Connecticut western news., 1901-05-02

building Fuller & Peet's hardware store
house.
Miss Adele Norton of Lakeville
was the guest of Mrs J. w. Peet last
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs Huldah Sweet and her daugh-
ter Mrs T. II. Curtis, who have passed
the winter at Flushing, N. Y, returned
to their home in birmingham, yesterday.
Fire was discovered Sunday after
noon in Mrs Corbit's woods on top of
Church hill, so called, but was subdued
after two or three acres were burned
over.
"A II. Owens and family, who have
lived over Camps drug store during
the winter, moved back to their house
in East Canaan on Tuesday.
e. Fl, Robinson of New York is
boarding at w. IL Emmons'. Mr. Rob-
inson is friend of E. ID Norton and
spends part of each summer in Ca
naan.
Miss Auna Ridge, who has been in
Brooklyn, N. Y. through the winter,
with her sister, Mrs Douglas, returned
last week and is now in Great Barring
ton with her brother, Harry Ridge.
Lester Hoskins went to New Hart
ford on Monday where he will have
charge of j. Fl. Rogers premises or
small farm. Mr. Rogers is the general
manager of the Rogers Manufacturing
Co.
The Ashley Falls Marble Co. find
it necessary to enlarge their plant or
at least their facilities for saving mar
BILE They are now erecting a mill
15Ox5O feet in size to be equipped with
several gangs of saws. The foundation
is already completed.
Monday was the warmest day OF
the season. During the afternoon the
mercury ragged from So to go in the
shade. On Sunday the temperature
reached 80 at noon. Rain tegan fall
ing again on Tuesday and yesterday
forenoon was damp and CLOUDY.
A free round trip ticket from Hart.
f,rd to the American Exposition al
Buffalo, is offered by the Connecticut
Magazine to persons sending in rs,
eighteen yearly subscriptions to the
magazine. All inquiries should be ad
dressed to the Connecticut Magazine
Hartford, Conn.
"A good opportunity to visit the
Pan-American Exposition free is Offered
to all persons sending eighteen rs
yearly subscriptions to the Connection
! Magazine. A sample copy and infor
nation to help obtain subscription
will be furnished by addressing The
Connecticut Magazine, Hartford, OF.
Another fire in the swamp south o
this village Monday afternoon swep
over many acres of land belonging t.
John @. Richmond, and did consider
able damage. 1t is suppose d the fr'
originated from sparks from a locomo
tive on the Berkshire Division of the
Consolidated railroad.
If you intend to join the Connect
cut Christian Endeavor excursion
to Cincinnati, July Go which
starts from New Haven on July
about $50 a. M, write to j. FL
Mansfield, manager, 8l8 Chapel Street
New Haven. Conn. and enclose STAMP
for copy of the circular giving thu
official route and itinerary Of the excur
sion.
We ere told that Chief Engineer
Osborne of the Consolidated railroad
met Mr. Purdy of the Borden Milk Co
here yesterday to confer in regard Il
locating siding for the creamery which
the Borden 90. intend to build here
but the matter was not decided becaus,
Mr. Millbank Of the Borden Co. faile,
to reach Canaan, having missed trail
connection on the route.
Joe Quinn, formerly a composite
on the News, is getting to be one of tn
best purely amateur ball pitchers il
Hartford. Joe has won three straigh
games for the Morse Business College
and of Saturdays game the Hartfor
Courant says.
On the Keney Park ground Saturda
Morse Business College defeated tn
Meriden High School, 6 to 4. Quin
pitched for Morse and the visitors coul
do but little with him.