Connecticut western news., 1903-07-30
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1903
LOCAL NEWS

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 Mir. and Mrs. Claude Mansfield of Brooklyn were guests at H. H. Scutt's the past week.
 P. H. Sheridan Knight of Mill River is the new clerk at G. L. Parsons & Sons store.
 Michael and James Walsh of New York visited their sister, Mrs. A. L.. Higgins, last week. IN. E. Rawson of Brooklyn, N. Y., was guest of his uncle, Dr. J. D. Clemans, over Sunday.
 Mrs. D. W. Hardenbergh is visiting the family of D. s. Proper at Glenco Mills, N. Y., this week.
 Miss Katherine Consadine of Hills dale, N. T., was the guest of her sister, Miss Ella Consadine, over Sunday.
 -Ex-Mayor Vessels and family of Bridgeport will arrive at the Warner House tomorrow for few days stay.
 w. E. Hoyt and wife (nee Caledonia Drummond) of Millbury, Mass, were guests of Mrs. M. O. Corbit on Tuesday
 Miss Lila Johnson returned to her home in Norfolk Sunday evening after weeks visit with her friend, Mrs. Samuel Reel .
 Mrs. William Warner returned home Saturday after spending several weeks with Mrs. George Russell in Great Harrington.
 George l.. Taber of Glen St. Mary, Fla, Arthur Taber and sister, Mrs Coffing, both of Boston, were guests of w, H. Camp on Monday.
 "A Borden-C Canaan combination went to East Canaan Saturday and played ball with an East Canaan Canaan com bination, the result being Bordens 10, East Canaan 9.
 The Consolidated '' railroad has settled for $758 with F. H. Cande of Sheffield, administrator of the estate of Giovanni Pizzan, killed at Ashley Falls while in it's employ.
 Mfrs. N. l.. Jackson returned last week from months visit to her former home in Cortland, N. Y. This week she is visiting at the home of MT. Jack son s parents in Sharon.
 Canaan has street sprinkler, a home made affair, which is being used on the macadam road. Whether any provision or not will be made for it's regular use remains to be seen.
 Walter Clinton, 23, a c. N. E. freight brakeman, was killed while making coupling at Highland, N. Y, Tuesday afternoon. Clinton's home was in Gardner, N. r., where his father conducts hotel.
 Miles E. Briggs and wife of St Paul, Minn. left town Tuesday for New Rochelle, N. Y., to visit Mrs. Briggs sister. Mir. Briggs will return to St. Paul Friday, Mrs. Briggs remaining al New Rochelle month longer. Eddie Williams, one of the Borden employees, is having little run of hard luck. He scalded his shoulder a couple of weeks ago and last Saturday ne turned his ankle while playing bal at East Canaan and has been around or crutches this week.
 | Miss Marjorie Cummings of Hart ford, who is visiting Dr. Camps daugh ters, Miss Clara and Rebecca Coggs well of Pittsfield, who have been visit | ing their uncle, c. P. Strong Roy Richards (son of Dr. Richards) O Glastonbury who is visiting his mother cousin w. H. Camp, and some of tn, local misses and masters had a juyenil, lawn party at w. H. Camps on Mon day evening.
 In the Superior court at Pittsfiel, last week John Green, "A, pleadet guilty to a criminal assault upon Rebecc, Scott, 15, of New Marlboro. Green wife, bride of less than year an, who is extremely ill with consumption was in court and became hysterical a her husbands confession of guilt Green received sentence of one year Green went to New Marlboro a shor time ago from Norfolk, Conn.
 When the advance bill posters fo Walter l.. Mains circus visited Canaal they pasted large number of their bill on the farm barns of W. H. Camp, ol the Clayton road. without permission Mir Camp brought suit against MI Main, and Sheriff Rhoades went t New Milford on Thursday to attac property pending the damage suit whicl would have been brought before tn court by MT. Camps attorneys, Marvin & Camp. The circus managers made satisfactory settlement, however, an the case was not brought to trial.
 Henry J. Gillette, the city mission ary of Hartford, occupied the Pilgrir church pulpit last Sunday morning an gave very instructive and impressiv address in regard to his work in Hart ford. He mentioned number C thrilling incidents ill regard to men bt | lnS E6SCucu tuc pOWCA VI SbAOt drlnk and other vices and afterward bt coming model citizens and leading a upright, christian life. MT. Gillette di not choose text, but his theme and il cidents were ill line with the scriptuI recorded ill Isaiah LXI: 1-" He hat sent me to bind up the broken hearted to proclaim liberty to the captives, an the opening of the prison to them ths are bound" MT. Gillette prefaced h address by telling how happy he was address Canaan people. He said: "M father was born in this town, my gran' father and my great-grandfather live here, and consider it a great privilef
 to occupy today the pulpit of my sol who is the pastor of this church. '"