Connecticut western news., 1886-09-01
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER I, 1886
Local News.

Local News. - Autumn.
 Are you going to the Hartford bi- cycle races?
 -Allopathy and homeopathy for each other have no sympathy.
 It was hot camp meeting-we refer to the weather
 Mrs N. NJ. Brown has sold her cot tage at Pine Grove to Stamford parties. The mercury tried to score 100 the latter part of the week, and some think 1t succeeded.
 At Pine Grove this year the Salva- tion Army were conspicuous by their absence
 Work was commenced Monday on the cellar for Mrs David Scott's new house to be built or West Main street De Civry, the champion bicyclist of France, will make his first appearance in America at the Hartford tournament -Excursionists to the Hartford cycle races will be landed at Oakwood station directly at the main entrance of the park.
 Clarence Humphrey is building Q carpenter shop 20x3O feet for himself in the rear of his premises on West Main street.
 It is 19 years last month since Hon M. T. Granger was appointed judge, or in other words entered upon the ordeal of being talked to death. Today is the first and "June" Rhoades i s on the war path. He carries a fine breech-loader and is accompanied by Q well-trainea dog.
 The Warner house and it's annex have been overcrowded with boarders and several rooms in Mrs Watson's house were rented to accommodate them.
 All makes of PIANOS or ORGANS rented or sold on instalments Send for LOWEST PRICES ever named to F. E.. CAPEwE1L, Torrington, Ct. mh24-tf Benefit D. s. Cowles Post and your own health by taking surf bath at Bridgeport next Monday. Only SIPS will accomplish both objects. See focal notice elsewhere.
 70. J. York of Winsted will soon build cottage at Pine Grove camp ground, having purchased on Monday last Mrs Whites lot next to George R., Bulls cottage.
 The cellar for J. W. Peet's new house on Main street is nearly complet- ed. Jacob Schamerhorn did the stone work and Fred Thoms built the neat brick underpinning.
 Laugh and grow fat. If you attend J. Burdett's entertainment at town hall this evening you will not only laugh then and there but whenever your mem ory reverts to said entertainment.
 -J. NJ. Roys, "The Confederate Spy," last Friday gave us small box of the largest billberries we ever saw. Some of the clusters contained 40 ber- ries. He picked the berries near Nor folk.
 Presiding Elder Hare preached an impressive sermon in the Methodist church last Sunday morning, selecting as his tex. Psalms cxxx1x, 5 :-"Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
 Willie A. Bishop, aged IA months son of Superintendent H. A. Bishop o1 the Housatonic railroad, died of cholers infantum at Bridgeport Tuesday, after noon, August 24. The funeral was at tended on Thursday afternoon.
 An excursion train from RhInebecl to Hartford, consisting of six well filled cars, passed Canaan yesterday at 1O.3O { m, going east. They left several ca loads of Rhinebeck people at Lakevill' who desired to spend the day there.
 HI. P. Barnum brought to our office last Saturday curiosity in the shape O an apple blossom growing from piec' of bark about 2x3 inches in dimensions which he cut from the trunk of an appl tree, about five feet from the ground.
 On Saturday last the managers o Pine Grove camp meeting association stopped George Wilcox from sell1n peanuts, confectionery, fruit, ice cream etc, in his own door yard near the en campment MT Wilcox submitted t the persecution, but has gained hos of friends in consequence.
 A game of base ball was played g Canaan last Thursday afternoon betwee the Canaans and scrub nine picke from the Chatham boys who were CT camped at Twin Lakes Score, Canaa 8, Chatham 3, with four innings. At tn end of the third inning the game stoo Chatham 3, Canaan 2, when the Cha hams changed their pitcher with the T, suit above mentioned.
 Don't fail to take in the G. A. l excursion to Bridgeport and retu1 under the auspices of David s. Cowlt Post, No 50, G. A. R., on Monday, tt 9th, from the following stations, wit :-Leave Sheffield TIP m, Ashle Falls 7.20 m, Canaan 725 m, Fa] Village 7.37 m, returning on tra leaving Bridgeport at 5. 25 p m; S1.. for round trip. Tickets for sale ! ths station agents at the above mel
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