Connecticut western news., 1906-04-05

And you feel you want to fight, When you roll and tumble on your pillow And are in nervous state
 You've got the fever; quit your workin And go to diggin' bait.
 Mrs. Patrick Britt is very ill.
 Maggie Mcclure is seriously ill
 -Gorton's Minstrels tomorrow even ing.
 Frank Strong of Pittsfeld, was in town Monday.
 David Heady of Winsted was in town Monday.
 A. V. Felten is visiting relatives in Hillsdale, N. Y.
 The Eddy Farm has been rented to Miss L. H. Bragg.
 Percy Stanton was home from New Milford over Sunday. E Mrs. Frances Molando was recent i. guest of Norfolk relatives.
 The Choral Union concert will be held May 29 instead of May a5.
 W. L. Conkey, the New Milford music dealer, was in town Tuesday. Philemon Johnson of Norfolk, was in town the latter part of last week. Miss Edith Green has opened dress making parlors in the Garfield building, Henry Ayers of Torrington, Conn.,, has been spending few days in town. Fred Shores has purchased piece of East Canaan property of Alonzo Gar field.
 w. H. Camp, who has been ill for the past two weeks, remains about the same.
 John Van Deusen is improving the appearance of his house by coat of paint.
 w. M. Deming of Winsted, was a Sunday guest of his sister, Mrs. Fred erick Gillette.
 Miss Nellie Lester of Mill River, ,Mass., has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
 [. Emmons.
 ZFrank Miller of Clayton, was in town yesterday for the first time since his operation for appendicitis.
 Miss Anna Holcomb of Winsted has been spending few days here with ] her uncle, Cullen Holcomb.
 The eldest child of Timothy Farrell of Hartford, formerly of Canaan, has been very ill but is now better.
 No advance in the price of coal i'll Canaan has yet been made, although the dealers are limiting the orders.
 -G Willis Parsons has been confined to his home by illness for several days but is now able to be about again. Dennis O'Niel was taken suddenly i'll at Briggs stable yesterday afternoon, and was taken to his boarding place.
 Michael Kane will enter the office of the train dispatcher at Hartford for the N. E. R. R., next week as operator.
 The ladies of St. Joseph's church will hold a supper and dance at Town Hall. Canaan, Monday evening, April 16
 -Wm. Dempsey, who constructed w. H. Camps gasolene launch last sea son, is now making one for his own use Frank Hitchcock, who has been af flicted with sciatica for several weeks is slowly improving and is able to be about.
 The Naples Greenhouses formerly carried on by Miss Mary E. Adams and Miss Bragg will hereafter be conducted by Miss Adams.
 An orange tea was held last Friday evening at the Methodist church. The event was largely attended and was { financial success.
 All members of the Pilgrim churcl and congregation are invited to attend the annual supper and business meeting this evening at six o'clock.
 The theme for the morning sermon at the Pilgrim church will be "Christ a King" being the last of series ol s'Christ as Prophet, Priest and King. Blind musicians from Hartford, styl ing themselves the Ideal Concert Com pany, gave concert i'll Town Hal Monday evening A fair sized audienc was present and the program was mucl enjoyed.
 Charles Lindell recently purchases the John c. Richmond farm south o this village and moved onto the premise last Thursday. The postponed auction of dairy implements and househol furniture at said farm last Friday wa we'll attended and the average of price obtained was satisfactory
 -Canaan's new knitting mill is rap idly becoming a reality Carpenter have the construction of the frame wei under way and it is expected that tn building will be ready for occupancy b May 1st by the Reliable Manufacturin Company. We welcome this industr to our village. May it prosper and ma there be more to follow.
 At the annual meeting of the Mort Canaan Water Company held April the following directors were elected fo the ensuing year: Samuel A. Eddy, . E. Rhoades, Albert l.. Barnes, N. W Hardenbergh and w. H Camp. Subs, quently at a meeting of the directors tn following officers were chosen: Pres dent, Samuel A. Eddy; Secretary, ! ". Hardenbergh Treasurer, w. E Camp; superiRt1nf fnptl E: nhoads