Connecticut western news., 1879-07-09
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 Several parties are camping out at Twin Lakes.
 A colored ball was held in Town Hall Thursday night --severaI new cottages are being erected on the camp ground.
 Has "Conformist" given up the "School Meeting" question?
 -Of course the refreshing shower" came, as usual, on the 4th.
 MT. G. S. Gillette has been confined for some days with sickness.
 John P Shields, now of Northfeld, came home to celebrate the 4th.
 Sam. Beckley had the big flag flying from it's staff on the hill, July 4th.
 East Canaan has baseball club aud they are eager for challenges.
 The M. E. ladies' aid society meet Thurs day afternoon at Dr. Belden's R. N. Cochrane of West Cornwall is re- covering from severe illness. Mrs N. M Brown moved her furniture into her new house last week.
 -C. M. Humphrey has just returned from visiting friends all over the state. s. A. Herman, Esq, of fWinsted and his Ir;5o i,, o4h
 The Barnum Richardson Co.'S dam at East Canaan is nearly completed. Miss Lillie Wooster is spending some time with friends in Merwinsville. The Wolcottvile Registers reporters are to have convention in September. Quite a number of Canaanites went to Falls Village to celebrate the fourth,
 -Ex-President Woolsey of Yale college and family summer at Cornwall Bridge. The NEWS this week dons a new dress l which it proposes to wear "every day" The Benson brothers have just replaced
  70. Vroman, teacher in Amenia Semina- ", is in town the guest of D.. L. Peirce | A display of fireworks was given near Squire Peet's on the evening of the 4th.
 Lake Buell. celebrated the glorious fourth with boat racing, music, addresses etc.
 There are rumors of picnic at Twin Lakes by the young people of this place.
 e. W. Peck of Ellsworth recently made an assignment and his store is now closed
 Ralph Lit tie and John R. Stanton ol Sheffield have their discharges in bankrupt cy.
 Ovid Gillette is now prepared to furnish ice cream, at his residence opposite M. E Church.
 Ct. Harrington talks of having "pail pared race'' in Whitehall boats, on the Hous atomic river.
 Two sisters of Mrs. G. s. Gillette iron New York State, have been visiting Mrs. C. in this place.
 Hall, the Ct. Harrington photographic has been making views of the scenery neal Twin Lakes.
 The H. R. R. Go. are raising their track near Sheffield, with gravel from their pit al Ashley Falls.
 The amusements at 'sthe Christie Han nan place" on the 4th were varied with { knock down fight.
 Tailor Yutzler spent the 4th in Wes Cornwall, returning home Monday, looking sheepish, but happy.
 The Falls Village Item appears regularly semi-monthly, and shows marked improve ment in all directions.
 Miss Ida Caswell goes to Bridgeport tt spend the summer with her ''sisters and he cousins and her aunts."
 The Housatonic railroad offers half fart July 18th to those wishing to attend Fore paugh's Bridgeport show. I WAN murder of Mary Stannard at Madison last fall has been set for September g.
 Mr. Marshall R. Gaines has discontinued the Litchfeld Institute, of which for severa years he has been the principal. ] Rev. Wm. C. Hoyt and family of stam ford spent a few days last week at the house of Mrs. Sheffield, near Pine Grove.
 W. A. Pratt's barn, which he purchased of the M E. society, is nearly in place at his residence, whither he is moving it.
 Dwight Rogers barn in West Cornwall was burned Tuesday morning, being set or fire by boy playing with matches.
 A. Carroll of Mill River, Mass, has leased the Lyon paper mill at New Milford and will begin operations August lst.
 -Dr. Cummings has had green peas from his vines for nearly month past. G. W. Cowdrey has good sized new potatoes. 1 Piles are being driven in the Housatonic river on the c. w. R. R. for the support of the new bridge in process of construction. | The c. W. R. R. Co. have been issuing excursion tickets to the White Mountains, for the benefit of those wishing to attend the convention of the American Teachers Insti- Atute, from July 4th to 9th inclusive.