Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
.Dry-very dry.

~~-~ ~N-JS -SAS SAO"@AE oAASASSA' -See advertisement of Meadow for sale. Have you subscribed for the camp meet ing Daily, yet?
 The new awnings at the Warner House are quite elaborate.
 Miss Bena Rodemeyer of Bethel, was in toHn last week. Mrs George Gillett is boarding at the Warner House.
 The roof on Christ's Church was com. pleted Friday last.
 Now is tue time for consumers of water to get their moneys worth.
 Your attention is called to She advertise ment of John M. Miller.
 -Wo are doing all kinds of printing at this office. Call and see.
 Calves brought eight cents per pound in the local market-yesterday.
 Nice, clean papers for pantry shelves can be obtained at this office.
 An aquarium with some gold fish is on exhibition at Camps Drug store.
 Passenger trains now stop at the Camp Ground Depot, when requested.
 The. floral decoration at the Episcopal Church, on Sunday, was quite attractive. Now is your time to subscribe for the Camp Meeting Daily, only 25 cents per week. The thermometer stood los degrees in the shade during the heated hours last Sum- day.
 Those who have not eaten thelr peck of dirt can now avail themselves of the oppor- tunity.
 The Canaan Cornet Band furnished music for the Congregational Church festival, last Friday evening.
 Main street bears decidedly improved appearance, since it's thorough cleaning and clearing of weeds and rubbish. -supt. Watson of the Water Company, re- ports slight decrease of water, in the reser- voir, but nothing serious is apprehended. -E W. Warner lost livery horse Monday evening. Excessive heat, and possibly too much water, the cause of the horses death. We have just received copsof Justice" /" weekly newspaper which has inst been started in New York by the anti-monopoly party.
 Several of our village property owners are talking of removing their front fences. This is good idea and we hope it may be- come general.
 If we had hose of sufficient length we would attach it to one of our street hydrants and purloin enough water to daily settle the dust in our streets.
 IA chicken was run over by an engine and car on the Housatouic railroad last Sat- urday and had it's legs crushed. Its wild career was soon ended.
 "A Boston manufacturing company sends as an advertisement for which they offer to pay us in Cast Iron Grandmothers." No, thank you, none on our plate.
 Miss Jennie Moore, who is home from New Milford on vacation, acts as manager of the Telegraph office in the absence of Miss Wendell, who is visiting in New Haven. This week meteoric showers of great brilliancy may be expected. The August dis plays occur on the 9th, 10th and l1th. when the earth passes through the meteoric zone. The new change in the time table of the H. & 0. W. R. R. will at first cause consid erable distraction to the weary traveller, al though some of the trains run on the same time.
 The following are the list of letters uu called for at the East Canaan Post Office Aug 2d Miss Mary Booth, Mrs. Mary E Sanborn, Mir. John Sheldon andWlliam Pal ker, IT,. M. D.
 The beauties of the Twin Lakes are be ing enjoyed by parties from Hartford, Pitts field, North Adams, Springfield, Canaan an Salisbury.
 The dminutiTe steam tug which has bee on the north Twin Lake has been taken Bridgeport, probably because there was I appropriation from Congress, in the "Rivt and Harbor blll, "for dredging suitable chal nel for navigation,
 "A through train from Rhinecliff, N. I in charge of MT. William Vedder, conducto arrived here Monday noon, for the first tim Mfr v. is favorably known to the travelin public, his obliging disposition and genialit being characteristics of bis popularity.
 An unusually fine auroral display ws noticeable Friday evening Waves of ligh of a silvery blaze, shot up from the nortl west, north, and northeast, to the zenith ar agreat band of light stood out in the wes northwest like Ia pillar of fire by night"
 The following are among the promine arrivals at the Camp Grounds: Presidir Rider A. H. Ferguson and family of Poug keepsie, Rev. F. H. Belcher and family Hillsdale, Rev. B. H. Burch and family Peekskill, Rev. J. R. Vanderwater ar family of Millerton, and Rev. W. Nichols ar family of Bridgeport.
 -J. Edward Vollmer, Esq, a former res dent of Cornwall Bridge Conn, has accepte situation as travelling salesman for Brow ell, Doty, 6 Co.,, manufacturers and importc of straw goods, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. is 'sdrum" up the Housatonic Valley the lstt part of September being thorough bu: ness man, he will no doubt meet with su cess.
 s-Get the babies ready. All the be looking ones are sure to be at the baby sho which will be held at Bunnells Museum, Ne York, for one week. commencing Sept. At Bunnell is rapidly extending his enterpris His nurseries in New York Brooklyn and Rrschton Reach are libarallv notrop;za