Connecticut western news., 1890-09-24
Local Bubbles.

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 Local Bubbles.
 Miss Lena Gillette. of Falls Village. visited relatives here last week.
 A" Come early and avoid the crush" is the motto at Geo l.. Parsons, where Brussels soap tho rosin) is all the rage.
 Mrs Levi Bronson, of East Canaan. has snow-ball bush which has been in full bloom the past two weeks. It also blossomed last June.
 Miss Gussie Bronson, of East Can aan. is attending the high school in Winsted. and is also taking music les sons of Prof s. A. Weaver.
 Martin Rood, the popular clerk st Fuller & Peet's says: "99 out of 100 who once use Brussels soap continue it's use. believe the hundredth would if he continued to use soap"
 About 100 people from Hartford went on the excursion to Poughkeeksie last Thursday. Very few went from this section. as it was. not generally known there was to be an excursion.
 Charles H. Gillette and daughter, Lottie. of Manistee, Mich. visited rala- tives here and ct Falls Village last week and on Saturday vent to Van Deusen- vile, Mas., ,, to visit relatives there.
 Thomas Fl. Pease. who has kept book store on Church street, New Haven, for the past twenty-five years, died in that city on the 18th inst. He was born in Canaan and was 75 years of aee.
 -Jailer Fenn of the Hartford jail. . veteran in his line of 30 years experi- ence, concludes that 90 per cent of the thousands committed to the jail under his overnight. were brought there by whiskey drinking.
 "A Frenchman named Bion is in the Litohfeld jail, perhaps for life, he being unable to furnish heavy bonds to keep the peace, required because of his threat to kill Lyman Dunning, of North Can aan. for attempting whose life he has served term in the State prison. The Supreme Court has just decided that he cannot he released unless he furnishes the required securities of pesce. Bridge port Farmer.
 The eighth annual exhibition and fair of the Pennington Valley sgricul- tural corporation at Cherry Park near Canton. Conn, will be held to-day and tomorrow. Sept "A and 25. All trains on the 0. N. E. & w. road stop near the park, and special rates are given from all stations upon this road in the state. The list of trotting entries for both days exceeds all former years and the races will be very interesting. The races will be called promptly at 1.3O and hope to finish so that passengers may return at 4. p. m. The bicycle races will be called at 12, o'clock Thursday. "Visit Cherry Park the finest fair grounds in New England"
 The heavy rain last Wednesday afternoon caused the streams in this vicinity to overflow their banks. and rendered some highways almost impas- sable. The Whiting river rose until the water poured through both arches at the "big fill" and washed out the road way so that it was impossible until Friday afternoon. A washout on the c. N. E. & w. track near Copake, delayed the sleeping car from the west three hours, and necessitated transfer of passengers. The trains from the west were also from one and one-half to two hours late on Thursday. A washout on the track near West Stock bridge delay ed trains, and passengers for Albany were sent vic of Pittsfield. Many cellars in this village were partly filled with water.
 To accommodate those wishing to attend the Ct Harrington fair, the aousatonic railroad will run excursion trains as follows: On Thursday and Fri day, Sept 25 and 26. an excursion train will leave Pittsfeld at 8.3O a. m., stop ping at intermediate stations and arriv- ing at Ct Harrington at 9.35. Returning leave Ct Harrington for Pittsfield and intermediate stations at 5.30 p. m. On the same dates an excursion train. will leave Falls Village ct 8. .45 a. m., stop ping at intermediate stations and arriv. ing at Ct Harrington at 9.25. Returning leave Ct Harrington for Falls Village and intermediate stations at $40 p. m. Excursion tickets will be sold on nll trains from stations south of Falls Vil- lage Sept "A, 25 aud 26. Excursion tickets from stations between Pittsfeld and Ct Burlington inclusive will be sold on all regular trains Sept 24th. Excursion tickets not good on limited express trains. Excursion tickets sold Sept 25 and % will only be good on l excursion trains. We'll, begorra, the ! foregoing is foine notice. It appears that man from any station south of Falls Village may buy an excursion ticket and then walk home or pay reguu