Connecticut western news., 1890-08-06
FALLS VILLAGE.

The ice cream season was opened Sat dies hnlding a festival at George H |. Browl, s with satisfactory results. Miss Kat- .iacobi attended 8 lawn party at Cornwall, returning home Sunday Mrs J. E. Northrup, of Johnstown, N. Y., Is guest at A. 0. Randalls and G. w. Halls. Mrs David Brown returned homo from New York state Saturday, where she had been to attend the fun eral of her sister. :. Rev J. E. Kenney started last week on his vacation of three weeks to some former pastoral field -. Harry Sheppard has purchased pretty house and lot on Cedar street, New Haven -. Miss S. L. Perry spent Sunua, with relatives in Lakeville, Miss Bertha Hubbell officiating during her absence. A party of five went bull heading on Canaan Mountain Thursday night, having fine luck. =. ID. K. Cole paugh and family and Edward Merri- man are camping at Long Pond Miss Frances Gilbert, of Paterson, N. J., is visiting friends in this locality :. Five from here went to Winsted to attend the play of ''Esther. :" A small party of boys pitched their tent on the bank of the Housatonic one day this week. The greatest harvest in the fruit line which has been or is likely to be was black raspberries, as bushels have been picked on many days during the past month The week of oat harvest has arrived and several fields will be laid low before next Saturday night. There is not a large yield and the straw is short on most fields. Rev B. H. Burtch will preach at the Methodist church next Sunday. .. The new excursion cars recently purchased by the railroad com pany arrived in the shop yard last week. Mrs $. c. Hosford and Harold H. Bow man, of Paterson, N. J.. are guests of Miss Hattie Hosford. :. '. Miss Katie Ha- ley came home this week from Bridge port for months vacation .. .. Mrs Idel- Ia Oakley and daughter, from Stamford, are guests at J. J. Ferris's U. H.. McGarven, of Bridgeport has come to this place in hopes of fully recuperating his health. :. Miss Hattie Street is do- ing Bridgeport and Long Island. Miss Lona Finkle is in New Haven for short stay Miss Grace Connor, of Bridge port is at Fl. c. Crandall's. . :. Rev G. D. Townsend preached from the pulpit of the Methodist church Sunday. The campers who have been at Long Pond for several days have returned, having enjoyed the quiet of the camp, the shady retreats of the fine grove, and not least the rare fish dinners which are said to have been incomparable. :. Miss Maud French has gone to New York and New Haven for weeks visit. :. John Welch l and his mother visited Winsted friends last week. Mrs William H. Beebe and children, from Hawleyville, were guests of relatives in this vicinity the latter part of the week. :. ;. The second ami versary of the Y. P. s. c. E., as previ- ously- announced, was held at the Con- gregational church Tuesday evening of last week. After the business routine had been gone through with reports of visiting delegates were made. Not be- ing present and full report not being given us, we can only give short ac- count of it, but judging from the report of those who heard the address given by the Rev T. H. Baragwapath, of Can. aan, who attended the national conven- tion at St. Louis, and the entertaining manner in which Miss Mary A. Hopson, of Kent, took up portion of the time, either were deserving of the very favor. able remarks made in relation thereto | The church was crowded and the choi, was assisted by the young people o
 the society.