Connecticut western news., 1894-09-06

A very well attended ana interest ing meeting of the Agassiz society was held at J. l.. Bragg's on Tuesday night.
 Rev Mir Milliken is at home again from his vacation and will occupy his pulpit in the Pilgrim church on Sun day. 3d..
 Mrs Louise Smith returned from West Haven last Saturday but F. A. Peet and family expect to remain at West Haven two or three weeks more.
 Arthur Wolcott is taking two weeks vacation. He went to Chatham. N. Y, yesterday to visit friends and at tend the Agricultural fair now being held in that place.
 Martin Snyder, farmer residing near Aucram, was burned to death Aug. 29th, while fighting fire on his meadow, fire caused by sparks from an engine - Millerton Telegram.
 Mrs Mayhew has moved into the house recently vacated by Theodore T. Adam, and Miss Almira Stevens has moved into the rooms over J. L. Bragg's store vacated by Mrs Mayhew.
 The Sharon Valley correspondent of the Mllerton Telegram says: "A man was arrested on Main street last night for singing Sweet Marie. and sent to the opera house for thirty days" We hear that Mrs George Adam contemplates spending the winter in New Haven for the purpose of putting her two youngest children in school. Mrs Adam will be much missed in church and society.
 Now that the wells are low there is great danger of typhoid fever. Nobody should drink water from such wells un. less it has been boiled. It is said that water can be sterilized and made healthy by exposure to the suns rays.
 A very fine concert of classical music was given by Messrs Ferdinand Sinzig, of New York, pianist, and Rich ard E. Follett, of Sheffield, baritone, at Lime Rock last Saturday evening They also gave concert at Salisbury on Mon- day evening.
 = If you rub cows legs with tansy, you will not be bothered with flies at milking time. Occasionally merciful driver rubs his horses legs with the same odorous plant. The flies will not come near again that day.-Connecticut Farmer
 Base ball. In Q 10 inning game at Winsted last Thursday the Winsteds beat the Hartfords by score of , to 4. On Saturday the game between the Winsteds and the South Norwalk club was played at Winsted. Score Is to in favor of Winsted.
 Will Emmons, left town yesterday on trip to the St. Lawrence River, Montreal, and Quebec, returning via. Lake Champlain, Ft, Ticonderoga and Grown Point Will will consume about ten days on the trip. He has dread of custom officers and will cross the line minus his customary plug of "No Tax"
 --One of the best performances ever given on the Canaan stage was present ed at Town Hall last week Wednesday evening by Chas. Hines company in the "Colonel and l." The play itself is one full of rich humor and the Fen tons (Dan and Henry) in the title roles were very amusing. The other special ty artists also deserve mention viz; Miss Sherwood and Messrs John Stewart, Frank Kennedy and Gnff Williams. The performers were greeted by good sized audience. Another very similar play is booked here for Oct. 26, "Jay Bluff X Co.,. ," carrying brass band and orchestra.
 A month or more ago statement went the rounds of the state press to the effect that "the Twin Lakes were never known to be so low as at present" !" On Aug. 16th, by request, the NEWS contradicted said statement. The NEWS furthermore affirmed on Aug. 18th that the water in the lakes was two feet high. CT than during the Autumn of 1892 What was not true month or more ago is true to-day, and is made true by the continued drouth. Several days ago the water ceased to flow from the upper lake into the lower lake. Mrs Frederick Miles has lived at Twin Lakes the past 50 years and she says that not until the past week has she ever seen the stream dry between the lakes-
 The Boston-Baltimor champion. ship lapses into insignifgance compar. ed with the game to be played this af ternoon at East Canaan between Ga naan and East Canaan. The team who will represent Canaan is as follows, sub iect to Q change of position after the first inning: l.. 0. Rhoades. pitcher 0. O. Briggs, catcher; J. G, Root. short stop; c. Rodemeyer, 1st base; Al Brain ard, 2d base; John Beckley, 3d base H s. Thomson, left field, Michael Mad den. right field; Brett Morton, centel feld Clem Kegler, steward. The game will be worthy of a large attendance ani the decisions of MT Isaac Lermond vii be respected by the spectators. w. predict the score;
 JEROME RooT GEO. CUNNING
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