Connecticut western news., 1891-07-09
Local News.

Mrs M. A. Griffin had the mis fortune to loose horse on July 1st.
 Fred s. Parsons returned to the New York Dental college last Monday.
 Phillip Ham, who is now at Lime Rock, spent the Fourth at his home ir this village.
 HI. N. Brackett's men have covered the roof of Camps drug store with the fire and water proof paint.
 Mrs James H. Newton, nurse. and three children, of Danbury, are visitin g at her uncle's, Mir Harlow Roots.
 Rev T. s. Bond exchanged p1lpits with the Rev David Phillips, of Lake vile, last Sunday morning and evening
 MT and Mrs Martin Mcclure have begun housekeeping in H. D. Hum phrey's new house on West Main street.
 Mrs Greenwood and daughters, oi Brooklyn N. Y. arrived at their summer residence, in the southwestern part oi Sheffield, last week.
 The water motor for running the blowing apparatus of the pipe organ, at the Pilgrim church, arrived and was put in position this week.
 Leroy Stone and wife, Mrs Evans and daughter, and Misses Martha and Hattie Evans, of Bethel,s spent the Fourth at John .Rodemeyer's.
 1-Leonard Grotta. of New York city, arrived in town last Thursday and re- mained until Tuesday, when he left for pleasure trip through western and central Massachusetts.
 A reduction of fares went into effect July l, on the Central New England & Western railroad. The local fares are 2s cents per mile, but no ticket for less than 10 cents will be sold.
 There is report that some of the western relatives of the late Miss Catherine B. Hunt have begun pro- ceedings for contesting her last will and testament, which we published last week
 William Niyer of Bluffton, S. O. called on friends here last Thursday en- route to visit his brother, 0. W. Niver, who lives near Lake Wangum. on Canaan mountain. He will remain north about three weeks.
 We noted with pleasure the inn proved appearance of the Berkshire Courier last week, due to its entire new dress of type. The Courier is an enter prising journal, and stands in the front rank of Berkshire County local papers. We extend our congratulation to Messrs Hinman, the present editors.
 A tennis club has been organized in this village. A piece of ground fac ing on Elm street, belonging to s. A. Eddy has been leased. Last Friday, Frank Hitchcock with the road machine removed the turf from the ground, and after coat of clay is administered and rolled down, two fine dirt courts will be he result,
 Once more the venerable Berkshire county weather prophet, Beartown Beebe, dons his rubber coat and spec tacles, and goes forth to interview the weather clerk. This time he has a special revelation which he transmits to the Berkshire News. He says the sum- mer will be much like the spring. As his blizzard failed to arrive on schedul- ed time last spring, we suppose he means the summer will be disappoint- ment.
 Rev Dr zachery Eddy supplied the Pilgrim church pulpit last Sunday morning and preached an excellent sermon from Joshua X. 12 and 13. He wrote the sermon as an appendix to the one which his brother, the Rev Dr Hi ram Eddy, preached June 21. Nearly every seat iz the church was occupied and the new pipe organ %as used for the first time. Nearly all the choir were present, and Miss S. W. Adam presided at the organ.
 No noisy demonstrations marked the celebration of the Glorious Fourth in our village, but all our citizens, head ed by the clergy, the lawyers, the doc tors and merchants helped by yelling, playing base ball, dancing, eating ice cream, exploding fre-crackers and tor pedoes. our East Canaan neighbors to glorify our national birthday. Flags and bunting were displayed here and few fire works and bonfire in the evening were the only observance in this village.
 The excursion traiu conveying the Connecticut delegates and their friends to the Christian Endeavor convention at Minneapolis. passed through this station, north bound, last Monday even ing, at about 9 o'clock A number of excursionists from Winsted, Falls Vil- lage and Lime Rock took the train here. G. Willis Parsons went from this town. The train was composed of nine Wagner vestibule sleepers and two baggage cars and was drawn by two of the heaviest passenger engines owned by the Housatonic railroad.
 As the Berkshire Hills Limited ex- press train neared the station at New Milford last Thursday evening, Mrs George l. Morgan, of New York, was found In an unconscious condition. She had suffered an apoplectic shock. Arriving at Canaan. Dr Camp, of Ct Harrington. was telegraphed to board