Connecticut western news., 1885-06-03
LOCAL NEWS.

Summer,
 Mosquitoes
 And Jack Frost.
 Let them fight it ont.
 Douglas library meeting next Sat urday at P. NJ.
 Editor Rodemeyer spent the Sab bath in Canaan.
 MT Gardner of Ashley Falls read service in Christ church last Sabbath. Monday morning the post office was moved to Watson's building.
 The Canaan base ball nine appear ed last Saturday in their new and pretty uniforms recently made for them by Tailor Boinay.
 Ladies of Main and Elm streets have contributed flowers literally dur ing May, to the flower and fruit mission of New York city.
 ID. l.. Peirce and wife went to Vine land,N. J. last Thursday to vist friends.
 
 places and be absent about a month. Tt will be 8 long time before and a cold day when Dr Camp sits in the shade of those pennyroyal stalk Norway spruce trees. To-day it takes more than 125 of them to make shade.
 Because it requires an abominable odor to rouse & "skientifc" farmers brain into a state of fertility, it does not necessarily follow that the heroic treat ment required in his case is needed by g neighbor.
 Lawyer s. A. Herman of Winsted called on friends in this village last Sat urday. He took a parting look at the post office in Roraback's building, the scene of his labors when he was assist ant postmaster.
 Farmers should take lesson from the nurserymen in using osier willow for tying purposes. A rod square of this plant will, every year, furnish more tying bands than one acre of rye.- Brid, eport Staodard
 Owing to the c)ucert at Town hall last Fri lay evening the meeting called for the purpose of organizing hose company in this village, was postponed until Friday evening of this week. It is hoped there will be large attend ance.
 Much sympathy is expressed for MT George Rudge and family of Sheffield. MT Rudge's daughter, Millicent, died May Il, with diphtheria and yesterday the intelligence was received that an other member of the family was i'll with diphtheria.
 -Messrs Peirce, Lawrence x Go re- gently purchased a cargo of barrel slaves. Messrs Robert D. Peirce and Arthur P Freeman returned yesterday from New Haven where they have superintended the transfer of the slaves from the boat to the cars.
 Prof Louis W. Harvey, wife and daughter from Lakeville, were the guests of MT and Mrs G. P. Strong last Friday evening, and attended the concert at the Town hall, the professor taking lead ing part in the concert and rendering valuable assistance.
 We received pleasant call las Monday from Hon B. Grove Lawrence of Norfolk. Time deals gently witt him and We cannot discover that he ha grown old within the last decade. H. keeps well posted on the events transpir Ing in all parts of the world.
 Frederick Watson was much wors last Saturday afternoon and evening but improved during Sunday and Mon day and now remains in about the sam condition that he has for several weeks Dr Camp thinks that Mir Watson sus tained another slight shock last Satu: day.
 Capt Joseph Blackman, who ha been quite sick with pneumonia, is It ported slightly more comfortable. Mis Ann Blackman, his daughter, is also o the sick list Rev Mir and Mrs Barne came down from Canaan Tuesday to b with them. m.-Neptowtt Bee, Mav 29. A this writing, Tuesday afternoon, Mir an Mrs Barnett have not returned. La: Saturday Mir Barnett wrote that the had hopes of Mir Blackman's recovery No later report has been received.
 The marriage of MT George A. M Intyre and Miss Flora J. Rood, both ( Clayton, was celebrated at the residenC of the brides parents last Thursday e ening- The ceremony was performe by Rev Dr Eddy. Many friends of tl contracting parties were in attendanc and the presents were numerous an valuable. Friday morning the hapE couple started for New York and sho visit with relatives at Greenville, N. They returned Monday evening.