Connecticut western news., 1884-08-20

pr. S. D. Merriam, who has been
 performing such wonderful cures of
 chronic diseases at Ashley Falls, the
 past ten months, has returned and can
 be found at the above named place un-
 til October l. He tells your every ache
 and pain without asking single ques-
 ton.
 Meta and Henry Rodemeyer of New
 York city have recently visited their
 uncle, John Rodemeyer of this village.
 They are the children of Mir Rodemey-
 er's oldest brother, Frederick They
 have been in this country three years, but this is the first time their uncle ever
 saw them.
 pr w. H. Crocker, recently of An
 cram, N. Y, left there last week to look
 after the medical and surgical needs of about 1000 mon employed at a tunnel through the Blue Ridge in the southern part of Pennsylvania. His post office address is West Dublin, Franklin coun- ty, Penn.
 The H X c W R R are making very low rates this year for the Charter Oak races: $2.7 from Canaan to Charter Oak park and return, including admis- sion to the park and equally low prices from other points. Passengers can leave Canaan at 9:59, NJ, and reach Hartford in time for the races, returning at 6:20, NJ, from Hartford
 The Windsor Locks Journal says "A masonic fraud is travelling about selling Blaine's book. He pretends to hail from Baltic lodge of Brooklyn, N. '. He gives the name of David K. Hardness. A letter of inquiry was sent to Brooklyn and his identity could not be established. He has no claims on the fraternity."
 The Republican caucus held at the Warner house last Thursday evening, appointed Messrs A. T. Roraback and Lyman Dunning, delegates to the state convention; B. D. Lawrence and Rob- ert Van Deusen, delegates to the Con- gressional convention; and Robert Van Deusen, town committee for the ensuing year.
 We had very pleasant call, last Friday, from Joseph l.. Ives of Man. ming, Iowa. He likes that part of the i western country which he is in and gives a glowing description of the state of Iowa, and especially of Manning, the place where he lives. It was a new place three years ago and now has a popula- tion of nearly thirteen hundred. MT Ives was formerly of East Canaan.
 MT Samuel A. Loomis died last Monday at the residence of Mir George 1 s. White in this town. His death was caused by an abscess. He has been a great sufferer for 24 years. He was native of Sheffield, Mass, and owned place there near MT Candee's, but for | many years had been a resident of Sails bury. His funeral will be attended | to-day at MT Whites residence ut 10 A. M., Rev Dr Eddy will conduct the ser vices. Burial at Salisbury.
 A Methodist clergyman living in Maine has invented an apparatus for cooking by steam all kinds of foods that are usually boiled or baked. Meats retain all their juices. while cabbage and onions do not scent the house. Vegetables, meat and buildings are cooked at the same time, and with al- most no attention. The invention is simple in construction and so well plan ned that it saves food, fuel and labor, when used on any kind of stove.
 It required 16 cars and two engines to convey the excursionists, last We'd nesday, over the H. x c. w. railroad from Hartford to the Hudson river. All the tickets Qlmited to 1000) for the ex- cursion, the 22d, were sold in New Hart ford and Tariffville. To accommodate those who were unable to procure tick cts for these excursions, 1t was decided ! to repeat the excursion Sept. 3, and the tickets for the third excursion commence ed selling rapidly.
 Pine Grove Camp ground is yearly becoming more popular as a quiet re- sort in which to remain a few weeks previous to and after the meetings. A number of families have been occupy ing their cottages there for some time i and week ago between 35 and 40 fam flies had already arrived. They have no difficulty in supplying their larder for those enterprising and accommodating merchants, Geo. W. Hall X Co.,, of Falls Village, daily send their team to the camp ground to take orders and deliver goods.
 The earthquake was not severely felt here. There was slight trembling of furniture and of houses. Had it not | been for the statements in all the pa pers that it was universally felt, We | think some of the residents here would | have doubted 1t and have attributed it | to another cause, for at the same time | s. A. Eddy's valuable Jersey bull got | loose and was making quite a commo- ton on the upper corner, plunging through the street, tearing the bark off the trees, frightening the inhabitants and making more of noise than the earthquake did, but MT Anderson suc- ceeded in conquering and capturing it before any serious damage was done.
 Last Friday noon John Gibbons, a brakeman of Conductor Madden's train | nr, tha Fl. x c. w. railroad while switch |