Connecticut western news., 1903-07-30

i-Horses are becoming used to auto mobiles but folks are still "scart. "- Mi6lerton Telegram.
 1Among recent arrivals at Pine GroRe are Mir. and Mrs. Henry W. AlleA and son, Raymond, of Winsted.
 Mrs Quinten and Mrs. Knowles of Pittsfie eld, Mass, who have been visiting Mrs. Cpintell's sister, Mrs. O. T. Vos- burg, returned to their homes last Sat urday.
 The X. 6 M. Barnes Lime Com pany commksnced burning lime at their Sheffield plAut Monday noon. The company has booked its entire output for a year.
 The Barnes Family Association of Connecticut will hold reunion August 20 at Lake Com bounce, Southington. Dr. W. F. Barnes Sof New Haven is president of the assoS,iation.
 The weather the 6est week has been delightful. Yesterday was the only cloudy day. Mercury t&e first four days was from soc to ss . at Roon. Monday roc, Tuesday 60 ., yesterday 7S0
 John Marr has again {entered the employ of the 0. N. E. railroAsd as con ductor in the Maybrook, N. Y. yard. Mrs. Marr has moved her khousehold goods from Stephen Riley's house into the Hardenbergh building on Railroad street,
 A special town meeting will be held August 8 at 2.30 p. m. to see if the town will vote an appropriation for state highways and. to see if the town will deed the lower cemetery to the cemetery association. See legal notice for particu- lars. .....
 The Legislature made no changes in the caucus enrolment law, consequent ly next week Friday the registrars of voters will meet to enroll the names of those who wish to participate in party caucuses next fall. See notice to electors. A hearing on the application of the borough of Winsted made by Attorney s. A. Herman for the dissolution of an injunction restraining the borough under penalty of 5000 from entering upon, encroaching or interfering with the premises of Lucien V. and Augusta c. Pinney in Winsted for the purpose of constructing sidewalk, was held be- fora Tndoa TT Bore bacL at h;S ofaoa in Canaan, Tuesday afternoon. At torneys Herman, Mum and Williams, Warden Jessup, James E. Dean and many other residents of Winsted were present. Judge Roraback heard some of the witnesses and adjourned the hearing to Saturday at 10.30 &. m. at Winsted.
 Our marriage notices this week chronicle the wedding of George Russell and Miss Katie Smith. The NEWS knows both of the young people per sonally and can extend congratulations to each. MT. Russell was for several years clerk in Collins jewelry store and 1 frequently visited his old home near Twin Lakes. Miss Smith is the daugh- ter. of Edward Smith of New York and niece of Mrs. Robert Little of Weatogne district. Miss Smith spent a few years with her uncle. Charles Smith, at Twin Lakes and here is where the acquaint- ance began that has culminated in the marriage in New York where MT. Rus sell went to live about two years ago.
 General Cassius NJ. Clay, the noted abolitionist and author, who died tagged 92 years) at his home in White Hall, Kentucky, July 22, was famous political orator back in the 'forties. Gen. Clay made a stirring speech in Ca naan in lS44 in support of his cousin, Henry Clay, who was the Whig candi- date for president against James K Polk, the Democratic candidate. Gen. Clay's speech was delivered in a grove which then stood where the Central New England railroad freight yard and gravel pit now are. A number of our older residents remember the day. War ren Mcintyre remembers coming from Mt. Riga with his uncle and number of others in six-horse wagon, to hear the famous orator.
 A most delightful picnic, which terminated a week of unalloyed pleasure for some of the younger people of Ca naan; took place at Twin Lakes Tues day. The party, which left on the 10.27 train and returned by the evening train, was chaperoned by Mrs. George Strong, Mrs. Charles Camp, Mrs. William Camp, and Mrs. Jerome Root. The day was pleasantly spent in boating, (the party having fleet of six boats and steam launch) fishing and playing games. Those who attended were Misses Carre
 Fuller, Olive Humphrey, Caroline Camp Josephine Camp, Ethel Laidlaw; Masters Allyn Fuller, Walter Laidlaw and Stan ley Thompson. The guests of the party, in whose honor the picnic was
 given, were Miss Rebecca Cogswell of i; Pittstield, Mass, Miss Alice Gillette of
 Hartford, Miss Marjorie Cummings of Hartford, Miss Della Partridge of Rock
 vile, Miss Ida Stison of Delhi, N Y., and Master Roy Richards of South
 Glastonbury.
 Edward Williams, Jr., colored
 man about % years old, was drowned Sunday in the pond which has formed ill the old Barnes lime quarry, about one mile and half from this village on the Clayton road. Williams was not a good swimmer and yet he went bathing in the Housatonic river in the morning and barely escaped drowning there.
 About II o'clock in the forenoon he went in swimming again ill the quarry l pond and got into about IS feet of water