Connecticut western news., 1898-09-01

- MT and Mrs Geo. s. Cunning lef last week for trip to Branford, Phila delphia and other places.
 Mason & Downs "Uncle Tom Cabin" at Town Hall, Monday night Sept. 5. Street parade by the bands g noon.
 HI. B. Ives and L. Nash returned from the Adirondacks Tuesday. F. R Collin and W. D. Lawrence will return
 Saturday.
 -G. Willis Parsons and ia mily ar, expected home the latter part of nex week from their two weeks sojourn al the sea shore.
 August had two full moons this year. This happens twice in ons month but once in three years. It will not occur again until 1901
 Miss Edith Barnes gave very en. ioyable corn roast to about twenty five of her friends at the Chas. Barnes Sons lime kilns on Monday night. The party went from here in teams and on bicy oles.
 Conductor Paine's train crew dis covered the body of an unknown man near the tracks at Bloomflald, yesterday forenoon. The man is supposed to have been killed by the cars. An en- velope on his person bore the name of Schumaker.
 On Saturday E. D. Norton, the Misses Jane and Susan Norton, Mrs Saml Bennett, Dr and Mrs Clemans went on carriage ride to Mt. Washing ton, Mass, via. Salisbury, returning via. .Egremont. The party were joined snroute by Mrs Nellie Van Deusen of Ct Harrington and Mrs MacGregor of New York.
 On account of the County Grange Society, which will hold it's annual meeting at Simsbury, Sept. 7th, the Phila., Reading & New England R. R. will sell excursion tickets. good going on the 7th and for return including the 8th, from stations Hartford to Miller ton inclusive, at fare and third for the round trip.
 MT and Mrs Jesse Goodman Boy d of Baltimore stopped at the Warner House few hours Tuesday and visited Canaan friends. They were on car riage drive from New Hartford to Lem OK and will return via. Otis and New Boston. Mrs Boyd is spending few weeks at the home of her father, R. R. Smith, in New Hartford.
 Rev E. 0. Gillette Of Southfield, Mas. preeShed in the Pilgrim church hst SuEday morning and delivered a good and timely sermon from Psalms XCv. 34-5. MT Gillette's theme was "God in Nature" He cited numerous passages of scripture to prove his asser- tions, and he also quoted freely from poets in Illustrating his theme.
 We do not think that those who at tended the clam bake last Sunday are proud of the affair. Some who origi nally intended to go changed their minds when they discovered what a motley crowd hsd been invited. The NEWS does not advocate Sunday clam bakes, but it thinks that the pulpit should not leave it for the press alone to denounce such gatherings
 According to the almanac, summer ends on Sept. 22d, but calling June, July and August the summer months then summer ended yesterday. Taking the latter as the proper division of the seasons we will say, "When summer comes again" we hope it will not be a torrid one like the summer of 1898. Here is the mercury record for the past week: Thursday 85', Friday "A, Sat- urday 70, Sunday 75, Monday 73, Tues day S8, yesterday 90.
 About 25 men, 10 horses, two steam engines, two steam drills, and derrick are at work eliminating the grade cross ing at Bennett Hill. More rock is en- countered than many persons expected, and for about 300 feet the rock must be excavated to an average depth of eight feet. The excavation m the lower side of the crossing has reached the railroad line and the track has been supported by timbers and tressel work. It is an interesting point to visit while the work is iu progress.
 2 We arc pleased to record the fact that the selectmen of Salisbury have commenced repairing the Weatogue road. All who have occasion to travel that road will thank said selectmen for the repairs already made, and it is hop cd the road will eventually be put in first class condition and become popu- lar drive. In some places the bushes need cutting now, and several sluices should be constructed before the equi- noctial storm arrives or the fall raius set in. In this connection it is proper to state that the NEWS has been request cd to call the attention of the selectmen of North Canaan to the condition of the road between Clayton and Canaan Val ley, and in other parts of the town the recent storms have badly washed the roads.
 The Phila., Reading & New Eng land R R. announce special cheap ex- sursion to Hartford on Monday, Sept. 9th, Labor Day). Tickets will be good coming in on, regular trains and the train leaving Hartford at G. 35 p. m. will run through to Millerton. A special train will also leave Hartford at 11.3O p. m. and run as far as West Winsted.