Connecticut western news., 1897-07-08
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1897.
Local News.

Mrs Thomas Bonner has taken @ few lodgers from Brooklyn, N. Y.
 MT and Mrs A. H. Owens, of New Jersey, are visiting at Forest Mays.
 Mrs John Lermond, of Bridgeport, is visiting relatives in town for week or two.
 Miss Ethel Woodbridge has gone to visit her father and brother in Man. chester.
 John L. Decker, the bicycle rider, is at his home near this village for a short stay.
 Major s. A. Bennett arrived Satur- day from New York and stayed over till yesterday.
 Miss Lila Ward gave very pleas ant party to dozen young people last Monday evening.
 Miss M. Louise Roraback, Clinton Barnes and Samuel G. Camp have re- turned from college.
 Editor John Rodemeyer, of New Haven, and Miss Martha Evans, of Bethel, spent the 9th in town.
 R. D. Peirce and family left on Fri day for two weeks visit with Mrs Peirce's relatives in Vermont.
 HI. W. Watson and daughter, Miss Mabel, from Hartford, were guests at Mrs M. W. Wards over Sunday.
 Quite a number of the cottages at Pine Grove are already occupied by their owners. James E. Dean, of Win sted, has just completed his new cot tage.
 The Atwater family, of Poughkeep- sic, N. Y, passed through this village last Friday on their annual migration to Sandisfeld, Mass, where they pass the summer.
 Miss Josephine Camp gave very pretty party to about 12 little girls and boys at her home Tuesday afternoon. The little people enjoyed themselves very much in their own way.
 Miss Elizabeth J. Newton, of New York. arrived at R. 0. Newtons on Saturday to spend her summer vaca- tion. Miss Brainard and Miss Prentiss, of New York, are also at Mir Newton's The supper and dance under the patronage of the young ladies of St. Joseph's Church last Friday night was we'll attended and much enjoyed by those who participated. The sum of $.:. was realized for church expenses. At Winsted last Monday the Har- lem Athletics of New York were an easy prey for the Winsted base ball club James J. Corbett failed to appear with the Athletics. The score stood: Win sted, 27; Athletics. 2.
 MT Luman Foote had an encysted tumor removed from his shoulder or back last Friday by Dr Storrs of Hart ford. Mir Foote is getting along nicely and is able to walk about. The opera. ton was performed at MT Foote's home in Canaan.
 Sunday the mercury stood at 91 in the shade, on Monday at 92. on Tues day at 95 and yesterday at 92. There were thunder showers Tuesday and yesterday which cooled the air some for awhile, especially on Tuesday. The hot moist weather will be apt to make the corn jump.
 Mrs James Fitzgerald was advised by the Bridgeport oculist, whom she consulted in regard to the loss of the sight of her eye, that it will be neces sary for him to see her eye for treat ment once a week for three months He did not give her much positive in formation, but said that the vitreou' humor was affected.
 At the school meeting of distric No. 2, held last week Wednesday even ing, committee consisting of Georg, s Fuller, Burton A. Peirce and tn school committee was appointed to in vestigate the whole question of heating and ventilating the school house an, report to an adjourned meeting to b, held on the 14th inst. at 8 p. m.
 Sunday morning as Dea. H. P Morse was getting into his buggy afte assisting his daughter to alight, west 0 the band stand, the horse started sud denly and ran up into one of the Epis copal church sheds The deacon wa thrown down and dragged little dis tance as he held onto the reins. Hi clothes were soiled but he was forum ately not seriously hurt.
 Irving Ferguson has been ill fo about three weeks with typhoid feve at his home in Bridgeport. On Tues day his condition was reported a critical. Dr O. W. Camp returned ye: terday morning from Bridgeport. wher he went on Tuesday to see Mir Fergr son, and stated that the sick man ha passed comfortable night, an although not out of danger, he think he may recover.
 Emma Fitch Wftson, daughter ( Wm. D. Watson, formerly of Canaan graduated with honor from the Le High School Thursday. July 1st. Sl composed the words of the class hym which was sung at the commencemel exercises and she read in @ delightfl manner the class prophecy which sl also composed. Her popularity W, shown by the presentation of eigl beautiful boquets which were of suc size that willing friends had to assi her to carry them.