Connecticut western news., 1883-07-11
LOCAL NEws 8.

LOCAL NEWS.
 Welcome
 City boarders.
 Glad to see you.
 Country cousins are well.
 How are our city friends
 Mrs Henry Hanchett has @ green rose in full bloom.
 Rev D Phillips is visiting his moth CT at New Hurley, N Y.
 To Bash Bish Falls and return in one day. Read editorial.
 Two servant girls wanted. See K Van Deusen's advertisement.
 Dame rumor says some clergymen are encamped at Twin Lakes.
 Little Eva Corbit of East Canaan is sick with fever, has been sick two weeks.
 Plenty of rain lately, thunder show CTS July 2, 4, and ', and Q rainy day {, July 8.
 Will publish next week the report of the higher department of Lakeville school. l.-Etlitor Neus.
 Rev F W Barnett exchanged pull pits last Sunday with Rev MT George of Salisbury.
 Several city boarders arrived Mon- day at MT R Van Deusen's and more are expected this week.
 The ladies' aid society of the Meth odist church, will meet Thursday after noon at Mrs G E Taft's.
 Miss Mary J Peck has been living in Chatham, NY, for three months and returned home July 2.
 The grand stand at Riverside Park near this village was blown down dur ing the terrible shower of July 4.
 MT George Knickerbocker, engi- ger, was killed Monday in the collision on NY& FER R. He was Mrs N Hams brother.
 Visitors to Bash Bish, will find MT M D Massey. of the Harlem R R, avery accommodating and courteous conduc- tor.
 Several correspondents unavoidably left out this week and others abridged as our space had been previously en- gagged.
 -Ye editor is indebted to MT W A Miles of Copake Iron Works, N Y, for courtesies extended on our trip to Bash Bish, July 5.
 -Ho for day, week or month excursion to the camp meeting ground at Pine Grove. Read George P Strong's advertisement this week.
 The thunder shower of July 5, was very severe in this vicinity, but no ser. ious damage was done. A large tree near the Union depot was struck by lightning.
 Mrs Sherman Pease and son, o1 Boston Mass, are spending few weeks with Mrs Pease's father, MT Levi Beck ley. Mrs Beckley has gone to Chicago to visit her son.
 It was a ,oa'm day when s A Ed dy's shepherd dog got left, last Satur day afternoon in the library room, he jumped from second story window and went home on three legs.
 -G B Gardner has opened @ luncl counter at Union depot. This is quite convenience as formerly passengers could not get even a cracker betwee1 Bridgeport or Hartford and Albany.
 Engine No 4, which hauls the Hud son river express on the H X c w R R was gaily decorated with flags and bunt ing on July 4th, which shows the patri otic feeling of the engineer, George Thurston.a
 MT A T Roraback and Mir G Strong deserve the thanks of the com munity. That tank of free ice water a the post office is a luxury this ho weather. MT Strong furnished the tan and MT Roraback furnishes the ice. is we'll patronized and requires repler lshlng several times day.
 We are indebted to the Berkshir Life insurance company of Pittsfeld Mass, for railway and highway map C the famous Berkshire hills region, show ing also the villages and points of inter est, from official records, and other il formation by Walter Watson, CE. O the margin of the map is descriptio of the Berkshire hills.
 Editor Rodemeyer of the valle Ledger spent last week in Boston wit his friend Mir M T Pritchard. A though Boston claims to be the "hub. John craved for something better an wrote us to send him copy of tl NEWS.
 Don't forget the state temperane picnic which will be held at Lakevil the 25th of this month. This is alwa.. a pleasant picnic. Eloquent speake will address the assemblage. III steamer will be in readiness to conv' parties around the lake, Swings, boat hammocks, croquet, etc all will co tribute to the general enjoyment of u occasion. Will publish their progra next week in case it reaches us in tin,