Connecticut western news., 1897-05-06
THURSDAY. MAY 6, 1897.
Local News.

HI. D. Humphrey is shingling his drug store.
 John Rodemeyer has just had his house painted very neat color.
 -"Early to bed, and early to rise" may be all right. but it isn't our size. Mrs W. H Ferguson and children, of Lenox Dale, Mass, are visiting in town. Mrs s. A. Eddy has sold her h. dian pony to Liveryman Dutcher, of Norfolk.
 Mrs s. A. Kemp has been seriously ill for a little over Q week and her con- dition is now critical.
 The supper at the Pilgrim church parlors last Friday evening netted the ladies about $16.OO.
 -Selden Downs moved to Winsted last week and will work in Bronson Brothers lumber yard,
 Louis E. Holt went to Poughkeep- sic, N. Y Monday, where he has en. tered Eastman's Business College.
 Miss Almira Stevens has moved from Jas. l. Bragg's store building to rooms in the Warner House annex.
 Buffalo Bills Wild West and Con- gress of Rough Riders of the world will exhibit at Waterbury, Tuesday, May IS.
 Frank Stevens has been confined to the bed for over 8 week with fever and other indisposition. He is now i'm proving and sitting up little.
 Tt is not until man goes on a quest for hired girl that he fully ap- preciates the immense proportions of the woman question. Baltimore Ameri- can.
 70. w. Barnum has sold his horse, w. H. G., to trainer Knap McCarty for 8 gentleman in New York city. It is said that this is the fastest horse that ever left this region as he has shown a mile in 2.104. and it is expected he will get very fast record this year.-Mil- lerton Telegram.
 Speaking of eggs, Edward Hawver, of East Canaan, showed us an egg the other day that was recently laid by @ goose which he has, and this piece of goose fruit is a big one. The egg weighs II oz., is Ill in. around at its greatest circumference, and 9 in. around < the center at it's small circumference.
 MT and Mrs William Reel have moved from Winsted to this place and will occupy the house next to James Reels, recently occupied by MT and Mrs John Lermond. William Reel will work in the Peirce & Freeman quarry. John Lermond and family have moved to Bridgeport.
 Salmon Barlow is doing a vast amount of work on Grove Ave. in bringing it to uniform grade. He is cutting down the knolls and filling the hollows, and in some places it requires a cutting several feet deep with cor. responding fill. It is quite an under taking but it will be grand improve ment
 Frederick Cooper. of Ashley Falls, Mass, is very low. He has been con. fined to the bed since last week Tues day. He is suffering from asthma and heart trouble and the infrmity of old age, being 76 years old. He is able to recognize those about him, but doe. not talk much. His granddaughter Mrs Bunker, of New York, is at his bet side.
 The trial of Edward Fields, of Eas Canaan. formerly of South Canaan and Falls Village, charged with adultery with Mrs David M. Drinkwater Apri IS. was begun Monday before Justice Ralph I. Cressey at Norfolk, was con tinued Tuesday and then adjourned tt Saturday owing to the illness of wit nesses. J. Henry Roraback of thi place for the prosecution and Richart T. Higgins of Winsted for defense.
 The reception given by the Chil dren's Guild of Christ church last weel Wednesday afternoon was great sue cess socially and financially Those o the receiving party were Mrs c. " Camp, Mrs J. G. Root, Mrs J. B. B Bierce, Mrs c. H. Briggs and Misse Bertha and Kitty Granger. The dining room was the centre of attraction, an, justly so, as it presented very pleas ing picture with it's shaded candles profusion of flowers and temptin, viands. Mrs George c. Peet dispense, tea gracefully at an artistically arran2 ed table, the decorations of which wer in yellow, with centerpiece of daffc dils. The other table, with its pin accessories and centerpiece of most ex auisite trailing arbutus, was preside over by Miss Caroline T. Granger, wh poured chocolate. The table of fanc articles showed great industry on tn part of the children and was we'll pat ronized as was also the Shipping" de pertinent. Among the guests from ou of town were Mrs Dr Sellew and Mis- Clark, of Salisbury; Mrs J. Lee Ensign of Falls Village and Miss Grace Plumb of New Haven. The delightful musi rendered throughout the entire recer ton by Mrs Acel Rood, Miss Mar Ferguson. Miss Genie Van Deusen, Mis Belle Lorrain and MT W.H Camp ado ed greatly to the festivity of the occi sion and pleasure of the guests. Tn receipts were thirty dollars.