Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01

Rev E. H. Roys and family of Walton. N. r., are visiting relatives in town.
 Miss Dunning in spending a few weeks at York Cliff on the coast of Maine.
 Mrs Bowen and daughter, of Jersey City, N. J., are the guests of Mrs Hiram Eddy.
 Miss Lena Gillette, of Falls Village, is visiting relatives here. She arrived last Saturday.
 Louis Holt was attacked with ton silitis on Monday. but is as comfortable 'as could be expected.
 pr and Mrs Lee went on the excur- sion to Savin Rock Tuesday. They re- port delightful trip.
 Samuel Reel went to Winsted Sun- day afternoon where he has found en- ployment in clock shop.
 Mrs George A. Kress and daugh- ter Eva, of Westfield, Mass arc visit ing at Prof. H. NJ. Adams.
 Samuel A. Eddy cut a deep gash in bis foot last week Wednesday evening with an axe and now has to go on crutches.
 There will be paper sale in the Pilgrim church parlors Friaay evening Aug. g. Ice cream, cake and coffee will be served.
 70. O. Briggs returned last Friday from a six weeks business trip through Vermont. New Hampshire and Maine and left again Monday.
 The Rev Harry I. Bodley, secretary of the Society for' the Increase of the Ministry, will preach in Christ church next Sunday morning.
 The excursion train for Savin Rock on Tuesday passed this station with six cars we'll filled and one partially filled. Twelve excursion tickets were sold here.
 Mir and Mrs T. Shoemaker and Miss Louise Shoemaker returned on Saturday to their home in Griggsville, Ill Miss Ella Shoemaker going with them.
 Some one has noticed that as soon as girl gets bicycle of her own she stops saying publicly that bicycle bloomers are ridiculous. .-Meriden Journal.
 A. P. Freeman and party broke camp at Twin Lakes yesterday and Messrs B. A. Peirce, H. B. Ives, F. May. J. G. Beckley and H. D. Reed will occupy the tents on that site.
 The price of milk on the line of the 1 F., R. & N. E. R R. Go. will advance on August 1. on and after which date Mr. Bullwinkel's price at the Whiting River creamery will be 1-4 cents per quart, or 90 cents per can.
 Rev Mr Ellis. of Sheffield, Mass, officiated at Christ church on Sunday, having exchanged with Rev F. W. Bar nett, and preached an excellent sermon on the Christian Church, taking as his text Ephesians IT. 1929.
 And now the maple bug has put in an appearance, doing damage on trees of that kind. If we could only match these insects up against the elm bugs in prize ring or on the field of battle, the problem of their extermination would be solved. d.-Danbury News. Rev B. Seeholzer and family went to Poughkeepsie N Y Tuesday to attend the wedding of MT Seeholzer's brother which took place yesterday. The Rev and family will return to Canaan on Saturday. and next Tuesday they will commence camping at Twin Lakes.
 Joseph s. Adam has among the hens in his extensive poultry yards a White Plymouth Rock hen, which i, certainly very remarkable and eccen, tric fowl. She recently presented hei sstonished owner with an egg which is 3f inches long. 2s inches in diameter,7! inches in circumference and weighed 3! ounces. On blowing this egg it was found to contain no yolk, but instead il contained a completely formed good sized egg with hard shell and botl yolk and white.
 The Naugatuck News, Irving J. Reyes editor and proprietor. will on the 18th instant commence the publication of daily issue. The new venture will be an afternoon paper and it is expected that the people of Naugatuck and vi cinity will take pride in supporting thi, enterprise which will enhance the pros perity and advantages of Naugatuck. Is less than year since Editor Reyes founded the weekly edition of tn, Naugatuck News. and this daily ventur, speaks volumes for Reyes record as al editor and hustler.
 An informal meeting of citizen was held at Town Hall last Friday even ing to take some action in regard t, protecting elm trees in the village iron
 the ravages of the elm tree beetle Various methods of exterminating tn beetle were discussed, but no defnit
 plan of concerted action was adopted and the meeting adjourned for on week. It was requested that those Ii attendance get all the information the can in the meantime ln regard t methods of exterminating the beetle The general sentiment was that at thi
 stage of the pest the most feasible c
 practicable method was 10 scrape tn , rough bark from the trunks of the tree