Connecticut western news., 1906-08-02
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MI .. Js os NeN spent luSsuhg III Hartford.
 Everett Turck of Norfolk was in town yesterday.
 Seneca Strong left yesterday for two weeks vacation at Bar Harbor. Mrs. Burton A. Peirce and son, Will lard, have been i'll, but both are i'm proving.
 Miss Lena Boinay returned Friday after three weeks visit with friends and relatives in Winsted.
 Scott Parmalee, Jr., of Clayton. Mass. has accepted a position i'll the mechanical department of the Reliable Mfg. Co.
 A. F. Roberts, H. l.. Barnett, W. L. Bissel and grandson, all of Lakeville
 Mrs. U. H. Miner who has been visit ing Mrs. George Ford for the last three months returned to her home in Falls Village Monday.
 Mrs. Lumpkin and daughter, Claudine have rented s. A. Eddy's cottage at Twin Lakes for two two weeks and took possession Monday.
 Mrs. Meyers of Middletown, N. T., has been visiting her sister, Miss Pearl Elston. Miss Lena Hartford will spend the summer with Miss Elston.
 MT. and Mrs. H. D. Humphrey and daughter, Beatrice, and Mrs. H. Nj. Doty enjoyed steam and trolley road trip to Berkshire Park, Pittsfeld, on Friday last.
 H. E. Lyles, Miss Louise Bragg and Lester Adams are building cottage on the eastern shore of Twin Lakes'a and A. P. Freeman also contemplates erecting a cottage there.
 Henry R. Whitford has purchased some of the earth taken from the cellar which is being dug for Geo. s. Fuller's new building and is placing it on his Bragg street building lot to fill in some of the low places.
 MT. and Mrs. 0. M. Humphrey and son have gone to New Haven to spend couple of weeks. Mir. Humphrey will probably attend the annual meeting of the state association of undertakers which oonyenes in that city.
 Capt. w. J. Baxter, of the navy. wife and daughters are spending few weeks at the Grove. Capt. Baxter is chief naval constructor at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and has had charge of the building and fitting out of the battleship Connecticut.
 Connecticut Western Lime Go, have completed the repairs on kiln No. 1 and the kiln will be fired on Saturday of this week. Although this kiln was run continually for ten months from the time it was first fired but little repairing was necessary.
 The lecture given Saturday evening in "Grove Hall" at Pine Grove, "The Man who Dares," by Leon O. Prince was grand success, calling out large audi ence from the Grove, and a goodly num- Der from the neighboring towns. Ice cream and cake afterward were served at the Inn by the young ladies of the Tennis Club.
 Glimmers From the Power Plant.
 The residence of A H. Herriman is being wired for electric lighting.
 The residence of Mrs. Mary G. Adam is to be illuminated by electricity, the wiring having been completed.
 Dr. J. G. Adam has installed an in- strument called a vibrator which is oper- ated by Berkshire Power current.
 The company has installed large ceiling fan ill Rains bakery. School Notes.
 School will open September 10.
 Miss Ruth Gaylord has been re-engaged to teach in the Canaan Valley School.
 The vacancy at school No. has not yet been filled.
 The school committee met Friday afternoon of last week to consider the appointment of q superintendent.
 Miss Harriet NJ. Stone of New Hart ford will be the Superintendent of schools AOI ANO4 VII SGihebah bA6 lAt1k SIlOOl year.
 Railroad Rumblings.
 The N. Y, N. H. 6 H. R. R. Go. con- template lighting the Canaan station by electricity, the current to be furnished by the Berkshire Power company. They plan to install about 65 lights, 35 i'll the interior of the building and 80 on the platforms. The wiring will be done by the company's electricians. Canaanites as well as the railroad employees will welcome the change.
 An excursion to Steeplechase Island is announced for August '. The round trip rate from Canaan is Sl.25.
 Conductor Egan has returned to his work and conductor Baker has gone back to the Hartford yard.
 Ticket agent Reed was on the sick list the latter part of last week.
 Conductor Reilley of the c. N. E. milk train has been promoted to a passenger run between Hartford and Maybrook. Conductor Shook succeeds I-s Al H..