Connecticut western news., 1891-08-06
Local News.

WOAAAu6.
 -S. O. Cummings and family, of Norwalk, were in town from Friday until Monday.
 Arthur Tuckerman of Salamanca, N. Y. spent last week with his sister, Mrs S. A. Eddy.
 Julius Corbit started Tuesday for business trip to Chicago and other points in the West.
 Rev Samuel F. Adam, of Plainville, occupied the pulpit at Christ's church Sunday in exchange with Rev F. w. Barnett.
 Until further notice N. S. Stevens will sell ice cream by the plate, also by the quart or gallon, at his creamery in East Canaan.
 Five members of the Winsted Board of Trade died during the past year, viz. |, William l. Gilbert, James Alvord, Dr Steele, G. B. Harris, Fred Moore.
 Only six excursionists for the Sara togs excursion were aboard the 1925 train on the 0. N E. & W. road Satur- day morning when the train arrived at Canaan.
 The basement and cellar for E. R. Lorrsin's new house, between the town hall and the NJ. E. parsonage, is nearly completed and the frame for the house will soon be raised.
 Miss Ada Mcintyre, the popular assistant postmistress, is having her vacation which she is spending in camp at Twin Lakes Watson Harden bergh is assisting in the post office dur ing her absence.
 Tt requires something fh addition to newspaper enterprise to boom town. Citizens associations or boards of trade must hold ont some inducements either to manufacturers or to summer visitors or our country towns will not grow very fast or very large.
 Last Sunday about 6 8. m., as w. H. Camp was walking on the Housaton- ic railroad track little south of the Union depot, he discovered broken rail. Section Supt. Goodwin was at once notified. and the rail repaired. No doubt the timely discovery of MT Camp averted serious accident.
 The Saratoga excursion train over the Housatonic road passed through here at o'clock last Monday, consist ing of six we'll filled cars. These ex- cursions are becoming very popular. and will be continued every Monday for six weeks. Fare for round trip including board for four days, S8,50.
 -E. D. Norton, the Housatonic rail road station agent at Pittsfeld, is enjoy ing g the first real vacation given him in many years. He has already been off duty about . month and has visited Boston and Chatham, Mass, Portland and Lubec, Maine. He was in Canaan from Friday until Sunday and will re- main of duty about three weeks more, during which time he will visit the sea coast again.
 -Dr Francis P. Whittlesey and Mrs Whittlesey arrived from Jamaica Thurs day night and are now at the Rev Elisha Whittlesey's. Dr Whittlesey is in very critical condition. Before leaving Ja- maica consultation of physicians de- cided that he should return to the United States at once, as there were no hopes of his recotery there. His symp- toms indicate blood poisoning and he is confined entirely to his bed. He is at- tended by Dr 0. W. Camp.
 "A MESS OF PEAS. Persons who pat ronize papers should pay promptly, for the peouniary prospects of the press have 8 peculiar power in pushing for ward public prosperity. If the printer , is pad promptly and his pockets kept plethoric by prompt paying patrons, he puts his pen to his paper in peace, his paragraphs are more pointed; he paints ! his pictures of passing events in more pleasing colors, and the perusal of his paper is pleasure to the people. Please paste this piece of proverbial philoso- phy in some place where all persons can perceive it-Midland Mechanic.
 -Nr Edwin Gould and party, from New York, stopped at the Warner House from Sunday afternoon to Mon day forenoon. The party consisted of MT Gould. Capt H, 0. Taylor, Judge J. 6. Baldwin, Jr., Doctor A F. Baldwin of New York, and Col w. Fisher of Dallas. Texas. Mr Gould is the young est son of Jay Gould. The party are driving through the country with an elegant span of horses and Brewster wagon in charge of their own coachman. Every member of the party created an exceedingly favorable impression as they are remarkably quiet and put on no airs. There Is no shoddy about them.
 Last week We spoke of game o1 base ball play ed here on Sunday. We lit. tie thought that this disgraceful practice would become an event of weekly occur ance and yet we are informed that ii was again resumed last Sunday. We suppose that those who participated in it care little for the Sabbath, yet we should thiuk they might care enough fur the opinion of the better class of ou, citizens snd those whose opinions are worth something, than to go trailing through the streets at noontide. and by boisterous and unseemely language, de