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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-08-31
UPTON.

party ~ seven geuilemcn aui iAiie,
went frpm herr VI lniAy "a camp Al The
foot % Dixvlilc Notch. They went ~ on
Table Rpck Tuesday, sui came home Wei
ussisy morning Ia time % Join the SAB
hath school picnic which met Ia A. q
Goiwlu's grove. There were nearly one
hurtrci snd fty present Two base bal
rinss helped bryak The monoioog OF the
f.raaaIur
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Z. BRowNFIELp

Visitors are among us-"some are COM
log. some are going.
Mrs. Sarah Rand aud Miss LlIile Tuite
are visiting friends here.
Several prominent Rspubheins attended
the rally AZ Sebago Lake thursday aud were
very enthusiastic over the success OF the
opening OF the campaign.
A meeting OF the &. l.. ). G. was held a.
w. IL. stlckneys, Saturday. 10 decide
whether or not 10 build cottage Al The
camp ground. The decision IL TO build,
n we can have = pleasant lot 20 put Il on.
The fall term OF school IL Is expected
will commence the nrsi Monday In Sept.
Miss ClOugh, teacher.
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M WATERFORD.

Your correspondent Is not dsai. No
deaths. births OF marriages which have
come % my notice.
The iAunsry Is closed. Business quiet.
~ political excitement. We are All sati.red
hat Nr Boiwtil will be- The next Govern
or % Mains. Have nothing % ssy against
Colonel Edwards. bat I think be needs
something more than war record A. a.
ness for Gov.
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r WATERFORD

Grace NJ. Pride i vlslilns relatives In
Paris.
Mr.. Ken MArsion AMI daughters OF
Portland have been visiting To this vleiu'
~
Frank l. Collins. az Portland. IL giving
tn East waterford band rev lessons
Margaret 4. Baker commenced = TAI
term % school a. East Ol.ncli, August
Hnsk
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RoxRURY FOND.
Several persons from Andoyer came In
ard held meeting Al the Byron school
house, Sandsy. Angus, - the a,,epdance
wss quite lArgr-sbout GO
wonder n the other ''backwoois" T. c.
rs sre troubled a. an by their carl.
falling ~ reach the ofilce on time-caussi
probably ~ the poor memories OF those
earning the csris 10 the p0stofiice. one
was delayed G weeks.
A.. Dsln. who has been whiting In TIL.
vicinity. has gone n Lissrmorr falis; b.
formerly lived on the farm bow occupied
by 4. 4 Jenne.
Henry Merrill l. quite VI.
whether the bsss h.hlug l. good OF not,
the pond 4. pretty well lined with boats
most of the time.
Bears ar. troublesome. J. A. Pfessey has
lost lambs.
The County Commissioners were here
according 10 notice. Angus, ~. and made
a change In the location ~ the road be-
tween I.asc Jsuuc's ani A. A. Jenne's.
M. blossom and wife, from Chicago,
are visiting here.
A u Merrill 1. very III.
Pm Eimund. has nice new boat, one
Off. VI Thomss's make.
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NORWAY LAKE.

Mrs. 5. MAnser and sou are visiting
here.
Last Saturday EVENING" oodsum's steam
boat took 4 merry company OF ighteen 10
ride. This Il the largest boat on The
Lake.
All attended the Hand Tournament, and
agfse In prouounclng II grand success
{. :. Partridge. while al work on stones
accidentally pat bis hand between I've
meeting bOuldsrs. and - sudden and fore.
lble was the collision that 10 nearly severed
one ~ his huger- from The hand. Medi'
ca assistance was 40 once summoned and
Il i hoped that The nngor may not be en-
treiy lost
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NEWRY.

