Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-06-27
days begin to shorten.

The days begin to shorten,
DIR Wilcox of Lee, Mass. will attend
DR. Camps patients while he is away.
Martin Rood, chief of police OF
Torrington, was in town last Friday on
business.
Here is the mercury record in the
shade at noon for the last seven days:
1882 Sc 6-77-85-910.
The Pilgrim Church Sunday school
expect to picnic at Twin Lakes next
Tuesday. All are cordially invited to
join in the recreation.
Miss Jane Norton has been sick for
several days with cold and neuralgia,
bat has improved and is able to be
around the house some.
DIR Culver of New Marlboro, Mass
is going to give barbecue to his help
at Lake Buel on Saturday, July 6. Tur-
ner & Cooks band of Southfeld will
furnish the music.
During the past week J. N. Van
Deusen has built a concrete sidewalk in
front of Mrs Bonner's premises on
Granite Ave-, also-a concrete walk lead
ing from the sidewalk to the house.
Letters remaining uncalled for at
Canaan post office are addressed as fol-
lows: Chas. Heusler, Louis G. Hayden,
W. T. Lockwood, Mrs VIM. Munro,
Mrs David Wells, Mrs Mary Trow
bridge.
The party which started Wednes-
day morning for Buffalo, N. Y were
DR. Camp and wife, Miss Carrie Granger,
Daniel L. Peirce of Canaan, also Mrs
l.. J. Niekerson and Miss Lulu Page Of
West Cornwall.
William B. Perry, Jr. of New York
aud Donald T. Warner, Jr. of Sails
bury drove over from Lakeville Sunday
afternoon and called on friends here,
also attended services at Christ church
and heard Bishop Brewster.
The Ashley Falls Marble Co. vol
unfairly contributed those marble posts
which are set at the corners of the
parks near Union depot. The ladies
who were the prime movers in con
structing the parks sincerely thank sale
marble company for its generosity ant
public spirit
Last week Harry 1. Holcomb flee
a petition in bankruptcy in the United
States district court His liabilities
are 80, 426.48. and the assets ar,
80, 1884 35 of which $135 is claimed tt
be exempt. Much sympathy is express
ed for Mr. Holcomb as well as for hi
creditors. Mr. Holcomb is a hare
working man, and did a large amour
of teaming and also conducted black
smith shop. Last year he had twenty
four horses and number of men en-
gagged in teaming for the Canaan Lime
Co. and for Barnum Richardson Co. I
will be seen by our East Canaan Ger
respondence that Mr. Holcomb and fam
lily intend to move to Torrington.
Master Alfred Caldwell, son of Nj
and Mrs L. A. Caldwell of this place
leaves town tomorrow for Oxford, Me
where he will be met by nine othe
young Americans from various parts G
the United States and will be absen
during the months of July and August
It will not be altogether vacation c
;dleness and sport as he will join tn
Vacation School for Boys conducted b
Prof. A. F. Caldwell of the Wesleya
University at Bloomington, Ill. TIL
''class' will pursue the studies of for
restry. botany, hygiene, physical geoP
iaphy. history, etc. Among the al
tractive features are an eight day.
coaching trip through the White Noun
tains, climb of Mt Washington an
stops OF Shelborne, Frankenstein tres
tie, Echo Lake, N. H., ETC., and it
expected that the trip will be instruct
i've as we'll as enjoyable.
This section was visited by heav
thunder showers last Saturday mornin
and evening. The first shower occur
red about a. m. and was quite heavy
The lightning did no damage in tn
town, but at Millerton, NY the steApl
of the Baptist church was struck an
partly wrecked. The showers betwee
$50 p. m. and midnight were terrif
and wound up with hail storm
Charles Emmons' house on Churc
street, and the house occupied by s. Z
Wolcott on West Main street wei
struck by lightning but not much dan
aged. At George W. Curtis house c
West Main street bolt of electrical
entered on the telephone wire ar
burst in the room where Mrs Curtis s
sewing. She was considerably shocke
but soon recovered IL is wond
that none of these houses were set
fire by the lightning. The highwa
in all parts of the town were more
less damaged by the heavy shower
About 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon
mild shower occurred.