Connecticut western news., 1902-08-07
THURSDAY. AUGUST ', 1902.
LOCAL NEWS

R-~'~~Os
 Where was Jackson when the light vent out?
 Watch out for the August meteors- when it don't rain.
 -Oonductor Frank Smith of the o. N. E. road is taking two weeks vaca- sion.
 Deacon David N. Fuller attended the burial of Crosby Reid at Salisbury last Friday.
 The directors of the New England Lime Go. held another meeting here last Friday.
 -Mrs Irene J. Bostwick and daugh- ter of Van Densenville, Mass, visited in Salisbury lest Saturday.
 w. Miller Scott caught lake trout at Twin Lakes the forepart of the week that weighed five pounds.
 There will be no preaching in the II. E. church on Sunday evenings dur ing the month of August
 -Dr Fl. A. Church and wife of Syra- ouse. N. r., are stopping at Twin Lakes House for couple of weeks.
 -Alonzo E. Mallory and daughter of Bulls Bridge visited at G. A. Adams from Wednesday uutil Sunday.
 -Dr Hugo s. Thomson of Spring Aeld. Mass.. arrived at Mount Elm last Saturday for months vacation.
 -CoAl is selling at S8.0O per ton in CAnaAn at present, but many families are burning wood, oil or gasolene.
 Robert Little of Weatogue (Sslis- bury) has been quite sick, but since Sunday has been improving nicely.
 Mrs K. B. Daly, who has been staying three weeks in Canaan. return cd to Brooklyn, N. Y., on Tuesday.
 Mrs H. D. Humphrey and daugh- ter, Olive, went to New Haven on Tuesday to remain week or more.
 MT and Mrs J. w. Peet went to Bridgeport last Saturday for an outing of several days there and At Block Island. -Henry J. Gillette. city missionary of Hartford, will spend the month oi August at Revere Beach. near Boston. "A game of hoae bali will be played q Canaan this Thursjay afternoon at 3 o'clock between Norfolk and Canaan clubs.-
 Rev 0. H. Holls of Middletown, N. T., will preach at Pine Grove camp ground next Sunday morning at Il o'clock.
 Edward s. Roberts of East Canaan attended the meeting of the Democratic state central committee ct Savin Rock on Tuesday.
 MT and Mrs F. Stall of Ashley Falls Mas, treated few of their friends to an old-fashion New England dinner las Thursday.
 -Mrs E. w. Warner and Mrs William Warner drove to Sharon on Tuesday and took dinner at the Kirby House. The, had avery pleasant trip.
 Mrs w. K. Landon of Sharon called on friends in town last Friday and her daughter, Maud Landon, hai been visiting here since that day.
 This week the Vacation House ha IS young ladies as guests from Nev Britain, Meriden and New Haven. Th' chaperone this n onth is from Terryville
 The Sunday school children o Christ Church were given straw rid to Sheffield yesterday afternoon and ol their return were given supper in tn Town Hall.
 The Rev H. I. Bodley will take th service in Christ church next Sunday morning. it being the 25th anniversar. of his ordination and beginning of hi rectorship of Christ church. In tn evening the Rev George T. Linsley vii take the service.
 -Mrs George w. Dederick visited friends in Canaan Monday and Tuesda, on her way to New York city. where sh and her husband now reside MT De derick's health was very poor while h conducted the laundry ct Millbrook. N r 70 about month ago he sold out hi business there and now has an easy pc sition with the National Biscuit com
 
 pany in New York city.
 Lat weeks Amenia Times saiG "Potatoes never looked better than the do this season. and there is every prom ise of . big crop. The cool nights an wet weather are favorable to the growth. At Sharon potatoes are sel ing at 75 cents bushel and large cro is promised. At Pawling potatoes wer selling last week at 60 cents per bushe in the local market and it was estimate that the crop will be the largest know in years. At Poughkeepsie potato, were being retailed at 50 cents p, bushel, but they sold at 90 cents here Canaan.
 The weather of the past week h. been as follows: Thursday, sunny b, partly cloudy. Friday, showers in for noon, sunny and partly cloudy in afte noon. showers in evening. Saturda sunshine in forenoon. partly cloudy afternoon, with mercury at 83'. Su day, sunshine in morning. partly clout until middle of afternoon then sunshi again, lightning in evening but no thu der nor rain. Monday. clear all da mercury at 86' at noon. Tuesday, part cloudy in morning, sunshine in aftt noon. Yesterday, rain in forenoo thunder shower at 1. 80 p. m.