Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
THIN LAKES.

TWIN LAKES.
 Mrs Perkins, wife of the fat man, is staying at MT Johnson's.
 Russell and Perkins have been paint ing and fixing up their boats.
 Key c. D. Hartranft of Hartford, and | some friends are staying at William Dorsey's. The grove is a very pleasant and quiet place, and is daily taken advantage of by parties from all parts of the state.
 Mrs Andrew Humes of Chapinville, who has been working at Mir Miles, has returned home and Miss Jennie Smith has taken her place.
 WEST CORNWALL.
 Miss Randall of New York is a guest at John Woods.
 R. B. Cooley and wife of Albany are visiting relatives in this village.
 Kenyon Messick of New Haven was the guest of L. J. Nickerson, over the Sabbath.
 A new Pelonbet X Pelton organ has been placed in the church at North Cornwall.
 The beautiful and much admired cascade has been lately painted by Ar tist J. H. Moser of Cream Hill.
 A dime sociable will be held at the residence of M. s. Nickerson, this eyen- ing A full attendance is expected.
 William Wood, in the employ of the Ansonia clock company, N. T., arrived. home Saturday evening, for weeks vacation.
 Tyrell, the photographer, who was located here last season, is in town, pre- pairing to move his car to Sharon for the summer.
 George Darling, on the Sharon side, dispatched monster wild cat last week, weighing 26 lbs and measuring three feet in length.
 | LAKEvLLLE.
 The hay crop around here is very light, being only about one half the usual amount, and worth $15 to S20 per ton.
 Our village is filled up with summer boarders, there being now at the Wonon- sco house about fifty and several others are at private houses.
 The Holley Manufacturing company have resumed work, after stoppage oi about month. During that time they have been repairing and painting theiI buildings.
 George E. Davis, who has been in the employ of Griggs & Chapin for sev. eral years, has left them to go to Syra. cuse, where he will be employed by the West Shore railroad company.
 Last Tuesday afternoon and evening nine young ladies of the M. E. churcl held lawn party on the church grounds , The tables were under awnings and tent and in the evening the lawn was light ed by about fifty Japanese lanterns making it very pretty sight. Tn, Holley Manufacturing Company's bant volunteered their services in the evening to the delight of all present, and to tn young ladies it was a complete surprise They cleared $55, $50 of which goes t reduce the church debt. The ladies me on Thursday to re-organize and to be gin work for the Thanksgiving barre 3 that goes to Five Points mission. ever year.
 Mrs Sidney Reed of Falls Village ws @ in town last Friday. Mir John Segar is having his residenc on Maple avenue painted in colors. R. J. Orr drove through the villae
 one day last week, stopping a sho . time
 Miss Flora Mallory is visiting friend
 at New Milford, Newtown and oth,
 places.
 z Rev MT Bourne of Sharon preached the Congregational church, last Sunds v morning and evening. d Among the list of arrivals in town la ,- week might be mentioned three orgs z- agents, one sewing machine agent, 10 tree agent and scissors grinder. k The mission Sunday-school has bet " re-organized at North Kent. The scho
 at Alder City is well attended. A te
 has been put up, under which the SC
 vice is held every Sunday. St monument has recently been erect'
 in the lower cemetery, to the memo a. of Rufus Fuller Esq. It is of Scot,
 granite, very elaborate in design, al m stately in appearance. It has base
 white granite and is surrounded by Nh coping of white granite. The enti cost of this monumental structure,
 said to be nearly S3000.
 The dam across the Housatonic - the furnace has given away. The ti
 bers were rotten and have broken places, letting the water run under. i'- new dam is to be built immediate no This work will be great expense to 7S' Kent iron company, added to the c
 of the new stack that is being built ar- the furnace.