Connecticut western news., 1878-12-25
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dogs twice her own weight. -"Among the Breakers" was rendered by local talent in Lee last week. The Congregaticralists have select exercises at their church this evening.
 The, schools in this place will be close tomorrow in observance of Christmas
 Billy NJonan is having new and com- modious barn built on his farm at Sand Town.
 Miss Dora Brewster of Falls Village is visiting at her sisters, Mrs, T. F. Watson in this place.
 Last wee!. silver-grsy fox, the fur of which is valued at $l5. or $2O. was killed in Barkhamsted.
 The Rev. MT. Belcher of Falls Village and Rev. Mr. Hunt of Sht field exchanged pulpts last Sunday.
 It is said practical paper-maker from Ashley Falls talks of leasing the Lyons pa per mill at New Milford.a
 The first sleigh of the season, and that drawn by mul, S, made it's appearance in our streets Monday morning. Prosecuting attorney Herman passed through here yesterday, en route for Sails bury, on prosecuting business.
 The Housatonic Agricultural Society will hold their annual meeting at the Gr' at Burlington Town Hall on January 9th.
 A quantity of large R.ed-hirds were shipped from this place to New York Mor- day, some of which weighed pounds. Look In the birth column and see what Will. Bunnell has been up to. He's the happy popsy-wopsy of his chicky-5iddy- chum.
 Last Saturday night the passenger train from Bridgeport was over an hour late at this place on account of the sno" storm.
 Win. Vosburg, of Salisbury. whose time has just expired in Pittsfi4ld jail. has not returned, there being another complaint against him.
 Mark Kilbourne of Burlington has bad such good success raising sugar cane tke past season, that he proposes to go into raising it more extensively next year.
 MT. Horace Beckley has just returnrf from his western trip, having been all over Michigan and Iowa, and visited friends whom he had not see in twenty-five yeaie .
 By singular coincidence, among Il e passengers on Cummings train going C st last Saturday morning, were about d, z Ii who went ''doWn" at Tarffville last Janu iry.
 The students of Sedgwick Institul. Gt. Burlington. give private exhibition "t their gymnastical attachments ThulsdnN y night. and are going to give a public on soon.
 A meeting of the Congregational soc- ety is called at the Conference room. E st Canaan, Thursday night, for the purpos. Of considering the question of repairing tlo parsonage.
 Dogs attacked flock of sheep in Cal aan Valley belonging to tbe widow Dan iels, last Wednesday night, but Were drlvrr off by neigkbors before they had don, much damage.
 St. Nick, old boy; if you find all Eth, doors locked when you come around to night, just hang that overcoat up on the nail right near the back door, which WIS put there for the purpose. The children of Christ ct urch Sunday school will have their celebration arG Christmas tree this evening al o'clock. = Morning Services, sermon and Holy Con : munion Christmas day at lO,3O.
 J. A. Bierce's hostler of Cornwall Bridge, young man named Michael Lln- CD, who had been suhjrct to fits for som, time, fel dead in the barn week before last, while attending to his duties.
 MT. Milton Roraback, late of Lee, Mase has entered into partnership with hi- nephew. Squire Roraback in this place, il, the insurance department of his business and they will make that branch a specially
 The photograph was exhibted Tn Cit, Hall, Winsted, last week Monday nigh' which the Press says 'sounded as if the lii tie creature had a cold in it's head with is nose stopped up, and witnal considyrabI, asthmatic."
 St. Joseph's Church in this place vii; hold Mass tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock New Years eve they have ball in Tow Hall at SLIGO couple, including supper A Lakeville New Years night the Cathoiir , have grand T, ffl: fer the p'i st's horse
 Hon. Charles Edwards died snddrrly at bis home ih Kent on the ltb inst, il is supposed of heart disease. He had htrn for many yeers a pro ninent and respect ted. He had represented the 17th District in the Senate and had been for sevr7"1 terms representative in the Lower House
 The passenger tram on the HousatOni.. road lately run by l. B StiIlsOn is now in charge of MT. J. R. Smith, well-known and popular conductor, and who has been connected with the road for number of years. Other minor changes have be, n made in the details of the management. Mi Smith being succeeded hy John k. Col.. :: | '. P. Lane of the Pittsfeld freight is pro | noted to Coles nassenper train and I J,u,e c