Connecticut western news., 1908-08-06

Mcdonald muffed high ball from Knight. Such things need practice.
 Knight sustained his reputation for science and silence.
 Kerley made one of the best hits of the game, but hadn't legs enough to get around.
 Wakeman at first, owing to brick in his back, was not up to his usual stand ard.
 Eggleston's ability at compounding prescriptions, does not seem to extend to pounding the ball.
 Pitchers bat evidently has hole in it. Better get washboard Ev.
 Some of the players declare that the umpire has a glass eye and no fear of the hereafter. "AMATUER" Miss Emma Hazard has returned to Waterbury.
 Miss Pellew is spending week near Waterville, N. I.
 Mrs. B. Whitlock of New York is a guest of Mrs. Simonds.
 Miss Mabel Hall of New York city is visiting friends in town. [ Miss Ruth Bristol has been visiting her grandmother in Dover Plains.
 Mrs. Jennings and sons of Torrington were recent guests at V. Merwin's.
 Mrs. l.. H.. Bartram and sons are visiting the formers sister in Torripg gton. Miss Emma Hazard has returned to Waterbury after visit at her home here. . Rev. Father Smith conducted a suc- cessful mission in Cornwall Bridge last week.
 Miss Bertha Heady is in Pittsfield, Mass. acting in her capacity as trained nurse.
 Ray and Blanche Whitford of Johns town, N. Y. are the guests of relatives in town.
 Ernest Dimmook of May Wood, N. J. is spending his vacation at Mrs. G. E. Bierce's.
 Miss Bessie Miller and her brother Clinton, arc visiting friends in Tor rington.
 Mrs. Charles Loucks is entertaining her niece, Miss Sadie Wheeler, of Waterbury.
 Miss Ruth Lamb is spending a week with her grandmother at Pine Grove camp grounds.
 MT. and Mrs. H. Ferguson of New Haven were callers aa Mrs. F. l.. Bris- tols the past week.
 Miss Grace Lamb attended the Chautauqun assembly at Pine Grove camp ground last week.
 Mrs. John M. Reed died in Millsrton last Thursday. She formerly resided in Sharon. See Millerton correspondence.
 L, H. Bartram, Harry Bartram and F. l.. Bristol took motor cycle trip through Norfolk, Winsted and Torring- ton on Sunday last. ] About twenty books were added to the list at the Hotohkiss library last week. They include many of the very latest publications in the line of fiction.
 A member of the English nobility, in ! tho of Hoy, Rnn of land, is being entertained in town. With his wife he is the guest of Mrs. 1 Thayer.
 In last weeks NEWS we took it for granted that the Busy Bee fair would be decided success and so 1t proved. We are informed that the receipts amount to about $316
 It is reported that few enterprising citizens have ordered barrels of crude oil and, at their own expense, are to have the same placed on the roads as a means of keeping down the offensive dust.
 In order to secure good roads on the
 
 liver mail, Fourth Assistant Post master-General Degraw has issued 8 regulation that mail will not be deIiv- cred on roads not kept in good condition. Some time ago the department issued an order requiring postmasters to re. port the number of miles of road covered by rural delivery from their offices. and the names of the officials having jurisdiction over each separate section of roads. Letters are being sent to these road officials notifying them that rural delivery will not be continued on roads which are not kept i'll condi- tion to be travelled with facility and safety at all seasons of the year.
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