Connecticut western news., 1902-06-05
THURSDAY, JUNE5, 1902.
LOCAL NEWS

Charles H. Briggs spent Sunday at The Naples.
 Miss Minnie Peirce is spending a month at Vineland, N. J.
 M. B Mcintyre and wife of New York were in town over Sunday.
 Miss Ethel Strong of Torrington visited the Misses Ferguson over Sunday.
 -George Crane and wife of New Haven are spending week at the War ner House.
 The Litchfeld Northwest Sunday School Union will meet at Falls Village, June 11th.
 The Bordens are receiving about 11,OO0 quarts of milk daily at their works here
 Joseph w. Peet and wife go to New York Saturday starting on three weeks trip.
 MT and Mrs Clarence L. Reid of Stamford were guests at Geo. 8. Fuller's over Sunday.
 -Dr. Ross went to Bakers Mills in the Adirondacks last Friday for two weeks fishing trip.
 -Mn 8. O. Beckley goes to Tyring- ham. Mass. today for . weeks visit with Mrs IsAdore Curtis.
 Mrs George L. Parsons is gradually losing strength and has been confined to her bed the past ten days.
 Commencement exercises of the Canaan Graded School at Town Hall tomorrow evening, o'clock.
 -Children's Day service will be held in the Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday evening at 7.3O o'clock.
 Miss Georgia Mellen of Great Bar rington has been visiting her sister, Mrs F. M. Cooke, the past week.
 Mrs Katherine E. Brown ia en- lArelng her house on West Main street by raising the roof on the main part.
 Mrs F S. Edwards of Barnum Ave. Bridgeport, is visiting her friends. Mir and Mrs M. l.. Osborne, Twin Lakes House.
 -6core of the ball game at Millerton last Friday: Millerton 19, Canaan 8. Canaan play at Lime Rock on Saturday of this week
 Mrs Mary E. Beebe returned Mon- day from Norfolk where she has been visiting her daughter. Mrs M. N. Cla1k. two weeks.
 Mrs A. D. Wait and daughter Marion of Cohoes, N. Y. were at Dr. Ross' the past week. Mr Wait was here Memorial Day.
 Mrs w. K. Landon and daughter Daisy of Sharon were in town Tuesday, Mrs LAndon returning yesterday. Miss Daisy will remain week in Canaan.
 Presiding Elder Belcher preached in the Methodist Episcopal church last Sunday evening. and at the close of the service held the first quarterly confer ence.
 -Barnum Richardson Co.'S lower furnace at East Canaan is out of blast at present while new lining is being put into the stack and other repairs made
 "A party of eight gentlemen and five ladies from New York city were guests af Twin Lakes Honse from the 29th ult to 2d inst Three of the gentlemen were last summers guests.
 Joseph Quinn, who has been sten- ograPher the past eight months with a Hartford meat concern, returned to his home hero Tuesday. Joe expects to soon secure employment in Worcester, Mass.
 The wages of the 150 or more track men on the Central New England road were raised June 1 Sectionmen will receive &1. 50 per day instead of $1.2 and section foreman $12 % per week instead of BIO 38.
 Not very large. crowd attended Frank M. Cooke's auction last Thurs, day, but about $45O % worth of 8. cond hand vehicles were sold at auction and about $500 worth of new wagons were sold at private sale.
 Mine lawy CTS in Massachusetts and Connecticut are employed in examining the land records and probate records to perfect the titles to the property or real estate included in the cline trust, J known as the Western New England Lime Company.
 Henry R. .Whitford of South Canaan desires to locate in some western state, therefore offers for sale his mercantile business at South Canaan. The de scription of his property and business are given today in the advertising col umns of this paper.
 Memorial Day was observed by the veterans following the route according to the program published May p. Al the Village Hall in East Canaan lunch vas partaken of and then addresses were made by Rev R. B. Coons, Acting Commander E. s Roberts, Rev 0. W Hanna, Abel O. Stevens, Daniel L. Pelrce, 8. A. Eddy and N. W. Harden bergh. A recitation was also given DJ Miss Sackett. The exefcises were vel attended. A detail of six Sons of Vet erADs from Lakeville came to Canaan and decorated the grave of the late Dr Eddy. from whom the Lakevills caml is namsd.