Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1901-06-20


of New York city are visiting in town,
The Misses Granger are going to
put steam heater into their house this
season.
Mrs Hardenbergh is having her
house painted, and her sons are weld
ing the brush.
This is Connecticut week at the
Pan-American Exposition as far as it
can be made so.
Let it not be forgotten that print
er's ink is the best summer medicine
for sluggish business.
w. ii. Camp has removed the
single roof on the main part of his
house and put on tin roof.
Rev Mr. Lewis of Mill River, Mass.
preached in Pilgrim church Sunday in
exchange with Rev S. A. Burnaby.
Arthur Hanlon is home for few
weeks vacation from the Riverview
Military Academy, Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
Mrs d. l.. Freeman went home
with Miss Ensign last week to Lime
Rock, and is enjoying the visit very
much.
Catherine Finnegan is at home for
the summer from Willimantlc. She
will return to her school again in Sep
TENDER.
"A birthday party was given Mrs j.
@. Roraback last week Tuesday eve
ming by the family. A very pleasant
time was passed.
1t is reported that on Thursday last
Edward Fitzgerald came before Justice
Hicks and settled the old case or cases
against him for the illegal sale of cider.
The Second Company, Governors
Foot Guard, of New Haven, passed
through Canaan on special train Mon
day about IL o'clock, enroute to Buffa-
10.
Mr. and Mrs G.. b. Gardner and son
Ivan of Coxsackie, N. Y. arrived at
Warren McIntyre's last Saturday for
weeks visit. Mr. Gardner will also do
some fishing at Twin Lakes and make
his annual inspection of the Canaan
Hose Co.
Henry G. Barnes family go to
Belle Island, near ROTOR Point, Sat
urday, June 22d, for two weeks stay.
Miss Edith Barnes is expected home
today from the Pan American EXPOSE
ton, and will join the party. Mrs N.
r. VanDeusen of Florida, Mrs Mignery
and Miss Bessie Frein of Great Barring
ton also go with them in this outing.
In the Superior court at Hartford
last Friday afternoon, Judge Roraback
granted Matte Curtis of Burlington a
divorce from Edward Curtis of Ashley
Falls, Mass. on the grounds of intern
perance. intolerable cruelty and deser-
tion. They were married on October
81, 1894 and separated a trife over
three years ago. Mrs Curtis was given
the custody of two minor children.
-Marston Sisters Uncle Toms Cab
in tent show were up against it last
Friday night. The show was very
poorly billed, and the free show by the
medicine company on Warmers lot
drew the people. The band of the u. T.
company paraded at noon and they
played first class. The show opened in
the evening to mighty poor business
and the performance ran only an hour
and half, which was we'll.
| The Microbine medicine show left
town Tuesday for Lakeville after four
teen days stay in town in which they
made all kinds of money. Annie Kane
was voted the most popular young lady
in town and was given watch, she
having over Is, 900 votes. Effie Cudney
was practically the only contestant fol-
Miss Kane's honors, Miss Cudney re-
ceiving 1886 J. FL. Rowley got the
soap wrapper prize. and Mrs Mary Will
COX won the bean guessing contest Or
Friday night the prize for the hand
soonest girl in the tent was given tt
Mamie Collins.
Mr. and Mrs O. D. LaDow, Miss
Mignon LaDow and Master Stanley Lit
Dow of New York, Opened their cottag,
at Twin Lakes last Thursday for tn,
season. They were welcomed on thei
arrival here by several of their friends
Miss Lucy Whittlesey, member of tn,
household will join them this week
They are pleasantly remembered here
especially among those who enjoyed
their fine music last season, Miss Mign
on being talented violinist. M
Howell Slesenger, the tenor, and Mis-
Helen Slesenger, the contralto, will
visit them again this summer. Anon,
other guests who will visit them ar
Miss Florence Stockwell, another con
tralto of New York who has beautiful
voice; and Mr. Carl Gralow, a famou
baritoLe, whose acquaintance Mr. l.
Dow made in Berlin last season, and il
whose musical career he is interested
Already there is talk of concert b.
Mrs and Miss LaDow and their guest
during the sum mer, for some local in
stitution.
The funeral of Sarah M. Halves
widow of Elisha M. Rood, whose sud
den death was recorded in the NEWS G
June Is, was held at the late residenc
of the deceased last Friday at 80 p. m
Many friends assembled to pay thei
last tribute of respect to the departed
The house was completely filled and
large number sat on the veranda c
stood on the lawn. Complying wit
the wish of the family the services wer
similar to those at the funeral of NJ
Rood which had taken place only te