Connecticut western news., 1896-07-23
THURSDAY. JULY 23. 1896.
Local News.

Local News.
 Murray Brown, of Lenox, was in town Saturday.
 About forty families are at Pine Grove Camp Ground.
 -Ex Senator L N. Bartram, of Sharon, has Mckinley button.
 Miss Kate Burton, of Middletown. is visiting at Mrs Granger's.
 Miss Mary Adam, of Pittsfeld, wis tied at Miss s. w. Adams over Sun day.
 Robert Whiting. of Brooklyn, N. Y. was visiting at W. G. Cargill's last week.
 -RhoAdes & Stanton have built a large lumber shed at their yard on Railroad street.
 -Dr Thomas ". Harvey and family, of Orange, N. J., are at Mrs J. N. Fox's at East Canaan.
 The elEa tree beetle is in town again and is industriously at work de- stroying the shade trees.
 Miss R. Warne Hildebrand. of EAston. Pa. is spending . few weeks at her cousins, o. s. Warnes. Charles Rodemeyer returned to South Norwalk. Sunday. after spend ing . two weeks vacation at home here.
 -F. G. Hodson. of New York, who has been visiting the Nicon boys for s few weeks, yin return to the city Sat urday.
 The bicycle path between Canaan and Ashley Falls has been repaired and improved at many points during the past week.
 Edward D. Norton is assisting in the freight office of the Berkshire Division while John 8. Reed is away on vacation.
 Rev J. H Ellis, of Sheffield. Mass .. conducted the services and preached at Christ church on Sunday in exchange with Rev Mir Barnett.
 Marcus Barnes and George ". Cowdrey, IT,. collided while playing ball here Saturday and Marcus severely injured his collar bone.
 
 MT and Mrs Jos. B. Wiley, of Waltham, Mass, and children are wis iting at Mrs Willey's brothers, M. l.. Osborne's. at Weatogue.
 The big day at Twin Lakes is Sat urday of this week. Skif races for cash prizes. Dancing afternoon and evening. No drunks allowed.
 The Litchfeld Enquirer. one ot the oldest Democratic newspapers in the state, repudiates the Chicago plat form. The New Hartford Tribune, which has always been non-partisan sheet. declares for Mckinley.
 The Norfolk Chimes, summer society paper, is now in the fourth week of it's existence. It Is published at Norfolk, Conn, by Marvin and Gid man and contains well written articles highly appreciated by Norfolk people and the summer guests. The paper is . three column quarto and cover-in al six pages-and is very we'll arranged geographically.
 The Thomaston Express in giving the state board of health report fol June says "the mortality report wa. received from 165 towns. Eastor Essex and North Canaan made no re port" The Express farther states: 'II Litchfeld county the health officers O Canaan, Colebrook and North Canaan and the Registrars ol North Canaan failed to make the monthly report re quired.
 The Hall-Julian Minstrels opeI the season at Lime Rock Monday eve ming. This very clever company thi year includes the long and short of if George Hall and Otis Julian; Jame Bradley, the high tenor; Ernest Vii son, baritone; Hal Brown, banjoist ano dancer; Dan Mason. dutchman ant funny dancer; Louis Wesley. grotesqu comedian. W. F. Gardiner, Eccentri Willie, and an Al male quartet. I vou mant to see them remember in ad dition to Lime Rock, these dates Lake ville July %, Salisbury Aug. 5.
 There was good attendance at tn fair in aid of St Joseph's Church, a tho Town Hall last week Wednesda. night, many being present from No1 folk, Sheffield and in fact, from all tn adjoining towus. The severe shower doubtless kept many away. but the. cooled the air and made the dancing t the admirable music of Rhoades' orch estra more enjoyable. Clement Kegle vas the successful competitor in tn contest for the magnificent silver ban ouet lamp. The net receipts of tn fair were S22S. 63. Father Lynch. un der whose management the fair wa conducted, wishes it to be understoo' that he appreciated the kindness an' rood will of the many members c ether Churches who assisted him wit %heir contributions to the canvasser snd nleo attended the fair.