Connecticut western news., 1886-07-21

IS extended to all fflendS or the SCHOOL A good time anticipated. If rainy We'd nesday they will go Friday at the same hour.
 The Connecticut Western News was sweet sixteen" June 30, and it is pa per that neither Editor Bechley nor the good people of Canaan have reason to be ashamed of. We remember well when it was brought into existence in the town of Salisbury, by the late Edi- tor Pease, and it is pleasure to note that 1t has never been more ably managed than by its present proprietor. May it exist thousand years and it's shadow never grow less.-ThomaSton Express.
 And still they come-cottage own CTS at Pine Grove camp ground. Soon you can say ''the woods are full of them" R. Van Deusen opened the boarding house two weeks ago and has 14 boarders with promise of 30 by August 1. As usual, the management announce that "during the camp meet ing of this year the ue,y ablest of our denomination will be present. and take part, arrangements to that end having already been completed"
 A terrible thunder storm accompan- jed by hail visited Danbury, New Fair field, New Milford and Gaylordsville last Sunday, doing immense damage to the growing crops. At New Milford and vicinity great damage was done to the highways and tbe tobacco crop was nearly ruined. Starr Kinney's tobacco at New Milford was damaged from S1,0OO to S1,20O. He says everything in the field was destroyed except the barbed-wire fence, and even the light ming tackled that but got worsted. Oats at New Milford were damaged S1,5OO. Twenty or mere crops of tobacco at Danbury were damaged. The Tobacco Growers Mutual Insurance company loose heavily.
 The continued story GA Wayward Charmer, which is being published in the New Milford Gazette is growing more and more interesting. New char acters are introduced in each chapter. It IS still a mystery who the wayward charmer is, and it is also a mystery how Q bachelor like neighbor Bolles could write such love story. Editor Rode meyer last week predicted that Daniel Thomas, (n whose character he recog- nized portrait of Bolles) would even- tually prove to be the wayward charmer. We surmise that Minnie Ellsworth, will be the charmer in exemplifcation or support of Bolles' evolution theory. . Justice Gilbert Gardner, father of G. B. Gardner of Canaan, Conn.,, died of Bright's disease at hishome at Geddes, N. Y., June 24. He was born at Wal worth, N. Y., April "A, 1881. He was married twice, having a son by his first wife. Three years ago he married Miss Florence l.. Harrington of Geddes. Nearly two years ago he was elected jus tice of the peace and he has since acted 1n that capacity with credit. For five months immediately proceeding his death he had been obliged to sleep in chair. On the morning of his death he sent his wife to his office to get his docket and other law books, so he could write them up to date. While she was absent he requested to be raised in his chair, and fell over dead. He was the last surviving member of family of nine children.
 -Messrs Stone & Russells boarding house at Twin Lakes is completed aud is very neat and commodious Struc- ture. Excellent meals at reasonable prices are served at all hours. There are several camping parties on either shore of the lake and more are soon expected. The steamer will be launch ed this week and then excursion parties will be carried around the lake for a nominal sum. The H. < c. W. railroad sell excursion tickets at all stations on their line, at greatly reduced rates, to Twin Lakes and return. All passenger trains stop at the grove on signal, or by notifying the conductor. Samuel Jones, the great criminal lawyer, and family of
 Hartford are occupying the Augustus
 Miles house on the north west shore ot the upper lake. On the north east shore two cottages are being built; in fact Mir Delamater of Hartford has near
 ly completed his cottage and is already
 occupying it with his family. The
 other cottage, which is owned by Nh
 Wheeler, of Hartford, the artist, will
 soon be completed and occupied by the
 owner and his family