Connecticut western news., 1904-10-20

So far as we can learn all Tn this village who are sick with fever are doing as well as could be expected, and all are expected to recover.
 Miss Allen of New York, who for merly spent several summers in East Canaan and boarded at John G. Law rences, recently spent few days at Thomas Abbe's and called on old friends here and at East Canaan.
 The Millerton Telegram says: "The news has not been printed here of the death of Edward Brown, general super intendent of Borden's plants. He died of cancer at Mt. Vernon, N. Y, August 16, after an illness of six weeks" Mr. Brown visited the plant in Canaan ire quently. ..-. .a-. ..-. ....-
 HI. c. Stevens of East Canaan has harvested over 400 bushels of potatoes this fall and George K. Goodwin of the same place, has some very large speci- mems of that vegetable ill his bins. One of the potatoes was recently weighed and tipped the scales at two pounds and IA ounces.
 MT and Mrs. George c. Peet, who have been in Canaan since Sept. 21, will return to their home in Bridgeport on Saturday of this week. Mrs. J. w. Peet will accompany them and she ex- poets to remain in Bridgeport during the winter, for she has engaged rooms and board at 157 Coleman street.
 The people of Canaan are 10th to have MT. and Mrs. George W. Hall, who have resided here several years, re- turn to Falls Village, nevertheless they do not blame them because circumstances and prospects are such that it seems best for Mr. and Mrs. Hall not to neglect the opportunity which now presents itself.
 -Auctioneer Henry l.. Ayres went to Warren Monday, where he sold at auc- tion two farms, 30 head of cattle and a lot of farming tools. MT. Ayres took the trip from Torrington, leaving there at o'clock in the morning, driving to Warren. He arrived there at 7.30, con- pleted the sale and came to Canaan at night, coming by way of North Kent.
 Mrs. Burnaby, wife of Rev. s. A. Burnaby of Boston, Mass, visited friends in Canaan from Friday evening until Tuesday evening. Since MT. Burnaby resigned the pastorate of Pilgrim church in Canaan, he has been manager of a correspondence school. At first he was stationed at Adams, Mass, and after ward in NewYork city, but for the past year or more at Boston.
 The Republican probate convention to nominate judge of probate for the district of Canaan met at Town Hall on Saturday and renominated Judge David 0. Whittlesey. The delegates to the convention were: Rufus H. Whitford, Robert E. Pendleton, M. s. Spaulding and Daniel Scoville of Falls Village, and and F. R. Collin of North Canaan. The Democratic convention was held on Monday and indorsed the nomination of Judge Whittlesey.
 The issues of the campaign. state and national, will be discussed at Town Hall in this village on Tuesday evening, October 25, by Judge A. Heaton Robert son of NewHaven, Democratic candidate for governor of Connecticut. and by Ed ward F. Hallen of Bridgeport, Demo cratic candidate for representative in Congress from the Fourth district of Connecticut. Both gentlemen are excel lent speakers, and people of all shades of political opinion are invited to be present and listen to them.
 Mrs. B. Cowdrey and her daughter and son, Miss Louise and Augustus Cowdrey, who spent the summer in Ca naan, returned to their home in New York, Sept. 30. Mrs. Sarah J. Warner received letter from Mrs. Cowdrey last Monday, saying that Miss Louise had been sick week and that her phy- sician pronounced it @ case of genuine typhoid fever, contracted in Canaan, and that it is the only case of typhoid that her physician is attending. The letter also states that Augustus is not l feeling well.
 Mrs. Sarah Linsky, wife of Thomas Linslzy, died at St. Francis hospital in Hartford last Saturday morning, aged 50 years. Mrs. Linsky was sick with dysentery some time in August, and then blood polson developed. On Sept 1 5 she was removed from Canaan to the hospital She is survived by her husband by her nephew, Peter Navin of Hart sister, Ellen Navin of Ireland, and z brother, Thomas, of Ireland. The body of Mrs. Linsly was brought to Canaan last Sunday morning and the funera was held at St. Joseph's church ol Tuesday at 9.30 a. m. Interment in tht Roman Catholic cemetery north of thi village.
 The stock of the Norfolk Electri
 Light and Power Company was on Tues
 day transferred to the following nev
 stockholders: Francis R. Cooley of Hart ford, William R. O. Corson of Hartford
 Arthur D. Newton of Hartford, Waite s. Morton of New York. J. H. Rorabael
 of Canaan The board of directors i
 Messrs Morton, Newton and Roraback
 officered as follows: President, J. H l Roraback; treasurer, A. D. Newton
 secretary, W. s. Morton. The Berkshir
 Power Company which proposes to cree
 dam and electric power house on tn
 Housatonic river near the toll bridge il
 Canaan will commence work in a fey
 days and when the plant is complete the present Norfolk Electric Light an
 Power Company will be merged into tn Berkshire Power Company, which
 virtually the same body of people. Rev. U. G. Warren pastor of tn Methodist church at Sharon, has recent ly published beautiful volume entitle Picturesque and Historic Sharon.
 The hook is splendidly printed by tn