Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1908-06-25

Mrs. Milford Wheeler and Mrs. J.
Fl. Knickerbocker and son of Sheko-
meko, N. Y. have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. F. R. Collin.
A. H. HERMAN has purchased one of
the celebrated Bailey whalebone pneu-
matte road wagon from Benjaimn's re-
pository at Winsted.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwards Atwood, a
bride and groom from West Hartford,
have been spending a week in @. H.
Pease's house boat on the Hoasatonic
river.
A. P. Briggs has sold the Lncretia E.
Turpin place at Falls Village. Sugar
Hill'' to VIM. H. Hogencamp of West
Beckett, Mass, who takes immediate pos
session.
| w. d. Nesbit has purchased four Jer-
sey COWS from the Hollenbeck Club herd
and is to supply milk for the guests at
"The Inn on the Pine Grove camp
ground this summer.
Clarence M. Humphrey allows he has
the cement fever" therefore a new
concrete horse block, with date on one
side, initial III 'on the other, and with
a fancy top, appears in front of his resi-
dence. -.
Rev. J. Milton Green. of Cuba, visited
his brother j. E. Greene, of this village,
last week. On June 81 he will sail for
Cuba, and Miss G. Irene Greene will &C
company him remaining for several
months.
And now it's Colonel" J. H. Rora-
back. At least that's the way his pic
ture was labeled when itappeared in the
New York Herald in connection with a
report of the republican convention at
Chicago. -.
J. P. Smyth will hold services in the
new chapel at the Vacation House SUM-
day mornings at s O'Clock Yesterday
services were held at intervals through
out the day conducted by visiting
clergymen. ...
Mr.. Messenger of Bristol, who makes
annual trips to this village with his
machine shop on wheels, was N town
the early part Of the week, sharpening
lawn mowers and doing other light
machine work.
Canaan was represented at the annual
meeting of the University Club In Nor
folk last week by DR.. Camp, Rev. E. O..
Gillette, DR.. Lee, DR.. Adam, j. Q. Rora-
back, Clinton Barnes. Rev. Q. w. Hanna,
and George Marvin.
The Vacation Home was opened the
latter part Of last week. A new chancel
rail was received few days ago and has
been placed in the chapel which was re-
Gently arranged by transforming the barn
on the Home premises.
Unclaimed mail remained in the Ca
naan postoffice Tuesday for. Mrs. Mid
gil Curine, Mark Dean, Fred Evans,
Daniel Gibbons, Michele Mathis,
George A. Porter, post cards William
SEVERN, Giuseppe Cosetto.
Nothing has, as yet been done rela-
tive to sprinkling the principal streets
with oil in an effort to keep down the
dust. This experiment is being tried
with excellent results in other sections
of Connecticut
Mrs. George P. Strong is in the Albany
hospital where she was taken last Thurs
day in the hope that she could be bene-
flied. Recent reports from her are to
the effect that there is slight change
for the better in her condition.
Fourteen children will take their first
communion at st. Joseph's church on
Sunday next. Rev. Father Bannon, of
Lakeville, and Rev. Father Smith, of
Sharon, conducted preparatory services
in the church Tuesday afternoon.
The reports which are received daily
from Hillcrest hospital, Pittsfeld, rela-
tive to the condition of Mrs. H. D.
Humphrey are most encouraging. She
is now able to sit up about three hours
per day, is partaking of solid food and
is also able to walk a short distance.
George 8. Benedict died last week In
Trumbull. He formerly resided in Ca
naan and lived in the house on High
street now owned by Charles Nelson.
/ He was brother of Mrs Arson, house
keeper for Jay Underwood of this
, village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Ferguson Of
Bridgeport and DR.. Rollin Morgan of
New York came up t. attend the funeral