Connecticut western news., 1888-07-25
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1888.
Local News.

line M1SS6S Ol NOIWdh, are boarding at O. P, Roots.
 Mrs Munson, of Bethlehem, is visiting her brother, Rev D. c. Stone. Mrs Adeline Beckley, of New Hartford, is visiting at s. O. Beckley's. Rev E. s. Porter, of Kent, will exchange with Rev D. O. Stone next Sunday.
 Mrs Emma Lawrence went to Terryville yesterday to visit relatives few days.
 Editor Rodemeyer, of the Norwalk Record, is spending his vacation in this his native town.
 Cleo. T. Lawrence, of Stamford, Conn, visited relatives in town from Thur day until Monday.
 For wagons, carriages, fine surries, etc., you will save money by calling on WA. Durham, Ashley Falls, Mass.
 Conductor T. J. Bartley takes Con- ductor G. s. Colts place while the lat ter rusticates in the White Mountains. Hartford & Connecticut Western railroad stock is now held at 50. The last reported sale of this stock was at 4Sa.
 -Got-he-tell- -leezy Just see what W. B. Hall $ Go. are up to. For particulars read the article "Midsum- mer Sale"
 Lovers of music will attend the public concerts given by Oilers octet at Norfolk this week and at Lakeville next week.
 The Connecticut Farmer Is booming Secretary Gold, of West Cornwall, for the nomination as republican candidate for state treasurer.
 Tine Pilgrim Sunday school picnic at Twin Lakes last Wednesday was large ly attended and both old and young en- joyed the occasion.
 While holding their tent campaign in this village the prohibitionists wisely took the advice of friends instead of taking the customary collection.
 When lamp burns poorly, boil the metal burner in soda and water. The gummy accumulation from the oil will be removed and the light will barn bril- iantly.
 Camp Magou club, which holds its annual encampment at Twin Lakes, beginning July 20, is composed of a number of Bridgeport's most enter prising business men.
 Last Friday afternoon the Sheffield base ball club came to this village and played the Canaan club. They man. aged to score two runs, while the Canaan club scored 35 runs.
 A cloudless sky over the happy land of Canaan gave dwellers in this town 8 splendid chance to view the eclipse last Sunday night, and many improved the opportunity.
 Rev D. 0. Stone and Deacon H. C.. Barnes are the delegates of the Pilgrim church to attend the ordination and installation of Rev John R. Pierpont at West Cornwall tom orrow (Thursday.)
 The following residents of New Haven are boarding at the Warner House F. D. Brown and wife Mrs Thomas and Miss Thomas l.. A. Russell, John L. Vessels and wife, of Bridgeport, are also domiciled there.
 Editor Bolles of the New Milford Gazette, facetiously remarks Perhaps Brother Beckley is afraid to 'lay a straw in the way of the temperance cause It might prove great tempta ton to some of it's advocates, especially if there happened to be barrel ot sweet cider near by."
 Mir Julius Weed, postal route agent on the H. & O. W. railroad, has been removed, much to the regret of the public, whom the faithfully and courte ously served. Mir Weed was ,wal veteran and was certainly entitled tt employment by the government il whose defense he perilled his life dur ing the sixties.
 The building which Edmund D Lawrence donates as the future home of the Douglas library was raised yester day. It will be virtually fire proof a the sheathing of the frame will b' faced with brick and the roof covered with tin or iron shingles. The under pinning is neat and substantial and is o bluestone from the quarries at Grea Harrington.
 Jeffrey Purcels house has recentl, been painted. The house occupied b, Frank Hitchcock has been painted, bu the work of painting the barn has cease, for the time being in consequence of tn illness of the knight of the paint brush J. L. Bragg's house and store have bee painted yellow with red and brow trimmings, and look very neat.
 Bear mountain in Salisbury is tn highest land in the state in spite of tn statements of Morse's geography an other published statements to the COT trary. "Ivy mountain has always ha the honor of being highest, but is onl 1880 feet above the sea, while Bes mountain is 2354 above the sea leve There are five other peaks that are higl q than " Ivy mountain"