Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-05-09

DIR r. L. Strong of Tarrytown, NY
is visiting DR. Ovens.
Two persons united with the Pill
grim Church last Sunday.
Harry Barnes. clerk at jackson,
Eggleston & Co.'S, is sick with the grip.
Frank 8. Goodwin and Wallace
Garfield went to New Milford, Tuesday,
to serve as jurymen.
Mrs Burton Peirce and daughter,
Ruth. visited Mrs John ID. Seacord at
Lee, Mass. over Sunday.
Rev NJ. a. Mill went to Woodbury.
Tuesday, to attend the meeting of the
Litchfeld Archdeaconry.
Mrs g. G.. Warren and daughter of
Lake Mahopac, N. Y. are visiting Mrs
Warren's mother. Mrs Hamm.
Letters remaining uncalled for at
Canaan post office are addressed to
A. ]. Bronson, M. W. Miller, Alexander
Robinson, Miss Maggie Ryvieol.
Ives & Peirce have torn down their
old coal bins and are erecting some
very substantial ones 30x70 feet in size,
with . storage capacity of about 1000
tons.
Owing to Governor ODell's veto of
the bill appropriatiog the necessary
funds, the work on which MIR Utterwick
was engaged cannot be carried on for
the present.
Louis Holt made flying visit to
the Pan-Amefican Exposition at Buffa-
10. He lef. here Friiay evening and
returned Monday evening. He exp sets
to 60 to Providence. r. 1 next week to
accept good position there.
About year ago Mr. and Mrs Bon
ner purchased, as IN investment, .
house and large lot on Pleasant strees
in Great Darlington. and now E. r.
Lorrain is building for them another
house on part of the lot which they
WI either rent or sell.
Dwight Sisson of Mill River. Chas.
g Smith of Konkapot, A. W. Eaton of
Pittsfeld. r. d. Gillette of the Berk-
shire Street Railway Co, and ]. ii.
Roraback of Canaan drove over the pro-
posed trolley route of the Canaan and
Berkshire Tram Say Co. from Canaan
to Mill River, last Friday.
The schools observed Arbor Day
with appropriate exercises. NJ. B.
Tobey delivered very interesting and
instructive lecture on birds to the
pupils of the high school department
Some lawn cleaning and tree setting
was done by villagers but the day was
too windy for much work in that line
Last Friday the Hartford & Con
nscticut Western Railroad Company in
vite1 the General Assembly to visit the
Montague farm in East CRANKY or
Thursday, May 9. A special train viii
convey members and their friends
leaving the Spruce street station IL
Hartford at 2. 80 p. m. today.
1t wss reported last Friday that The
Borden Milk Co. had decided to locate
their long promised creamery here at 9
point where they could do all thei
freighting on the Central New England
road, and even get their ice at Twir
Lakes instead of building an ice pont
near Union depot Yesterday it wa
reported that the deal with the G. N. E
road was of because the CONSOLIDATED
road had come to terms in regard to tn
Borden MIX Cos demand for a siding
etc. N. L. Jackson don't think there i
any truth in either report.
Mrs Fred Parmalee is very sicl
with pneumonia. She was taken sic
last Thursday and onWendesday remain
ed about the same, temperature not a
high. Her little daughter Helen ha'
her leg broken on Monday while play
ing with her cousin, Edward Parmalee
The children were playing together an
Edward ran against Helen with his lii
tle express wagon, which broke her les
DR. Camp, the attending physician. Sc
her leg and advised their taking her I
the House Of Mercy in Pittsfield. Mas
which they did ON Wednesday.
Sherwood G Cummings of Norwal
Was 10 town yesterday on business. b
has decided to erect one story brio
block 50x50 feet in dimensions, on Mai
street, between Parsons store and tt
house occupied by Mrs Hamm. II
building will have q two story iro
front so that the building can be ell
larged TO that height should occasio
require il. There will be cellar III
der the entire building and brick pa
tition wallis will divide thatand also I'll
first story into three compartment
The frontage of each room will be {
follows: West Is feet: center ID fee
east Is feet. The post Office will occuI
the west room, F. r. Collins jewell
store the center room, and Thomi
Abbe's Office the east room. Work G
the Building viii be commenced - soc
- possible.