Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16

new baggage master at Canaan for the c. N. E. X w. road.
 Mrs Gibbons and Mrs William Elm merson, of New York, are staying awhile with Miss S. w. Adam.
 -Photographer Deming is away on vacation, consequently the gallery at Canaan will be closed this week.
 R R. Whiting of Brooklyn, N. Y., paid his annual visit to relatives and old friends in this vicinity last week.
 Mrs Almira Williams will be 91 years of age next Monday, July 21. She is remarkably we'll and active for 8 per son of her years.
 How to solve the ice problem bridge the Housatonic river opposite this village. Did you ever know win Twin Lakes? Miss Greenwood will occupy the pulpit of the church at Chapinville, commencing Sunday, July 20th at 3 o'clock, and continuing until further notice.
 HI. c. Barnes and his son, Irving Barnes, N. D., returned on Friday from their ten weeks tour with the Raymond excursionists through the west as far as California.
 George Dedrick went to his old homo m Coxsackie, N. r., to spend the Fourth, and while there saw one of the most remarkable ball games on record. Get him to tell you about it.
 -Archdeacon Kirkby, of Rye, N. Y., who recently delivered lecture in Canaan, gets his title from the English church, having held that position for many years in British Columbia. The poem which we reprint to-day entitled "The Surveyor and the School ma'am" first appeared few years ago in The Independent. The willy wag doesn't live far from Salisbury. "but for goodness sake don't say told you :" A very good rule to observe in these berry picking, wild flower gathering days tableware of all vines with three fingered leaves, or leaves divided into three parts, of which the poison ivy is one. Vines with five fingered leaves may be handled with safety. .- New Hartford Tribune.
 Rev F. w. Barnett's interesting and instructive paper on Aluminium" read at the July meeting of the Agassiz club, appears in this issue of THE NEWS. The society unanimously voted to have said paper published in THE NEWS, but as MT Barnett is naturally 30 modest and nnassuming it was difficult matter to gain his consent to have the article pub lished.
 The Twin Lakes are as beautiful and picturesque as ever and campers are beginning to arrive. A camp from Southfeld, Mass. have pitched their
 tents little way south of the boarding
 house and there are two camps on the
 west side. Bishops camp from Bridge
 port is expected to arrive about the
 21st. The pond lilies are just now in
 their prime and can be gathered witl
 little trouble. The grounds and boats
 are in fine shape for picnics and an i'm
 mense party of Foresters are expected
 to picnic tkere about the 18th of Augus
 The Housatonic railroad company
 have issued the following notice: Com
 mencing Saturday, July 18th, througl
 sleeping cars for Great Burlington
 Stockbridge, Lenox and Pittsheld vii
 be run from Bridgeport every Saturda, night, leaving at II. 45 p. m.. or on arri val of 9.3O p. m. train from New York
 This train will stop at all regular sta
 tions between Bridgeport and Pittstiel,
 to leave passengers and will until fur ther notice be run on Saturday nights only, arriving at Pittsield early Sunday morning. For the accommodation o ) passengers taking this train at Bridge port sleeping cars will be at the depo
 by 9 o'clock p. m.
 , Now is the time to agitate the pro ject of building bridge across tn Housatonic river opposite this village City people wonder how we live with out snch a convenience. Nothing coul add more to the attractions of Canaa f than said bridge, which would open tn : way for several delightful drives whic are now practically closed or are too ia distant to reach via Dutcher's bridg
 and Bartholomew's bridge. The cost c
 transporting ice from Twin Lakes Canaan last winter would have partl , built bridge. Had the bridge bee l built 25 years ago, it would have pal 8 for itself several times and this villag would have been much larger than it i to-day. However, there is no use of cry
 ing for spilled milk, lamenting owe q folly or lack of foresight, and saying e.
 might have been." Better say it sha
 be" then build the bridge at oncc all
 let the present generation as we'll z future generations reap the benefit 0 F such bridge.
 Q Thirty mine regular trains, beside ex tras, pass Union depot daily. Th k running of so many trains on singl
 tracks is quite an undertaking and it ,- also dangerous to run them by train di 6 patchers, as misunderstanding of ol a ders is liable to occur. Eventually bot @ roads will need double tracks. It is d question whether trains make bette