Connecticut western news., 1888-09-05
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 1888
Local News.


 MT and Mrs c. D. Vroman, of Brookfield, are visiting at D. l.. Peirce's. pr B.. c. Gidman, of Bristol, has been in town since Monday, calling on friends.
 Miss Lfllie Thomas, of Chatham, N. Y., is visiting at H. D. Humphreys and J. s. News.
 The dedicatory exercises of the Pill grim church commence at 1.45 p. m. to- day Wednesday,.
 Mrs G. B. Gardner and son, of Coxsackie, N. Y., are visiting at Warren McIntyre's.
 Editor Naples, of the Norwalk Hour, and wife were at the Warner House over Sunday.
 MT and Mrs D. l.. Peirce and MT and Mrs w. H. Camp returned Satur- day from the Adirodacks.
 MT and Mrs J. W. Peet returned Monday from their trip to Hartford, Bridgeport and New York.
 The birth column indicates that Kent will soon be good place to sell ice cream and chewing gum.
 MT and Mrs Isaac Bowe, of Nor walk are spending few days in town, guests of Mir John Rodemeyer.
 Miss Nellie Richardson, who has been visiting friends in this vicinity, re- turned to her home in New Haven on Thursday.
 HI. G. Williams and Dr J. D. Clemans were the delegates to the democratic state convention held in New Haven yesterday. Jimmy Rodemeyer, the Record "devil' goes on his vacation to-day, which will be spent at his home in Canaan Norwalk Record, Sept. l.
 Editor Rodemeyer, of the Norwalk Record, was confined to his bed several days last week with a severe attack of cholera morbus, but he resumed work Monday. Raymond Bailey and family, of Rockville, have been sojourning at B. s. Roots since the fore part of August Mir Bailey's health has greatly improved during his stay in Canaan.
 Some time ago Thomas Linsky bought building lot, corner Gillette and Reed streets, and this week he has commenced the cellar for neat cottage for himself and wife. MT and Mrs O. H. Gilbert and son, of Chicago, who are visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity, were in town last week, guests of Mrs Gilbert's 8 brother, G. s. Williams.
 -Messrs Lyman Dunning, of East Canaan, Henry Chapin, of Lakeville, and Charles Kniffin, of West Stock bridge, form a congenial trio who went to Saratoga Springs yesterday for few days recreation.
 Editor Clark W. Bryan, of the publishing house of Clark w. Bryan & Go, of Springfield, Mass, called on us Monday. He is taking @ carriage drive through Southern Berkshire and exten- ted his trip to Lakeville.
 Commencing September 1st, two elegant new drawing room cars, the "Stockbridge" and !" Berkshire" built expressly to accommodate the travel to the Berkshire Hills, were placed in service on the ,Housatonic limited ex- press trains.
 MT G. O. Peet, of the firm of Fer guson X Peet, now takes daily recrea- tion in driving a five-year-old horse he has recently purchased. The animal is capable of going three-minute trotting gait. Bridgeport Farmer.
 Conductor Brown of the Housatonic road with friend went out bluefshing one day last week to Black Rock, near Bridgeport, and caught during the day ST, and it was not much of day fol bluefish either.-[Sun.
 -J. R. Crane, of New York, has lbeen sojourning at Apalachin, N. Y., for several weeks and on Thursday came to Canaan to see his brother, Louis. who has been staying here this summer. On Saturday both started for Apalaehin.
 Rev J. A. Ticknor, who is spending the summer in New Marlboro, occupied the pulpit in Christ church on Sunday in the absence of the rector, Rev F. w Barnett, who officiated at the Episcopal service held in the M. E. church at Nor. folk.
 John Fitzgerald is building himself very pretty house nearly opposite the residence of his father, Patrick Fitzger ald. It is rumored that John will no keep bachelors hall there, but that h. believes in having the cage ready whel he brings the bird home, which he sool intends to do.
 Edward Knickerbocker, of Youngs town, O., and Mrs George W. White, o Yonkers, N. Y., arrived Saturday at thei sisters, Mrs Adelaide Watson's. Mir White returned home Monday, but M Knickerbocker will remain until Friday It is four years since he visited this, hi native town. Frederick Knickerbocker of Wethersfield, Conn.,, arrived Monda. noon, in time to participate in the fami F onkharing.