Connecticut western news., 1902-09-04
Mrs F. B. Young of Pittsfield is visiting friends in town.

Mrs 0 NJ. Norton of Schenectady, NY, is visiting the Misses Norton. Charles Fuller is painting the electric light poles dark green color. Miss Katherine Quinn of Wor- cester, Mass, is visiting her parents in this place.
 Mrs William Warner leaves today fol two weeks outing at Pittsfeld. Mass, Albany and Syracuse, N. Y. Miss Sarah W. Adam and Miss Annette O'B. Dunning have returned from several weeks soiourn in Maine Sheridan w. Barnes has been sick with 8 hard cold and the rash since Fri day, but expects to be able to sit up to- day.
 Frank Anson went to Millerton Labor Day where he was one of the judges of the hose races and fremen's 8 sports.
 We arc informed that Mrs John Hopkins, who died here August 23, died of heart trouble and rot consumption as stated in our last issue.
 William Jamieson Thomson, car penter, and former resident of Canaan. fell off staging in Springfield, Mass, yesterday and broke three of his ribs, which will lay him up for some time.
 Mrs Benjamin Gridley, aged 6s years, committed suicide at Sandisield. Mass, Monday morning by taking Paris green while in a demented con- dition.
 MT and Mrs 0. K. Hunt of Winsted will start tomorrow to attend the reunion of the Old Time Telegraphers' sssocia- ton at Salt Lake City, September 10, II and 12.
 Rev MT Strayer, acting pastor of Congregational Church at South Egre- mont, Mass. preached in the Pilgrim church last Sunday morning. He gave fine sermon from Hebrews ii, l7.
 The school committee met last Fri day evening and decided they had no authority to establish high school un- der the vote passed by the town in 1899, the time. one year, having expired. -S. A. Kemp has been improving the school house in this village He has laid a new floor in Mrs Roots room, thoroughly cleaned and disin- fected the interior of the building, oil ed the floors with dust protector, made some repairs to the exterior of the building, graded the lawn and put the entire premises in good shape
 -Selectman Norton met with . pain ful accident yesterday forenoon. As he vas coming out of the post office he slipped on that dangerous three-corner marble door step. He fell heavily on one knee and injured itso badly he could ot walk. He was carried home in Q chair by three men. He will remain in bed 8 couple of days and then try to navigate with crutches.
 Rev. s. A. Burnaby was in town last Thursday and Friday. Since he left Canaan he has been connected with the Home Correspondence School of Springfield, Mass, which has over eighty departments. He has been stationed at Adams, Mass, but has recently been promoted and given his choice to locate at North Adams, Mass, or at New York city. He has not de- cided that question but is inclined to locate in New York city.
 Miss Catherine Feighrey of Winstsd 1-ho recently returned from Detroit, h.. l, where during her vacation she visited friends, met with quite loss at Canaan. After she had checked her dress suit case, which contained DOT ton of her wardrobe and other articles, the baggage master placed it on the depot platform with other baggage. A short time before the arrival of the train for Winsted the baggage master missed the case and notified her. The value of the case with contents was about $135. On the outside of the casa is the name of her sister. The deputy sheriff of Canaan was appraised of the theft and it is said that the rail road company has placed the matter in the hands of a detective -Winsted Citizen, Sept. 2. Labor Day was day of recreation for Canaan people. Nearly all business suspended at 10.30 a. m. The people went away for their excitement, many going to Hartford to see the big Labor parade and the horse races, but more vent to Millerton to the Firemen's 8 Tournament where five companies from Amenia, Sharon, Pawling. Pine Plains and Millerton, each with band parad- ed the town and to the trottiDg park where races incident to 8 fremen's muster were the order of entertainment, proceeding ball game between Lime Rock and Amenia which was won 11-9 by Lime Rock. Twas big day for Millerton, several thousand people visiting it for the day. The place was efficiently policed and perfect order reigned all the time.
 The services at Pine Grove camp meeting were largely attended on Thursday. The morning sermon was by Prof. Spencer, president of Morgan College at Baltimore, and the afternoon sermon by Rev. R. s. Pardington. Dl D. of Brooklyn. Evening lecture, Egypt" by Rev. John Parker. Friday the sermons were by Rev. B. O. War. ren of Poughkeepsie, N. r., and by Rev. Dr. James Montgomery of New 1 York E.vanino lactnl a by Ray I &