Connecticut western news., 1880-08-18
Clayton.

MT. Grove Barnes and wife, and Mrs Cal win Barnes are visiting friends in Reading, Conn.
 MT. Edward Green captured black snake five feet long near his residence on Sunday last. AsTERIsK. Kent.
 Last Thursday afternoon, hail storm passed through this place. injuring several crops of tobacco. L. Eaton's, Burt Eaton's and Allen Gilbert's were nearly destroyed.
 The remains of Mr. c. Beach were brought to Kent last Friday for interment. He for merly resided here, and was the brother .in- law of Curtis s. Conn.
 The Kent cornet band will furnish music at Parlor Rock Thursday.
 Mir. George Page has returned from the west,
 Mir. Burt. Eaton has been on a visit to New Haven.
 Gaylord & Eaton have just replenished their stock of goods, which gives the store grand appearance. LOT. Sheffield.
 The boarders of the Miller House gave masquerade ball in the dining room at the ho- tel Saturday evening, which was success. the room being decorated appropriately with flowers, etc.
 The Episcopal church was draped in mourning for the death of the wife of the pastor, Rev. Dr. s. P. Parker of Stockbridge
 Several families from this place are cam ping out at Pine Grove camp ground.
 Don't forget the entertainment Thursday Aug. 19, in Town Hall. It will be worth the price of admission to witness the first part, which consists of vocal and instrumental mus ic, to be followed by the drama, Among the Breakers" Trains stop to take passengers both north and south after the close of the entertainments
 Arrivals at the hotel for the last two weeks {: rMr. and Mrs. Wing and four children, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, son and maid, Fred. o. Richardson, Miss Randolph, the Misses Mur- phy, and MT. Homer Murphy, all of New and nurse, Dr. Whitney and wife, Dr. Des- brand, Miss Lizzie Sherman, all of Brooklyn, MT. Geo. H. Smith of New Hartford, Ct The hotel is overhowing, MT. Benjamin not having rooms enough to accommodate all his guests, about twenty lodging out side. He has to accommodate about eighty in his dining room each meal. He has a force of twelve table walters and cooks, be- sides his own family. He expects more boarders every week, which will keep his house full till cool weather. CYRUS. Falls Village.
 Prof. L. E. Rogers stopped over two days last week at the Crandall House.
 Mrs. Lathrop, wife of Conductor Lathrop, and daughter were guests of Mrs. M. A Hall last week.
 Master mechanic c. R. Morris of Ft. Wayne Ind was in town last Wednesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Chas Merritt have returned to Groton.
 Mrs, Sidney Ensign of Huntsville, has gone on visiting tour to Huntington, West Vir- gnia.
 w. c Daily of Huntington, West Va., is visiting friends in Amesville.
 Several young men from Lime Rock and Huntsville, we are informed, have gone camp Ing on Canaan mountain.
 E. J. Gross has gone to Oneonta, N. ", through which section he will canvass for organs
 MT and Mrs. U. H. Miner are regaling themselves with the bracing sea breezes at Watch Hill.
 Rev D. M. Moore is now taking his vaca- tion, consequently. there will be no services at the Cong church for two Sundays to come.
 MT. and Mrs. Milton Chapman of Waverly, N. Y. are visiting in Amesville.
 H. c Crandall, Jr., is visiting relatives in Bridgeport.
 Rev. M. R. Lent delivered lecture at the M E. Church Sunday eve.
 D. K. Colepaugh was quite ill last week, but is now able to attend to his tonsorial du- ties again.
 The V. | A. are making extensive i'm provements in the sidewalks, which have been rebuilt from the hardware store of E. W. Spur round to the Dudley House. and are doing it up in 8, manner which is very creditable to the officials" of the Associa- tion,
 Rev. John Dickinson of Forestville, Ct., brother of the well known speaker, Miss Anna Dickinson, and MT. J. C. Lathrop of Bridgeport, accompanied by Landlord Cran- dall, visited the Salisbury mines last Friday, from which MT. D. gathered several samples for future use, as he is well skilled in miner alogy.
 The Superior Court at Litchfeld came in yesterday, l7th, and is engaged in trying the Woodin case, which has been appealed from probate. Several witnesses from this vicini ty have been subpenaed, and it will excite much interest. as very able legal talent on both sides have been engaged,
 At meeting of the democratic electors of this town, to elect delegates to the different conventions, E. I. Dudley and T. Tucker were appointed to represent the town at the state convention, and Daniel Brewster and Ste- phen Brigner to the congressional conven- ton.
 The union picnic of the Gong. and Metho- dist societies in town, which met as previous ly announced at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, was one of those pleasant gatherings to which those who were so fortunate as to be in attendance, can in the future look back with feelings of pleasure. A train of seven cars was run for their accommodation, leav- ing here at z 8. m, and arriving in Bridge port at 9:19, and a short walk brought them to the park, where, after strolling awhile over the spaclous and finely kept grove and lawn, they repaired to the pavilion where dinner was awaiting them. This being over, sever al donned bathing suits and went frolicking in the waters of the 'briny deep" near the Sea View House. The waters were dotted oyer with yachts and sail boats, which could be seen off as far as the eye could reach and by way of mention we would speak of the fine sallboat, "Gracie Lulu" owned by D. B. Connor, Esq.,, which is one of the finest craft of it's kind that comes into the harbor. It is capable of carrying 25 passengers, and car ries seventy or more yards of canvass, ana is newly built After dinner, by invitation from Mir. Conner and Mrs. H. c, Crandall, who by the way IS relative of Mrs. C., sev. eral of our party, including your correspond dent, were treated to a gratuitous sail OCT the bounding deep, starting from Humarton's pier, and going far out beyond the lighthouse, making a trip of four miles, which was great ly enjoyed by all, and for which all desire to express their sincere thanks to Mir. Connor, for the sail in the pleasure boat, "Gracie Lulu" The train carried some 400 passen- gers, and had on board the H. R. R. cornet pand, which played several we'll selected airs in the grove and in the band stand in the park, which music was given free of charge. The committee of arrangements, representing the three societies, request us to extend to them their Acknowledgements for their music which added much to the enjoyment of all present. The committee which were entfust- ed in getting up the excursion, are to be con-