Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03

Simmons was elected delegate at large
 to said national encampment. Admiral
 Foote post provided an elegant banquet
 for all attending the state encampment.
 Over 100 attended the dime sociable
 at Judge Changers, last Wednesday
 evening, and all report the occasion as
 . very social and musical one. The
 Judge brought out 'de ole fiddle" and
 proved that he had not forgotten how to
 handle the bow. His daughter, Mrs
 Camp accompanied him with the piano,
 after which number of others also en-
 tertained the company with violin and
 piano. The receipts were S15. 15 and 8
 grand good time.
 The Palatka, Florida, News gives 8
 piece of information that should be
 needed, in view of the fact that many
 frozen Frorida oranges will probably be
 shipped to northern markets. It ap-
 pears that several persons in Palatka
 have been made seriously ill by eating
 the frozen fruit. Experts says that the element of poison contained in the peel ing is driven into the orange by freezing and sufficient quantity of the fruit could be eaten to cause death.
 A fair sized audience attended Rev B. F. Atwood's lecture at East Canaan, Tuesday evening, January 26, for the benefit of the Y. P. s. c. E. The lec- ture Is entitled "The Great Events and Great Men in the History of Litchfield County" It has required much time and extensive reseach to compile the facts included therein, and it contains fund of information which can be .ob- tained from no other source, for it em- braces much heretofore unwritten histo- ry. This lecture ought to be published in pamphlet form and copies placed in the state and county archives, and cer- tainly every household in Litchfeld county should contain a copy of the lecture.
 Rev R. Hunt has not lost faith in Florida, as will be seen by his letter published elsewhere, nevertheless we are told on good authority that Jack Frost has stamped out the Florida fever almost as efectually as he does yellow fever, and has checked the flow of north ern capital into that graveyard of con- The Hartford Post of Jan. 26 also publishes the following editorial: Florida has black eye. The orange crop IS ruined and many of the young trees are killed. The people are trying to con- ceal it; the land agents swear it is not SO; but 1t is so. There is not sound i orange left in all this region. In all the famous orange groves the ground is cov- cred with Golden frozen fruit. These are facts gathered from the best sources of information and they mean loss of s5O, ,OOO, ,OOO.'
 -PERsoNAL-C. F. Harris of Sweetser, Pembrook & Co.,, importers and iobbers of dry goods, Nos 374 to 37S Broadway, New York, last week made his semi-an- nual visit to his customers in this vicin- ty. He sells an immense amount of | goods in the New England and Middle states. The leading merchants in the dousatonic valley patronize him. .. John Gibson of Great Burlington was in own last Thursday. He has lately ac- 'epted the position of travelling sales- nan for Baker & Clark, an old and re- fable grocery and provision house in New York. John reports an excellent ;rade. .. A. l.. Rood has been helping Fuller & Peet take inventory and will remain with them a few days more. ... W. A. Roraback of Torrington remained in town from Friday until Saturday eve- hing but spent Sunday in Sheffield. :. George Bullard arrived home Friday evening from Lansing, Mich., for g three weeks visit. '. . . Mrs Stoner re- turned to Stamford, Monday morning. Alderman Ives of Winsted was in town Monday afternoon. Hiram Briggs of East Canaan is extremely ill with rheumatism. J. A. Underwood is housed up with cold and sore throat, | but is improving. . . Robert Peirce is Ill with fever. He is not dangerously sick but doubtless the fever will run It's | course and gradually subside. :. Col | George Church of Great Burlington vis- tied friends in town yesterday.