Connecticut western news., 1901-03-14

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Tuesday noon.
Harry Sedgwick of Cornwall Hol-
low arrived in town Tuesday.
The Misses Minnie and Alice Peirce
we're in New York few days last week.
Our West Cornwall correspondence
reads as though milk war was immi-
nent and that the farmers hold the fort.
M. Yanushwetz of Hartford has
been in town q couple of days. He
came to remove his horse aad wagon to
Hartford.
-Chas. Bigelow, who was employed
in e. l.. Roberts J. Co.'S. store at East
Canaan, has accepted position in a
store in New Haven.
Mrs John Hoag fell on the ice one
day last week quite severely bruising
herself so that she was unable to attend
fully to her household duties.
VIM. j. Ferguson is sick with q
slight attack of grippe. He is improv-
ing snd able to sit up short time. His
daughters have had hard colds but are
better.
The social given by the Methodist
society last Friday evening was largely
attended and very enjoyable evening
passed. Herbert Kemp took the prize
for the worst contrived bonnet. The
receipts we're $500.
Robert N. Cochrane's auction at
West Cornwall next Wednesday will be
= rare opportunity for farmers and
manufacturers to obtain desirable per-
sonal property and real estate on easy
terms. Mr. Cochrane's advertisement
in another column gives q schedule of
the property.
A lecture win be delivered by Rev
John g. Graham, under the auspices OF
the University Club. in the Congrega-
tional church, Falls Village, Conn, on
Tuesday evening, April Cd, 1901. at
o'clock. Subject: 1.-The Anglo Saxon
Riddle" Proceeds for benefit of new
n. E. church. Admission 25c.
Prank Arson of Millerton, N. Y.
has accepted position rs clerk at Jack.
son, EP gleston 4 Cos store and com.
menoed his duties Monday. For q
number of years Mr. Arson was clerk in
@. F. Hawley's store at Millerton. n
Y. and later was clerk for the Ell. J.
Bissell Co. at Lakeville until E. E.
Bartram purchased the dry goods and
shoe departments.
The heralders of spring are arri,.
ing. The blue birds and robins have
been heard and last Friday the phebe
bird caroled forth some sweet notes il
our village. The 81 ason seems rather
previous rs we had March winds in
February, and thus early in March hav,
had few April showers. These indi
cations are accepted with delight ant
trust the showers will be frequent a
we need the rain.
"A week ago it was expected that b,
this time the NEWS would be permitteC
TO publish the details of the New Yorl
Condensed Milk Cos project in regar,
TO locating creamery in Canaan, bu
we have nothing to add to what wa
published last week. Various rumor
are afoat-one to the effect that tn
company want more land here and per
haps they cannot obtain it-anothe
that the citizens will not contribute an
more money-another that the compan
will build q creamery at Lime Roc
station instead OF in Canaan-anothe
tha. the company intend to move thei
brick bnilding their condensing fas
tory) from Wassaic to Canaan. N.
Jackson, however, says ''they'r
COMM"
"A letter was received last wee
from Mrs Esther Dunning who hs
been spending the winter at Verno
Foods in GAINESVILLE, Pa. She wer
there last fall because her health ws
very poor and the family kindly offere
TO care for her until she was better
She writes: 1.-THE friends here hay
been 30 thoughtful and careful of m
that could not have had any MOI
done for me ii in my own home" Sh
has not been ont doors since Dec. Il
and her doctor will not consent to he
coming to Canaan until the weather
warmer. Mrs Dunning is improvin
and will start for Canaan as soon as st
can safely take the trip, but the journe
is . tiresome one rs New York is q,
hours ride from Jesnesyille and it tax,
about an hour to get across the city
Grand Central station and then thr,
hsnrs ride 70 Canaan.