Connecticut western news., 1879-07-16

The farmers hereabouts are now ''going thro' the rye." Mrs H. w. Franklin has a number of, city boarders.
 A party of Chinamen are encamped at Twin Lakes.
 Frank Barnum is to have another walk ing match soon.
 Lots of "discussion in the columns of the News this week.
 Ed. Warner took fishing party to Twin Lakes Monday.
 Mrs Sheffield, near Pine Grove camp ground is quite sick.
 Geo A. Curtis has been appointed post master at Hartsville.
 -McNeils store in Watertown was robbed of $20 Tuesday night
 Dennis Collins is making repairs and i'm proving his premises.
 Il. F. Reid and wife are visiting Rev. MT. Reid in this place.
 Miss Minnie Henry of New York is vis- iting at Mir. F. Watson's.
 The deviloral staff of the NEWS has been increased by an ex-drug clerk.
 pr. w. D. Camp of Copake, formerly of this place, is visiting in town.
 --selectnan Foot is revising the military enrolment list of this district
 A New York aunt of G. w. Cowdrey is visiting MT. c. at East Canaan.
 The valuation of Sheffield is in real estate s764, 165 and personal $191, ,63e.
 The residences and business places ofGt Harrington are being numbered. A lawn party is being talked of, to be held soon by the M. E. society.
 Presiding Elder Sanford breaches at Ash | ley Falls next Sunday afternoon. -G. P. Strong will be landlord of the "vic- tualing tent" on the camp ground.
 -Dr. Clemans was not at his post in this place Friday, being on vacation.
 Car Inspector Stewart of the c. W. R. R. has removed his family to this place. | A brother of Mrs. W. A. Pratt of New 1 York state, is visiting his sister here.
 Charlie Fowler is making an effort to re, vive the "Sawed-offF' base ball club.
 Another Hartford excursion passes through this place for Lakeville to-day.
 The marble quarry at East Canaan is tc be operated by joint stock company.
 A new fangled velocipede hand-car runs from Falls Village to this place every morning
 -.E. J. Coombs of Pittsield, one of Tinmar Strong's graduates, was in town the other day.
 The young ladies ofthis place, are project ing picnic to be held at Twin Lakes to-mor row.
 -Chas. H. Marvin of Sharon spent the Sab bath with his aunt Mrs. c. Humphrey in this place.
 -Edttor Riggs of the Meriden Recorder ha! revived the Recorder-J Journal, penny evenin. sheet.
 George Smith lights the " I. A'sstree lamps, Gus. Caldwell being employed at Twir Lakes.
 -C. II. Westfall, wife and child, of New York City, are summering at the Warne House.
 Mrs J. II. Blasdell and four children, o New York are sojourning at J. B. Harden bergh's
 Send in your subscriptions to the DAILY NEWS. The advertising space is rapidly filling up
 Two Hartford excursions passed over thu c. w. R. R. to Lakeville the latter pa o last week.
 It is expected that the attendance 0 camp meeting this year will be larger thar ever before.
 Two young nephews of Joseph W. Peet from New York are boarding in town, Q Oliver Roots. I Norwich has entertained 88 tramps dur ing the last quarter, against G92 for the same time last year.
 -G. w. Cowdrey has been trading horses with G. w. Hall of Falls Village, and ha now got trotter.
 -Dr. Camp of this place will give his fas horse little exercise on the Ct. Harrington track tomorrow.
 Robert Reid, son of the late Dr. Reid o Salisbury, is to go to England to finish hi medical education.
 MT. Edwin W. Judge of Woodbridge ha an interesting relic-a camp-table used b, Oliver Cromwell
 William Taft, of Clayton, who was recent ly taken to the insane retreat at Northampton Mass, is improving.
 Sport came in second best in his recen walk in Waterbury. There were only tw Acontestants, however.