Connecticut western news., 1904-10-27
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1904.
LOCAL NEWS
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Frank JOnnSOn ana IdInlly uaNe le- turned from Sweden.
 Miss Martha c. Holmes, of West Winsted, visited at A. P. Freeman's over Sunday. -...= Miss Margaret Flynn is spending a two weeks vacation at William Shuck- erow's in Hartford. ....
 Hand your tax list to the assessors before November 1st, or 10 per cent will be added to your list.
 HI. Gardner Talcott and sister. Mrs. Samuel Talcott, both of Talcottville, are visiting at the Pilgrim parsonage.
 The North Canaan reservoir was cleaned yesterday and the water was shut off from the village pipes all day.
 The fever patients are all getting along comfortably, and no new cases have been reported within the past week.
 Mrs. Olive Beckley of Cleveland, Ohio, formerly of Canaan, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Whitaker, at Winsted.
 Miss Nora Flynn, who was operated on for appendicitis ill St. Francis hospl- tai at Hartford on Tuesday, Oct. IS, is improving nicely.
 The N. r., N. H. 6 H. R. R. Go. will soon place new and heavier iron or steel bridge over the Blackberry river. Stone for new and larger abutments has already been hauled to the river bank
 Excursions over the Berkshire div ision of the Consolidated road are getting to be of frequent occurance. A train of eight well loaded cars passed through here at 80 Saturday morning, going to Pittsfeld
 At the regular meeting of Wangum Camp, 10, 799. M. w. A., held on Tues
 evening, one neighbor was initiated.
 degree was conferred by Nathan Ale Camp of Lakeville. Supper was served afterwards.
 . Martin Langs, proprietor of the Warner House, and daughter, Miss Ella LAngs, returned yesterday from their visit to their old home in Brantford, On tario. They were accompanied by Ella's grandmother, Mrs. Phelps, who lives at Langsford, Ontario.
 John Bannahan. Jr., who lives on the sand road near Pine Grove Station, is reported sick with fever. He was taken sick several weeks ago, but after an illness of three or four weeks he re- covered sufficiently to work or go to school for two weeks and then had relapse.
 An Ashley Falls, Mass. correspond ent says !" Teddie McArthur, canary bird telonging to Miss Lizzie E, Lindsey died Oct. 11th at the age of 16 years and 5 months, His father, 'Dickie Heir, came from East Hatley, Quebec, in 1887 and died Sept. 28, 1903, at the same age, 16 years and 5 months.
 The Metropolitan Entertainers and Moving Picture Co.,, who are well and favorably known to Canaan audiences, having appeared here three times, will give an entertainment at Town Hall, next Wednesday evening, Nov. 2d, at 8o'clock. They appear here under the auspices of Wangum Camp, 1O,799, M. w. A.
 The Pittsfield correspondence in the Springfield Republican of Oct. A says; "The condition of Miss Della B. Hol- combe, who sustained broken hip Sat- urday night by falling from the steps at her home on Cottage row, was reported yesterday at the House of Mercy as con- fortable as could be expected. Miss Holcombe's injury is unusually serious, particularly because of her advanced age, 90."
 Robert Paul of Great Harrington, who has charge of enlarging the reser- voir near this village, was seriously in- jured yesterday morning while on his way to the reservoir. He was driving blind horse at good speed near Borden's creamery, and while he was adjusting the laprobe the horse darted out of the road and through wire fence. The blackboard struck post and MT. Pau was thrown ten feet or more from the vehicle. He was picked up in 8 daze6 condition and taken to the Warner House, and later to his home in Grea Harrington. It is feared that one of hi ribs is broken.
 The remains of Captain Henry E Burton, who died at Middletown, Oct 17th, were brought to Canaan last Mon ing morning for interment in the lowe cemetery, The body was accompanied by Captain Burton's daughter, Mis- Katherine Burton, Dr. Hale Powers O Middletown, General McManus and MT Lewis Middlebrooks of Hartford. Thest three gentlemen, with E. s. Pease, W H. Camp and D o. Whittlesey of Ca naan were the bearers from the railroad station to the cemetery. A delegation from D. s. Cowles Post, No. 60, G. A. R and number of Canaan friends als' accompanied the remains to their las resting place. The floral tributes wer' hC SSl NiCCS GU bhO EAe"'i were conducted by Rev. M. H. Mill rector of Christ Church Captain Bur ton was not native of Canaan, nor { resident here, nevertheless for numbe of years he had spent several weeks her each summer and he loved Canaan 8 well that he often expressed desire t. be buried here, and in fact had selectet lot in the lower cemetery adjoining the lot of his friends of many years, tn,