Connecticut western news., 1884-09-03
LOCAL NEWS.

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 The fall term of schools begins next Monday, September 8.
 Mrs William G. Pierce and daugh. {. ter returned yesterday to Champaign, III.
 Special attention is called to the new advertisement of Folks diphtheria cure. .s..+..
 Nov that camp meeting is over the young men of this town will keep earli- CT hours.
 Last week band of gypsies en- camped by the roadside near Patrick Fitzgerald's. -..-.
 Edward Knickerbocker and wife re- turned yesterday to their home at Youngstown, Ohio.
 Judge Hardenbergh and F, A. Peet were delegates to the democratic state convention held yesterday at Hartford. Mrs T. F. Watson and children of New Milford have visited friends in Falls Village and Canaan since last week.
 The Connecticut Western railroad will sell tickets at greatly reduced rates to those attending the W. 0. T. U. meeting at Hartford, September 10.
 Lawyer Taft of the firm of Bidwell & Taft of Unionville, will open an office at Plainville. MT Taft was principal of Canaan high school the past two years. The M. E. Sunday school will hold their picnic at Twin Lakes, Friday, Sep tember 5. They will go on the 10:38 A. N. train and return on the 4:32 P. M. train. All friends of the school are in- vited to attend.
 Lawyer ". A. Roraback of Torring- ton was in Canaan and vicinity from Friday until Monday afternoon. Camp meeting calls home the boys and gives them an opportunity to shake hands with their many friends
 MT and Mrs Wood of Thomsston, Mrs Abbott, Mrs Dunbar and Mrs Fray of Bridgeport, Mg Bement of New Ha- ven, Mir Lawton of Hudson, MT and Mrs Calkins of Great Harrington were visit ing guests of Mrs B. O. Ives last week. Grand organ concert at Congrega- tional church, Great Harrington, Tues day evening, September Son which oc- casion Organist Shepard will be assisted by George W. Morgan, organist, and Miss Maud Morgan. hapist. Half fare on Housatonic railroad. Down freight held until after concert.
 -Messrs John Rodemeyer, IT,, Geo H. Cole, Archie T. Evans, Arthur Ray mond and Eugene Conkin of Bethel ar- rived in town last Saturday and return cd Monday, taking in camp meeting during their visit. Eight or nine oth- CTS from Bethel came up on the Sunday train. attended the camp meeting and returned the same day on the milk train.
 "A republican campaign club was organized last night with the following officers: Pres, Rev Dr Eddy; vice. pres, H. 0. Stevens, Rev David Phillips, E. D. Lawrence, M B. Tobey, Everardus Ives; Treas, George s. Fuller; Sec, Samuel A. Eddy. Ex-Assemblyman W. J. Trimble of New York made ring ing speech and 9 persons signed the constitution on the spot. The next meeting will be held next week Satur- day evening. The next meeting of the Honsaton- ic Valley Methodist ministers associa. ton will be held at Tyringham. Mass, Monday, September 8, 1884 At 10 A M., business; 10:30, essay by Rev Fields Hermance entitled, Satan" 11:45 sketch by Rev D. Mccartney; 2 P. M., discussion of the report of the commit tee on Social Religious Services" 3:3O question drawer, Revs N. l.. Heroy and J. D. Spriggs; 7:30, sermon by Rev J M. Yeager. Carriages at Lee depot al 9:58 A. N.
 -Plymouth Rock grand harvest ex cursion, Tuesday, September g, from Bridgeport to 23d street, New York and Coney Island The magnificent float ing palace excursion steamer Plymouth Rock will wind up the excursion bust meas this season with grand excursion on the above date to Coney Island Among the attractions at this famous resort this season is the Big Elephant hetsl. 0 monstrous structure built in the form of an elephant, with trunk, legs tail, ears, etc. This elegant steamer, Ii censed to carry $500, will leave Bridge port at 8:30 A. M., on arrival of excur sisn trains. The Housatonic railroad will run an excursion train to connec with the steamer at the following tim, and fares: Leave Pittsfeld at A. M. stopping at all stations between ther and Canaan, passing Great Harrington at 5:18; Sheffield, 5:80; Ashley Falls $40; Canaan, 5:47; arriving at Bridge port at 8:1O. Returning train leave Bridgeport for Pittsfeld 8:30 P. NJ Fare for the excursion, S150 This in cludes the entire trip from the statiol named to Coney Island and return, ex cept an additional charge of 15 cents t, the N. Y. and Sea Beach railroad at Ba, Ridge.