Connecticut western news., 1896-07-30
THURSDAY. JULY 30. 1896.
Local News.

Gideon H. Hunt, of Winsted. is at the Warner House for few days.
 Mrs LeRoy Stone. of Bethel, is visiting her sister, Mrs Dr Ross.
 Miss Lethia V. Kemp has gone to Falls Village to visit friends week.
 Mrs Ware, of Wayne. Pa, is spend- ing few days with her sister, Mrs Dr Church.
 Miss Blanche Ball, of New Haven, visited at James Quinn's few days this week.
 -Dr Church went Tuesday to his old home, Canton. N. r., for few day's visit
 The Agassiz Society will meet at J. L. Bragg's Tuesday evening Aug. 4, at s o'clock.
 Mrs Mary s. Barnett, of New Ha- ven, is making visit with her son, Rev F. W. Barnett.
 Ten tickets were sold at this sta ton for the excursion to Pleasure Beach on Saturday.
 --Ths prolonged warm and rainy weather has caused moro or less pota- toes to rot in the ground.
 Miss Kitty Bertholf, of Nyack-on- the-Hudson, N. T., is visiting her cousin, Mrs E. W. Warner.
 Miss Dora Bennett returned to New York on Saturday. Miss A. P. Bennett is now at R. o. Newton's.
 -Ice cream and cake served in the parlors of the Pilgrim church to-mor- TOW evening. China and cotton articles for sale.
 The Pine Grove Ladies Association will hold bazaar and garden party at the Camp Ground Saturday afternoon and evening. Aug. 8.
 We pubIsh to-day . very interest ing article "Around Elm City On Q Wheel" written by 0. M. Hall of New Haven, formerly of West Cornwall.
 A state teachers examination will be held ct the Academy, LAkeville, Aug. IA and 15, commencing at g A m. Candidates for teachers in the town of Salisbury and other towns are invited.
 No ono entered the skiff races at Twin Lakes last Saturday. so the pie nickers devoted themselves to dancing in the afternoon and evening and to some impromptu Olympic sports, not under Queensbury rules.
 The Ladies' Home Journal says visiting cards should be engraved. not printed. The NEWS will furnish you fifty engraved cards and furnish plate for $1.50. Leave us your orders for any kind of engraved work.
 John Jones, formerly of this town, was here on Monday on his way to Lee, Mass., where he purchased the farm. on which he was brought up. about year ago. MT Jones is still in the employ of the Seth Thomas Clock Co. at Thomaston.
 The Sunday schools of Christ Church and the Pilgrim Church held i. annual picnics at Twin Lakes on Thurs day andFriday of last week respectively The copious showers of Friday marred the pleasures of that day, but did not prevent dancing in the pavilion.
 The boy choir. of St. Michael's Episcopal church of Naugatuck. will sing at the Town Hall Monday evening. They will be assisted by Mir Maxwell Bingham, reciter. The boys are ir camp at Smiths quarters, Twin Lakes and will sing in few of the neigh boring towns Admission 25 cents.
 An ambitious brown leghorn her was discovered on Sunday setting or 37 eggs. The said hen was relieved O her self lf-imposed task. as it was ascer tained that the eggs had reached thu stage at which eggs are sometimes usei as very effectual expressions of dissen from the sentiments of speakers 8 political meetings.
 The concert given by the blind O the Connecticut Industrial Home las week Wednesday night at the Tow Hall was very creditable to them wa greatly enjoyed by an audience whicl occupied every seat and most of tn standing room. It seems marvelou that such perfection in vocal and in strumental music could be attained b, tbe blind. Receipts, $7O.85.
 Murray G. Hoag is remarkabl, we'll and active for person born Marcl 18, 1911. Mir Hoag walked from hi home to this village and back las Thursday. distance of three miles He called at the NEWS office and afte chatting awhile remarked that tn first passenger train that ever appeare' in town arrived Dec. 16, 1840 and h we'll remembers the excitement of tha event.
 Miss Mary Bodley received tele gram on Sunday from her brother, Re Harry I. Bodley, of Topeka. Kans.. an nounoing the sad news that his secon, son, Harry I. Bodley. Jr., had die that day of . surgical operation for az pendicitis. He was very bright promising and sffectionate boy. H vas also very good and religious boy though full of boyish fun and spirits and to his great delight had been pei ritted to sing in the surpliced choil Tho family may rest assured of tn sympaahy of all in this sad bsrssve asnA