The weather for few days has been
more favorable FOR the corn crop. ornn
i heinz secured In good condition. The
s,esrus Brothsrs are thresblng theirs ss
,hsy take il nom the field. fsrwelfs ma
chine Il doing the JOB.
Al the Republican Caucus iAst os'a'uy
\. n. Wilder was nominsted ss eshu''A''
for Representstive. =.
BY Tie failure OF lamoer compares
Canton aud Lewiston parties In THIS slein'
ity have been bit hard. Among tns losers
IN this town are XII Stssrns. = H. Wiuoer.
c. c. Littlehale. Howard Thurs'on Anu
Nat. Trask.
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BRYANTs POND.

Ms. Jennie II. Housh,on Is teaching In
Greenwood.
The fall term OF the village schools CON.
msncs the lst Of September. Miss Flora
Stevens, an excellent teacher, has been en-
gsgei for the Grammar Department, while
the Primary will be In charge OF Mrs.
Lslls ID. Estes, who has taught several
terms tefore In this department
Mrs. Kilbon pcrhsm was thrown from .
carriage Sunday, August %. and quite Sc
versly lri1rei.
Roscoe Tracy IL 10 have charge OF the
Wee, Peru High school this fall. Con
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v.,,s. Of A.,s~.. Of hi. Appsi.,m..,

Notice sf Assignee sf his Appsistnsss
A. Paris, In the County Of 0xierd sai stas
Of Name. the 18Th day Of Aug, A. ID ~.
appOlntment &c Assisnee Of
DAVID MORSE. Of Oxford.
IN the County OF Oxford, insoivent debtor, VINO
has he<n declared an lnsolvsnt upon his petition
by The Court Of Insolvency for said County OF
Otfori. H. q. HALL. Assigses.
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EAST PERU.

N. Hall has cut and po,led about one
hundred thousand OF hemloek lumber this
season. and he has bought yoke OF oxen
OF Hsrtwell Oldham for sioo, 70 yafi "
out.
w. II. Conant has swspped his mare and
colt with Byron Walt OF Canton Tor his
gray fye.year.old.
The sweet corn 10 this vicinity u very
backward. II needs three weeks OF warm
weather before II will do ~ pick.
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PERU.

Wilson stllman hs, moved into the W.
II. Bent stand.
l.. Pomeroy has sold his fafra near Hiram
Stlllman's 10 Daniel Cannon for 5000.
Rev. windsor wyman and wife are here
on q visit 20 bis father.
Rev. w. J. Twort OF Auburn preached a
very instructive sermon on the 22i Inst.
a, the Free Baptist house at West Pera'
add be baptized i've persons.
Re. Gibbs has had q relapse OF bis fever
and Is very low.
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STATE or MAINE.

uxyoRp. s;-Court Of Insolvency. III Wea
nesiay Of Asgust,.A. u. l->n
10 me matter ., oris O. RUSSELL. ofbosi
IL u hereby ordsred. That notice Be siyes :.
dssI account OF Ioslah W. whittier, Assignee ol
the sbsve named fnsolvent Debtor. BY causing
copy Of lhis order 10 be pubIlshed tso weeks
sues<ssivsly. IN the Oxfofd DeaocrAt, news
paper printed In Paris In ssd County. that ihsI
Al The Probate Couu Room on the tth Weines
dsy Of sept next. ID nise o'clock IN The forenoon
and Be heard thessoe, and e.lect " thsy SO ease
GEO. A. vtf.sOS. yudge
A trus ocpy-Atisst; II. q. bAvIs. Register.
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OXFORD, - = At Court Of Probate hsli 81
I, PaIis. within and foe the Coanty Of Orford, on
the third Tuesday % Auf., a. u. l--S.
On the pstiiion q JAaEs =. WRIGHT, Ad'
ministrator OF the estate Of Bsnlamin &. BriErs.
for lcssse N sell AMI convey all Of The real
eststs Of aid deceased 90 described In HE Pc
ttlon on Ole ct the Probate once, Of public or
private sale.
ORpksKD. That the ssli retitleoer give notics
IN ali persons interested b. causing An sSstraet
Of hls pstti0o, with this Order thereon. 20 ~ peb
Ishsd three webs ssccessively In the Onford
Democrat. printed 81 Paris. that they usy Appeal
I 81 o Probate Court 20 be held 81 Paris. Ia said
County, on the third Tuesday OF sept. next. q
o'eiOet IN The forenoon, sad shsu Gauss. " AM
ttsy have, why the same should not b. Erant<f.
GEORGE A. WILSON, Js6s,
A true copy-sltssls a. Z. DAVIS. RsSissss.
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. Al cs.,, q rr:s.. :: s s:s :,

