Connecticut western news., 1892-08-11

HI. H. Beardsley is painting both the exterior and interior of the High School building. g.-Adv.
 Frederick Lawrence, son of Josiah guest at Rev Dr Eddy's the past week
 Last Monday about ten painters ar rived here from Bridgeport en route for Lakeville to work on the Hotchkiss | school.
 Hon Henry E. Burton, of Middle town. spent Sunday at Judge Granger's and on Monday he and Miss Burton re- turned home.
 The Youths Temperance Banner of Aug. 1 contains an illustrated story en- titled 'Is He Safe?" written by Lucia Dowd Smith.
 The lost waterproof cape advertised in last weeks NEWS was heard from the next day. That is the usual experience of our advertisers. Mrs Mary Griffin suffered hem orrhage of the lungs last Friday and an other on Sunday. She is still quite weak but is improving.
 James H. Drake has run all iron rod through the two main branches of the large maple tree east of the Warner House, to prevent it's splitting. For the benefit of the Pine Grove improvement association, Rev T. 5. Bond gave stereopticon exhibition at the tabernacle Tuesday evening which netted the sum of $12.
 Rev Dr Eddy has engagements to preach every Sunday during this month. Indeed, for some time past there has seldom been Sunday when the Dr. has not preached somewhere.
 | Thomas L. Norton, of Lakeville, now in camp with Judge Roraback and others at Twin Lakes, is 0years old to- day (Thursday.) The Judge has decid- el that "Tom's" birthday be celebra- ted by drowning Tom " in the lake to- day at 12 o'clock sharp.
 Reverend and Mrs E. H. Roys and daughter, Edith, of Coeymans,a are visit ing at Col Cards in this village. The dominic is enjoying his annual vacation. He and his family are always heartily welcomed by their Millerton friends Millerton Telegram, Aug. 4.
 The Bethlehem correspondent of the Waterbury (Weekly) American of August stated that Rev D. c. Stone, lately of Canaan, had supplied the pull pit of the Congregational church of that place for two Sundays very acceptably. during the absence of the pastor, and would do so for one more Sunday.
 As engine No. 31 was backing down to Canaan from Norfolk Sunday night, she got off the track in the steam drill cut at .Stony Lonesome, and ran for some lengths on the gronnd. She was put back on the track after some delay but the Washington express did not reach Canaan till morning. The cause OI Gu6 dCCluoub was buO SpIGdulhS5 Ol oi1C track.
 Last Friday we received 8 circular, dated August 2d, from 0. P. Van AL styne. the newly appointed general pas senger agent of the Housatonic Railroad Go, announcing that important time
 table changes would take, effect on Mon- day, Aug. 8th, 1892, affecting train schedules on all divisions. Pocket time
 tables can be obtained from all ticket
 agents.
 We are to have Columbus postage
 stamps ip commemora of the
 Worlds Fair. Postmaster-General
 Wanamaker has adopted designs for g
 new series of stamps. The issue will
 include all values and will bear designs
 of historic character, each represent. ing some incident in the life of Colum-
 bus or picturing something appropriate l to it's purpose.-Hartford Times. Rev Dr Hiram Eddy conducted re , ligious services at Twin Lakes last Sun day evening at six o'clock. The Dr stood near the shore in front of Judge Roraback's cottage. and about fifty ol sixty people gathered about him. Du l ring the service some bold spirit took { snap shot at the congregation with 1 l kodak. Next Sunday at the same time
 and place the services will be conducted a by Thomas l.. Norton of Lakeville, 8 We publish today avery interesting letter from Mir $. B. Robbins, of Grea t Falls, Mont, formerly of Lakeville, Ct : Mir Robbins takes exception to thu s statement of Montana ranchman a k published in the NEWS of July 2lst !, Mir Robbins is civil and mining en t gineer and possibly from his standpoint r or through his spectscles, Montan looks different than from the standpoin
 and experience, or through the specta C, cIes, of Montana ranchman. h The Norwalk Gazette says A ter r rible accident was narrowly averted Sat @ urday evening July 30 on the Consolida If ted side of the depot. The Pittsiel |. express had come in on the Housatoni r. tracks and was just passing on to tn e Consolidated tracks below the depot IS when the Ghost train came in at tn h depot. The engineer, seeing the Pitts s field express down the track, whistle F. and applied the air brakes, stopping jus ,e in time. Although no damage resulted
 those who witnessed the occurenc