Connecticut western news., 1891-07-30

-Ollmost Orgust, with camp meeting orsters.
 Mrs M. M- Franklin, of Middle. town, is visiting friends here.
 Miss Bennett and Miss Force, of New York, are guests at R. c. Newton s.
 Miss Emily Newton will leave for New London, Aug 8ta, to visit friends
 -G, Willis Parsons arrived home from the Minneapolis convention last Saturday night.
 HI. w. White is the new general auditor of the Housatonic railroad, vice Fl. O. Hiteman resigned.
 The work of blasting out the ditch for the extension of the water main on Granite Ave was finished last Saturday.
 George W. Roraback has moved from Chester, Mass, to Westfeld, Mass but is still in the employ of Frank w. Gross.
 The Rev F. w. Barnett was in New Haven over Sunday, but his pulpit was supplied by the Rev G, M. Stanley, of Winsted.
 Milton Roraback spent last week looking oyer the old battle grounds in and around Richmond, and Hampton Roads, in Virginia.
 Part of the frame for E. D. Law rence's new house was raised last Satur- day. The frame for c. H. Pease's job printing office was raised Tuesday.
 -Wm Garfield, of Canaan Valley, has his crop of seven acres of tobacco near ly all topped. This is without doubt the best crop in the Housatonic Valley this season.
 The Housatonic road has reduced it's rate for the transportation of bicycles from fifty cents to twenty-five cents for twenty-five miles or less and one cent 8 mile for each additional mile.
 Mrs R. 0. Newton and her sister, Mrs Kellogg, are visiting their native place, Montpelier, Vt. They will also visit old friends in other parts of Yer mont. They left Canaan Monday and will be absent two or three weeks.
 The Rev T. H. Baragwanath attend ed the Christian Endeavor convention at Minneapolis and then visited the Yellowstone Park, Salt Lake City, Den yer, Pike's Peak and other western attractions. He is expected to arrive home at Rhinebeck N. Y. this week.
 PINE GROVE TRAINS. Commencing Saturday. August 1st, and until further notice, the following trains of the Hous- atomic road will stop at Pine Grove Station, to leave and on signal to re- ceive passengers:-trai Nos. 9, Is, 19 and 21 going North, also trains Nos. 12, 20 and "A going South.
 The next meeting of the Agassiz Society will be held at w. H. Camps next Tuesday evening. It will be 8 continuation of the last meeting held at Miss s. w. Adams. All contribu- tions concerning the flora of this vicin- ity from members as others will be thankfully received by the society.
 To correct the impression which some have concerning the arrangements made with the Gilbert Home for the care of the dependent children of the county, 1t Is stated that the trustees of this home agree to take entire care of the children which includes schooling board and clothing for S1.5O per week.
 In order that the veterans along the line of the Housatonic railroad may attend the national encampment of the August 5, an excursion train will be run by the Housatonic railroad, leaving New Haven at p. m. August 2. Excursion tickets good for thirty days will be sold all along the line for $15.
 The Housatonic railroads second excursion of the season to Saratoga Springs was fully as we'll patronized as the excursion week previous. The train passed Canaan at o'clock last Monday with four we'll filled cars. Our West Cornwall correspondent accom- panied the first excursion and he fur. nishes THE NEWS with good report oi his trip.
 It would be hard to imagine a msrrier or more happy party than is to be found at ''Camp Ducky" in the up per part of the grove at Twin Lakes. Already five tents have been pitched beneath the large oak trees, and reen- forcements are expected daily. In ad- dition to Judge Roraback's party men, toned last week, there are now Mir and Mrs Geo P. Strong, Dr and Mrs J. D. Clemans, and Mir and Mrs J. N. Van Deusen and T. l.. Norton and family are either there or ought to be there by this time.
 The concert on opening the new pipe organ at the Pilgrim church or Wednesday evening of last week was { success in every respect. The orgar was built to order by Johnson & Som of Westfeld Mass It has two manuel with fifteen mechanical and speaking stops. Its tone is mellow and quit, pleasing yet the organ Is fully larg' enough or powerful enough to "mak' the arches ring" when desired. It i. blown by Ross water engine, so called or in other words water motor. Tn, 12 numbers on the programme for tn, concert, although very classical, were al