Connecticut western news., 1903-09-17

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 Hunts circus, vaudeville show, played to a good sized attendance on the circus grounds last Friday night. Those in attendance reported the show as all right.
 While cutting cornstalks in the field last Thursday, Ferdinand L. Beckley accidentally cut his wrist so badly that several stitches were required to close the wound.
 Mrs. T. Lee Roberts, Sr., and her granddaughter, Beth, sailed for England about two weeks ago and have arrived safely on the other side where Miss Beth will complete her education.
 Races at Lakeside Park in Winsted, Sept. 18th. No admission charged. Free for everyone. Free-for- all, 2.25 class and 2.50 class; mile heats, best 3 in 5. Also team race and exhibition miles.
 Members of the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers between Bristol and Hartford, with their ladies, held picnic and clam bake at Twin Lakes Sunday. There were eight car loads of the jolly people.
 Irving H. Roberts of Torrington spent Labor Day and Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs. Harlow Root, who has been in poor health since the first of June. Mrs. Root is able to walk in the yard pleasant days.
 Mrs. Annie E. Russell of Stratford, MT. and Mrs. E. Brenna of Kent, Mrs. F. w. Barnett and Francis B. Barnett of South Glastonbury, and Mrs. L. s. Castle of Roxbury were guests at W. H. Camps over Sunday. -
 -J. Clinton Roraback who has re- turned to Yale Claw SchooD is looked upon as likely to be the center rush of the q varsity ? football team this season. Clint was substitute center last year and the New York World says he weighs 250 pounds.
 MT and Mrs. George o. Peet of Bridgeport are taking four weeks out ing. They have been in New Hamp- shire three weeks, and last Monday they arrived in Canaan to visit MT. Peet's parents, and to call on friends at Great Harrington and Lenox.
 Mrs. Esther P. Williams is making a visit of few weeks to friends in Dor chester, Mass, and Lancaster and Stark, N H. She left town Monday. During Mrs. Williams absence Miss Mary Bodley is visiting her brother, Rev. H I. Bodley, in New Britain.
 Mrs. A. H. Herriman is having a number of improvements made on her residence. The roof has just been re- shingled. Some of the rooms are to have new paper and paint. A new sewer has been constructed, and little Improvements made in various places.
 -Chauncey s. Foster, the merchant tailor of Winsted, has returned home from two weeks outing in the Adiron- dacks, during which he and his guide got lost and tramped aimlessly in the woods for 15 miles before they reached civilization and could return to Lake Twitchen. ..s-
 -Dr. O. w. Camp, town health of fcer, made an examination of the North Canaan Water Co.'S reservoir Tuesday and reports that the reservoir is clean and in very good shape, and that in honses where the water appears unelean he advises removing the faucets and flushing out the pipes.
 Thomas M. Owen, cashier in the hotel known as Briarcliff Lodge at Ossining, N T., and Miss Edythe J. Slye of Ashley Falls, Mass, were married at St. Paul's rectory in Ossining, Septem- Der by Rev. Charles M. Niles, D. D. MT. and Mrs. Owen will spend the winter at Lakewood, N. J.
 Lyman Howe has been going around with broken collar bone the past ten days. A week ago Sunday his brother in-law's horse got down in the stable and in helping to get him up MT. Howe stood in such a manner that when the horse sprang up the animals head struck MT. Howe's shoulder and broke the bone. a..
 Morris Butcher and John Parsons were in the latter's bicycle repair shop in Winsted Thursday evening when 8 22-cahbre rife which Parsons was hand. ling accidentally discharged and the bullet struck Butcher in the stomach making a serious wound. Morris Butcher is brother of Charles Dutche, of Canaan and formerly lived in this place. Dutcher's condition at present if not alarming.
 Frank Dunn was riding his bicycle on Railroad street Monday evening just after dark and before the electric street lamps were lighted. Dunn dit not have lamp on his bicycle and h, was not observed by the driver of tean until a collision occurred. Dunn wa run over by the team and sustained ser ious cuts and bruises on his face ant head. His bicycle also got badly broker up.
 Edward S. Roberts, Abram Coons Albert P. Briggs and Cyrus Rowland all of them veterans of the Secont Regiment Connecticut Heavy Artillery and few comrades of other regiment went to New Milford last Friday to tn annual reunion of the Second" Ther were nearly 800 members there to cele brate the forty first anniversary of tn mastering in of the regiment. The, dined at the New England House. Mex years reunion will be held at Savil Rock.
 At a convention of the represents tives of District No. 7S Improved Orde of Heptasophs which includes foul teel conclaves in this section, at Waterbur September 9, W. M. Johnson of Winste