Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-11

every evening to convey the fruit to Boston
market, but has not been required for the
last two or three years and is not now.
The further Statement of your informant
that raising berries is found SO profitable
that many new men are engaging in the
business is equally wide OF the mark
and liable to mislead. We know that
our neighbor who furnished your Mr.. Geo.
E. Somers last season is a new beginner, who
makes considerable spread about the busl-
ness. But as his marketable crop this season
spreads over less than one acre, we hardly
think it will break the market. Careful in
quiry of some in the business leads to the
conclusion that owing to the excessive
drought of last summer, followed by the past
long severe winter, the vines came
through in an enfeebled condition, starting
into growth in the spring feebly, are not
fruited quite as fully as last season, and the
fruit not equal in quality. The acreage is
not increased or increasing. For every one
going into the business one or two are leav-
ing it. The dealers report thus far this sea-
son good market with prices comparing
well with those of former years. We think
the market will be well supplied at prices
fairly remunerative to the producer.
StratfOrd.
While some of our farmers are hoeing corn
| others are planting corn.
| Mrs. L. u. Beardsley has had relapse and
| is not we'll
| Miss Fannie Miller is visiting in Torring-
! ton.
| The blackberry vines and canes are bios
| soming very fully.
| Miss Mary Alice Curtis, who has been wis.,
! iting in Yonkers, n. Y, returned home Tues
day.
June roses are commencing to blossom, and
they will soon be seen in all their glory.
Miss Osborne has taken the place of Miss
| Mills at l.. j. Beardsley's grocery store.
Mr.. Charles Judson and family are taking
pleasure trip up the Hudson.
MIR. Nathan B. Middlebrook has built him
large barn on Prospect Hill, aud it is now
being painted.
William Booth has opsned an ice cream sar
| loon in Booths block His success of last
year will be sure to please our citizens.
A bad wash out at Ferry bridge occurred
Thursday evening about seven O'Clock Thl'
will cause the Ferry road to be closed fol
| two or three days.
The thermometer was among the eighties
on Wednesday and there was genuine sum
mer weather.
Fred. Wilcoxson and Will Peck are am on
the first to bring load of round CLAIMS int
town from Point No Point.
, One of our colored citizens while rid
ing to Bridgeport Tuesday afternoon o.
!, the three O'Clock train was struck on tn
head by a stone thrown through the car wiz
dow in East Bridgeport. His head was a
hard he did not feel it and consequently sui
fered no injury.
; Strawberries hereabouts are ripening fas
and they will soon be in the market.
J The thunder shower of last night laid tn
. dust and took an edge off the warm weathe
| to day.
4 Mrs DR.. E. D. Mooney will attend a fasl
ionable wedding next Tuesday evening at II
Rev. Henry Ward Beechers church in Brood
! Ign, L. L.
The blossoming flowers rhododendrun
= and the pink swamp apple flowers are tt
= | most sought after by our young ladies.
A small worm is eating the leaves from Il
9 apple trees. Millions of these pests attac
" | the trees and in short time the foliage di
:; | appears We see no effort made to distro
- the worm.
The following letters remain uncalled fc
in the postoffice May 31st: Charles E. Bari
= ard, Charles E. Berry, Mrs. Charlotte Bali
. win. Mrs. w. S. Camp, Samuel Grlndo
y Herbert W. Heforen, Augustine st. Mari
Z Miss Harriet E. Stowe, Miss Hattie Thoml
~ son. MOSQUITO"
June Sth.