Connecticut western news., 1879-01-22
Frosty mornings.

Frosty mornings.
 Coughs. colds and sleigh-rides.
 A sleigh-load of Canaanitish young )loods went to Sheffield last night to see the crystal museum.
 -Wm. D. Reid of Salisbury has re-. ceived the appointment of door-keeper at the State House Senate.
 Just see what resumption has been do- ing for Wm. Adam, 2d, at EAat Canaan. His advertisement gives all tue particulars.
 MT. Charles Ostrander of Philadelphia, brother of ''Mollie" Bailey, has been spend ing few days with George Strong in this place.
 Rev. F. w. Hartman. assistant rector of St. Andrews church at Meriden, has been called by the St. James church al Winsted.
 Hon. Orville H. Platt of Meriden was yesterday elected United States Senator from Connecticut, as successor to Hon. w LII. II. barnum.
 Mrs. Phillips of Sheffield addressed a temperance meeting at North Adams last Sunday, and she and her daughter sang some select pieces. .,.
 The three selectmen of Salisbury use neither tobacco or Ium. The first case on record where all three are total abstainers from the vile stuff.
 The Newtown Bee comes out thls week in different shape, being partly printed on the cooperative plan, and is consider ably enlarged and improved.
 -Dutcher started on his six days walk ID Lee Monday morning. A local pedestri- an named James Norton decided to under take to accompany him in his walk.
 The congregation of the Lakeville M. E. church and the Sabbath school will have sociable to-day Wednesday on runners. They are going to Sharon, Amenia and Mil. Ierton.
 Somebody says that grand sleighride project is brewing, and will ferment about next week. It is to be night bloom seri- JUS affair, ana they ''wont ge: home till morning."
 Mrs. Joseph Fletcher of Bridport, Mass, neice of Prof. B. G. Northrop, sec retary of the Connecticut State board of ed ucation. is in town, the guest of Miss. E. E. Fitch. ... .s.g
 The telegraph office in this place has changed hands. Charlie Marvin giving it up to MT. Sullivan of Millerton, who will conduct it for the present. We understand Charlie will go to Mill River.
 A grand sleigh.ride was projected by some Great Burlington parties, but at the last minute the gentlemen s'backed out |" The ladies, however, determined on theil ride, went it alone" to Lee, where they took supper. and a dance was given them by the Lee people.
 Planning, the Goshen murderer, died in Litchfield jail Wednesday from the wound ue received at the time of his capture. Fan. ning, it will be remembered, fatally stabbed young man named Myron Beach, and Wal shot by Eugene Allen in self defense as h, vas attempting to arrest him.
 Revival meetings have been held in the Lskeville M. E. Church for the past ten lays. About twenty. five persons have u Christian hfe as the result oi he meeting. The Sabbath. school of this :hurch will hold an exhibition on Tuesday veniDg. tue 4th of February.
 Rev. MT. Llne's lecture on "Ar,i chokes" was not largely attended last Wed nesday night, other attractions tending t. lraw away many who would otherwis. nave attended. It is spoken of as a yer, good lecture. and one which should be re- oeated here under more favorable circum- stances.
 A horse belonging to MT. Dean, ot Falls Village, which the Rev. MT. Reid of his place was keeping, died last week, with symptoms of hydrophobia. It was no, positively known that it was bitten by a Jog, but it Is said to have been out to pas ure all last summer, and was probably bit en at that time. -.-.-
 A boy in this village. nearly I5 years 'f age. was caught last Monday attemptlna ! beastly outrage upon little girl less than hree and half years old. and there ls sreat excitement about it. It is probable hat not little trouble will grow out of the natter. Why those who caught him didn't l boot him is mystery. -.Neso Miltord Rag. | The annual meeting of the Housatonic | dllk Producers association will be hold at | lew Milford on Tuesday January 2s. at | !. T. Short addresses may bo expected | rom several practical farmers who have | to be present. A question box Fill be provided to receive questions upon ny branch of farming. A general atten- ance of farmers is invited. The Housa- on1c railroad will return free those who ave paid cue full fare.
 MIR EDITOR: Please allow me through our columns to thank the kind and thought. ul friends to whom am indebted for a retty cutter, fur robe and string of els. They were left at my residence this fternoon during my absence, and am not ware exactly from whom they came. My ply recourse, therefore, Is to take this lethod of expressing my sincere gratitude ) each and every one of the donors for leir generous gift. Hoping that each one will appropriate personally the tanks am obliged to express in this gen 'al way, remain
 Yours and theirs faithfully,
 HARRY I. BoDLRY.