Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20


 Unclaimed Mail
 Unclaimed letters remained in the Canaan postoffice Tuesday for Willie Johnson, care Bonds, Mrs. John Olson care $. T. Fredman, J. s. Peckham, care Andrew Weed Farm, John Windle l @, Walter Lincoln Esq. Postals, Stan ley Fox, Miss Minnie Lockwood. Miss Lillian G. Martin, Mrs ". W. Schuy- Ter, Miss Susie M. Shadbolt.
 President Mellen of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad is in generous mood nowadays He has given New London a new bridge and to | Bridgeport he has given 600 feet of land for new street. The people along the 1 Berkshire tor WesterH) division are not in need of bridges or streets but they would appreciate convenient train ser vice. Ii you wish to give us something, MT. Mellen, give us that
 Camp Meeting Preachers Among the out-of-town ministers, we'll known in this section, who are to participate in the camp meeting exer- cises are Rev. T. R. Wallace, Mount Kisco, N. Y; Rev. J. S.. Graham of Phllmont, N. Y; Rev. J. w. Narramore, North Germantown, N. Y; Rev. W. A. Mackey, Sharon; Rev. Simon Stephens, Lakeville, Conn.,; Rev. J. G. Oakley. Chatham, N. Y; Rev. B. Seeholzer, Hillsdale, N. Y.
 Britton Will Appear.
 The next hearing in the case of the New England Lime Go. vs J. Welcome Wheeler will be held, before justice Ford, on Monday August 31st. Con- stable Rhoades was not successful in his effort to locate Britton last week, Brit ton having refused to obey a court sum- mons to appear as witness, but his 1 whereabouts are now known and he has assured the court that he will be on hand when wanted.
 Mother and Child Disappeared
 The case of August Bruey vs. his wife with whom he does not live, involving the custody of a seven-year old daughter, was decided in favor of MT. Bruey on Monday of this week, by Judge Whit telsey, as Mrs. Bruey made no appear ance at the hearing. As the case stands now MT. Bruey is entitled to the custody of the girl if he can find her. Mrs. Bruey and the child disappeared several days ago and their whereabouts are unknown, at least they are unknown to MT. Braey and to the Court. | Office Discontinued.
 The Postal Telegraph Gable office, l which was located in portion of Geo. 1 W. Ford's music store, was closed last week inasmuch as the patronage did not warrant its continuance. It appears that there is likelihood of the com pany's office in Winsted being closed ] for the same reason The Winsted bus mess men agreed to patronize the West | ern Union office and the Postal Tele- graph Gable company have made an announcement that they will discontinue their office if they cannot have a share of the patronage, thus leaving Winsted with but one office.
 ] To Resume Road Work
 Road commissioner Mac Donald was in town few days ago, accepted the new piece of state road on Elm street and informed the town authorities that he will arrange at the earliest possible moment for the resumption of work on the road between the Bennett hill bridge and the Whittlesey place on the East Canaan road. There are now two completed stretches of state thorough fare on this road and the new piece will connect these two, distance of about three e-fourths of mile. MT. Mac Donald believes arrangements can be made to begin the work about September 1st DeRue's MinstreIs.
 The DeRue Bros. Ideal Mlnstrels, which appear at Town Hall this week Saturday evening, present an entertain ment that is truly ideal. The real Southern darkeys delight of dancing is etfbctually portrayed with this company by big song and dance act, introduc- ing Billy Delano who was born and and brought up in Montgomery, Ala, ard known in that vicinity as the Ala bama Dancing Wizard" One of the important features of a minstrel show is the always welcome monologue, when it is good. The monologue by Billy De- Rue is one of the best acts. He has the faculty of keeping his audience in a con- tinuous uproar of laughter from the start, for he is one of the funniest con- edians known in the minstrel world to- day.
 A Fake Story
 Some time ago there appeared in the Boston papers, story, sent from Great Harrington, stating that a man named McCarty mounted motor cycle and oF+ar if ctortad found that ha UaS mn.