Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28
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Mrs. Hiram Eddy who has been quite i'll is steadily gaining.
 Miss Ida M. Evans of Bethel, is visit ing her aunt, Mrs. H. L. Ross.
 Mrs. John Bohlmann and daughter of Lakeville were in town Monday.
 Canaan will be we'll represented at Millerton's Fou urth of July celebration.
 Miss Beth Roberts is spending her school vacation ill Shavertown, N. Y.
 Mrs. John Geike Adam will be in Canada two weeks longer as her brother is soon to be married.
 An Ashley Falls man has begun the collection of garbage and table refuse here every other day.
 Miss Bartlett left Canaan for Hart ford last week, where she will make her home with Dr. and Mrs. Jarvis.
 At their meeting Saturday evening Housatonic Lodge F. & A. M. conferred the third degree on one candidate.
 L. E. Hawkins of New Rochelle, who has camped for number of seasons at the lakes, is guest of Mrs. Preston.
 Rev. E. c. Gillette's cottage at Twin Lakes is approaching completion. The structure will be a model of convenience.
 Several Canaan people are planning to attend the Great Burlington Choral Society's "Holy City" concert July 2d.
 S. A. Eddy has been spending a few days in New York city where he was called by the illness of his brother-in- law.
 Joseph McCarrick and daughter Mary of New York City have been spending a few days with MT. McCarrick's daugh- ter, Mrs. George Dederick.
 Miss Caroline Camp is home from school at Wellesley, Mass, to spend the summer vacation. She had as her guest, Miss Kimball, classmate.
 Mrs. Frank Hitchcock sails to-day from New York for six or eight weeks tour in Europe for the -Four Track News" and the American Field"
 Mrs. Frances Clemens has in her yard valuable orchid, sometimes called Ladyslipper. These flowers are rare and are attracting considerable attention.
 John VanDeusen brought to this office beautiful specimen of the Paul Byron" rose. It is of handsome, solid color and measured 5 inches in diameter.
 Dr. G. E. Corwin arrived home from the Pasteur Institute last week, where he underwent treatment after being bitten at Lakeville by a dog afflicted with rabies.
 Mrs. Sarah Sims Warner leaves Satur- day for Mantle where she will remain during July. Her brother H. B. Sims of Hartford is in camp there at the soldiers camp ground.
 John Hubbard, who was graduated from the Polytechnic Institute at Wor- cester, Mass, recently, is spending the summer vacation with his parents, MT. and Mrs. A. A. Hubbard.
 Mrs. Mary Gillette underwent an operation at Hartford recently for the removal of cataract from one of her eyes. For time she improved rapidly but later reports are not so encouraging.
 Dr. H. l.. Ross and that new auto mobile are now so thoroughly acquainted that he feels competent to take it out of town, therefore, with Mrs. Ross he is to take and auto vacation from July 12 to %.
 Rev. T. R. Wallace was in Chatham, N. Y, the latter part of last week. Mir. Wallace is president of Poughkeepsie District Epworth League and was mak ing preparations for the fall convention which is to be held in Chatham.
 The North Canaan Bridge Company held meeting Saturday. evening and reelected the former directors. The toll bride is to be re-planked and when the work is completed, which will be about July 1st, the collecting of toll will be resumed.
 Unclaimed letters remained in the post office June 26, for the following per sons: Miss Florence Barnes, Prof. Amos N. Currier, MT. Joe McGinty, Prosdo- cinni Ricardo, H. Snellings, Mrs. Estelle Smith, Mrs. Young, Chief Steward Mohegan House, Gen. Manager Wey- bosett House, MT. Hawley.
 Gardner Murdock of Bellport, Long Island. has purchased the stallion. "Palo Alto Star" of Dr. Delaney of Millerton, N. Y. MT. Murdock has been guest of Dr. Corwin for two days and returned home Tuesday evening. Palo Alto was shipped over the Berkshire division the same evening ill charge of Geo. Haskins of the Borden Company.
 George Ford was a bandmaster at Falls Village several years ago and Mon- day evening when the Hunts circus musicians lined up in front of his store to give an open air-concert, the temp tation to again get behind cornet was