Connecticut western news., 1912-08-01

1 WOrK the urSG or next Woek, mOSI O1 the material necessary for the construc- tion is already on the ground.
 Conductor Clarence Spencer is still on vacation. which he is enjoying in the neighborhood of the Stockbridges. His train, meantime, is in charge of Con- duotor Shields.
 MT. s. Landon Alvord, of Winsted, president of the Empire Knife Go. and @ former president of the Winsted Busl- ness Mems Association, was a visitor in Canaan. Monday, and on his way home from brief sojourn at Cayuga Lake. I N. Y. MT. Alvord expressed interest in the beauty of our town and respect for it's awakened spirit of enterprise and civic pride.
 Mrs James Quinn has gone to Wor- cester, Mass, taking with her Clarice and Paul Mackey, her grandchildren, who have been visiting in Canaan sev' eral weeks.
 w. O. Hewitt, the popular manager of Mahaiwe Theater, Great Harrington, was in town Saturday morning. MT. Hewitt has made arrangements with F. R. Collin to handle tickets for attrac- tions at his theatre.
 A. c. Eldridge, former principal of the High school, was guest of friends in town over Sunday.
 J. Corbit Parsons. of Thomaston, vis- ited at J. H. Roraback's Saturday and Sunday.
 W. D. McArthur, of Millerton, was in town Friday. }'... ... ~ l. Rector Harry I. Bodley reports that $25, ,OOO has been raised of the $50,000 for building new edifice for St. Mark s church in New Britain, He feels much pleased over the quick response, as he has hardly begun to canvass yet. Rec tor Bodley favors building the church of Portland brown stone. It is expected that work will be started on it in the spring. Waterbury Republican.
 A recent number of the Congregation alist contains detailed and well-written account of the twenty fifth anniversary celebration, of Pilgrim church and tenth anniversary of Rev. E. O, Gillette's pas. torate.
 Says the New Milford Gazette 'Harry s. Turrill. M. D., recently of Canaan, has located at Gaylordsville and will occupy the office used by the late L
 John A. Dolan, M. D. Dr. and Mrs Turrill will make their home with Mrs Dolan." .% +..s '
 Plumber Wigglesworth last week completed the work of plumbing the w. A. Miles farmhouse at Twin Lakes installed all acetylene gas plant at B. V Peachin's cottage heating plant at H K. Mulford's, and hot air engine at G ' II. Mitchells, formerly the Felter cottage.
 Mrs 0. W. Camp spent few days l with Mrs. Agnes Camp of Great Bar ringtop.
 Rev. H. T. Bodley, who is camping al s Twin Lakes, Miss Bodley, Mrs. Bunnell |. Mrs. Williams, Mrs. c. W. Camp anC the Misses Granger attended the dedi catory services of the parish house a , Thursday.
 P A. W. Nicoll spent Wednesday nigh
 in Great Burlington with ms son. Botf of them took part in the musical giVer , on that evening by the Thursday Morn
 ing Club. They also sang Sunday morn
 ing in the Congregational church 1T
 that village.
 0 The removal of John Rains and family
 to South Norwalk, gives 8 new start tC the moving activity. Stephen E. Kim D ball, of Standard Oil, moves from tht
 Hardenbergh house to the Rains house and Fred Morin moves from John Cud
 ney's house to the house vacated by MT = Kimball.
 E The DeRue Bros. Ideal Minstrels come
 next Monday evening, not as stranger ,. but as guaranteed attraction from tht : excellent performance given by then
 here in previous seasons. The compan, h this season is enlarged, both i'll number e and paraphernalia, carrying specia y scenery for every act produced. It i n said that 8 prettier stage picture ha
 never been seen than the grand sceni e first part-entltled-"A Fountain O if Mirth."
 n The racing teams of Canaan Hos # Company will have another practice rul
 this evening, after which the regula q monthly business meeting of the Com \, pany will be held, in the hose hous
 Rev. H. E. Adriance, of New York n will preach in Pilgrim Church next Sur ,- day, Rev. MT. Gillette being absent O q vacation at Twin Lakes. is Postmaster Harry Holt is conten r. plating the opening of the postofice fc
 short time, each Sunday morning " after the arrival of the north-bou ,r train. which brings a sack of mail frOl