Connecticut western news., 1888-08-01
Local News.

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 -Messrs Josiah Gillette and Edward Rose were in Winsted over Sunday.
 Geo. P. Strong and family arrived home yesterday from their western trip.
 Mir Richard D. Rickard, of Stam- ford, visited his family here over Sun day.
 Swordfish are very plenty off Block Island and are selling at two cents 8 pound.
 Geo Willis Parsons came home from Hartford last Wednesday for 8 weeks vacation.
 MT NJ. T. Pritchara, of Boston, visited friends in town two or three days last week.
 w. T. Ferguson and son, of Bridge port, visited friends here from Thurs day until Sunday afternoon.
 As the game is being plaS1 at present there is more kicking in base ball than in football. l.- [Ex.
 Rev E. S. Porter, of Kent preached excellent sermons in Pilgrim church last Sunday morning and evening.
 For wagons, carriages, fine surries, etc. you will save money by calling on WA. Dunham, Ashley Falls, Mass.
 There will be partial eclipse of the sun, Aug. 2, visible only to Ameri- cans who are recreating in Norway and Sweden.
 Rev Dr Eddy and wife have been sojourning at Brandford Point week or two and will remain there few days longer.
 The famous black snake of Canaan swamp has recently been seen again, and sight of him is said to be cure for smoking. Read " Bassett's" version in South Canaan items. The exterior of the Pilgrim church edi6ce is being painted. The interior work could be completed in few days if necessary, but the work is not being pushed as the seats have not arrived yet
 Secretary Lindsley, of the state board of health, remarks in his last report that the death rate is lower in towns of over 5000 than in small country villages, and finds the reason is the neglect of sanitary precautions in the latter.
 Rev Charles l.. Wing and wife, Miss A. M. Wing and Wilbur s. Wing, of Brooklyn, N. r., Geo. B. Crawford, of Mt Vernon, N. r., and W. W. Mar tin, of Brooklyn, N. Y., arrived at the Warner House last week to remain for 8 time.
 Conductor Cole, of the Housatonic railroad, has rendered his resignation to take effect August 1st. He has been connected with the road for 30 years, and the travelling public will greatly. miss this most popular and obliging conductor.
 The Canaan correspondent of the Waterbury American says: Harry Ferguson, in company with F. H. Partridge will open general store at Leno1 Furnace as soon as building now being erected can be completed for their headquarters"
 If you have friend visiting you, don't fail to let us know it and if you contemplate spending portion of the summer out of town, don't forget Ito mention the fact to us. You like to see your name in the paper, you know you do, and other people like to know where you are going-some of them may want to forward bill before you get back New Era.
 Mir T. F. Watson has moved with family to Bridgeport. Mir and Mrs Watson have made many friends in New Milford, and we are sorry that such pleasant people are obliged to leave us, but the condition of Mir Wat sons health seems to render the change necessary. We sincerely hope that MT Watson's health will soon be greatly improved. Mrs O. T. Wolcott has moved into the house vacated by MT Watson. Milford Gazette.
 Lawyer Roraback and family, of this village, and Lawyer Taft and fami- ly. of Unionville, camped at Twin Lakes last week from Monday until Saturday. Lawyer Jones, of Hartford, is occupying his cottage at Twin Lakes. From this it would appear that law and order reigned at the lakes last week, at any rate thunder shower prevailed and " it rained great guns" when the great guns broke camp last Saturday. Lawyer Taft and family came to Canaan and remained over Sunday at D. L. Peirce's.
 On Monday last Messrs Burton and Robert Peirce and Irving Barnes oi Canaan, with Mir Bates, of New Ham burgh, N. Y., commenced camping 1T the grove east of the picnic grounds al Twin Lakes. They call their camp 1.-The Owls Nest" At the same time Messrs Arthur P. Freeman, of Canaan J.W. Cowles, of Norfolk. H. B. Ives of East Canaan, and MT Turner, of New Haven, camped alongside them. Theil camp is named Cdstro NuAum. All ospoet to rsmain thers about two wssks