Connecticut western news., 1901-04-11

l ess the copy reaches tins once before
Tuesday noon.
Mr. and Mrs E. w. Adams have
been visiting friends in Norfolk.
Frank Benedict has been home
from New York art school during tie
Easter vacation.
Miss Edith Slye of Bridgeport
spent the Easter vacation with her
mother at Ashley Falls.
Irving ]. Messenger Of Waterbury
is visiting his step-mother, Mrs Julia
Messenger, for few days.
"A. II. Herman has sold to Frank
Spur q farm of about 80 acres lying
east of the railway station at Salisbury.
The Black berry river overlooked its
banks again last Sunday. The river
has '.got full" several times this
spring.
Supper viii be served to the MEM
bers and friends of the Pilgrim Church
this Thursday afternoon ut $50 o'clock
in the church psrlors.
Rev. e. j. Kelly is attending the
New York Conference at Yonkers, N.
Y. Mrs. Kelly is visiting friends in
Now York city. They left Canaan on
Tuesday morning.
Miss Caroline Bailey, who has been
living in Norfolk, expects to commence
housekeeping about the first of May, in
the house Of her niece, Mrs Florence
Root.
An entertainment will be given by
the children of Christ Church Guild At
Town Hall. Tuesday evening, April 16,
1t 8 O'Clock. Admission Is cts. Tickets
for sale at Collins store. ALI seats re
served.
Herbert Stanton has rented M. L.
Osborne's farm in Wetogue and has
moved there. Mr. and Mrs Osborne
will move May LIST TO their now board
ing house at Twin Lakes and will be
ready for summer boarders June /.
james R. Paine, who has been Sc
riously i'll with neuralgia Of the heart
at his homo in Millerton, N. Y since
March 81, has shown marked improve
ment during the past two or three days
and it is now expected that he will re-
cover.
DIR Lee has recently added bath
room and made other improvements to
his house on Granite Ave. occupied by
d. w. MARVEL; and J. W. Peet has add
cd bath room to his house on Main
street occupied by DR. Lee. and will al
90 re-shingle the house.
The Passion Play Is performed each
year by the peasants Of Mount Horitz,
was reproduced at the Town Hall on
Monday evening by means Of moving
pictures. The pictures wore very fine
and good sized audience witnessed
them. The proceeds we're for the
benefit of st. Joseph's church.
1T is rumored that s. @. Cumming
will soon build one story brick build
ing 5Ox5O feet in size between Parsons
store and the house occupied by Mrs.
Hamm One room 1880 feet will be
occupied by the post Office. Some PEG
pie say the building will be two stories
high, and othcrs say it will be three
stories high, but who will be the ten.
ants il not stated.
The annual meeting of Pilgrim
Church will be held this Thursday eve
ming, April 18th. at 7.3O O'Clock, TO
the election of officers and to transac
any other business that may properly
come before the meeting. The officer
TO be elected are as follows: A trustee
for three years in place of George s
Fuller; deacon for three years in plac
of Ferdinand L. Beckley; descones
for three years in place Of Mrs E r
Lorraine; q clerk, treasurer, auditor
Sunday school superintendent an
music committee for one year.
The rain last Saturday raised tn
brook near the Whittlesey cottage an
wrecked the state road at that point
Two iron pipes. each one foot ii
diameter, were placed ia the embark
ment there when the road was bail
about three years ago. The pipes be
came clogged last Saturday evening
and the water flowed over the embark
ment and cut chan mel several fee
deep and about 10 feet wide, thu
blocking travel at that point. DAME
Sweeney drove into the washout Satu,
day evening in the darkness but esnar
cd without injury. as at that time th
channel IVES not very deep. The wor
Of Alling mp the crevasse was CON
nsaesd on Sunday.