Connecticut western news., 1895-08-01
Local News.
.Trilby tomorrow night.


 Gasoline stoves at cost. J. H. AL worlds, Winsted, Ct.
 -Agassiz meeting at MT Bragg's, Tuesday, August 9th.
 Franklin N. Brown has recovered from diphtheria, and was around town yesterday.
 Mrs Ham and party commenced camping in Gardner's grove at Twin Lakes yesterday.
 -"Old Rube Tanner" at Town Hall, August 12. Hear the band and see the free street parade.
 T will be absent on vacation from Sept. until the 21st inclusive. H. l.. Ross, dentist, Canaan, Conn.
 About 80 persons went by train and number of others in wagons to the M. E. picnic at Twin Lakes yesterday.
 A number of the young people en- loved an informal summer dance at the hall on Friday evening. The ladies furnished music.
 Mayor Clark, of Bridgeport, and Mrs Clark are occupying a cottage near the Delemater cottage On the north shore at Twin Lakes.
 >-"Tentipg on the old camp grourd !" That is what Messrs Frank Strong, Geo. P. Strong, J. N. Van Deusen, Frank Van Deusen, Tom Norton, W. w. Nor ton and their families are doing at Twin Lakes.
 Why should the spirit of mortal be proud {; And put on such Jugs and talk out so loud; And wear such good clothes, and warble and
 caper,
 When 1t owes from one dollar to three on its
 paper9 -Dansville Breeze. William J. Mackey, Of Blackington, Mass, is no longer the catcher of the Winsted base ball club, but Winsted still lives and on Saturday of this week the Haydenville, Mass, club is coming to Winsted to try and wax Winsted.
 The three. weeks'-old daughter of Mir and Mrs Elisba Benedict died at 5 o'clock last Friday afternoon. The fu- neral was attended at the house on Sunday at 2 p. m., Rev B. Seeholzer conducting the services. Burial at low CT cemetery.
 "A large number of counterfeit sil yer twenty five cent pieces, bearing date 1894, are being circulated. The coun- terfeit is one of the best ever seen. The color is perfect. the weight excel lent, and it can only be detected by its ring. which is dull.-T Norwalk Gazette Look at the faces of all the people you see riding on or behind docktailed, mutilated horses, and see how many kind, noble, generous, merciful faces you can find among them, and on the other hand how many cold, hard, dissi- pated. unhappy and merciless ones!- Our Dumb Animals.
 The insurance on barn of Edward Ward, which burned Friday afternoon, consisted of S1, 300 on building and $1. 400 on produce, same being carried by the Niagara and Caledonian Ins Co.'S. The loss was settled Monday af ternoon, the companies allowing the full insurance.
 The Sadie Stringham Go. have been playing in Great Harrington ant Winsted this season and have giveI satisfaction and received very comp pli mentary press notices from the news papers in both towns. They give burlesque on "Trilby" at the Towl Hall here on Friday evening, 2i.
 The Berkshire Life Insurance Go Pittsfeld, Mass, has just issued it 1895 edition (50 pages) of Drives ant Walks in the Berkshire Hills" also al edition (25 pages) of Drives and Walk at Stock bIidge and Vicinity" A large and excellent map of Berkshire county is placed in the envelope with tn, above mentioned books.
 The Rev B. Seeholzer was dele gate to the recent International c. E convention at Boston. At the NJ. B church last Sunday evening Mir Seehol ger presented very interesting repor of said convention. We took notes 0 his report. but the encroachments O. our time this week will prevent ou doiEg justice to the subject, consequent ly we defer it until next issue.
 Miss Flora Cogswell, daughter c MT and Mrs Geo B. Cogswell of Pitts field, Mass. is sick with scarlet fever g her home in Pittsfeld. She was take ill last Friday evening, and is gettin along as we'll as could be expected. He parents and her sister Emma are takin care of her. The rest of the famil were sent away as soon as it was disco cred that Flora had the scarlet fever.
 The Sadie Stringham Stock Go management of Arthur G. Thomas, wi present burlesque on Trilby at Tow Hall tomorrow evening. Many of tt cast are we'll remembered here, Joh Burke with the Julian Comedy Go. the "White Squadron," Sadie String ham. Earl Stirling and William Schil ing with "After the Ball" J. Irwin Southard has been specially engaged play the Laird" Very taking specia ties will be introduced by Silence Vys Chas Fl. Prince and Mir Fuller. Sea on sale at Collins. Popular prices.
 And now the Shakers of Moul Lebanon, N. r., say there is no trui in newspaper reports that the Shake were to remove from Mount Lebanon Florida. The facts are that the Shake