Connecticut western news., 1904-09-01

, day evening. Miss Catherine Quinn of Worcester, Mass. is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. James Quinn.
 The Allyn-Cass summary process case, called for September 3, will be ad- journed to some future date.
 Mrs. G.F. Lynch of Bridgeport is wis iting her sisters, Mrs. Walter Goggin, in this place, Mrs. Thomas O'Hara and Mrs. Michael Goggin, Jr.
 Miss Sarah J. Roraback has been ill since the death of her mother, but is now better and will be able to resume work when the schools open.
 The Methodist Sunday school held a picnic at Judge Roraback's cottage at Twin Lakes yesterday. Eighty persons attended, and report very enjoyable event.
 Rev. M. H. Mill returned yesterday from his vacation sojourn at Lynchburg, Va. Mrs. Mill and son Robert went to New. York on Tuesday to meet MT. Mill and returned home with him.
 Remarkably fine weather for August has prevailed for the last two weeks. Every day has been clear and breezy ex- cept Saturday, Aug. 20, which was rainy. Mercury at noon has ranged from 73 to 80 degrees.
 Miss L. B. Clark of New York, who for about two months has been in Ca naan, part of the time a guest at Mrs. Newton's at Myrtle Hill, and also at R. D. Peirce's cottage at Twin Lakes, returned to her home last Monday.
 At the Democratic caucus held Sat urday, W. H. Camp presided as chair man and William Devine was clerk. Representative Wallace Garfield and MT. E. s. Roberts were elected delegates to the state convention at New Haven, September and I. ..-.. .
 Pine Grove camp meeting was favor ed with good weather and the attend ance last Thursday and Sunday was large but not what it would have been were there reasonable railway facilities for reaching the grove. The sermons were remarkably good and the singing was inspiring.
 The Ward cottage at Pine Grove camp ground caught fire in the roof last Friday noon from a hot stove pipe and for few minutes there was lively blaze but it was extinguished by buckets of water. The cottage was occupied by the Munson and Campbell families from Millerton, N. Y.
 The incorporators and stockholders of the Norfolk Granite and Marble Company met at the office of Marvin 6 Camp last week and completed organiza- tion and elected directors and officers: President, George W. Greene of East Canaan; vice president. R. I. Crissey of Norfolk; treasurer, G. A. Marvin of Ca naan; secretary, s. G. Camp of Canaan. The company are figuring on several large contracts and are preparing to open IHe qudII y d1 OIce.
 The work on the state road is pro- gressing well. About 75 tons of stone are crushed daily and put on the road leading to Ashley Falls. Stone walls along the route are being chewed up and stone is also brought from nearby quarries. The work is being well done, and it is expected that the road will stand the wear and tear of the heavy traffic over it. Highway Commissioner Macdonald was here last week and in- spected the job. The only fault he could find with it was because the work was too well done.
 The engagement of Preston H. Skidmore of Bridgeport and Twin Lakes and Miss Emma Hawley Sterling of New York city is announced. Miss Sterling is the daughter of an old New York family and is society belle. She is graduate of Smith college. MT. Skidmore is one of the most popular younger members of Bridgeport society and is son of the late Senator Philo H. Skidmore. "Pres " attended Hotch- kiss school at Lakeville, later Yale col lege, and is now secretary of the Pacific Iron Works of Bridgeport of which his father was president. For number of years the family have spent the summer at their Twin Lakes cottage.
 An entertainment was given by the boarders of W. D. Sheldon's Pine Tree Farm, Wednesday evening, Aug. 24th, under the direction of Miss Agusta Will and Miss Dorothy Yarnell. It opened by guessing contest, names of flowers. First prize drawn for by the ladies was between Mrs. Chas. G. Munier and Miss Smith; by the gentlemen, MT. Humph- | reys and MT. Munier. A solo, |" My 1 Navajo" by Mrs. J. W. Sheridan; sole l by Mrs. Matthewson. Peanut contest was won by Mrs. Sheridan and MT. | Munier. MT. Sheldon won booby prize, head of cabbage. Speaking by the Munier twins, four years old, was one of the features. Refreshments were | l house and lawn were beautifully .decora- ted with Chinese lanterns. MT. and Mrs. Sheldon are very proud of their piano and invited their friends to cal and see it. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Matthewson and Master Herbert, Mrs. J. 0. Smith, Mrs. E. J Mercer, MT. and Mrs. Chas. G. Muniel and Master Charles, the Misses Dorothy and Ruth Munier, Miss Augusta Will Miss Dorothy Yarnell, MT. and Mrs. J
 W. Sheridan, Mrs. living and Master Elmer, Mrs. and Miss Smith, MT. and Mrs. W. D. Sheldon. MT. Charles Sheldon had such good time at the Sunday school picnic that he arrived home late, ill mysteries.
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