Connecticut western news., 1881-06-22
Clamp Meeting DAILY NEWS, 25c.


 ,. - Longest days and shortest nights now.
 -George Sardam is building a fine new house in Wetaug.
 Union baxd picnic at Seaside Park, Bridgeport next Saturday.
 The C. c B. has call to go to Monte. rsy, the 4th, to help the Monteravians cele- brate.
 Strawberries, ice cream, refreshments, music, etc. in literary room next Tuesday night.
 -Garrahan has just received another in voice of those nice carriages, which he is sell ing very rapidly.
 -on the trotting course last Saturday. Decker's black mare made a mile in 2.43. which is as yet, her best figure.
 Frank P. Barnum, who has been suffer. ing for some time past with chills and fever, has gone to York state for ''rest and repairs"
 There will be special communication of Horsatonic Lodge of F. < A. M. next Satur- day evening, the 18th inst Work, Sd degree
 Mir. M S. Pratt is on the road with his sEmporium" again this time he travels as wholesale agent for Ben. Bradley of Falls Village.
 The passenger train brakemen and bag gagemen on the Housatonic R. R. are to be uniformed with blue suits, brass buttons, and caps.
 -Oh, come now, pay up your subscription {; we want to buy a pack of fire crackers to show our patriotism. and pair of shoes to avoid showing our little feet.
 The pupils of primary department of high school had an enjoyable picnic last Fri day afternoon in the grove near Mir. Wolcott Adams now owned by MT. s. Barlow.
 MT. H. P. Barnum has set out about 10000 tobacco plants thus far, and will set out about 1000 more, and also expects to build an addition onto his tobacco house.
 Baggage master John Burke, who has sbeen connected with the Conn. Western R. R for the past nine years, has resigned and will probably take situation on the H. R. R.
 In the Methodist church next Sunday morning Rev. Mir Mackey will deliver dis course on Education, and in the evening, ser vices will be held appropriate to "Children'' day."
 ,--Qute large assortment of fireworks fire crackers pistols, etc, etc, can be found a Camps pharmacy, with which "Youne America" can celebrate the "Giorioui Fourth"
 John Trotman, young English barber s' who came to this country about month ago is employed by ". H. Colepaugh in thiI place, and D. K. Colepaugh Tn Falls Village :. alternately.
 HI. D, Humphrey has been in New Haven few days, consulting distinguished physicians, his health being poorly. He hal k .foundsit necessary to withdraw from the bane on that account.
 The glorious fourth will probably be ob served about as usual in this place. Those who have pluck enough to celebrate" at al will go out of town, to find some little dis play of patriotism.
 -"Agers yeast is worth 25 per cent more than any other in the market" Allyn Blanch' ard & Latt:ner, wholesale grocers, Hartford Sold in Canaan by Fuller & Peet, and G. L. . Parsons. An elegant card with each pack. age.
 MT. and Mrs H. M. Adams will spend the majority of the summer vacation in Gran by and East Windsor. July 9th 7th and 9th they will attend the American Institute at St Aibans Vt, with a side trip to the White 2 mountains. A~+ We have received from Charles H. Mar vim and bride, liberal portion of wedding cake, for which we extend thanks. We slept with piece of it under our pillow, and dreamed that all our delinquent subscribers came up "to the captains office" to settle.
 The world was advertised to come to an end again last Sunday, but to all appearances, she still continues to continue. If the fellows what make these startling announcements don't fulfill all they advertise, people will begin to lose confidence in them before long
 Bill McGinnis, who lives about half way between this place and Ashley Falls was seen by the roadside near corn-held the other afternoon, shouting Come to supper I to scarccrow in the middle of the field, which he mistook for Northrop's hired man.
 Let's see-how about that band stand for open air concerts? Of course the band prefer to stand out in the middle of the dusty road to do their footing for the citizens ben eft. but no doubt they could be induced. without much ''persuasion, to occupy a respectable band stand if said citizens afore- said insist upon it.
 Camp meeting begins August 22, and continues during the week. According to our custom, we shall issue DAILY edition oi the NEWS for the occasion, which will be published every morning, containing full re ports of the previous days proceedings, ser mons, prayer meetings, etc and all the hap | penings on the grounds. The subscription | nrice will be as heretofore. 25 cents. Three cent postage stamps taken. Send your sub- ...,rt;o,.s right along now.