Connecticut western news., 1909-07-08


 Samuel Stodden spent the Fourth with his parents in PittstieId.
 The Misses Cary of Hartford spent the Fourth as guests of Miss Mary Hoag.
 Mrs. Oswald Vosburgh and daughter have been visiting friends in Philmont, N. Y.
 Mrs. John G. Beckley of Hartford is visiting relatives in this village and vii cinity.
 Mrs. Walter and son and Miss Mabel Ham of New Jersey are visiting at J. P. Rains.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick Capron and daughter are visiting MT. and Mrs. John Hoag this week.
 MT. and Mrs. G. B. Gardner and family of Coxsaokie, N. Y. are visiting relatives ill town.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph R. H. Moore and son, of Cambridge, Mass, have arrived ill town for the summer.
 Mir. and Mrs. George M. Walton have been entertaining MT. and Mrs. George Whiting of Elizabeth, N. J.
 Everett and James Lyles entertained number of friends with fine display of fireworks Tuesday evening.
 David D. Walters has reopenod his home on Granite avenue. Mrs. Eugene Webster of East Canaan will keep house for him.
 George A. Barnum and daughter Eva, of Indian Orchard, Mass. were guests of MT. and Mrs. Henry R. whitford over the Fourth.
 Mrs. Kimban of High street, reports of whose death have been circulated, was alive yesterday afternoon, but in critical condition.
 MT. and Mrs. George W. Ford visited friends ill Pittsfield over the Fourth and enjoyed the big celebration there They returned Tuesday.
 F. A. Bakers mare, Topsonia, won the 2:19 class race at Chatham, N. Y. Monday. There were three starters Topsonia, driven by Billy Hamilton, won three straight heats.
 Alfred Herriman's colt, Friend Direct won second place in the 2:30 class at Chatham Monday. w. 0. Bullock's horse, Ed. Annon took second place in the 2:30 class at the Pine Plains races. $IOo for Constable Rhoades
 
 Judge Ralph Wheeler, at a short cal endar session of the Superior court held in Winsted, last week, awarded Con- stable L O. Rhoades $1O0 for the capture of Harry Bromley, the horse thief, now ill State prison.
 Giant Sycamore Tree
 The biggest sycamore tree in this section if not in the state is the one growing behind the Keppler cottage at Twin Lakes. The tree was recently measured and proved to be 25 feet six inches in circumference at point three feet from the the ground. This would make the diameter approximately eight and half feet. The tree is still alive and growing,
 New Telephones Installed
 The Southern New England Telephone Company has installed new telephones as follows: Daniel Scoville, Huntsville; William H. ScOville, Cornwall; John \. . Fay, South Canaan; s. L. Cooper, Sails bury; P. L. Stanton, Canaan; William A. Durham, Ashley Falls; Mrs. M. G. Adam, Canaan; Mountain View Inn, Pine Grove; c. N. K. R. R. Station, Twin Lakes; William T. Schmittmann, Twin Lakes; Charles k. Renshaw, Sails bury; Thomas Abbe, Canaan; Thomas Cooney, Canaan Mountain; B. H. Fry Twin Lakes; George A. Cole. Chapin- vile; Charles A. Lupprion, Twin Lakes; Henry Keil, Twin Lakes; Henry Setzer, Twin Lakes.
 Guests at Mary Watson Home
 On Monday number of young ladies arrived at the Mary Watson Home as follows: The Misses Martha Thienelt, Mary Right, Mary Sense, Stam ford, Conn.,; Lucy Baddeley, Mary Beacom, Ada Selby South Norwalk Conn.,; Annie Lodge, Elsie, Gladys and Ida Aldridge, Hartford, Conn.,; Lilly Cooper, Mrs. Cooper, Edna Hunt, Stanford, Conn; Lillian and ImOgen Forbush, Middle town, Conn.,; Mamie Wippert, Maud Russell. South Manchester. Those Tn charge are Miss Johnson, Miss Hilton, Miss Dorothy Johnson and Miss Rees, Hartford; Miss sWhiton, East Hartford, ford, is the guest of her daughter, Miss Dorothy Johnson.