Connecticut western news., 1906-08-30
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George Parsons attended the reunion of his regiment, the 18th Massachusetts, at Great Harrington, last week. Mir. Parsons is the only survivor of that regiment in this immediate section.
 We are informed that Henry Scutt will transfer his tonsorial business from the Humphrey. building to the Warner House when the repairing and remodel ing of the latter building is completed.
 Miss Caroline White, night operator at the s. N. K. Telephone Compsny's cen tral office will resume her duties Sunday evening after months vacation. Miss Florence Johnson has been acting in her stead.
 Mrs. Daniel Sweeney was taken sud denly and seriously i'll on Thursday night of last week. Aphysician was promptly summoned and pronounced her illness case of ptomaine poisoning. She is now convalescent.
 Mrs. Thomas Lynch and child of Bridgeport returned home Sunday after visiting with her sisters, Mrs, Walter Goggin of Canaan. Mrs Thomas 0'Hara of Twin Lakes and Mrs. M. Goggin, jr. of Falls Village.
 | Unclaimed mail remained in the Canaan post effice Tuesday, for Mrs. A. G. Knox, Seeley Doty, Miss Lewise Rohrer, Mrs. Noah Rogers, 0. N. Ar mold, Walter H. Bartram, Miss Flossie Borden, Miss Helen Roys.
 On Sunday Mir. and Mrs. Patrick Carey started for Ireland via Henry R. Whitford's launch and the Housatonic river. Before they reached Sheffield they were overcome by homesickness and returned to Canaan.
 The expa- sive smile on the visage of Deputy Sheriff Rhoades and the free cigars in his barber shop on Monday is explained by the fact that on Sunday a young lady arrived at his house and proposes to make it her permanent home.
 Mir and Mrs. Oswald Vosburg started Sunday on a carriage drive to Chatham, | Hudson, Harlemville and other places in | Columbia County, N. Y, where they will visit friends and relatives. They expect to return to Canaan on Monday next.
 MT. Carver. the Pittsfeld building mover, will have the elevation of the Warner House in charge. His men have nearly completed the work of plac- ing timbers under the building and it will start skyward in the immediate | furture.
 Many people took advantage of the fine weather Sunday to enjoy drive to Canaan and also to attend camp meet ing. Among those were MT. and Mrs. Geo. Newett who drove from Winsted in the morning and returned in the afternoon.
 In answer to the West Main street girl who wrote THE NEWS and wanted | Go know if we referred to her when we said wedding bells are tinkling on that | her in mind but if the shirt waist fits she might put it on.
 The storm of last Thursday evening had disastrous effect on the telephone lines in the Canaan division, many in- struments being rendered useless for time. The telephone and electric light l olo to greater extent than usual this season.
 John Cudney of this place. who re- gently purchased the Stack laundry at Norfolk, has closed the business there and is preparing to move tho machinery to Canaan. The handsome wagon, which is used for collecting and deliver ing the work, was brought here one day last week.
 Henry R. Whitford r.ceived the offer of substantial salary, early this week, to take to the road" in the interests of the firm by whom George Porter is now employed. MT. Whitford took the matter under advisement but finally de- cided that, all things considered. Canaan is good enough for him.
 Guilio Cevelli, aged II days, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Alberti Cevilli, who re- side i'll the farm house near the Peirce 6 Freeman branch Of the New England Lime O., died Monday. On Tues. day, the remains Wore inferred in the Roman Catholic cemetery by under taker Humphrey. There was no funeral.
 MT. aud Mrs. John Marr recently spent few days visiting relatives in Hartford. While they were gone some one entered their apartments and stole two sets of Rogers best silver ware be- sides other articles of less value. This is not the first experience of this sort they have had during the past year or two.
 Recent arrivals at The Wangum are Miss Eva Wilson, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Bridgeport; H. L. Barton, Mrs. Anna M.