Connecticut western news., 1901-09-12

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 Ice cream sale at M. E. Church pArlors, Sept 18th. from 4 to g o'clock. The interior of Canaan Savings Bank is being fitted up in good shape. -Prayers for President Mckinley were offered in the churches here last Sunday.
 The schools in each department be- gan on Monday, Sept 9th, with l9O scholaIs in all.
 Rev. s. A. Burnaby exchanged pulpits last Sunday with Rev. Mir Rich of Stockbridge. Mass.
 -Henry Scutt of Pnilmont, N. Y, will soon open 8 barber shop over Humphreys drug store.
 Daniel Mulverhill will soon open a pool room or billiard room in the Warner House annex
 Mrs J. ". Peet went to Bridgeport Tuesday for few days visit with her son, Geo. c. Peet and wife.
 Judge Roraback and family will closs their cottage at Twin Lakes this week and return to their home in this village.
 A good many people from Canaan and surrounding towns will attend John A. Brewers annual auction sale at Great Harrington, Sept Fl.
 Daniel Sweeney's flower garden at Union Depot is admired by all who see it It contains many choice varieties ., is even more attractive than it was last season.
 -Barnum Richardson Co. are re- building the dam between their upper and lower furnaces at East Canaan. A most substantial stone dam Is being constructed.
 -Dr. Lee and wife left on Monday to visit the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, N. r. In his absence Dr. Wilcox of Lee, Mass will have charge of his practice.
 The mercury record at noon for the last seven days is: S6 S6 S7-65 66 "A 7s. A adry thunder storm" from to 4 p. last Friday. and mild thunder shower about p. m. yesterday.
 -.Dancsr" the little pet dog of Mrs Sarah Warner, and who has been her steady companion for fourteen years, vas chloroformed and quietly laid away on Thursday evening of last week.
 MT and Mrs Fellows, who live near Stamford, have been visiting at East Canaan. and last Sunday visited Mrs Esther Williams of Canaan. staying over night with her. Mn Fellows is a daughter of Dr. James Bigelow of Elkhart, Ind.
 Mrs NJ. c. Adam and daughter. Katherine. went to New York last Fri day to meet Dr. John G. Adam who re- turned from Scotland on the steamer, Philadelphia, which arrived in port on Sunday. They arrived in Canaan Monday.
 While Preston Skidmoie and Ed ward McLAin were fishing in about 75 feet of water of the poin of the large island at Twin Lakes last Saturday morning. Preston caught salmon trout which weighed 16 pounds and measured 32 inches in length. Dr. Ross photo gr,phed the fish and will sell copies of the photograph. He thinks the fst was about 25 years old.
 Little Allison Eddy, youngest sor of ME and Mrs. Samuel A. Eddy, go hold of bottle of Wampold's solution last Monday afternoon and drank op' third of bottle full. A teaspoonfull ii . dose for . child. Allison soon be- came sick or went into . stupor. ana then it vas discovered what he hst drank. It was one and one half hour before . doctor could be found. Tn doctor gave heroic treatment, but no until next morning was Allison consid cred entirely out of danger.
 -Canaanites were st ocked about 4 3 D. m. last Friday to learn that Presiden Mckinley had been shot an dangerously wounded by an assassin 1t Buffalo. In the absence of detail they hoped for the best, but vhe about p. m it was announced ths the President was dead pail fell owe the community and men gathered l groups on the streets and tried to com prehend the national calamity Tn utmost sympathy was expressed fe the presidents family, and nothing bu dsnunciations and extreme punishmer were expressed for the entire band ( anarchists in this country. Flags we, placed at half mast and every manifest, ton of sorrow vas made. About an hor later came the announcement that tt President still lives. The report seen cd to good to be true, and was doubte at frst, but when it was confirmed u haIf-masted flags were removed ar everyone prepared themselves for long and anxious period of suspen uhils the Presidents recovery rsmains in doubt.