Connecticut western news., 1901-07-18


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 s. A. Kemp has enlarged his barn to twice it's former size.
 The celebrated Fosburgh trial be gins today at Pittsfeld. Mass.
 Mrs E. LaAuer and her niece oi Brooklyn, N. Y., are the latest arrivals at Beckley's.
 Harvey Griffin of Ameni,,N Y. has vieited friends in Canaan and vicinity during the past week.
 The Canaan base ball club will play the Norfolks on the grounds of the lat tsr on Saturday afternoon.
 Miss Lucille Godfrey of Bridgeport has been guest of Carrie Fuller the past week. returning home today.
 The 0. N. E. road copmenced Tuesday to rebuild the station at Twin Lakes which was recently destroyed by fire.
 Letters remaining uncalled for at Canaan post-office are addressed as fol- lowa: Box 365; Abram Foote; Mir Dan- iel Irwin.
 Mrs Grover Cleveland and Mrs Rudd and friends attend the Baptist church during their stay in Tyring ham, Mass.
 A lawn party will be given in the village of Southfeld on Saturday even ing, commencing at 30 for the benefit of Turner X Cooks band. Ice cream and band concert.'-
 Mrs George E Wood is very feeble indeed and at times is not able to recognize friends who call to see her. She takes no nourishment except milk, but she was more comfortable yester- day.
 The Valley Cleaner of Lee, Mass, says: Freeman, the five-years. old son of J. D. Seacord, fell from small child's cart Thursday afternoon, July II and broke his right arm in two places.
 Miss A. O'B. Dunning went the middle of June to Yorkcl;ffs, Maine, and Miss s. W. Adam expects to join her there some time next week. They will remain away through the month of August.
 Doc Sumner of Bridgeport. brother of Mrs George c. Peet, sailed from New York for Glasgow, Scotland. July 10th. He was accompanied by friend and they expect to be absent two months. It is health and pleasure tour instead of business trip.
 William c. Phelps of Winsted left on Monday for his former home al Kingsville, Ohio. Mir Phelps will be 94 years old in September, is remark ably we'll preserved and possesses all of his faculties and much of his old time vigor. Mr Phelps is we'll known ir Canaan.
 The NEWS of July II published 6 notice concerning the excursions which the Central New England road will run to the Pan-American Exposition, July 20 and 27. All we wish to say today is that the special trains will leave Hart ford at .. m. :, and Canaan at 953 a m., arriving in Buffalo at 9.2O D. m Excursion rates from Canaan, jus 5000. Children between the ages O and 12 years, half price.
 Howard Bierce and Samuel G Camp caught some dandy bass ant pickerel at Twin Lakes last week They fished about five hours per da, during three or four days in succession and had good luck each day, averaging about ten fish per day that weighed over two pounds each, besides plent, of smaller fish which they threw bacl into the lake as soon az they caugh them.
 On the last day of May the weathe clerk monkeyed with the weather H, turned on the caloric and has not as ye been able to turn 1t off The mercur, record at noon for the last seven day is: s3, 72. 82, 86, S9, 94, 80. A littl rain fell last Thursday night and yes terday forenoon. Monday ight wal most oppressive and humsnity obtaine, but little sleep. Yesterday afternoon the sun came out hot again and ther was not much breeze to relieve tn oppressive temperature.
 Miss Minnie Deloy of East Canaa visited the John Brown homestead i Torrington about one month ago an found an interesting souvenir in tn cellar of that old house. The souveni is . receipt dated Broadway Landing Va, Oct. 2, 1864, and was given t Major G. B. Cook, 1st. Conn. Artiller for all the ordnance and ordnanc stores captured from the enemy a Chaffin's Farm by the 18th Arm Corps. The list of cannon, weapons etc. is long and valuable one, and th receipt is signed by s. P. Hatfield Capt. list. Conn. Art Ord. Of Seig Train and Siege Arty.