Connecticut western news., 1901-06-13

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| j. ID Seacord and son of Lee,
Mass. visited in town from Friday until
Sunday.
Last Thursday was the warmest
day of the season. Mercury registered
So at noon.
Three deer were seen on Mrs Whit
tlese,'s farm Tuesday morning. None
of them had autlers.
A mild thunder shower last Thurs
day afternoon, and another good soak
ing rain last Friday afternoon.
The Strawberry Tea at tue NJ. E.
church parlors last Fri lay evening was
well attended. and the receipts were
$50.
The engagement is reported of
Harry Hunt of Winsted to Miss G irwin
of Winsted, teacher in the Gilbert
school.
Mrs Sabra Humphrey went to Mr.
folk on Monday to visit her nephew
Eugene Marvin. She will remain
about q week.
An exchange says: 1t is now about
time to receive returns of drowning sr-
cidents caused by the idiot who rocks
the beat for the fun of it.
Howard Frazier has the honor of
breaking ground for the foundation of
Cummings new business block He
threw out the first shovelfull of dirt
yesterday morning.
Mrs George Peet OF Bridgeport ar
rived in town on Tuesday and is guest
of Mr. and Mrs Joseph Peet. She came
to go with the Hawthorn Club on their
excursions to Sharon yesterday.
&C. a. Pease has constructed a cir
cular basin. % feet in diameter and
about three feet deep, on the lawn at
his mothers residence and has stocked
it with pond lilies and plants which
grow in water.
The commencement exercises of
the class of 1901 of Packer Collegiate
Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y, were held
last Monday evening. Miss Clara
Beckley of Brooklyn, Ny. was one of
the graduates.
The graduating exercises of the
senior class of the ID M Hunt school,
Falls Village, will be held tomorr, W
evening, June IA. Seven scholars will
be graduated. Music will be provided
by the Lakeville orchestra.
Harry Sedgwick of Cornwall Hol-
low is still suffering with rheumatism
but he went to Bridgeport on business
trip last week and also visited his moth
er and sister in Canaan from Thursday
evening until Saturday afternoon.
The Misses Mary and Sarah Fergu-
son and Miss Edith Barnes started Mon.
day for Buffalo, N Y. to visit the Pan
American exposition. They will be
gone two weeks. The Misses Ferguson
will also visit friends at Toronto, Cana
da.
Complaint is made that some team
sters and all "road hogs" are encroach-
ing on the bicycle paths. Be patient,
and remember that in the "good time
coming" when everyone rides wheel
the teams will not destroy bicycle
paths.
Those flying pigs were on the wing
seven days and then went to roost for
two weeks; in other words, the Bordens
completed the foundations for their
buildings here June and then announ-
ced that operations would be suspended
for two weeks until the carpenters ar
rived.
Edward Morrison of Brush Hill
was thrown from his wagon and had his
face badly cut and bruised by his horse
running away with him down Brush
Hill last Monday evening. 1t is a won
der he escaped alive. DIR Camp dressed
the wounds and said ED" was a sight
to behold before he repaired him
Five year old John Fuller was one
of the speakers at the Children's Day
services in the Pilgrim church last Sun
day, and he also circulated one of the
collection baskets among the audience
He is accustomed to speaking in public
but the baske t act was quite an event
in his life and he afterward described it
to neighbor in these words: Il passed
the recollection box
AT home again. William Nisbe
closed his store in Scranton, Penn,
three months ago and has resumed bus.
mess at his old stand on "Nisbet's Cor
ner," Eas. Winsted. Conn. His former
patrons in this section welcome him
home and are already giving him q
share of their trade. He has taken
space for one year in the News and his
J advertisements will keep you posted il
, regard to bargains.
Willard Burghardt arrived hom,
on Wednesday evening of last weel
from Puerto Cortez, Spanish Honduras
! He left Canaan for the above mentioned
7 place the last week in February, ant
soon obtained job with civil eugiu
| eering corps on road now being bull
3 from San Pedro inland San Pedro i
. 80 miles above Puerto Cortez. Willart
: came home to escape the hot weathe
y and malaria prevalent at this season o
s the year in that country, but he expect
!. to return to San Pedro next winter. ii
y is looking we'll and enjoy ed the iourne
+ and his experience there.
Q Base ball has started off in a yer
business-like way. About fifty attend
; ed the meeting en- Friday night. ] G
{ Beckley was chosen chairman, and 3