Connecticut western news., 1901-08-15

it happens that people get in arrears with their newspapers. TIE NEWS seeks to obviate the unnotieea slipping away of time by printing with the subsorib- CTS name the date showing expiration of subscription. Look at 1t now,
 Ed Goodwin and Walter Hayes are camping at Twin Lakes.
 John Hubbard returned from the Pan American Exposition last Tuesday. Rev 4. W. Gerrie of Ridgefeld will preach in the Pilgrim church next Sunday.
 -Here is the mercury record at noon during the last seven days; S0-77-SS So T-Sa8.
 -Mrs Charlotte Johnson of Hartford has been visiting relatives in town for 8 few days
 Mrs Day (nee Gnssie Grifith) of Ct, Burlington called on friends in town Wednesday.
 Levi Emmons of Bridgeport vas in town Monday and Tuesday visiting his father, Charles Emmons.
 Harold Preston returned this week from his six weeks outing at Chateau gay chasm in the Adirondseks.
 w. K. Landon and his two daugh- ters Daisy and Maud. started yesterday for Bnffalo to visit the exposition.
 -Mrs Louisa Rood and Mrs Laura Virgil who have been visiting friends here returned to vineland, N. J. today. Miss Carolyn R Holly, who has been spending the summer at Beckleys, returned yesterday to her home il Greenwich.
 The Remington club of the NJ E. church held lawn party at Joseph l. Parsons from to p. m. yesterday. The gross receipts were about s35 00
 New Milford held special town meeting last Saturday and voted to sp- propriate S9, 900 to be expended on its highways under the ''Good Roads law. Hon. V. 0. Beers of Cornwall Bridge. L. F. Curtis of New Milford and Bridgeport, and Attorney Freder- iok Curtis lson of l. F, Curtisl called on friends in Canaan on Monday.
 Mrs Hattie Brown who has been in Canaan for several weeks left on Tues day for LAkeville where she will visit with her sister, Mrs Chas- Day, for awhile before going to New York.
 Capt Todd. wife, child and nurse of Fortress Monroe, Va. arrived at The Naples lAst Friday. Capt Todd left on Saturday. He is to be transferred from Fortress Munroe 10 Fort Hamilton N. Y.
 The town and borough health off cers of Litchfeld county held meet ing at the Warner House yesterday. ir accordance with the program published in the NKws of Aug. s. The meeting was largely attended but as yet no re port of the discussions has been fur nissd for publication.
 "A thunder shower and hail storn of short duration visited Canaan sbou 9o'clock last Thursday evening, but nt great damage was done. During tn, terrific shower from $ to ' o'clock las Saturday evening the lightning strucl the house occupied by o. T. yosburgl on West Main street, The roof wa somewhat damaged and the plasterinl torn of the chimney in the lower rooms
 "A vaudeville performance unde the direction of Miss Florence Thomson will be given at the Town Hall ne1 Wednesday evening, benefit of th Village Improvement: Association Lo cal performers will contribute and th, program will consist of the sextet iron Fiorodoro. Beppo and the Monk, sketch-The Fair Equestriene, Pro Roberts Living Marionestes. songs dances, musical specialties. etc. Socia dancing will follow the entertainment Bee advertising colums for other par ticulars.
 We have observed that it is rathe difficult to tell when a muskmelon i just right in its ripeness to have ths spicy richness of flavor that makes ther so delicious We clip from one of ou exchanges the following which is sup posed to obviate all further trouble.
 When selecting a musk melon or can taloupe see if it has odor. press gentl on the stem end. and if 1t is sweet an "musky" 1t Is quite ripe and a goo melon. Also observe if the skin betwee the sections is yellowish green, nc bright yellow. The skin on the raise sections should be quite rough an green. A melon that Is too ripe is ir sipid and unwholsome.
 Rev H. l. Bodley. rector of S Marks church of New Britain, preacl ed in Christ church last Sunday morr ing. He gave an excellent discours fromExodus Tx, Chapter and parts of th ', l2, 34 and s5th verses. Before com msncing the sermon Mir Bodily assure tho congregation that it was B gres pleasure to him to meet them agair Twenty four years ago he became rectc of Christ Church here in Canaan. Tn is the first parish of which he was re, tor. and with the present rector's pc mission he hoped to come here ne, yaAr and celebrate his 25 annivsrsary [ rector.