Connecticut western news., 1904-09-08
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1904
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 Miss May Gillette of Hartford is visiting at the Pilgrim parsonage.
 Next Sunday the annual offering for home missions will be received at Pilgrim church.
 Miss Ruea Van Deusen has taken 8 position at O. H. Pease's job printing office and stationery store.
 Mrs. Thomas Linsky, who has been seriously ill, was removed to St. Francis Hospital at Hartford last Monday.
 Dancing Master J. G. Beckley and wife are spending several days at Prof. A. J. Giaconia's in Thompsonville.
 Miss Newton and Miss Bennett, who have spent the summer at Myrtle Hill, will return to New York today. The mercury at noon during the past seven days has ranged from 66 to 77 degrees, except last Saturday when it struck 83 Q.
 Miss Blanche Ball of New York and her sister, Miss Grace Ball of New Haven, were at Thomas O'Hara's, Twin Lakes, last week.
 Mrs. Burpee, wife of Colonel Lucien F. Burpee of Waterbury, is staying at 1.-The Naples while the Colonel is with the army at Manassas.
 Mrs. J. B. Lumpkin and daughter Claudine, who have been spending the summer at the Warner House, went last Friday to SaviD Rock for two weeks stay.
 Miss Lottie File of Albany, N. Y. is visiting the Misses Ethel and Ella Langs at the Warner House. Miss Mabelle File also visited the Misses Langs over Labor Day.
 -Dr. Hugo s. Thomson returned to Springfield, Mass. last Thursday. Miss Florence Thomson returned to New York yesterday, and Mrs. Thomson re- turns to Springfield today.
 MT Cyrus Badgley of Canaan and Miss Edna Roberts of Stoneham, Mass. are to be married today at the home of the bride in Stoneham. They are ex. pected to arrive in Canaan tomorrow. Miss Olive Humphrey, Allyn Fuller and Ruluff D. Mcintyre have this week become students at the Searles school in Great Harrington. Cornish Hitchcock enters upon his second year at said school.
 
 The tenth anniversary of the or. ganization of the Girls Friendly Society in this diocese was celebrated yesterday at the Vacation House in this village Addresses were made, letters read from absent members, and nice dinner was served.
 MT Charles Dodge of Canaan and Miss Lena Gardner were married at tho home of the bride in Cromwell at higl noon yesterday. Miss Catherine Rora back of Canaan was bridesmaid, and J Howard Bierce of Canaan was bes man. -Alonzo B. Parshley of Boston whose death is mentioned in the Grea LthIALuBbOA WhS I6Id tive of Mrs. Esther Williams of Canaan MT. Parshley had occasionally visited il Canaan for number of years, but wa in very feeble health when he came her last season.
 The Canaan base ball club have los one game and won one game during tn past week. Last Saturday they went t. Norfolk and scored five runs while tn Norfolk's scored ten runs. On Labo Day the Gilbert Clock Co.'S nine iron Winsted came to Canaan and were de feated by the home team. Score 20 to Charles Warner of Ancram mad his annual call the other day. He ha been over Canaan way and had see the Canaan steam stone crusher an roller in operation; thinks it is a grea machine but apprehends it will be som time yet before North East and Ancrar will progress good roadward to that el tent.-Millerton Telegram.
 -The Republican caucus was held 6 the Town Hall on Tuesday afternoo and the following delegates were electe to the different conventions: State George s. Fuller and John N. Va Deusen; Congressional, Frank F. Steven and William J. Hayes; Senatorial Frank H. Langdon and J. H. Rorabacl Probate, N L. Jackson and H. D. Reet
 MT. Fred Dole, wife and son, Fral cis, Mrs. Quinn-Mrs. Dole's mothe ex-Mayor Preston and daughter Clar, MT. Chas. Blake. wife and two som Chapin Linn, Eugene Wander, wife an daughter and Dr. Mckee, all of liar ford, Mrs. Frank Sittig. son and mai and Mir. and Mrs. Harry Prutting ( Brooklyn, N. Y., are boarding at th Twin Lakes House.
 Among the recent new tenants the new Garfield block are: Mrs. J. B. Bierce, who has fitted up an attra tive studio on the second floor whe she will give voice and piano lessons l appointment. G. w. Ford and wi have moved into the west flat on u upper floor; and Mrs. Wm. Warne Miss Considine and Miss Haskell -ha' recently taken rooms on that fioo Among the new tenants on the secol floor are Chas. Rodemeyer, P. J, Kan Harvey Sabine and "Ves" Marsha who have rented couple of hvil rooms and are boarding out" G. Hall is fitting up temporary office the second floor.