Connecticut western news., 1899-07-06
!. THURSDAY. JULY 6, 1899.
Local News.

Make record of the fact that no shower occurred on July 4, 1899.
 The ball game at Riverside track on Saturday resulted Sheffield IA, Canaan 8.
 A letter advertised at the Canaan post office is addressed to Miss c. s. Rogers.
 Mrs. Gasherie and daughter of Brooklyn, N. r., are boarding at "Brookview.
 Miss Lizzie Jo: ce of this place is in charge of the s. N. E. telephone ex- change at Norfolk.
 A few of the young unmarried fols had pleasant hop at Town Hall last Thursday evening.
 "A Baby Chickering grand piano has this week been placed in the residence of Mrs Mary c. Corbit.
 Rev. John F. Scott and family of New York are occupying R. D. Peirce's house during July and August.
 Judge Roraback and family went to their cottage at Twin Lakes yester- day to remain for the summer.
 Frank Dunbar was fined $50 in the District court at Great Harrington last week for illegal liquor selling at Ashley Falls. He paid the fine.
 -Dr William T. Owens has returned home from the University of Vermont, Burlington, where he has graduated and will practice medicine in this town.
 Rev A. K. Sanford, D. D., Supt. Five Points Mission. New York city, will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist Episcopal church next Sabbath morn- ing.
 A very entertaining lecture was de- ivered before the Pilgrim Club last week Wednesday night by Rev N. M. Calhoun of Winsted; subject, 'The Yankee Farmer"
 -S. \ Eddy has rented his residence for the summer to Mir and Mrs Otto Grouse of Jersey City, and Mir and Mrs Eddy and children are occupying their cottage at Twin Lakes.
 The town made an improvement last Thursday and Friday at the Main street crossing of the O. N. E. railway. The frog pond was filled up and the highway widened by hauling in rocks and dirt from the railroad land.
 Another dry and hot week has pass ed. The mercury record at noon for the past seven days is as follows: 72-70- 77-S4 91-91-8S. There was a shower about II p. m. on Wednesday, June 28 but no rain since.
 -E. N. Rawson of New York, a nephew of Dr J. D. Clemans, Dr and Mrs Clemans and Mrs Mary 0. Corbit of this place left here Monday for two days soiourn in the Catskills. Mrs N. E. Rawson, sister of Dr Clemans, is visiting at the C!emans home here.
 -Mrs- Joseph Parsons gave a very pretty luncheon to few friends Sat urday, July first, in honor of Miss Dotha Stone Pinneo of Norwalk, secre- tary of the Connecticut State Fedora ton of Clubs. After the luncheon Miss Pinneo entertained the Cranford Club delightfully."- with ''A Story Tell CTS Afternoon" at Mrs Junius Rhoades'.
 Among the summer guests in town the past week were Mr and Mrs Henry George of New York at "The Naples" Mrs H. L Bodley and family of Mt Vernon, N. Y. are at s'The Naples" for the summer. Other guests are expect ed this week. Chas. Wing and wife of Brooklyn, Mrs Henry s. Porter of Man chester, and Mrs Coburn of Hartford are at the Warner House.
 When John E. Rich of New Britain went home to dinner last Friday he found what looked like cigar box on his piazza. He picked it up and imme- diately an explosion occurred, and Rich was severely burned about the face and hands. The box proved to be an infer nal machine. Rich has been the victim of numerous prosecutions but knows of no reason for such dastardly attempt to kill him.
 J. H. La Pearls great two-ring railroad show will exhibit in Winsted on Monday, July 17th. This is gen. uine old fashioned circus whose enter tainment is spoken of by the press throughout the country as being one of the best given by any show on the road. The Central New England Rail. way will sell excursion tickets from all stations between Millerton and Canton, including admission, to Winsted and return at reduced rates. The exhibi- ton will be out in time for excursion ists to catch afternoon trains both east and west.
 The change of luck was with the Canaan ball nine. They went to Col Cards town the Fourth and won Col's new league base ball, the score being Canaan 29, MilleIton l. The slaught- CT was of seven innings duration and Canaan played most brilliant fielding game and batted the ball all over the Homestead Farm Driving Park. It was the best game Canaan ever put up, and Millertons say it was the feeblest attempt their boys ever made. Ca- naans have won real game of ball and Millsrtons have yet to make that record.