Connecticut western news., 1910-04-07


 Miss Nellie Moran is ill with pneu- monia at the home of Miss s. J. Rora. back. Miss Mary Finnegan is her nurse.
 We were misinformed last week as to the purchaser of the Edson Rood place ill Clayton. The name should have been Joseph Trlisferni.
 Marcus A. Barnes. who IS about to move here from Great Harrington, and run the Garfield garage. will occupy a part of s. .. Beckley's house.
 Spring seems unusually early this year but twelve years ago it was earlier. Judge Roraback moved his yard in March that year but it was the fourth of April this year
 Two suspicious looking characters were noticed on the streets yesterday afternoon, and judging from the free advertising they received, there would be little difficulty identifying them should occasion require.
 The regular meeting of the Cranford Club will be held this (Thursday) after noon at the home of Mrs. o. B.. Shaw. The subjects for the meeting are Span ish Literature" and ''Fernan Caballero." :" Mrs. Rood will contribute "Current Events."
 Housatonic Lodge, No, 61, F. S 4. M., will consider changes in the bylaws at its next regular meeting on Thursday evening next, April IA. 4 large atten- dance of the members is desired, that all may express their opinion on the pro- posed changes.
 Laffargue, the well man, has been in- stalling a new boiler and giving his whole drilling apparatus an overhauling, strengthening certain parts, preparatory to the heavier work of deep drilling The hole is 165 feet below the surface in solid reck, and drilling wtll be resumed to-day
 Rev. U. G. Warren, Mrs. Warren and daughter, Maud, returned to their home in Brooklyn last Thursday. During
  and Maud were afflicted with a severe attack of infammatory rheumatism, but were convalescent before starting for home.
 A little meteor apout as big as a par Tor match dazzled the eyes of Jim Kee- nan on his way home Saturday night "Put" declares it was an enormous ball of fire that struck in the road ahead of him, Illuminating the landscape so he could See pin on the ground, and the "blasted fire bug" could be none other than the advance agent of Halley's comet.
 The concert Tn town hall last Wednes day afternoon by the Boston Orchestral Club was exceptionally we'll attended, many coming from neighboring towns, and was great success ill every way. It is seldom that @ strictly high-class entertainment of this kind, given in the afternoon, is financial success, but this one was.
 Telephones have recently been in stalled for k. R. Atwood, l.. k. Hester, Miss Nora Flynn, David Curtis (ivery), Harvey White. o. H. Pease, Canaan; Mrs. Kate s. Ferris, s. Sherlin, Canaan Valley; Charles Schleiffarth, H. B. Callender, Lakeville; A. Jennings, Louis Kaplan. Cornwall Bridge; Kenneth Sabin, Falls Village; Frank Nichols, Huntsville.
 The Laissez Faire club met with Mrs. Samuel Briggs last Wednesday after noon and spent most enjoyable time playing progressive whist. Another feature of the afternoon entertainment was telling of the guests fortunes by the hostess. Many truths were told aud much laughter was caused by the wit of the fortune teller. A dainty lunch was last but not least on the program.
 Ye tyckets for ye Old Folkes Concerto be selling like ye hot fried cakes Ye good nabors have found in ye atticks ye strange and quaint costumes in which ye meme and maides will be Rarbbed. Ye songs to be sung are ye ancient an thems and ye quaint and strange sound ing hymns also ye olde humorous songs like Cousin Jedediah, "Wheu George III W as King" "Dost Thou Love me, Sister Ruth, ""The Yankee Sleigh-Rid and My Grandma's Advice" There will also be sunge some of ye beautiful ballades which we all love to heare and some of ye songs of ye later days, lyte and frivolous to amuse ye lyte-minded. Yeegreate fiddle which Squire Solomon Sendemup iCrd will playe has been played ill ye Salisbury meetih' house from ye earliest dayes. Ye wimmen folks must bringe ye owne meetin seed and fried cakes.
 Death of James Cook
 James Cook, of Southield. died at the