Connecticut western news., 1901-07-25
Days begin today.

Dog Days begin today.
 A. E. Cobb of West Norfolk was here on business last Saturday.
 Quite number attended the M. E Sunday school picnic at Twin Lakes on Wednesday. Ninety-two were fed
 70. M. Humphrey and fsmily left home Monday morning to visit relatives in New Haven and other places.
 The Canaan Local Telephone Go. has declared semi annual dividend of 2a percent, payable Al gu 10th.
 Examine your squash vines and see if there is a worm eating out the pith. If so, destroy the worm and save your vines.
 Edw. F. Lafeur of Brooklyn, N. r., will visit his wife and his niece, Miss Ray Lyman, at Beckley's from Friday until Monday.
 The Winsted Citizen says Dudley Paine has sold the New Hartford House to MT. Peck, who formerly conducted 8 hotel in Ashley Falls.
 MT and Mrs Thomas Bonner intend to dispose of their horses and purchase an automobile. It will be the first auto owned in this town,
 Rev Samuel F. Adam, who has been staying at New Britain and vicinity since he gave up his parish at Carthage, N. Y., is this week visiting his brother, J. s. Adam, in Wetogue.
 Charles Marvin and granddaughter Winifred, of Worcester, Mass. are wis., iting Mrs 8. M. Humphrey. They ar rived last Friday. Mir Marvin and Mrs Humphrey are brother and sister and are the only survivors of large family. Visitors to the lower cemetery ad mire the sarcophagns monument at the grave of Jennie Lermond, and enquire where that neat and artistic memorial was obtained. We will state that it was erected last March by Beattie & Go. of Ashley Falls. Mass.
 Some say the Pan-American is at Buffalo; others say at Canaan, judging from the number of strangers in town for the past six weeks. The Warner House and Annex are crowded to over flowing. It now has over sixty steady boarders.
 -Band concert and lawn party. The Southfeld Band will give concert on the Hose Company's lawn at Sheffield Mass on Thursday evening. August l, at o'clock. Ice cream and home made candies will be served. Proceeds for benefit of Hose Go. No 1.
 John Ivory, Jr., died at his home fin East Canaan at 2 o'clock on Wednes day afternoon of last week. He was 37 years of age and leaves wife and three children. The funeral was attended al St. Joseph's church on Saturday. Iu. torment in the R. c. cemetery north O this village.
 During the shower at Millerton N. Y., last Sunday evening, lightning struck the belfry on the rink building but did not set it on fire. For several years the building has been the head quarters of the E. H. Thompson Hos, Go, and is also occupied by McArthu, as carriage repository.
 We are told that only seven pas sengers were on board the c. N. E. ex cursion train last Saturday morning bound for the Pan-American Exposi tion. The next excursion will be rul on Saturday of this week Train leave Hartford at 8 8. m. and Canaan at 9 5; a. m arriving iu Buffalo at 9 20 D. m Excursion rates from Canaan, just BIO Children between the ages of 5 and + years, half price.
 Norton Deming died at his hom in Ft. Atkinson, Iowa, on June 18th, a the age of ST years. MT Deming wa born in Canaan, Conn.,, in 1914 and wa married in 1848. He formerly lived k South Canaan in the house wher Reuben Alseph now lives and he sol the place to MT Alseph. Tn 1868 h moved to Castalia. Winnesheik Co., Iowa, where he lived until 1891 whe he moved to Fs Atkinson to reside wit his daughter. Miss K l.. Deming. H leaves four children, Mary, Kate, Her " and Frank.
 The hand book of Connecticut Ag riculture, prepared by Secretary I. s Gold, is valuable state publicatio and is beautifully and artistically illus trsted. It gives quite history Connecticut Agriculture, its eqniE ments, different lines of work and il general results. It treats of the cattl industry, the dairy interests, also ( fruit growing, peaches. grapes an apples, and among it's beautiful illus trations are shown J. H. Hale's res dence and his peach packing room A fine article on horticulture, describin what has been done in the state. treats of market gardening, tobacc crops. sheep industry and hsy crop' In fact it is valuable book of wide il formation.