Connecticut western news., 1906-08-23

Thomas Egan is visiting at his home, Mrs. U. H. Miner has returned from Asbury Park.
 The Canaan school opens Monday, September 10.
 Mir and Mrs. George Ford spent Sun day in Pittsfeld.
 Charles McCarty of New Haven is visiting his parents.
 Arthur Hanlon was the guest of Brook lyn friends for few days.
 Francis B. Barnett of Hartford is visit ing Rev. Albert E. Roraback.
 Cero Beers of Lakeville was an over Sunday guest of Frank Blass.
 E. W. Warmers new residence on Reed street is nearing completion.
 Miss Beatrice Humphrey has been i'll for several days but is now convalescent. Mrs. Bert Ford of East Chatham, N. Y, is guest of her sister, Mrs. Henry B. Hoag.
 Miss Lizzie Dempsey of Pittsfield is the guest of her cousin. Miss Mabel Dempsey.
 Henry R. Whitford has sold his boat house on the Blackberry river to William Dempsey.
 The Misses Caroline and Josephine Camp are guests of friends in Glenco Mills, N. '.
 John G. Beckley has resumed his position as editorial writer on the Berk- shire Press.
 Prof. H. G. Buehler of the Hotchkiss School at Lakeville was among those in town Saturday.
 Miss Sarah Ferguson is spending a few days with Miss Edith Barnes at Caryville, Mass.
 Miss Alice Butler of Leete's Island has been spending several days with Miss Olive Humphrey.
 H. B. Hoag succeeds Harvey White as engineer at the Borden plant during Mir. Whites vacation.
 MT. and Mrs. Victor Nestell of New York City are guests of Mrs. Nestell's mother, Mrs. Thompson.
 F. R. Collin has just completed a sub stantial concrete sidewalk ill front of his property on Granite Avenue. Mrs. s. A. Eddy is expected home this week from Jamestown, N. Y. where she has been spending some time.
 If we're to have that new bank, how being erected by Geo. s. Fuller?
 The Canaan and Housatonic base ball teams will try conclusions at Canaan on Saturday afternoon of this week.
 A cross walk is being constructed across Railroad street at the point of its intersection with West Main street. Miss Lura Ferguson has returned from Andover, Conn.,, where she has been visiting relatives for several weeks.
 Five hundred loads of sand and gravel have already been removed in excavat- ing for the cellar of the Fuller building and the end is not yet.
 Miss Jennie Beirce. accompanied by some Salisbury friends, has gone to Lake George and other resorts ill that section where they will spend several days.
 We understand that the faint tinkling of wedding bells may be heard on West Main street by persen whose hearing is in ordinarily good ranning order.
 Sylvester Marshall is again behind the counter in the Jackson 6 Eggleston Co.'S store after having been absent from town on his annual vacation.
 Evidently the vacation fever has ex- tended itself to the poultry. Eggs are retailing at 80 cents per dozen and there is prospect of still further increase.
 Miss Rachel Ford of East Chatham, N. Y, who is guest of her aunt, Mrs. Henry B. Hoag, was taken suddenly i'll last week but is now able to be about.
 
 The only reason for there not being more than 20 Canaanites on the Savin Rock excursion last Saturday was be- cause there were only 20 tickets on sale here.
 Miss Caroline Grant is enjoying vacation from her duties as bookkeeper for G. L. Parsons & Sons, which she is spending at her home in Southfeld, Mass.
 The Canaan and Norfolk base ball teams played an interesting game of ball at Norfolk Saturday afternoon. The Canaan team was the winner by score of z to 6.
 The partitions in the Warner House basement are being razed in order that the building may be raised. The build ing will be decided ornament to Canaan when completed.
 Mrs. E. D. Prentiss of Fulton, N. r., and MT. and Mrs. Frank E. Passmore and daughter, Evelyn. of Oswe0o. N. Y