Connecticut western news., 1888-06-13
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1888.
Local News.

 with bilious fever.
 Geo. 0. Peet was home from Bridgeport over Sunday.
 "Alph" Moon is home from New York for a weeks vacation.
 The frame of Julius Corbit's man. sion on High street was raised Monday. Mrs A. F. Rood is quite ill with malaria, at the home of her parents in Lime Rock.
 The Hon William H. Barnum remains chairman of the democratic national committee.
 Col Hardenbergh is building a large two-story addition to his resi- dence on Prospect street.
 Mrs Randall, of Roxbury, has arrived and will spend the summer with her daughter, Mrs O R. Camp.
 Miss Kate Callan, of Cornwall Bridge, is the new telegraph operator here, vice, Lizzie Diamond, resigned. J. s. Adam & Go. have completed the improvements in their kiln and yesterday commenced making lime again. Il. P. Ashman resigned the super intendency of the Chapinville creamery last week and A. J. Spur was elected in his place.
 Many man who won't support his home paper wants the paper to support him-when an office is in sight Smith vile News.
 Miss Ella Reynolds, of Amenia, N. Y. and Miss May Reynolds of Torring ten, spent Sunday in town, guests of Mrs G. s. Williams. The Brooklyn" bridge over the Blackberry river was built last Wednes- day, but it will be raised several feet as it now obstructs navigation.
 Tomorrow (June 14) the State ot Connecticut will dedicate monument to the memory of Major General Israel Putnam, at Brooklyn, Conn.
 General Sheridan's condition has somewhat improved during the past week and his physicians now state that he has a fighting chance for recovery.
 Yesterday workmen commenced excavating for the foundation of the public library building which E. D. Lawrence will erect on Railroad street. Mrs Whiting Knickerbocker is visit ing at her son Fredrick's in Wethers- field. Mrs Adelaide K. Watson and daughter, May, also go there tomorrow for short visit.
 BASE BALL At Sheffield, June 8, score, Canaan g, Sheffield '. At Canaan, June 9th, score, Lime Rock 21 five innings) East Canaan 8 -four inn ings).
 Rev F. W. Barnett is attending the convention at Hartford this week, and he will also visit his mother at West Haven. Mrs Barnett is visiting friends in Glastonbury.
 We expect that next week the pressure on our space will ease up 8 little, and that then we can publish some of the deferred correspondence, describing the exercises of ChildreH's s day.
 "A special train from Hartford to Rhinebeck or Poughkeepsie will pass Canaan at g. 30 this Wednesday, morn ing, conveying the officers of the H. & O. W. road on tour of inspection over their line.
 Rev Samuel F. Adam, of this place preached at North Glastonbury las Sunday. to which parish he has beer assigned. He was ordained at Middle town, May 30, at which time some l. or 1e other theological students were ordained.
 -Supervisor Cogill, of the Housa tonic road, is perfecting drawings fo three four-pit round houses to be loca ted at Pittsfeld, New Milford, ant Wilson's Point respectively. The struc lures will be of brick and the one a New Milford will be supplied witf white marble arches. - Standard.
 President Vaill, of the Connection Weekly Press association, has appoin ted the following committee of arrange ments for the next meeting of tn association at Savin Rock, July Is: T s. Pratt and W. H. Taylor, of tn Rockville Journal, J. H. Whiting, Sey mour Times, and F. l.. Hammond Deep River New Era.
 Principal H. M Adams and schol ars of the high school walked up ol Canaan Mountain last Thursday. Tn day was somewhat unpropitious, yet and although it being cloudy hindere, their fine views, t did not hinder thei enjoying fine box of candy which M Adams had for them.
 George Sardam has solved tn problem of how to reach Weatogue 0 Twin Lakes by team without making long detour via Butchers bridge o ashley Falls. He has constructed ferry boat which he has placed on tn Housatonic river little south of B. Roots barn. He has built road O each side of the river, and teams ca sAfely and quickly cross the ferry for 1 oe ID esnts.