Connecticut western news., 1881-07-27

TATTLR TALE. Lake BueI.
 GIBsoN's GRovE.-As the attractions oi this beautiful resort become more widely known, the number of visitors proportion. ately increases, each one departing with pleas. ant recollections of his stay-no matter how brief-and an instinctive desire, amounting to determination, to visit the spot again Those who have never had the pleasure of 8 visit here can form no adequate idea of it's beauty and the variety of attractions which it presents. Here the poetical enthusiast can find inspiration in the surrounding gran deur, and Hook through Nature up to Ma lures God" the artist can find subjects that it calls into requisitlon all hls skill and taste to portray the tired business man can find just that refreshing rest, quiet and atmos. phsre that will do more toward making him ''feel like new man," than all the hack fees and mineral waters in all the aristocratic resorts in the country; the skillful fisherman and hunter needs only to limit the number oi his trophies by the length of time he devotes to the sport, and the lazy man (rare as un. trumpeted charity) can fairly revel in Icon venience. Gibson's grove at the south end of the lake has remarkably fine natural lay. out, and the picnic grounds occupy the larg est part of an acre of land. The noble pines have been trimmed several feet from the base, the undergrowth cleared out, and the ''pine needles" under foot form rich natural carpet. A number of convenient buildings have been erected the largest which can be used for dining or dancing hall, is equipped with benches and tables for picnic parties a few feet in the rear of this building is a smaller one containing a cooking stove and all the paraphernalia of well appointed kitchen and few steps to the east, on the bank of the lake is refreshment stand, where cigars soda, candy etc. are dispensed. This little building has what might be called rear piazza about twenty feet square, ex. tending out over the edge of the lake, and surrounded by railing, which is sometimes used as dancing pavilion, and where the moonlight trippers of the light fantastic present a weird and fantastic scene indeed A large ard oommodious barn has been bull, capable of accommodating upwards of 20 horses which is situated only about 10 rod, from the refreshment stand The grounds are fragrant with the odor of cultivated flowers, growing in we'll kept fower.beds in different parts of the grove, and gypsy kettles and rustic devices are frequent ornaments of recreation, help to pass away the time. and
 
 scattered all over the premises. By nc means the least of the plsasurable features of the grove is the presence of it's genial and popular manager, MT, John Gibson, of Ct Harrington, who is constantly on the look. out for the comfort of his guests, and to whose management is largely due the pop. ularity of the resort. A large number oi picnic parties have visited the place within 6 short time, and the city boarders for miles around have made it @ call, and are ex. travagant in their expressions of delight
 Lake Buel is bound to become at Tho dis. tant day noted summer resort. Already cottages are being erected on land adjoining the picnic grounds, by Ct. Burlington parties who will occupy them during the summer months, and now that the colonization ball has been set fairly rolling there is no doubt that it will be kept in motion, and we shall ere long expect to hear our beautiful lake and grove referred to as a second Martina Vineyard. \. South Canaan.
 Mrs. Snyder, with her daughter and grand son, are boarding at Mrs. Levi Beebe's. MT. DeForest Snyder spent Sunday last in town
 The widow of the late Rev. Edwin James, with her daughter are visiting at Miss Eliza James,
 The ladies' aid society met on Friday af. ternoon at Mrs. Sherwood Millard's; a very pleasant gathering
 Mir. Charles Hawley has been laborine in town. in the employment of the Connecticut Bible Society. A meeting will be held in the Methodist church in Falls Village on Sunday evening, when he is expected to give some report of the results of his efforts.
 Mira Sarah Prentice has not been as well for few days past.
 Mir. Sherman Pease of Minneapolis, Minu., has been visiting his relatives in Huntsville.
 Miss Fanny Hurlburt arrived at the Rev. D. M. Moore's on Friday evening. X. Norfolk.
 There are upwards of a hundred summer boarders in this place, and the streets pre- sent lively gorgeous appearance. Land modate conveniently, among whom are Rev. H. F. Scudder and wife, of Utica, N. r.; MT. Robert Stuyvesant and family John W. Gray and family, Hartford J. F. Bristow and family, Brooklyn; O. H., Lawrence, and fam fly, and Mrs. Batter, Hartford Mrs. P. Freidenbergh and daughters, New York; W. s. filling New Hartford.
 Hon. E. T. Butler has about 20 boarders, R l. Crssey 12 or IS, and Austin A. Spauld ing all he can accommodate.
 Landlord Hallock has new clerk from Winsted.
 Joe. Parrett has gone into the watch sell ing business, as he finds that it pays to give the "tick"-in certain sense.
 John D. Bassett is visiting in New York.
 MACBETH. Clayton.
 Farmers are nearly through having
 Mrs. R. l.. Taft is quite i'll.
 Charles s. Ferry of Winsted is visiting in this locality. AsTER1sK. 
 Jarvis P. Harrington of the firm of Har- rington & Hart, is travelling in Europe and writes home interesting letters.
 Deacon O. H. Bidwell while returning from prayer meeting at Canton Centre, on the evening of July IT, was thrown from his buggy, suffering double fracture of his collar bone.
 George, youngest son of Ezra Huntley, late of Mill River was severely injured three years since, by another boy throwing 8 stone, biting him on the abdomen, from which he aas been great sufferer. He is now able ;o walk around after recent serious illness of 16 weeks.
 The wife of Patrick Morrisey fell, July Fist, breaking one leg above the ankle.
 Garrettson F. Baker, formerly of Baker, yille, but for smany years prominent Professor of music in Illinois, died suddenly July 18th, while on visit with relatives in Canton Center.
 pr. Horton of Unionville captured sol ,ound turtle in the Pennington river recently, nd it is now on exhibition at;,Frank I. Smiths sh market in Collinsville. A man weighing 60 pounds was cagried by the turtle across he room. A steam drill is now in operation on the arm of Daniel T. Dyer where parties claim videnee of precious metals. Patrick Holloney. Patrick Dunn, George Iarony, John Roughan, and Robert Ives are ach building new houses. D.BH. Ishley Fai1s. A large number of citizens listened to the pen air concert by the Canaan cornet band l Ferris park last Saturday night and ex- I thnp a11,