Connecticut western news., 1881-07-20

-helatlVeS rom Oulo are ylSlLluS aC MI, P. CaCummings' -Franas: Rood of Hartford is visiting at his uncgs, MT D. L. Peirce.
 Druggist Humphreys soda fountain now deals out '''Geyser water"
 Subscriptions to the Camp Meeting DAILY NEWS continue to come in. Send lem along. 1:t
 -Mrss E. A. Peet, our obliging telegraph operator, Is recovering from quite severe -Presiding elier Sanford will preach in the M. E. church in this place next Sabbath evening", ''', '~,
 John Stuart of Flint S Warren's store in Bridgeport, is rusticating in town with friends, for few days.
 Miss Florence B. New, organist in the Methodat.chhrch choir has resigned, and her successor will be chosen tonight
 The open air concert by the c. c. 5. will be given in Ashley Falls next Saturday night at 8 o'clock, at Ferris hotel.
 Mrs. Spencer Green, of Negaunee, Mich, formerly of Lime Rock, has been visiting at her nephawss, A. T. -Roraback, Esq. in this place.
 MT H. K. Smith, principal of 9 Phmont, N. Y. school, is spending his vacation with his brother-in law, MT. George P. Strong in this place.*:
 Some ot our correspondents seem to have forgotten us this week. Now let's have good budget of correspondence for our next issue.
 Mrs. J, S. New, whose health is very poorly, goes to the seaside next week, accom- panied by her daughter. They will remain away for quissaa length of time.
 -Wm. D. Daly, Esq, and wife, of Jersey City, are at the Warner House, where the latter will remain for few weeks, MT. D. returning to New York this week.
 E-The new H. R. R. time tables were dis tributed along the route by special train last Wednesday afternoon. Supt Stillson, Chas. ". Wood and others were on the train. EE-Mr Robert VanDeusen received the ap. pointment of deputy sheriff for this town, last week. MT, VanDeusen held this posi- tion some years ago, and understands the business" if
 Sherwood C. Cummings of Norwalk is spending the week at his fathers in this place. 'Sher.n is,aow member of the 4th Connecticut regiment, and will participate in the Groton centennial celebration in Septem- Der. '.
 The literary room" proves to be quite a convenient place.for meetings, and it's ac- commodating managers are entitled to the thanks of the community for it's establish ment. The band now meet there instead O.: in the library room. overhead, as heretofore.
 Mrs. Fayette Root of Lanesboro Mass, has been visiting at. MT. Eugene Roots in this place. MT Fayette' Root, whose eye was so badly injured by molten iron in fur mace recently, is able to be on duty part of the time, but his eye is not yet of service to him.
 The committee of the camp meeting as- sociation have a meeting sometime this week, when the question of who shall have the right to victual the assembled multitudes on the grounds this year, will be decided. We un- derstand that the Methodist society of this place will put in bid for it. VanDeusen & Mead, who had it last year, will also bid for it.
 The band had made arrangements to go to Ashley Falls last Friday night, to give an open air concert at the Ferris hotel, but on account of the drowning accident of the night before, it was decided to postpone the concert until next Saturday night. AS most of the boys were out, and ready, they played few pieces in front of the Warner House in this place.
 The Winsted Times says, ''The Canaan NEWS will issue it's customary camp meeting edition during the week of the Pine Grove meeting, and 1t will be mailed to any address for twenty-five cents. The NEWS is the best local paper in the state, and the religious daily undoubtedly affords a congenial change from the monotony of local work, to one of it's editors well known theological turn of mind"
 Benjamin Phillips, formerly Sandtown darkey, who was implicated with other coons in stealing chickens from A. T. Roraback four years ago, and who made his escape by jumping from a window of shanty in Sand town and runni ng off through the swamp, was arrested for the offense by Sid. Reed, constable at Falls Village last Thursday, and brought to this place, where he plead guilty to the chicken theft and was fined, the costs 1 amounting to $2525, which were paid by his brother. s-. Miss Jenny Brown closed her select school at East Canaan on Friday oflast.wee the afternoon being devoted to picnic, held in the grove near the rear of the playground. An invitation was extended to all the parents and friends of the scholars, and there were about fifty present. They were very pleas antly entertained with rectations and dec- lamations, rendered by the scholars in very