Connecticut western news., 1896-08-13
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THURSDAY. AUGUST l3, 1896
Local News.

Pine Grove camp meeting begins next Monday.
 Frank Van Deusen and family are camping at the Lakes.
 Rev. S. F. Adam oficiated at Christ church Sunday.
 Miss Sarah G.Ferguson spent Sun- day with friends in Cornwall. -"Oh. where are you going my pretty maid?' 1.-The road is so bad can't go," she said.
 Il. A. W Bulletin. MT and Mrs J. c. Foote and daugh, ter, of Belvidere, H., are visiting at A. W. Nicoll's.
 The way of the transgressor IS hard-for the horse to travel over.-L. A w. Bulletin.
 Hugo s. Thomson is on vacation trip this week to Ausable Chasm, Sara toga and Lake George.
 John Doten, of Clifton Park, N. r., has been visiting friends in Canaan and vicinity since last Friday.
 The man who aspires to office these days should pave his way with good roads.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
 Rev s. T. Livingston, of Williams college, has been visiting Rev O. D. Milliken since last Friday.
  Hon. Henry Burton was at Mrs. Judge Changers over Sunday and dur ing the fore part of the week.
 MT and Mrs George Wolliston and son, of Pittsfeld, are visiting at E. R, Lorrain's. They arrived last Friday. MT G. Archie Adam is now con. ducting the wagon and harness busi. ness formerly carried on by W. G. Car gill.
 One of the Franciscan Fathers from Winsted celebrated Mass and preached at St. Joseph's Sunday morn ing.
 The thunder showers at 80 and 6.45 p. m. last Sunday were very vel, come, especially as no damage was done in this vicinity.
 St. John's choir of boys, of Water bury, are at Smiths quarters, Twin Lakes. Camp Riga, from Bridgeport, are on the island.
 Mrs. W. W. Fenton, of Brid geport who has been spending two weeks with Mrs. E. l.. Bartlett at Pine Grove, re turned home Monday.
 Rev. H. Utterwick and family re turned last week from their vacation al Astoria, l.. I. Miss Utterwick's healtf has improved very much.
 There will be a partial eclipse of the moon Aug. 23, visible throughout the Tinted States. About three fourths O the apparent diameter of the moon vii pass through the earth's shadow.
 -"I want pull" ," the old horse cried,
 ''To i'll me with delight,
 want a 'pulp with someone who
 Win make the roads all right
 Il. A. W. Bulletin Hot weather. The self registering thermometer at Camps drug stor' shows the temperature as follows Aug. 4th, S6; 9th. 90; 9th, ST; 7th, So sth, 91; 9th, 92; 10th, 9l; 11th, 90; 18th 90.
 The s. of V., of Lakeville, give concert and ball at Roberts Oper' House, Lakeville, tomorrow evening Music by Jerome Mays banjo quartet Supper will be served by the Woman Relief Corps. The Bazaar and Garden party a Pine Grove last Saturday afternoon an, evening was a very pleasant and sue cessful event. and S75 % or more wa realized and will be expended in i'm provements on the grounds and i keeping the grove neat and tidy.
 -Undertaker Humphrey has pun chased good hearse and has built house for it on his premises. The ol hearse owned by the town has man objectionable features. We can thin of only one point in its favor, viz tn solitary passenger never criticises it eve If the mourners do.
 Last Friday the north bound pas senger train on the Housatonic roaC due at Canaan at $40 a. m was detair ell an hour between Falls Village an Canaan in consequence of the engir breaking an eccentric. Another engin had to be procured from Amesville b' fore the train could proceed. The a. cident also delayed the south boun train an hour.
 Albert French, who had been ill wit 8 complication of diseases for man months, died on Saturday at the Ne Haven hospital, where he had been ft several weeks. The funeral took plat from the residence of his parents Sur day afternoon at o'clock, Rev. F. V Barnett officiating. George 5. Fulle w. H. Camp, E E. Bartram and Ge c Peet acted as pail bears. The buri was in the lower cemetery.
 Saturday was awfully hot. but no wiihstanding, Goodrich's circus gave g afternoon and evening performance The evening business was good, b' the heat interfered to some extent wit the afternoon attendance. The sho carry good music and brace of vel clever acrobatic performers. IT Clymer sisters were good. and the pc forming dogs and ponies are o. K. III concert is away above the average ci