Connecticut western news., 1901-08-01

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 -Dr W. E. Griffis of New York is summering at The Naples.
 R. D Peirce and family returned from visit at Wallingford, Vt, last Saturday.
 The annual sale and supper at the Pilgrim church last evening was we'll alter ded.
 -Kstherine Quinn of Worcester, Mass. is visiting this week at her par ents' here.
 Mrs Laura Virgil of Vinelsnd, N. J.. arrived in town Tuesday and is wis iting at D. l.. Peirce's.
 The Naugatuck boy choir in charge of Organist Miner are occupying the pavilion at Twin Lakes.
 The fence has been removed in front of St. Joseph's church, and there is some talk of grading the lawn.
 Tt is said that the branches and seeds of the castor oil plant if kept in g room will drive away mosquitoes.
 Mrs E. s. Hoyt and son Sherman, of Griggsville, Ill are visiting at D. l.. Freeman's. They will remain several weeks.
 The Falls Village telephone line has been extended from NJ. O. Dean's to the W. A. Beckley place in South Canaan.
 The footbridge in the Eddy mead ow, between Main and High streets, which was washed away last spring, has been replaced the past week.
 Miss Abby T Kellogg, of Hartford. is visiting her sister Mrs Alderman, in East Hamilton, N. r., and next week they expect to visit the Exposition at Buffalo.
 Isaac Millbank, president of the Borden Milk Co.,, was here last week. He says that the company furnish milk to 135, 900 families or 900, 900 persons in New York city.
 Joel Fsrist and wife, John l.. Wes- sels and wife, Ernest H. Phelps and wife, and Mrs J. B. Windsor; also the Rowell family-all of Bridgeport--are summering at the Warner House.
 Rev H. I. Bodley of New Britain joined his son Charles in camp at Twin Lakes Tuesday. His daughters, Eleanor and Anna who have been at Beckley E with Mrs Bodley, also go into camp with them today.
 The Trinity Messenger, published at Torrington, has column article or Rev Stanley's visit to the Girls Friend ly Society Vacation Homo here In Ca naau, which very favorably impressed the clergyman, and which he Highly praises
 Mrs Sabra Humphrey, Mrs Esthe Dunning, Mrs Jane Briggs and Mis- Kate Lawrence met with Mrs Hann s ewart at East Canaan yesterday t' visit Mrs Louisa Rood of Vineland, N J. Excepting Mrs Rood, these elderI. ladies were all schooImates at the littl red school house in East Canaan som years ago.
 HI. A. Chapin, prominent electri road man of Springfield, Mass, Irvi w. Sanford of Lakeville, Charles c Smith and Dwight Sisson of New Mar boro, were in conference with s. 4 Eddy and J. H. Roraback in tow Monday and Tuesday with 8 view ( interesting new capital in the propose Canaan-Mill River trolley line.
 The past seven days have not bee remarkably hot for the last week i July, but on Monday, Tuesday and yei terday the humidity was almost u1 bearable. The mercury record at moo is: 63-74-80 67-79-87-85. Rain fe about midnight last Thursday. als Sunday forenoon and from 6 to o'clock Monday evening.
 -"Camp Rest" consisting of Miss, Edith and Irene Green and Miss, Louise and Helen Morse of Canaan Rev 0. c. Rich. Misses Belle and Clal Bradford, Clarence Bradford of Egr mont, Harry Avery and Will Harrigs of Lenox, John Moore of WInsted, \ and Mrs George Doty of She field, al Miss Lizzie Garrett of Hartford, are o cupying the Herriman Felten cottal at Twin Lakes for two weeks soiour
 James Mackin, 16 years old, VI tried to commit suicide in Geor, Blodgett's ice house at Ashley Fal last November by shooting himself the eye with revolver, died sudden at his home in Irondale near Millerto N. r., Saturday night. After t shooting Mackin was taken to the Hou of Mercy in Pittsfield where for wee he lay very near to death bat he final recovered and went home to Ironda The doctors had never been able to g the bullet out, and on Saturday mig he emitteds a cough and immediate bled to death, the bullet having vol ed down into the main artery of neck. Msckin would never divul
 why hs tried to kill himself last fall.