Connecticut western news., 1883-06-27
LOCAL NEWS.

June 9.
 A T Roraback wants @ servant girl see advertisement.
 Wool carding-read advertisement in another column.
 Don't forget the strawberry and ice cream festival this Wednesday evening at Village Improvement hall.
 Attorney George Shelton of Wood bury, was the guest of MT A T Rorabach last Wednesday and Thursday. They roped in ye editor and we had Q very pleasant chat.
 Camp meeting at Pine grove will commence August 20 and continues one week. All those desirous of obtaining tents, cottages, etc etc should apply to Rev F J Belcher of Hillsdale, N Y. The primary and intermediate de- partments of the high school closed last Friday for the summer vacation. Now for excursions, pic-nics, fishing and camping out. Good bye to school books for 8 season.
 We received on Monday, the short est letter of the season. It was from F. E Egleston, Falls Village. It con- tained g. for subscription from July 1888 to July 1884, and read as follows Make it ;"
 Unless you are blind you will notice the advertisement of the Tobacco Grow ers' Mutual Insurance company. Don't be blind to your own interest and neg lect insuring your growing crop of tobac- co against loss or damage by hail storms. Editor Naples of the Norwalk Hour called at our sanctum, last Wednesday afternoon. It seems he returned from Lakeville one train earlier than we did. Sorry to have missed you, Brother Ma ples, but don't get discouraged, call again, we are seldom away.
 MT E D Lawrence and family start ed June 19, for Vineland, N Ito visit rela- tives We know they are having a pleasant visit as they have not returned yet. A few years since, ye editor and 12 others went to Vineland with MT Lawrence, and had delightful visit.
 We have on our subscription list the name of Polly Deming, Cartalia, Iowa. A paper was returned to us last week from the Chicago, Ill post office, stating, "no such post office in state named" Any one who can give us the proper address will confer favor on us. Not an inch of space left and eight communications left out this week but we must give notice that preparations have been made to accommodate 3OO( persons at Lake Buel July 4, and that the South Egremont Cornet band invite every body to 8 big time at the Cliff house, North Egremont, July 4.
 We publish the following at tht request of the secretary of the Canaan band:
 The undersigned desire to express their thanks to MT s c Beckley and MI W H Camp for courtesies extended tt them, at the close of the open-ail concert, last Saturday evening
 CANAAN CoRNET BAND.
 Last year a sewer was laid from tht Stevens house to an abandoned we'll or the opposite side of the street. Int well has become filled and now MT War ner is digging an immense cess-poo near the well. We have yet to lear1 that this system of drainage proves sat isfactory. We tried 1t and abandoned it after months trial, as the sewer ga was unbearable. Others have had similar experience.
 The Canaan Cornet band gave a open air concert, Saturday evening, i front of the Warner house. Consider ing the brief period since the band wa reorganized, 1t showed remarkable pro ficieney. We think it is organized wit an eye to business, 8 desire and detern ination to succeed and become fir class band. It will steer clear of th rocks on which the old organizatio was wrecked.
 Conductor E W Bills of the H & W railroad was very ill for number { weeks at Rhinebeck, N Y and was col sidered past hope by the Rhinebec physicians. On Tuesday June 12, special car was placed at his dispos and he was removed to the hospital Hartford. We are happy to annount that under the skillful treatment of u hospital physicians he is improvini MT Bills is too valuable man to loo and his many friends in this vicint have raised quite sum of money f. his benefit.
 -Peirce, Lawrence X Go have iu received large cargo of barrel stay from Maine. They came by barge New Haven where they were transferr to cars. Mir D l. Peirce went to Nc Haven Monday, June IS to superintel the Unloading and reshipment of thel He was detained there two days; " unable to attend citizens party at Ste ens' hotel, Norfolk, June 1o or the ce bration at Lakeville, June 20, but
 witnessed on Wednesday, at New E ven, the reception of the famous Was ington Light Infantry of Charlestt South Carolina and the parade of t Southern and Connecticut troops.