Connecticut western news., 1901-05-30

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james Kent, Jr. of New York is
visiting friends in town.
Marcus Barnes returned to Will
liams college last Friday.
w. D. Bosler of West Cornwall was
in Canaan and Salisbury yesterday.
There is almost as much demand
for sunshine as there was for Northern
Pacific stock.
George W. Roraback of Mundale,
Mass. called on relatives and old friends
in this village yesterday.
"A few of the Sons of Veterans will
attend the Memorial Day exercises at
Salisbury this afternoon.
MIR and Mrs s. W. Bsrnes visited
friends in North Adams, Mass. and
Pownal, Vt. from Friday until Tuesday.
john Lermond has recovered from
his recent severe illness at Pittsfield
and visited his parents here Monday
evening.
Martin B. Mcintyre, engineer on
the New York division of the "Consoli-
dated" road, arrived here Monday and
On Tuesday returned to New York a
full-fedged Mason.
Eugene Roots family have been
afflicted with grip and colds Mrs
Root has been qnite ill with grip and
tonsilitis, but is now improving and
able to be around the house some.
For twenty-five years Albert P.
Briggs has had charge of the Barn UNI
Richardson Co. grist mill at East Ca
naan. He is getting weary with his
labor there and he is glad to be relieved
by the sale of the feed and grain bust
ness to e. L. Roberts & Co.
Rev @. w. Skinner, superintendent
of st. Christopher's Home, Dobbs Fer
ry, N. Y will occupy tile pulpit in the
M. E. church next Sunday morning.
He will give brief description of the
work being done in the Home. He ex-
pected to preach in Canaan on May 10Th
but was unable to be here.
The siding which the "Consoli-
dated" road is building south of Union
depot, for the Borden Milk Co., is near
ly completed. It is about 1000 feet
long and has required an immense
quantity of gravel to make the fill
Work has continued every day, rain OF
shine, Sunday included, since the 21st
inst.
The thunder shower which did niue
damage at Norfolk, Falls Village and
Huntsville last Friday evening was NOT
remarkably heavy in this village. Nc
serious damage was done here. although
the Blackberry river overlooked it,
banks for the fifth or sixth time thiI
year. Prohibitionists ought to be sat
isf with this remarkably wet season
The musical event of the season il
this section will be the second annua
concert by the Litchfield County Chora
Union at the Armory in Winsted OF
Wednesday evening, June It woul,
require column or more space to de
scribe the program, the orchestra, tb,
work, and the conductors Suffice it u
say, celebrated musical artists partici
pate. Notwithstanding no expense ha
been spared to present this concert, tn
price of tickets has been kept at so cts.
as it ID the desire of the prom oters o
the affair that this splendid musica
treat should be within the reach of all
The services at st Joseph's church
last Sunday morning were largely at
tended. Every sitting in the churcl
was occupied. Rev. 7. f Bann OF
celebrated High Mass and then mad,
most patriotic and impressive ad
dress to the G.. A. r. Post, the Sons o
Veterans and the Woman's Relic
Corps. He briefly reviewed the histor,
of the civil war, and paid most sin
cere and fitting tribute to the patriot
engaged in that struggle for freedom
He also spoke of the duties of goo,
citizenship. All who heard the address
speak of it in the highest terms, and Q
the cordial welcome which FIR. Bannol
gave the g. A. R, s. OF V. and w R c
The Borden Milk Co. broke groun
here Tuesday noon for the foundation
OF their new creamery buildings. .
large force Of men is employed in dig
ging the tr, inches for the foundation
and filling the trenches with stone
Several teams are employed in hsulin
stone. The dimensions of the building
will be as follows: Main bottling roor
100x40 feet; boiler house 4Ox16; recei,
ing room 28xl2; ice house 86x80. No,
we waut to describe the big play car
that was found on the front door of th
NEWS office yesterday morning an
which remained there all day, much {
the amusement of all who beheld it, I
the centre of the card was crayon pi,
ture of q large pig with two immens
wings. On the card were these legend
Pigs are flying" and 'Bordens' al
here"