Connecticut western news., 1895-07-04

of New York. were guests at s. W. Barnes from Friday until Monday.
 MT Atwater and party iron Po'keep, sic, N. r., passed through this village Tuesday afternoon on the way to Sand isfeld, Mass.
 Mir and Mrs George S. Raymond, of Galesburg, Ill.,, are in town as the guests of Mrs Ophelia R. Camp. Mrs Raymond is a niece of Mrs Fairchild and cousin of Mrs Camp.
 There were showers enough last week to satisfy the farmers and tobacco raisers, or even the most enthusiastic prohibitionists; in fact it was genuine camp meeting weather.
 A l. Bridgeham. one of tho teach CTS at the Canaan Academy. returned to his home in Arlington Flights. Mass. on Monday, his engagement at the Academy being at an end.
 Frank A. Peet will sail for France en Saturday, July 9th. for one months absence, during which he will travel in England. Scotland and Ire land and on the Continent.
 Don't forget the ice cream festival on the Congregational Church grounds at East Canaan this afternoon and eve- ming from to 10 o'clock. Watch for the balloon ascensions during the eve- ming.
 The NEWS has been requested to suppress until next week the details of an educational, real estate or business transaction or change (whatever you are pleased to call it that has recently taken place in tnis village.
 Rev Mir Davidson, who is supplying the pulpit of the Cong1 church at Riv- erton. conducted the services at the Pilgrim church on Sunday and preach ed an excellent sermon on the words or Luke XXI 29. There will be no servi- ces at the Pilgrim church on Sunday.
 Mrs Adeline Beckley called on friends here Tuesday while returning from New Hartford to Kent in time to attend the wedding ofMr Frank l. New ton and Miss Mary I. King announced to take place at the residence of MT and Mrs Randolph Frisbie in Kent on We'd nesday, July 3d.
 Light Battery K. First United States Artillery, Captain J. w. Dillen- back, is to go into camp at Tyringham. Msss., about July 10th. for forty days. The battery will probably pass through thls town on it's way from Fort Hamil. ton, New York harbor, about the 14th, inst. The soldier blood of Editor Col. Bliss, of the Great Darlington Gazette, is stirred at the prospect of seeing a detachment of live United States army soldiers again.
 Charles Walsh. of Amenia, N. r., has bought the Pawling, (N. Y) Chronicle and has placed the manage ment of that newspaper in the hands of Geo. s. Williams, formerly connected with the NEWS but recently foreman of the job department of the Poughkeep- sic Enterprise. Mr Williams not only has salary but half interest in the business besides. We congratulate Mir Williams on his preferment. and he has our best wishes for success in his new field.
 The Rev c. s. Oakley, of Highland. N. r., recently received the degree of Master of Arts from the Col lege of the City of New York, and Syracuse University. He is son of the Rev J. G. Oakley Ph. D. D. D., pastor of Centenary Methodist Episco- pal Church. New York city. He is a "chip of the old block" and all who are fortunate enough to be acquainted with Dr Oakley or who have ever heard him preach or lecture know what is meant and implied by this saying.
 Last Saturday as J. s. Stanton was riding bicycle on the sidewalk in Railroad street he overlook and ran against Geo. P. Strong who was walk ing with some heavy pipe tongs on his shoulder, Mir Strong was struck tn the I hip by the handle bar of the bike, was knocked down. his clothes torn and his feelings injured; in fact he was SO en. tangled in the wheel that 1t was a qnes ton for jury to decide whether Strong was riding the wheel or the wheel rid. ing Strong. Stanton did some grand and lofty tumbling from the wheel and landed on his head and shoulders Strong arose in his might, and in his wrath, and grasping the pipe tongs he attacked the wheel and endeavored tc smash it into smithereens. He succeed ed in crippling the wheel so that Stan ton could not ride it, and he also sue ceeded in frightening Stanton out of , years growth. It was a slaughter O. the innocents, for the innocent vince suffered the most.
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