Psris. sithia ana Cor ne County Of Oxf,rd .
on he third Tuesday Of Aug, A %. ls-
Ca the petition Of ASGELlSk Z. hIIChLLL,
Adm nj he estate Of klbsfEs q. nitshsil, iAe OF
n~~,ss 90 ell snd oosvsy The whole Of The real
s.ts T. q ssif deceased described IL hsr petiiea
on Iile IL ne Probsis ones. o. pebie or psisais
ssls.
10 ali persons Interested By esasiag An absrsct
OF her petition With this order thereon, 70 bs pso
ltssed three veets sseesssivsly 10 the ontose
Democrat, printed 90 Pafis, that thsy Dsy sppses
Comfy on the third tuesday Of sspt, sext. 81
o,clO<k IN ths FORENOON. sci skow eeoss u eay
thsg have ,uny ne cane shoald ses bs grsstsd.
GRO. a. WfI.3ON. JU1gs-
A trss eopy-sitsssi u. Q. DAVIS. hsssssss.
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NOTICE

This 10 10 certify that have this dAy given 10
my sos, LOrenro 4. Merrill. his tine duiih< NE
smslDisf of hls minoTiiy, 10 act sad nirses fOs
himself That shall claim M par of hs veg"
MOSES MERRILL.
sunssr, Asf. ~. Issb.
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Toe band attended The ioarnameni Al
N,rwsv. Tuesday. bat dli not Distinguish
.,...f nor cutsrtaiu ne audience ~ assist.
.-s % the coucsrt. except 10 The grant
..r...I fsfInn
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NrMspAprR NOTES.

The oxford County .ti-lfisrr i 10 pub
l.l 40 Illustrated centennial edition.
Thr H,'fisf CO. Pres. iniepeuieui In
,.'f.r.. b.. fast commenced puo'lcaiion.
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N-s Charles Jones 90 rortlsui. AM
49, CavsrrA of The sane city, suo~a %
r.tf.rs of iac Portland Pres a. " Atlantis,
arIt, reader. 10 the IrlsscrIlf ~ "CA'tt'
"a aye A. The Hubbard House.
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TsGlvernor Perham prcsiiei A. ne
R'sIre meruug Slth becoming dignity.
U..r,marks iu Introducing tae speaker,
s,rr txc,iisnt and appropriate.
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CssrssA. jordan OF Lishou. va At
Isr'. fsst w.sk. ihe gafst ~ T Stowe
Crolker NJ Jordan gratnAist from
Us.rou Acadrmy iu is>t
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WarY ~ our citiE~us attended ne Blaine
meeting a. ths Fair grounds last rhursday
CtnIr. lawson carried losi with ne
d. Srsm-ock John y. stanley. E.q.. OF
I'D. r'ice called The meeting 10 order ani
90 .ratod llon. Sidnsy rcraam A. chair.
nan
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ST usskr. sni wife st,rt this Non.
ts,I aneru1,n. flr weeks tfip % psh
90. Rsrgof. 80 otter poluts la fenopsco'
cnlrfF
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Noses Mary apd Carrie Mcdowell, 81
rort..rf. sre =, The Hubbard House.
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~. S.insy 4. FarrAr ani No Alice }
Y.rrar. 10 Msirose. sni Mr.. DelqhlnA
love. of Lyuu. are vis.uog a. W.
Ea-rar.
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sbs Oxfers usn,ucrut.
Paris and Vicinity
DIRECTORY.

