Connecticut western news., 1901-03-21
Good sap weather the past week.

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Mrs Frederick Stevens returned to
Brooklyn, N. Y. yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs J. L. Parsons go to
New York today to remain until next
week.
Miss Daisy Landon attended the
Glee Club rehearsal in Norfolk Friday
night. She returned home on Monday.
Nathan E Rawson of Brooklyn, N.
Y. was guest of his uncle. DIR Glenn
ans, from Saturday until Sunday after
noon.
j. 81. Roraback has been confined
to his house since Friday with tonsilitis.
He is improving but will not venture
out for awhile.
Rev DIR Henry Tarrant, rector of
st. Johns, Pine Meadow, has charge of
the week, day services during Lent in
Trinity church. Collinsville.
Mrs G Willis Parsons is sick with
the grippe. This is the second attack
she has had this winter. Her son Mel
son who has been sick with it is nearly
well.
Rhodes & Stanton expect to have
their new ffty-horse power boiler in
working order this week and then their
large accumulation of logs will rapidly
be transformed into lumber.
Calvin E. Barnes. the merchant at
Clayton, and his clerk, Willie Barnes,
have been sick several days with the
grip. Weston M. Barnes of Canaan has
taken charge of the store during their
illness until yesterday.
Mrs Ferdinand L. Beckley had
nearly recovered from pneumonia and
was able to sit up several hours each
day but on Tuesday of last week was
attacked with acute bronchitis. She is
improving but on Monday of this week
had not ventured to sit mp.
-Adelbert Drumm has moved from
the Mallory house on Church street to
Winsted. About April LIST Edward
Merchant will move from A. P. Brig gs'
house, on said street, into the Mallory
house and Edward Slye will move from
Ashley Falls, Mass. into the Briggs
house.
"A lecture will be delivered by Rev
John 8. Graham, under the auspices OF
the University Club. in the Congrega-
tional church, Falls Village, Conn :. on
Tuesday evening. April I'd, 1901, at 8
o'clock. Subject: "The Anglo Saxon
Riddle" Proceeds for benefit of new
NJ E. church. Admission 25c
The semi annual business meeting
of the Young Peoples Society of Pill
grim Church. met at Pilgrim Manse
Tuesday at 7.30 p. m. Reports of pre-
vious officers were made. The officers
for the ensuing six months are: Presi,
dent, Miss Edith Wells; vice-pres.
Eugene T. Rowe; sec'y. and treas, Mrs
Harry Dodge.
james Campbell, mentioned by oul
Great Darlington correspondent, is the
man who was given shelter in the Ca
naan lookup on Friday night. March 8
Campbell gives his age as 81 years, and
his residence as Hartford. He is no
expected to live, and his brother il
Hartford has been notified to come t.
Great Darlington where James was car
ried from Van Deusenville.
General 8. B. Holabird of Wash
ington, d. G. is subscriber to tn
NEWS. We take the liberty of quotin,
paragraph from General Holabird
letter of March 18th to the editor
Although most of the persons in you
town. with whom was once acquaint
ed. now occupy their narrow place. il
the cemeteries, still have not lost m,
interest in the town which they enliven
ed by their former presence. Incloset
please find two dollars, one years sub
scription for your interesting paper"
The Negaunee Mich Iron Heral'
of March Is devotes considerable spac
in describing the present real estat
boom at Negaunee and in publishing
the details of the transfers of real estat
and mineral rights in that place and i'm
mediate vicinity. The iron companie
are preparing to develop their prope,
ties on scale heretofore little dreame
of. but what will most interest Canaa
people is the fact that Lewis Corbit G
Negaunee, a former resident of Canaan
has Just sold land and q mineral RICH
for the modest consideration of sixty
two thousand dollars.