Connecticut western news., 1888-06-20
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1888.
Local News.

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 Francis A. Peet is on the sick list and is attended by Dr Camp.
 P. c. Cummings has improved his premises by removing the front fence.
 Rev D. c. Stone will exchange with Rev Fl. G. Hoadlsy next Sunday morn ing.
 Joseph Parsons is attending the commencement exercises of Wilbrah am academy this week.
 Mrs Henry Cady, of Winsted, was the guest of Mrs G. s. Williams last Saturday.
 pr Scoville, of Ashley Falls, does not rally from his illness and he is ap- parently quite feeble.
 -Robble Van Deusen was taken ill with scarlet fever early last week, but he is recovering rapidly.
 IN. P. Loomis, of Falls Village, claims that he has hen which matched out IS chickens from II eggs. Next
 General Sheridan has gained slowly during the past week. His appetite is good and the tone of his mind is i'm proving.
 The longest days in the year are at hand, and yet they are short enough for any man whose note IS soon coming due at the bank.
 Luther Lindsay, of Clayton, has left at The News office yellow dock root Al feet long, which he pulled out of bis meadow.
 Bridgeport will celebrate Independ- ence day on mammoth scale. A grand procession, a naval parade of innumer able vessels, fireworks, orations, etc.
 A. T. Roraback's youngest child was taken very ill Friday night, but is much better now. Teething seemed to be the primary cause of the illness.
 Mrs Mary Sheridan, the mother of General Sheridan, died at Somerset, O., on Tuesday of last week. She came to the United States in 1928 and to Ohio in 1882.
 Mrs Morehoure, aged SS years, mother of Edward Y. Morehouse, pro- prietor of the hotel at New Hartford, died about 12 o'clock Monday night. Burial to-day at Pittsfeld, Mass.
 As the Housatenic milk train was backing out of the siding at Hawley vile yesterday afternoon, two cars jumped the track at the switch and were precipitated down the embark ment. Brakeman German, of Bridge port, was fatally injured, and it is reported that two other bfakemen were seriously hurt.
 The big fire in Danbury Monday night destroyed Armstrong & Co.'S box shop, R.A Belden & Co.'S machine shop, J. T. Bates's lumber yards, Meeker's grain elevator, Osborne's lumber yards and coal sheds, Chichester's barn and a number of small buildings, also the Housatonic railroad station building. Ten or more buildings were destroyed. Loss S125, 900.
 Tt was the postmaster at Canaan Valley, Ct., who was accused of wrong doing by government officers, and not the postmaster at Canaan, as we inad- vertently stated last week. The post master at Canaan is J. B. Hardenbergh, who is gentleman of known probity and honor, and would not be even sus- pected of official misconduct Pitts field Eagle.
 Theodore F. Watson has resigned his position as Hous R. R. station agent at New Milford. He has accepta- bly filled the position for number of years, but the increased work at the station is more than his health will permit him to do. His family are at Falls Village for the present, and last week "Thede" visited relatives in Canaan.
 The ladies of the Pilgrim church will give lawn party in the beautiful grove in front of the residence of Mir William Bennett on Wednesday even ing, June 27. Tea will be served at 6 o'clock; strawberries, ice cream and cake during the evening. Should the weather be unfavorable the entertain ment will be given in V. I. hall.
 -Children's day was recognized at the Pilgrim church although no elabo- rate floral display was indulged in, or program of exercises prepared for the children. Rev D. O. Stone preached a practical sermon to the children, and Rev Dr Eddy also made appropriate remarks. The M. B. church were obliged to defer their program for children's day as the attendance at the Sunday school has been very small during the prevalence of scarlet fever and measles in town.
 If you will study the time tables o1 the Housatonic railroad and the Hart ford and Connecticut Western railroad, also read elsewhere the article, "The New Trains," you will observe that never in the history of said roads have the travelling public been offered bet ter train service than to-day. It has taken much thought and time to arrange said timetables and it is hoped that the roads will receive patronage enough tc