-. n.rti.i ChuryA. Rev. J. \. Ceshraaf. fasisr
- - ~srxics every ~lnisv Il N -. Sunday
-. .ffIx rahhsih Exen.aE ~ertioe 81 r, ~
r-.rrr NsstInrs. narsisy kvea.nrs
hi. ,.rs,I.i Churrh. Re-. C.rc1ns Anrsil, Faster.
res.. - >lfrl,e ever ranisy a. N a.. >AleAiA
49,. ais.
IN nr..s Had. ru.srs " Ms. Leader.
- -r.1iaf. ~ecy. ani frras. q. n. Afscod,
-. N.n.Esr. NfetIuEs Iufs.lsy AL SATURDAY
NllrnEs
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EE Gnss % tss DENocR,r once. ],
visiting friends In Portland aui New
Hampshire
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There Nil be M hsni meeting IlesiN
evcuiug. this week, isi every mtm'' ~
present saturday evening
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Coaniv Attorney wrghi cut In ais gar
Sen at Srsk sisk ~ sweet corn which
measured Ten feet seven icchts.
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vs. Thomas Of oxford w.s Al the Uu-
lou House Friday.
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Ia Uu.iei states Marshal Bisbee and
wI'- we're A. the Hil last Thursday.
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Neafiy three hundred il1ereui patterns
.r bookcases. ScCr,tarlss ani Decks Are
t.payed In The spacious wAre'rooms %
Pm. FurnLtnre COMPANY. Boston
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vlvASTED-i want you 70 DO psrior YORK for
w me at your own home plenv worti fcsi
pay, Of per plees oil materials free. A. LOVE-
CLEvELAsD,O q.
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s.,h T. HolbroOs Of oxford va. in town
Sluisy
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"A Hsunsy OF 50 Paris Vas At the
Ill At week
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Prof n 4 FORBES AMI family, 90 Can.
iou. New York, are visiting Al kloritge
Firhsss
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Ctar'es Forster Ani son, ~ nackneid,
ser a. the Hubbard House lNsi week.
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NJ. MARY shaw. % Turner, graduate
% Hebron Academy, i visiting MIS- hh'
tie crocker.
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ROXRuRY.
RoxnuRY roSp

Mrs. II. A. Kuspps father. mother and
sister from Li,ermore. are visiting her
this week
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csn...w Bswksr o. Sou,h Psrf. va,
tthr uil NJ intAy.
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pr on Ysiss o. we.; Paris WAS At
A. HIl saturday.
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Ladies using our Three.
Legged Brand OF Yarns are
invited to favor us with their
opinions regarding the goods.
They have been pronounced
the Acme OF Perfection. Sold
by all dealers. Lewis, Brown
& Co., Selling Agents, Boston,
Mass.
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CANCERS,

ever made. a sItr.- Remember &c wi msl
ycu COPY % oar tsluAtls FANNY Ietma ..s'
c,,t.l.les ho,ss treatment OF common ailments
with Simple remedies. aud great nunber OF Va
u.bie lofmuiF and receipts. Give name OF thi'
pauer uhsn yOu sfnd. Aiirtss
Connecticut western news., 1886-07-28
HERE AND THERE.

The Neptune clubs annual cruise will commence Aug. 4 starting from Norwalk. They will stop at New Bed- ford, Onset Bay, Woods Holl, Cottage City, Edgartown, Nantucket, Block Isl- and and Shelter Island provided wind and weather permit.
 There were 447 boys in the Connecti- cut reform school July l, and yet dime novels continue to be sold by bookseu- CTS who consider themselves respectable.
 The New Hartford Tribune says: "A Norwich mother who has found that neither kindly advice nor scriptural ap- plication of the rod will keep her three boys from running away from home has at last conquered them by attiring them in girls clothes. They are disconcert- ed looking trio as they wabble in petti- coats about the yard"
 A heavy electric storm, accompanied by hail, passed over South-East New Hartford, Sunday afternoon July 1S,and on Barnes hill in Burlington hail fell in such quantities that at 10 a. m. the next day it lay in cart path, where it was washed by the rain. anywhere from one to seven feet wide, 90 feet long and eight inches deep, making about 24O cubic feet of hailstones in one pile, with smaller ones at intervals of few rods Corn fields looked sick as we'll as other crops, and the highways were badly washed.
Connecticut western news., 1886-07-28
Personal.

