Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20
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with Mir. and Mrs. George Feet in Bridgeport.
 F. A. Baker is spending few days in Maine and NIL Jackson is assisting in the conduct of "The Garfield" during his absense.
 Mrs. Henry Butler Hallock, of Gin cinati, Ohio, and Mrs Henry Peck, of New Milford were recent guests of Mrs. John Cudney.
 Rev. O. E. Maurer. of Great Barring ton, and David s. Day, of Bridgeport, have been visiting Rev. A. E. Roraback at Twin Lakes.
 George Pratt and family of Westfield arrived few days ago. for a visit with MT. and Mrs. F. A Coon. MT. Pratt returned Monday.
 Henry R. Whitford and party of friends have been spending several days in camp on the shores of Nudge Pond, over Sharon way.
 The families of William Wright and Fred Brewer are enjoying camp life along the banks of the Housatonic river near "The Cobble.''
 MT. and Mrs. 0. E. Badgley have been spending few days vacation with re- latives and friends i'll Salt Point, N. Y., where they formerly resided.
 Mir. and Mrs. George L. Parsons at tended the New Marlboro old Home Day exercises and the unveihng of the Burritt monument, Thursday.
 During several days last week, and a portion of this week there was plenty of evidence of the need of sending the taste of the village water to the repair shop.
 Howard Rood. clerk for G. l.. Parsons & Son recieved cut on his head and a severe shaking up one day last week by falling head foremost from a delivery wagon.
 Mrs. s. Stickles who is visiting her daughter, Miss Daphne Stickles. was suddenly called to her home in Derby, Tuesday evening, by the severe illness of sister.
 Miss Mary Stevens, of Canaan Valley, is staying with Miss Carrie Fuller dur ing the absense of her father who, with his son, John, is visiting his brother in Chicago, Ill.
 The New York, New Haven & Hart ford railroad company will run another excursion train to Savin Rock on Tues: day next, August 25. The round trip rate is $1.25,
 Mrs. George P. Strong has returned from the ''Hillcrest" hospital in Pitts field and we are pleased to state that there has been 8 decided improvement in her condition. ..
 An Italian orchestra enroute from Lime Rock to East Canaan Saturday, gave concert ln "The Canield" office which was much enjoyed by number of the townspeople.
 A base ball team, composed of mem- bers of the local camp of Modern Wood men. expect to play either the Canaan Valley" Volunteers or the Clayton team at Canaan on the morning of Labor Day
 Fire of unknown origin destroyed a lime kiln belonging to The New England Lime Go. at West Stockbridge, Mass, Sunday morning. The building was 4Ox80 feet. The company proposes to rebuild at once.
 W. Percy Jones, formerly in the en- ploy of The Canaan Printing Company but now connected with large job printing establishment in Brattleboro, Vt., spent portion of his vacation in town last week.
 MT. and Mrs. William Handlin, of Sharon, were in town last week. MT. Handlin was formerly express clerk at the station and Mrs. Handlin will be re- membered as Miss Ellen Anderson, a clerk for the Jackson Eggleston Go.
 Dr. Frank W. Porterfeld and wife of Atlantic, Iowa, spent Sunday with the doctors sister, Mrs. W. 0. Bullock. Dr Porterfield came east as delegate to the Knights of Pythias convention which has been in session at Boston.
 The milk delivery at the Borden sta, tion is still short. No butter is being made. Bottled milk and cream are be- ing sent to New York as is a consider able quantity of buttermilk. The Latter Is sold in restaurants, saloons and from the Borden wagons.
 When J. Welcome Wheeler of New Haven was gathered in by constable Rhoades of North Canaan on charge of crooked dealing with The New Eng land Lime Company, was he greeted by that company as J. Wheeler, Welcome or Welcome, J. Wheeler?
 William Dempsey, now running a pleasure boat on Lake George, expects