Connecticut western news., 1895-07-18

-J. H. Alvord, sanitary plumber and heating engineer, has the contract for plumbing the new addition to Gilbert Home at Winsted, Ct.,
 K. J. Munson is a remarkable old man. Though 85 years old we saw him moving grass with a scythe the other day. He whet the scythe too as grace fully as any young farmer could do.- Millerton Telegram. The Sunday school of the M. D.. Church will hold their annual picnic at Twin Lakes next Wednesday if the weather permits. If Wednesday proves unfavorable the picnic will occur on Thursday unless prevented by the same cause.
 "A heavy thunder shower accompani- ed by hall as large as walnuts visited Canaan and vicinity last Saturday afternoon. Several trees in East Ca naan were struck by lightning. We
 
 damage done by the hail.
 Gall on Station Agent Reed and get free copy of The New England Tourist which gives you complete information in regard to dates and rates of excur- sions to Saratoga, Niagara Falls, Ausable Chasm, White Mountains, Thousand Islands, Newport, Block Island etc. Robert J. Orr, of Pittsfeld. Mass, member of the firm of Bennett, Slo an x Go. wholesale grocers, No 100 Hud- son street, New York city, sailed for Europe yesterday on the steamer Britannia. Mr Orr goes on business and pleasure trip and will be absent two months or more.
 Mrs. Edwin Rogers, of North Adams, Mass who is stopping at Heron Island, Maine, for the summer, met with serious accident recently by falling and breaking her leg. A letter from Mir. Rogers July 16, stated that her hip had been fractured andthat the injury might prove fatal.-Springfeld Union.
 The Rev Dr T. H. Baragwa1ati', i, formerly pastor of theMethodist Church in this village. but now pastor of Jane street Methodist Church in the city of New York. will sail for Europe on Sat urday the 20th. inst, aboard the steam CT State of Nebraska He expects to return some time in September The remains of J. W. Davis who for the past two years has resided on Mt. Riga. were transferred from this place to Utica, yesterday. He died Tuesday morning after an illness of about eight weeks of peritonitis. He was an able man and prominent Christian Scientist. -Millerton Tele- gram July II.
 MT Preston Hunt, who has been in Florida for several years past, arrived iu town on Tuesday evening. He will probably remain north through the sum- mer if not longer. as the serious freeze which visited Florida last winter nearly ruined his orange grove and he thinks the prospects of the state for the next few years are not of the brightest hue. l-Pawling Chronicle.
 Mrs Jennie Bragg Petite, of Bayonne N. J was a guest of her uncle, J. l.. Bragg, over Sunday. It is the first time they ever met. There Is quite 8 romance connected with this visit. Mrs Petite is lady of about AS years. and was born in Lexington, Ky. For over 25 years the northern and southern members of the Bragg family lost all tcace of each other and have just q & covered each others whereabouts. The romances of fiction fade before this genuine romance, and if you would like to hear the details of the latter just call on J. L. Bragg and he will relate them to you.
 Rev o. D. Milliken and. MT W. G. Cargill arrived home from Europe las Saturday evening. Rev Milliken occu pied his pulpit Sunday morning ani preached grand sermon on the theme Living for principle" In prefacine his sermon he stated it twas writer under unfavorable circumstances, while he was lying in narrow berth on board ship in fog off the Banks of New Foundland with the fog horn almos necessarily blowing and the steamers machinery making niose." On step I ping off the train on his arriva, at Ga naan he told friend T am glad tt see Canaan again"
 The little insect, which is eating the leaves of our elm trees, is called tn, elm tree beetle. In some places, Wat erbury for instance, it's ravages ar, causing great alarm. The remedy sug gested is to spray the trees with pari green, one pound to 100 or 150 gallons o water. Another remedy, which has beer tried with success, Is to surround th tree with band of tin. tacking tn lower edge tightly to the tree. Tbel put in laundry soap shavings, wLicl will fill up the crack at the lower edge and lastly coat the inner surface of th tin with coal tar. Then when the worm come down the tree they adhere to tn tar and don't get the ground and devel op into beetles.
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