Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20
East Canaan.

East Canaan.
 Joseph Kegler has returned home from Vermont.
 Miss Betsey Pelton is quite ill, also friend that is visiting her. MT. Abbott is down again with the chills Mrs. Everardus Ives is under the doctors care
 J. M. Burghardt 6 Co., of Curtisville have been awarded the contract for repairs upon the furnaces of the B. R. Go. and num- Der of men are now at work there.
 The rain last Saturday prevented the Lake, vile Mechanics" visiting the "Wangums" of this place. The game will probably be played next Saturday.
 Last Friday the Catholics enjoyed picnic and dance at ''Wells' woods," near the fur naces.
 The meat business seems to be quite lively, Messrs. Ives & Son running two carts and claiming large sales, while Clark & Son say they are disposing of more meat than ever before.
 Mrs. Caroline Warner is visiting relatives in Gt Harrington, intending to be absent a number of weeks.
 Lawrence Yorker has gone to Canaan to work for E. W. Warner"
 Messrs Henry A. Smith ard l. N Beebe are spending the week at the Camp Ground
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 Father Lynch's picnic on Friday last was well attended, and proved success financial ly, netting about $55.
 MT. Howard Ford and family from New Haven are spending few days at Hiram Briggs.
 Geo. W. Cowdrey is recruiting at the sea- side. "Fine weather this for surf batbing." We imagine Geo. just now returning from the ang y pillows of Coney Island, with coat col lsr upturned, ,lshivering from head to foot, see ing some warm nook and trying to divert himself of those horrid chills, but after all it's just grand to look at the mighty waters in August, with overcoat and mittens on but then, last Friday gave promise of warmer climes than the above mentioned, and we at home have had some fears that our friend Geo. will be liable to take cold.
 Some of our tobacco growers have com- menced cutting, and the crop in this section is very promising.
 Henry Hanchett takes position with corn stalk grown in his garden Il feet and 3 inch es high. Who next? GEO. Sheffield
 Rev. Mir. Noble and family have returned from the lakes, and Frank Kellogg and wife, also a number of others just in time to escape the storm.
 Inere are some new cases of chills and fe- yer.
 The M B. Church picnic passed off delight fully to all concerned. The Cougational Church vii hold their annual picnic next week. A number of people talked of pitching their was untavorable. How provoking it is to an- ticipate pleasure and have it washed away 1 should not wonder if there should be more than one kind of shaking to the 'dry bones' (or wet) at the grave if the rain keeps on.
 Rev. Mason Noble Senio", is expected to preach in the Congregational Church next Sunday.
 One of the first physicians in Boston says that the flower of sulphur taken iu molasses, teaspo onful once day, is an excellent rem edy for the malaria poison or chills and fever CAP. Lakevllle.
 | think that earth, revolving on it's axis, must have stuck fast in some position, and l that part of the ocean split ever for the last 1 few days, because it is rather of wet spell of weather at this place. It reminds me of a protraced meeting held in the Empire State The minister gave notice one evening that as it was ill the season of the equinoctial storm, they would postpone for a week. One old lady afterwards in telling her experience, ended by | hoping that all the converts would prove faithful until the equivalent storm was over. Now, if this last stolm is not equivalent to any storm that we have had for some time, then I'll give in. It is quite contrast to the August weather we generally have. Now a 1 fire in the house and winter ulster out of doors does not feel uncomfortable It is gen. erally le hottest month in this season of the year, when all nature seems sunk in lassitudc and repose, and an universal silence reigns even deep as that which waits upon the moou at night. It is then we fly to woods to waters and to caves, whose coolness breathes delicious balm through every nerve and disposes the mind to the enjoyment of the scenery itself, which secludes us from the blaze of day, as well as to the indulgence of those trains of thought which spring from and l tion. Animals are oppressed with universal languor, and either wend their way to pools of water, the coverts of the forest or any place | that will shade them from the almost vertical sun. But this is not the news of the past week, so will return to that subject thusly
 The dance at the grove on Tuesday last was grand affair, and largely attended The music was beautiful, furnished by our own talent. It made me, al old man, almost wish l were young again. The Norfolk Cong. Sabbath schools had their picnic at the grove, also the Episcopal 1 Sabbath school under the care of Rev. H. P. Whaley at the same time. Gov. H. Ii. Holley celebrated his 75th birth day on Tuesday last. There was large party at his house n honor of the event. Hon. F. Miles, M. C., was one of the guests. The Catholics had an evening party on Wednesday evening, and it was very nice and passed off in a manner that IS very commend able.
 Miss Lizzie Rankin, of West Vernon, is l visiting at Mrs. Cornells. She is a teacher | in the nigh school at that place. Also Mrs. W. P. Sleight whose husband is president 0. 1 the Westchester Go. Fire Insurance con- pany.
 Mr. George Smelling, who has been visiting at Boston has returned to commence his school at the Academy of this place. He looks hale and hearty and we are all glad to see him back again. Well-that's alto be continued. ST. ELMO. Ashley FaIIs
 Miss Fannie and Ida White and Miss Hat tie Rider have left their homes to work in the silk factory at Oakville. Mir. Henry Clark has returned to his home, | finding himself too feeble to work in the fac ! tory at Housatonic. Mir. Sye is quite sick with dysenlery.