Charles J. Emmons of New Britain visited relatives here last week.
 MT and Mrs $. W. Barnes returned last Friday from their trip to Saratoga N. T., and Pownal Vt.
 Mrs Mary Peet together with Mrs M. W. Ward of Lakeville are soj ojournine at Atlantic City where they will remain several weeks.
 Mrs P. A. James left last Wednesday for South Norwalk to enjoy a vacation until September.
 John W. Pulver and bride of New Milford called on friends in town Satur- day last, on their way to Ashley Falls.
 J. T. Levi and wife move into the Boyington house at Norfolk next week, which they have rented while MT Levi builds the new school-house at Norfolk.
 Mir Francis Sims has accepted posi- tion in the N Y. c. & H. R. railroad of- fees at Grand Central depot, New York, and entered upon his duties about a month ago. Mrs Sims and Miss Sims at present are visiting Mrs Rickard at Stamford, but will return this week.
 Rev J. H. Betts of South Glastonbury preached two very able sermons in the Episcopal church last Sunday morning and evening. A brother rector very op- portunely arrived at South Glastonbury and kindly offered to supply the pulpit last Sunday, thus saving Rev F. W. Bar nett journey thither, and also giving him much-needed rest.
 At this writing (Tuesday afternoon) Mrs Almerine Gillette is still living, but very weak and gradually failing.
 H. Fl. Cogswell has been sick nine days with bilious fever The fever had nearly subsided yesterday afternoon and the doctor hoped it had turned or would not increase.
 Mrs Evans of Gaylordsville is assist ing in taking care of her step-father, H. H. Cogswell, during his illness.
 pr Camp was summoned to Winsted yesterday by the illness of his mother.
 Dr Lopez will soon remove to Tor rington.
 Dr Clemans and wife visited the doc- tors mother in Brooklyn, N. Y., from Friday until Monday
 Miss Lillie Fuller graduated last week in the c. l.. S. c. class of 'S6 at Lake View, South Fram1ngham, Mass. Miss Mary Cummings, MT G. Willis Parsons and Mir Joseph l.. Parsons are members of the same class and in August will re- ceive their diplomas from Plainfeld, N J.
Connecticut western news., 1886-07-28
CORN WALL.

After being in business over forty years, M. Beers & Sons have sold out their stock of merchandise to 0. B. Wilcox & Son, who, having also leased the store building for term of years, will carry on the mercantile business. Artist Wm I Wilcox has given the inter- for of the store room tasty coat of paint and varnish which adds beauty to the appearance of both store and goods. The new firm retain the services of MT Chas Hitchcock as clerk, and Whiting J., the junior member of the firm, is fast learning so that he can measure a yard of ribbon for pretty girl or weigh out Q pound of pork for the laboring man with grace and dignity but with a score of 8 to 3 in favor of the P. G. We wish the new firm abundant success and hope that when forty years have passed they will be able to retire with as much lucre as their illustrious predecessors. They can get rich within 10 years if they will advertise in The Connecticut Western News.-Editor News.
 A few city boarders have arrived at MT T. R. Baldwin's and Mrs Payne's. The Beers House will not be run this summer, so the boarders will be rathc, scarce in this village.
 | A large and enthusiastic Prohibition convention was held in the chapel on Sat. urday evening of last week to nominate delegates to the various conventions They have made up their mind to stick to their text that the United State. should be run by water power.
 Some of the farmers have finished having and report a larger crop thar last year. Gram is looking finely bu badly down in places. The tobacco crop also promises fine growth.
 On Tuesday, July 20, Henry E. San ford was appointed postmaster at Corn wall.
Connecticut western news., 1886-07-28
ASHLEY FALLS.

