Connecticut western news., 1900-09-20

The frame for A. V. A. Felten's new house on Granite Ave. was rslsed yesterday.
 Miss Bessie Spaulding, who has been seriously ill for two weeks or more is improving.
 Mrs Harry Hawley of Pawling, N. Y. was in town Tuesday the guest of Mrs L. A. Caldwell.
 Mrs Caroline Granger, Mrs K E. Brown and Mrs Patrick Riley have been on the sick list but are recovering nice- y.
 Tt is reported that the Central New England railway company contemplstes running the Mo untain express the year round
 Don't neglect to place on your list of engagements for the coming week Col Copeland's lecture at Town Hall next Tuesday evening.
 Letters addressed as follows remain uncalled for at the post office: Mrs Harry Parsons. Dr W. Stevens, Mrs George W. Mosley, Mrs Frank Phillips. Miss Ellen Noone.
 The horse show at Lenox, Mass. takes place on Friday of this week and will be dazzling parade of valuable horses and elegant equipages owned mostly by wealthy city people.
 The "conundrum" supper at Town Hall last evening. given under the aus pices of the lsdies of Christ church, was largely patronized. The proceeds will go towards defraying the church ex- penses.
 Fred Manvel entered Mt. Hermon school Wednesday of last week. Mar GUS Barnes will return to Williams col. lege next Monday. and Samuel G. Camp, Albert and Clinton Roraback will re- turn to Yale next Wednesday.
 Landlord Warner is making some repairs and improvements on the inter- for of the Warner House; is changing the large bay window from the east to north side of the Warner House annex, and has re-opened the old well in the rear of the post office.
 The Central New England railroad has decided to make change in their station agents at Canaan and East Cas naan. Oscar s. Warne, agent at the local station, who has been in the en- ploy the company for the past eight years as agent at Canaan and West Win- sted, is to retire and J. H. Lansing. agent at East Canaan, is to succeed him, MT Johnson from Albany, N. r., being booked fer agent at the latter station. MT Warne will remain at his position until the arrival of MT Johnson the early part of next week. z
 Here is the mercury record at noon for the last seven days: 72-81-77- -68-70- 64 GA The backbone of the drought was broken last Saturday night by a rain commencing at midnight and con- tinuing until o'clock Sunday morn. ing. A dry thunder storm Sunday evening, with a little rain later and some rain Monday afternoon. The mercury dropped to S4' yesterday morning and gave us the first frost of the season. The equlnoctial storm is due and will be welcome for wells and streams are very low. The East Canaan black bear has been heard from again. The inmates of certain house on the "back" road to Falls Village were one night recently | awakened from their slum bers and near | ly frightened out of their seven senses by the presence of some animal about the house. which they all concluded was the bear. The people gathered in ore room where they waited in fear and trembling while the animal continued to prowl about the house, occasionally emitting grunts of decided disapprovsl. Finally one of the party, a courageous young lady, mustered up pluck enough to open 8 window. Her appearance was greeted by series of grunts and three little pigs that had escaped from their enclosure, gathered under the window and in pigish way tried to tell what fine time they were having. The pigs were finally recsptured and the family again retirsa.
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