Connecticut western news., 1896-07-16
THURSDAY. JULY l6. 1896
Local News.

The army worm is less destructive than the distillery worm.
 President Rooms lecture has been postponed to early in August.
 Irving J. Messenger is clerking at the Wononsco House in Lakeville.
 The domestic trouble on the "Bow- cry" has been the sensation of the week.
 Band meeting tomorrow night. Full rehearsal is requested as all parts are assigned.
 W. c. Cargill returned on Thurs day from a business trip of several weeks in the far West.
 Ninety degrees-or near it. mighty near it-is where the mercury hovered during the past week.
 The old officers of the Canaan Say. ings Bank were re elected in the meet ing of Tuesday evening.
 The army worm has struck town and on Tuesday was devouring F. ID. Gaylord's crops at East Canaan.
 There was Q severe storm of hail and rain at Winsted on Monday, but not quite . s'cloudburst," we guess.
 The dog day weather arrived about three weeks ahead of time this year. same as the hot and dry weather of last April did.
 Miss Lila Ward returned on Tues day from a visit of several weeks with her brother in California and is now at the Warner House.
 A gingham dance. very informal, will be participated in by some of the young people at the hall tonight. Muslin gowns and negligee shirts are proper tonight.
 Our Eastern New York exchanges report the presence and destructive work in the grain fields of the army worm. Similar reports come from Berkshire county.
 The Julian Comedy Co. begin tho tour with the "Noble Outcast" to-mor row evening at Wassaic, N. Y. The, will play this piece at Salisbury, July 22. Norfolk g, Lakeville 24
 Mrs J. B Reeds illness is of sucl nature that her recovery will neces sarilJ be slow and gradual. but she i, doing as we'll as colud be expected and is attended by Dr Gilman of Norfolk Inquiries for board in private fam lilies in or near this village are frequent ly received by the postmaster. Parties wanting to take summer boarder should advertise the fact.
 HI. D. Humphrey has replaced thu piazza on his residence with new on, about three feet broader than the olt one. The piazza on the Warner Hous' anex has also been repaired and two O the pillars rebuilt
 The Catholic fair was continued last Saturday night with good attend ance, considering the very warn weather. The fair closed last nigh with a large attendance. a splendi' supper and grand good time.
 The elm tree beetles have not ap peared in such large numbers in thi village this season as last. This is be ieved to be due to the severe winter and it is thought that there will b still fewer next year if people vii watch for the grubs and kill ther when they come down the trees.
 Eleven young ladies of the Flaw thorne club rode to New Marlboro i George K. Goodwin's bus last Thur. day. They spent the day in the vi lage, dining at Woodlawn. the we known hostelry. The young ladie had grand time. Their conveyane was decorated with the national colol and they (the young ladies) attracte much admiring attention on the wa,
 Harry, the 17-year-old son of Wi liam Denney. of Millerton, N. Y, fe from his bicycle while coasting dew King Hill. Sharon, last week Wedne day. He struck on his head and fra tured his skull, dying three houl afterwards. He regained consciousne after the accident and then became ul conscious and died. His father sn mother were with him at the tin of his death. He was a talented an promising young man and will be sa' ly missed.
 We may have entertained gre musician unawares on Saturday. that Is, we were entertained by wh may be a great musician some da Saturday morning little midget of | Italian boy appeaIed on the streets ar played all the late and popular airs ( the violin, being accompanied on Il harp by his sister. The mother of Il children acted as manager of the dl and dried the tears of the little mu: clan when he dropped his candy in u sand. The little fiddler is under sev, years and may yet turn ont like Sve eali to be leader of grand orchestr and hypnotizer of Trilbys.