A Sunday-school picnic Is talked of from this place to Twin Lakes for some day next week. The day has not as yet been settled upon.
 About eight tickets were sold from this station for the New York and Coney Island excursion last Saturday.
 One or two from here attended the Albany bi-centennial last Tuesday.
 Rev Barlow preached from St Mat thew v., 48, Sunday afternoon; chil- dren's meeting Monday evening, young peoples meeting Tuesday evening and prayer meeting Wednesday evening | Next?
Connecticut western news., 1886-07-28
KNOXVILLE.

Received too late for last weeks issue.I
 c. T. Georgia's new building is pro- gressing very rapidly.
 Lulu Colvin severed an artery in her ankle while using sickle. Dr King dressed the wound.
 Mrs Dickinson has somewhat recov- cred from her sickness, and is now in Hartford intending soon to accompany her sisters to the sea shore.
 Miss Alice Hutchinson of Salisbury is visiting her aunt, Mrs A. J. Hart.
 Dr Cooke, who was imprisoned for dedication in the Unionville postofice has been pardoned out. and is expected home soon.
Connecticut western news., 1886-07-28
FAX WHILE

Personal-Mrs Stannis and children of Hartford are visiting at her fathers, MT J. Drummonds. .. Charles Oakley of New York is stopping at MT George Barnett's. . Richard P. Martin of Hartford spent Sunday at his fathers, MT James Martins s. :. . Jarvis Hurlburt of Providence is at MT Wm B. Perry's. .. The Misses Chapin of Brooklyn are at their grandfather's, MT H. R. Chapin's. Mrs E. J. Foster will deliver a temper ance lecture in this vicinity, probably here, on Sept. 2nd .... Miss Green wood will commence her meetings at Chapinville on Sunday Sept. 9th, at 3 o'clock
 A pupil at St. Joseph's convent slip ped Wednesday and dislocated her right shoulder. Dr Orton attended.
 Chas Day has been repairing and i'm proving his house. MT Coles is having wing built on the northeast side of his house. Myron Holley is having his barn moved.
 The hop in the grove Friday evening was quite success. There were about twenty-five couples. Music was fur nished by Camp, Ayres and Wolfe. The order of dancing included IS numbers.
 About ninety tickets were sold at this station for the temperance picnic last Wednesday.
 BASE BALL.
 Last Saturdayithe Bridgeport gentle men who are camping at"Perch Rocks, !" and the Lakeville married men, some of whom never played before in their life, got on their uniforms and playedh game of ball. It was intended for burlesque but turned out closer than expected. Messrs Robbins, Hawley, Warren, Bis hop, Seeley, Atwater. Jones, Davenport and Sterling swung the bat for the campers; Messrs Rudd, Williams, East meat, Reid, Owen, Benjamin, Robbins, Witter and Norton for Lakeville. The score by innings was as follows: B. Q: ? 4 III. L.M M 0 2 8 2 x--12.
 Lakeville third nine, 29; Salisbury second nine, 9; 4 innings.
Connecticut western news., 1886-07-28
GREAT HARRINGTON.

F. H. Hosmer, principal of the High school, and wife have returned from their vacation.
 The report prevails that the colored people are about to build a church on their lot. They now have preaching in Sumner hall.
 The special fire district meeting oc- CUTS Friday afternoon at the town hail.
 Charles Booth of the Mahaiwe bank and John Easland have gone to Block Island for brief vacation.
 P. H. McAuliffe has purchased John Morgan's share of the news route on the Housatonic railroad.
 Dempt J. Coleman has been nomi mated fer clerk of the district court fol Southern Berkshire.