Connecticut western news., 1900-12-27

Miss Eva Laudon has returned from long visit at May brook, N. Y. Joseph Quinn came home from Hartford last Friday to remain until next Sunday.
 The editor is indebted to o, W. Benton of Canaan Valley for nice string of pickerel received today.
 Mics Edna Roberts left Saturday for New York city where she will spend the holidays with the Misses Leighton. -Last Friday evening several color ed people from Canaan attended party at Jason Cooley's in Great Harrington. -Ro,lin c. Newton and Miss J. E. Newton of New York visited relatives here from Saturday until after Christi mas.
 Miss Bessie Frein of Great Barring ton is spending a few days here with her grandparents, MT and Mrs H. O.. Barnes.
 Mrs Partridge from Rockville has been visiting her brother, D. l.. Free man, about week and will remain 8 few days more.
 -The Lime Rock Minstrels should draw crowded house at the Casino in Lime Rock, Jan. 3, as their program Is . very entertaining one.
 Mrs Leah Hawley and children oi Pawling. x. Y., have been in town foi the past two weeks, the guests of l.. A. Caldwell, They return home today.
 Make note of it. no suow on the ground nor in the air this 27th day oi December 1900. Beautiful sunshine, 3Oo above zero at noon, and fine wheel ing and bicycling.
 Here is the mercury record for tho last eight mornings: 28-24-16-30-47-2f 29-17'; at noon 0-31-39-50-55-43-3l 3O'. The record for Christmas day is 27' in morning, clear and still; 43' a noon, clear and windy; 32' at 10 p. m cloudy and still.
 St. Joseph's church was tastefully decorated for the Christmas season Rev Fr. Bannon celebrated mass ther' on Sunday at ga m. On Christina day the Rev Fr. Brennan celebrated mass there at 7.30 a. m. and High Mas ct II Q. m. All the services were large ly attended.
 During the past week the Nicol family had family gathering at Tn Naples. All were present except Al bert who could not get day off durin the busy season. A. W Nicoll cam from New York, Harry from Boston Augustus from Holyoke, and MT an Mrs John Nicoll from Great Harrington
 James Maxim, the Ashley Falls bo who was shot in the head few week ago, was released from tho Pittsfiel House of Mercy few days ago and IT turned to the home of his parents Millerton sufficiently recovered 10 walking on the streets on Christmt day. He will not tell how the shootin occurred.
 Jackson. Eggleston < Co.,, have r ceived a letter from A. V. A Feltel dated Asheville, N. O., Dec. 23. N Felten is improving but of course lonesome because all there are strange to him. He receives many letters fro friends and is kept busy a good sha of the time in answering letters. E will rejoice to see his wife who leav Hillsdale tomorrow fir Asheville.
 Among the Christmas guests town were: MT and Mrs F. B Young Pittsfield, Mass, at the Misses Nc toms; Geo. A Marvin of Norfolk Mrs c. M. Humphreys; Rev U. Warner of Lake Mahopac, N. Y, al Philip Hamm of New Haven at NJ Hamm's; MT and Mrs A. D Wait a daughter of Cohoes, N Y, Mir and M Leroy Stone of Bethel, and John Roc meyer of New Haven at Dr Ross al James Rodemeyer's; George B Coge we'll and family of Pittsield, Mas (seven persons) MT and Mrs Jo Turner of Ashley Falls, Mrs l.
 Strong and son Ludlow of Ct. Barriu ton, Dr and Mrs Lee of Canaan at G, P. Strong's. (fifteen persons. inc'udi the host and hostess, at dinner); M Kitty Fianegan of Willimantic
 Patrick Pinnegan's; Miss Maude L don of New Britain at W. K. Landor Mrs Mary Beebe at NJ. N. Clark's
 Norfolk; MT and Mrs E. H. DeM and son Carlos at Mrs Peter DeMars'
 Winsted.