Connecticut western news., 1892-08-18
Miss Bridges returned to this vii. lage from England last Friday.

take shirt collar long to fall from grace.
 Rev Wm F. Bielby, of Kent, officia- ted at Christ church on Sunday, having exchanged with the rector.
 The Rev Messrs D. Phillips, of Lakeville, and T. s. Bond, of this vil- lage, exchanged pulplts Sunday.
 Miss Prescott, whose home is at Bristol with her brother Martin W. Tres colt, is visiting at Edmund D. Law rence's.
 A Long Time.-"Have you been long in the employ of the road?" "I am just finishing my first trip" "Long as that, ?"-Harpers Bazaar.
 There were two young scamps here last week Wednesday taking subscrip- tions for the N. Y. Tribune at reduced rates. They are frauds and should be arrested.
 The I'll train going east on the P. R. X N. E. road was one hour and fifty minutes late Tuesday night owing to failure of trans on the Harlem road to connect.
 The railroads will make the usual excursion rates to all who wish to at tend Pine Grove camp meeting which will be in session from Aug. 22nd to 27th inclusive.
 May Fortune smile on R. Ramsey, of Bantam, who under date of Aug. 18th renews his subscription to the NEWS and writes, My ship is small but l will share with the printer"
 Some one recently broke the rope on the flag pole and hauled 1t down. This was neither kind nor patriotic act. It will be difficult job to place new rope through the pulley at the top of the pole.
 John Hurd, of Bridgeport, was re- gently injured on his Northern Adiron- dack railroad. A mail train crashed into bis special car. MT Hurd jumped, was taken up senseless and carried to his Santa Clara home.
 The supper and basket sale held last Friday night at the Pilgrim church parlors was we'll attended in spite of the unfavorable weather and proved a very pleasant occasion. To look at the matter from a financial standpoint, the net receipts were $6O.
 Rev Dr Eddy and Milton Roraback saw black snake by the road while they were driving last Tuesday. Nr. Roraback at once attacked it, and finally succeeded in killing it in small tree, into which it climbed. The serpent was feet six inches long.
 Camp Osceola gave dance in the pavilion at the Lakes last night. Friends from Lakeville, Salisbury, Lime Rock, Falls Village and Canaan were invited. Camp Osceola entertained Jerome Nay $ banjo quartet who furnished the music for the hop.
 The following is going the rounds of the press: Every time delinquent subscribers name is mentioned in the paper it is inverted as:
 roqu foues and family are in Chicago.
 Every other subscriber understands what it means and there is grand rush to get right side up again."
 A freight car recently failed to stop when 1t came to the end of the side track near the Canaan Lime Co.'S ware house and the trucks at one end of the car were buried in the soil; if the same thing had happened on the other side track, it would have been "close call for MT Nihil and his family.
 -J. A. Underwood says that he sue ceeded in killing four flies last Thurs day, and it took him all the afternoon to accomplish the feat as Canaan flies are mighty lively. Jay wants the fore going fact published, but he did not state whether it was to prove the agility of himself or the flies, or both.
 The Connecticut Farmer says Litchfield county potato bugs are saiG to take no interest whatever in the croE when planted two rows wide on the outside of corn fields, and likewise have no use for it when the planting Is done after the middle of May. The farmers hope to exterminate the creatures by pursuing this method.
 On Tuesday, August 16th, the Hous atomic Railroad placed excursion tick cts on sale from this place to Kansal City and return, on account of Knight. of Pythias Biennial Encampment Fare for the round trip only BPS. % Tickets good going August 18th to 20tl and good returning until Septenbe 18th. Anybody can go.
 Al lady interested in village improve ment enquired last Saturday if there was dirt enough in town to fill up those two mud puddles near the corner O Main and Railroad streets. Were those mud puddles filled we should mis- those fish ponds and also miss tn, pleasure of seeing barefoot urchin wade around in them. LATER. I'm mud puddles were filled with dirt yes terday, per order of the selectmen.
 A. w. Perrin and wife left Bridge port last week for Philadelphia, wher they will reside in tho future. MT Perrin who until the recent change in the man agement of the Housatonic railroad com pany held the office of general passenge agent, has accepted lucrative ano | lu nc rooropo;hla xu;tb 4b