has formed there each winter, and the board of selectmen are to be commend ed for the work. Let the good work go on.
 MT and Mrs John Lepyon were giv- en surprise party last Thursday even ing by their colored friends in this viii lage, also two loads of people came from Ct. Darlington and one load from Shef. field. All brought refreshments and best wishes. Dancing and vocal and instrumental music were continued un
 til long after midnight and all enjoyed the occasion.
 The Central New England Railva,
 will run an excursion from Millertor
 and intermediate stations to Hartford
 and return on Saturday, Dec. 22. Ex
 cursion tickets will be sold at greatly
 reduced rates and will be good on al
 regular trains. Returning in the even
 ing train No leaving Hartford at B
 D. m. will run as far as Millerton to ac commodate the excursionists west o l Winsted.
 A. V. A Felten and l.. J. Eggle : ton reached Asheville, N. O. last Thurs , day MT Felten endured the jourae, remarkably we'll, and after short res he and Lorrin were shown around tn town and royalty entertained by tn Masonic fraternity. Mir Felten fourd : nice and quiet boarding place and vii
 receive every attention and courtes ? during his soiourn there. Lorrin al 8 rived home Saturday night. A report, credited with originatir at Albany. N. ' <, to the effect that tn | M A. . railroad Companies had arranged fo t6e purchase of the 0. N. E. an
 the Pougbkeepsie Bridge route to tax effect on or about the 20th inst, hs been published quite extensively by th press the past week and now they al equally busy contradicting the repor U President Galloway and Chairman {
 Directors of the N. Y. Central ap Superintendent Martin of the 0. N. I . affirm that there is absolutely no trnt " in the report. Still, underlying it al is pretty strongly developed opinio " that eventually this deal will be coi
 sumsted.
 s The passenger train on the o. N. E due here at 10 "A was an hour late ye terday, due to delay in getting ba, = gage car ready at Winsted for theatr < cal troupe bound for Pittsfeld. Mas ', The car had to be transferred at Canas , and Car Inspector Sweeney, on attemp ,a ing to enter the car, met with stubbol "a refusal from the theatrical company a property man. Dan put on his VI a paint in an instant and after giving tf .. man an impromptu lecture on goo {. breeding and mindy busitiv ness, entered the car and made an i a spection without further protest, to u i. delight of his friends who were pi eser
 Whan if comaa doun fn hps;naeo n.