Connecticut western news., 1901-07-11

town Tuesday on business.
 Miss Carrie Scott of Bristol is a guest of Mir and Mrs Geo. P. Strong Quite number of the cottage own CTS have arrived at Pine Grove. The next holiday is Labor Day, which occurs on the first Monday in September.
 Miss Mabel Watson of Hartford was a guest of Mir and Mrs. J. E Rhoades over Sunday.
 Mrs Esther Dunning returned Monday from ten days visit at Rocky Hill and Wethersfeld.
 N. E. Rawson of Brooklyn, N. Y , has been a guest of his uncle. Dr. J. D. Clemans, for few days.
 A. o. Brainard of New York has entered the employ of the White Brick < Terra Gotta Co, Clayton, Mass.
 Miss A. McCon4zey and Miss Voris of New York are guests at Beckley's. Mrs H. I. Bodley and children of New Britain arrive today.
 Mrs s J. Hamm and her daughter. Mrs G. Willis Parsons, left Wednesday for Lake Mahopac, N. r., for ten days visit with Mrs U. C.. Warren.
 Miss Maud Landon, teacher of the Belden street school, with her scholars, picnicked near the camp ground on July 3d. All had good time. Miss Genevieve Lane, who has been assisting Miss s. P Norton at her millinery store, left on Monday for Kingston, N. r., where she will spend her summer vacation with her sister. Irving J. Reyes, editor and lessee of the Milford Citizen, was elected a member of Hiram Eddy Camp, No. 3, Connecticut Division, Sons of Veterans, at Lakeville on June 13, and will be mustered in this evening, July II. Mrs w. K. Landon, Mr and Mrs Snyder. G. A. Adams family, with MT and Mrs James Landon of Chapinville, passed the day of the Fourth at Twin Lakes. They report pleasant time as it was good place and fine day for g picnic.
 Sam T. Shaw died at Mt Pleasant, Iowa. June 28th, where he had been nine months for treatment. He was an actor we'll known in these parts, having toured this part of the country about a dozen years ago as the leading man of the Julian Comedy Go. ... Mrs Lydia Lawrence entertained the following persons to tea on Satur- day last MT and Mrs R. C. Ware and lady friend of Wayne, Pa Mrs Dr. Church of Syracuse, N. r., MT and Mrs George S. Cunning of East Canaan, Miss Hattie Ensign of Lime Rock. Miss Kate Lawrence of Canaan.
 The annual reunion of the 2nd Conn. Heavy Artillery and of the 18th Conn. Volunteers will be held at Litch- field on Thursday, September 19, 1901 {. The executive committee and the citi- zens of that town will endeavor to make the occasion one that will reflect credit upon the hospitality of old Litchfeld.
 MT and Mrs Naylor of Philadel- phia, Pa., came on Wednesday of last week to visit Rev. E. J. Kelly and Mrs Kelly. Mrs Naylor is sister of Mrs Kelly. Mir Naylor returned to Phila- delphia on Monday. but Mrs Naylor will remain here awhile. Rev. M B. Shy der of Millertop, N. T., was also a guest at the parsonage last Saturday.
 H. B. Ives, trustee of the bankrupt estate of Harry | Holcomb of North Canaan, will sell at auction at the resi- dence of said Holcomb on Wednesday, July 17th at 10 a. m., ten heavy draft horses, five heavy lumber wagons with wood riggings, seven sets heavy sleighs, four sets heavy double harness, 1 four horse power boiler and engine, black smith tools, carpenter and stone cutter and quarry tools, farming implements too numerous to mention, also lot of ice in ice house.
 The Alumni of Canaan High School met Friday afternoon at the High Soho building for the purpose of forming an Alumni Association. Miss Catherine B. Finnegan was chosen chairman. The following officers were elected: Presi. dent, Arthur Hanlon; vice-president, John Hubbard; secretary, Catherine B. Finnegan; assistant secretary, Daisy Landon; treasurer, Frederic Manvel Ii was voted to meet each year for re- union and entertainment, the nature oi which to be left with the following ex- ecutive committee: Miss Jennie w. Hamm, chairman; Miss Catherine Rora back, Miss Maude Landon. Miss Eliza beth McCarty and Mir William B Joyce
 The Canaan base ball club went to Millertcn on the morning of July Att and played with the Millerton club The Capaans did not like the rulings oi the M1llerton umpire from the start but they kept the score about even an6 only entered mild protests. But in tn, ninth inning when the score stood 13 to 13 the rulings of the umpire became SC rank that the Canaans refused to pla, any more. The Canaans went to Amenil in the afternoon and the Amenia clut beat them by score of 15 to 4. Tn, game was called in the 7th inning tt allow the Canaan boys to catch thei train. Newman pitched great gam
 for the Amenias, giving the Canaan only one hit in six innings.
 Last Friday morning strange ap bearing man called at E. D. Benedict
 house and begged for food. He wa
 informed that so many tramps cam,
 along it was impossible to feed them