Connecticut western news., 1901-08-22

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 W. P. Boardman visited friends in Amenia, N. r., last week.
 Sam Holt is home from Albany, N. Y, for two weeks vacation.
 Miss Kate Noble of Lake Helen, Fla is guest of Mrs M. G. Adam.
 Walter Warner spent few days last week in Hartford and Springfield. Miss Belle Haskell. who has been the past week ct Buffalo, return ed yes- te rday.
 Miss Alice Gorham of Ct. Barring ton is the guest of Miss Ruea Van Deusen.
 MT Grove. wife and daughter of Brooklyn, N. Y, arrived at The Naples on Monday evening.
 Miss Ella Spaulding of West Stock bridge, Mass. is visiting at Miss s. P. Norton's for few days.
 Miss Katherine I. Bertholf of Nyack, N. Y.,is visiting her cousin, Mrs Edward Warner, at the Warner House. The 0. N. E. Railroad Go. have been shipping ice from their creamery here to Stanfordville and Fishkill Plains. N. Y.
 Letters remaining uncalled for at Canaan postoffice arc addressed as follows: MT A. J. Blaney (2) postals- Mrs R. Deming, MT Ernest G. Veil.
 Harvey W. Parsons will sell all his household goods and garden tools at auction on TobeY hill in Canaan Valley on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 10 8. ID. sharp. See posters for schedule of property.
 -S. 0. Cummings of NorwAlk was in town yesterday for the day and his daughter Marjorie, who has been boarding at Mrs Hamm's since the sec ond of August, returned home with him in the afternoon.
 Here is the mercuryjrecord at noon for the past seven days: 77-84-83-82- 75 84-89. This is an average of 82' at noon. Some people murmur about the heat and humidity, but the writer prefers 82' above zero to 82' below zero.
 The work of improving the lower cemetery is progressing as fast as possi- ble. New roads and new plots have been laid out, headstones lighted up and some of them cleaned of moss, plots moved and the iron fences around some of the plots have been painted.
 The lawn party which was held at the Vacation Home formerly the Ward place. Tuesday afternoon from 8 to [ p. m. passed off quite pleasantly. Those who atten ded had the privilege of look ing through the house, and seeing how nicely the Home is equipped for iti purpose.
 The Canaan Savings Bank and Thomas Al bs's broker office were nov ed into Cummings new block the latter part of the week. By the way, it il proper te state that Mir Abbe first sug gested to MT Cummings to build tn, block. Many will thank Mir Abbe fol his suggestion and will thank MT Cum mings for causing the suggestion t' materialize.
 The Borden Milk Go. expected t. be ready to receive milk today at thei new creamery here, but unavoidabl delay has occurred in shipments 0 building material to them and thl creamery is not completed. However the company will positively be ready t receive milk by Sept. 1st and probabl. sooner. When the plant is compIete' the NEWS will endeavor to give com prehensive description of it.
 There was mild rain last Satul day from 6 to p. m. and heavy raj from 8.3O p. m. to midnight or later A terrific thundsr shower visited thi section Tuesday evening, lasting frol 8.25 to Il o'clock. We hear of D damage in town, but at Millerton, \ r., lightning struck Charles Green house, knocked off the chimney an damaged the roof. I. F. Wheaton hay barn at Lithgow, (near Ameni' N. r., was struck by lightning an burned to the ground.
 -The vaudeville performance la night at the town hall, was quick gotten up affair and was of the ligf and frothy order. but pleasing. Thei were tuneful songs and graceful dam ing, tableaux, nice little one-act con edy and musical specialties. The pc formance was under the direction Miss Florence Thomson. and she WE assisted by Mrs Bierce, Mrs Felten. N Beattfe, Al Brainsrd. John Beckle Chas Rodemeyer, Willie Joyce, Re Peirce, Ed Adams, s. A. Eddy, A. Barnes. A. P. Freeman, Bonnie Vim Mrs R. D. Peirce, Nina Ovens. Mi Belle Lorraine was accompanist. IT. performance was followed by dancin Mrs Rood furnishing music. The n proossds %. to the Village Improv nsns Association.