Connecticut western news., 1885-07-22
HERE AND THERE.

Mir Ira D. Sankey has bought house n Northfeld, Mass, about mile and lalf from Brother Moody's.
 P. A. Russell of Great Harrington lost l Jersey COW last Friday that was worth several hundred dollars.
 Sanford Blaekinton, of North Ad- ans, Mass, continues very sick; he was improved Sunday, but was not so well Monday.
 The number of cars passing through the Hoosac tunnel during June was as follows: Going east loaded 6666, empty 194; going west loaded 3219, empty 3247.
 A Chinaman took third prize in En- glish composition at Yale. While giddy young America is betting on boat races and base ball games the sad eyed celes- tial seems to be calmly collaring the intellectual gate money. - Minneapolis Tribune
 Mir Bailey, the funny man of the Dan bury News, who was S17, 900 worse of than nothing through the bad manage ment of associates, has paid off all his debts, cleared handsome fortune and built fine house.-Ddiiy Leader.
 The Sharon base ball nine came to this village July 10 and played Q game with the Millerton nine. In the first in- ming the Millerton boys scored l3 runs, and thinking they had an easy job on hand became reckless and purposely al- lowed the Sharon nine to put them out, but they miscalculated and at the finish the score stood IS to 22 in favor of the boys from Sharon. Milerton Telegram.
 There are four post-offices and three railroad depots in the town of South inRton.
 The Litchfeld Enquirer says: James Ryan of Danbury was one out of several competitors and received the West Point cadetship through the examining board which met at Bridgeport. Congress man Seymour sent him notice on Thurs day, July g.
 Lieut. Greedy and family are stopping in Pittsfeld, Mass.
 The peculiarities of the game of base ball are well illustrated in the victories and defeats of the Waterbury club. In the forenoon of the 4th the Waterburys beat the Bridgeports by score of to l, but in the afternoon the Bridgeports got away with the Waterburys to the tune of 10 to l. Last Friday the Water burys whitewashed the Meridens, tho leading nine in the league, scoring three runs. The next day the Meridens pun ished the Waterburys with score O 10 to 1.-AnSonid Se1stiael
 | The Windsor Locks Journal says: II this vicinity the potato crop never wor' such uniformly fine appearance as now The fields are white with the blossom of the thrifty vines. A limited numbe
 of potato bugs of course is favorable t. the crop. Tobacco plants are all set ant
 in most places seem to be looking well
 Williamstown, of college and mission
 ary fame, is the banner town for crim at the July term of the superior cour -PiAsfeld Sun.
 Of course it is; college and factor
 boys make lively town.
 Barnum has really great combint
 ton this year, of nine shows in ont
 There are seven advertising cars in ad vance, upon each there are 30 men, C 3 210 in all. There are over 24 advanC ? agents of various kinds. With tn shows there are 6I4 people, and inclut f ed in the latter are 300 performer B There are 28 tents, the largest 5S5 feC
 long and $50 wide, two of 300 feet eac a in length and two of 200 feet.
 Williams lodge of Masons will eel, Y brate the Tooth anniversary of the estal |. lishment of masonry in WilliamstowI by a basket picnic at Coles grove 0
 Thursday, July g. The fraternity Pittsfield are invited, and those who wi s attend should notify John F. Van Del , sen. civilians" was formerly Frient
 ship lodge, and was granted the charte 3 in 1785. It succumbed to the anti-mi
 sonic excitement in 1927 and was resu : citated under its present name whe
 the troubles blew over.-PiasfeLd Sa
 Mir and Mrs Joshua Hulstt of Sandi r field, Mass, celebrated the roth ann
 versary of their wedding July 4th. TT n worthy couple are 95 years old. !, An elegant building will be erecte
 by the Connecticut bank of Bridgepo n upon the site of the present bank. .whel = the business has been carried on !
 years.
 g The Indians in the Northwest al
 ready to go on the warpath; the cholel l. is raging in Spain; the European wi
 cloud darkens; the small pox has br @ ken out in Canada; so it seems tn ,, bank presidents and cashiers are gettiu
 pretty we'll hemmed in and don't kno = in which direction to flee.
 People who put milk in tea are drinl = ing boots and shoes in mild disguis,
 Milk contains fibrine and tea tanni1 , Mixing the two produces tannate (
 fibrine or leather. Boston Journal.