Connecticut western news., 1885-07-01
LOCAL NEWS.


 Try Mrs G. B. Gardner's ice cream. It is delicious.
 pr W. E. Battam will visit West Cornwall July 10.
 Communion service at Methodist church next Sabbath morning.
 w. IT. Camp starts to-day for Q short visit to relatives at Newtown, Rox- bury and vicinity.
 Vice President Hendricks went down the Housatonic road on the 9.34 A. NJ. train last Saturday.
 Henry Smith of Winsted is moving the Knickerbocker store building from Main street to the new street.
 Mrs Nelson Ham returned last week from visit to her daughter, Mrs c. H. Preston, at Brooklyn, N. Y.
 After June 25, ice cream will be furnished every day by the quart, pint or dish at Mrs F. Pequigney's. *2
 Mrs D. l.. Freeman and daughter, Ila, returned home last Saturday from an extended visit to friends in Pennsyl- vania.
 -'sBettef bargains than you can se- cure in the cities" says F. B. Catlin in his new advertisement. Give him call and share of your patronage.
 Communion services next Sunday at Congregational church, East Canaan. This will be the last sermon before Rev E. F. Atwood takes his vacation.
 The Boston Commonwealth of June 20, contains an excellent letter, "A Glimpse of London" written May B, by Mrs L. D. Smith, who at that date was in London.
 There are four blossoms and two half grown pears on the branch of q pear tree sent us by Edward Merchant, tenant on Caroline Sisson's farm at Hartsville, Mass.
 Mrs S. c. Beckley and son will re- turn to-day from weeks visit at E. L. Johnson's in Newtown. Ye editor en- joyed the hospitality of the Johnson family over Sunday.
 The Canaan base ball nine met their first defeat at the hands of the Norfolks last Saturday at Norfolk. The Canaan boys played we'll until the sev- enth inning when their pitcher made a wild throw, the boys seemed to go to pieces and the score went right up. The score stood 30 to B.
 In letter enclosing money to re. new the subscription of the venerable Jonathan Bates of Huntsville, Conn.,, Mrs Bates mentions that ''Mr Bates's general health is about as usual. His mind is wandering and is constantly re- ferring to his boyhood days, but he is in very happy frame of mind most of the time" MT Bates was born Febru- ary IT, 1791.
 It is said that the New Milford to- bacco packers who control the Housa- tonic valley crop, have two crops on hand and that one of them recently sold his tobacco at loss of 5000. In some of the Fairfield county towns farmers are giving up raising tobacco.-Ne,c Ha- cen Morning Ne,cs. We judge by the appearance of many orchards that farm CTS are raising canker worms instead of tobacco.
 David S. S.Cowles post, together with several Sunday schools will have bas- ket picnic July 4 at CampbelPs Falls. Every one, with ''their cousins, their sisters and their aunts," are cordially invited. Rev Dr Eddy and Rev E. F. Atwood will not desert their posts nor David $. Cowles post either, but in or der to be present they have declined in- vitations to deliver addresses at Sharon, Cornwall and other places, so the gath ering will be "Eddyfying" as we'll as in structiye and pleasant
 The limited express trains, run by the New York and Housatonic express line between New York and Pittsfeld, leaving each terminus every afternoon, are daily increasing in popular favor. These trains supply want long felt and the travelling public are not slow to show their appreciation. The many beautiful resorts of the Berkshire Hills are crowded this season with city guests, and the prospects are very favorable for . continued later season than ever be- fore. The Housatonic valley never ap- paared to better advantage than at pres ent The Housatonic line IS the only one running solid trains with drawing room cars through this noble valley Pocket time tables and cars showing time of departure and arrival of the reg nh,r trains, also the express, can be had of anY ticket agent of the company at tae various stations along the line. Any .,nformation desired will be promptly furnished upon application to the gen. eral ticket agent at Bridgeport.