Connecticut western news., 1880-02-04

will be nothing lacking, but more of this here after.
 sincerely wish could report revival meet. ings as you have in Canaan. There are many even here, to whom they would be welcome, and worth all worldly amusements.
 People here are very anxious about the ice ! crop The mildness of the season is so very unusual, there must be cause; Professor Proctor's mustard seed" must be unusually pungent, or else Maine being so hot this win ter, it has affected the climate. The Repub- ican having settled the waters, we may all calculate upon plenty of ice yet. CAP. Ss
 THE FUNERAL OF DR H. M. KNIGHT.
 The funeral of Dr. Knight took place at the Congregational church on Thursday at o'clock, p. m., and was largely attended. The services were conducted by. the pastor, Rev c. L. Kitchel, assisted by Revs. Hallock of winsted and Gleason ot Norfolk. The choir of the 2d Congregational church, West Win sted, were in attendance, and sang some very fine and appropriate selections, MT. R. s. Frary presiding at the organ. No sermon was preached, the services consisting of eulogistic addresses by Revs. Hallock and Kitchel. A delegation from the legislature consisting of one member from the senate and two from the house were present. A large number of the medical profession occu- oc %ho school of which Dr. Knight was formerly su- perintendent, also occupied seats in @ body. These in addition to the many friends and rel- atives of the deceased, filed the house to it's utmost capacity. The casket was a plain metallic burial case, and was notppened. The floral offerings consisted of pillow of pure white camellias and rosebuds,. surrounded with delicate smilax, in the centre of which, ! wrought with purple immortelfes, was the word "Rest," two harps of camellias, rose- buds, and sweet violets, an anchor, large group of callas, and two palm branches A very large procession wound its way to the cemetery, where with brief service was ilaid all that was mortal of him who held so prom iuent place in the hearts of large circle oi friends.
 ! MT. Ambrose R. Clark, formerly of the firm of Clark Bros., well known merchants here, has returned to his home in Salisbury MT. Clark, as will be remembered, left here some three years ago to engage ir the mer cantile business in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Last fall, ill hearth compelled him to seek rest ant change of air, which he did, in the wilds O the Adirondacks. He did not improve the1 as fast as he had hoped, and iss now trusting to careful home nursing, to perfect cure.
 Mrs. M. c. Jewell and daughter are spend ing the winter with friends in Bridgeport.
 MT. Wm. Roe, our popular shoemaker, ha returned to Millerton to engage in busines with his father.
 Mir. Earnest Pease our resident artist, il engaged painting scenery for the Salisbur, Dramatic Association, for their next play
 Money" which is to be produced Tuesday evening, Jan. TO-. This being one of Bul
 wer's best plays, and as we understand n' pains are being spared by the association il it's preparation, this we should think nigh
 be anticipated as one of the best entertain
 nents they have ever given us.
 St. Johns church was closed on Sunday
 the rector, W. A. Johnson being in Ne,
 York.
 MT. E. c. Carter is absent Oh visit to hi
 home in Stockbridge, Mass.
 The large and well constructed barn whic the Scoville Bros. are building at Chapinville
 is nearing completion, and will be the fines in this section of country. Gus.
 At the regular meeting of No, West Lodg No. 179, l. o. of G. T., the following resolr
 tions concerning the death of one of it's men bers, the late Dr. H. M. Knight were passed
 Whereas it has pleased our Heavenl Father to remove from our circle our believe brother, H. M. Knight, thereby inflicting up on us and the Temperance cause generally, loss which is seldom felt so deeply, therefor
 Resolved: That while we grieve over tn s dispensation of Divine Providence, we al nevertheless comforted as we remember hi l. signal fidelity, and earnest labor in the gran z work of retaining the fallen. and trying ' save others from falling, by which, The bein
 dead yet speaketh."
 r. Resolved: That as Lodge we tender
 the bereaved family our heartfelt sympath D in this hour of great affliction.
 ) Resolved: That our altar be draped '' mourning during the ensuing quarter.
 Resolved: That the Secretary be instruc It ed to transmit these resolutions to the famil 9 also to the columns of the CONN. WEsTEB ' NEWS: T. c. l. F. Ssn11s, sHn%, Committee. k A. CLEAvELAND,
 Enst Canaan.
 g luck at fishing one day last week, but owin
 to the. rain their biggest catch was larg
 appetite.
 f H. c. Stevens has purchased a fine pair { , working horses for the furnace Co. D Prof. Lee closed his writing school in tn f place last Wednesday evening,
 G. w. Cowdrey is getting out lumber pr' prratory to recovering his barn..
 Geo. Lawrence, formerly of this place, no of Stamford, Conn., is visiting friends here.
 Miss Florence B. New was in this plao , over Sunday, the guest of Miss Minnie Beeb, X X.
 West COFMvEal1s
 We are looking around after weathe prophet who can tell something that can
 depended on; ours have all failed this winte S even Hulsey has given it up for a badSjob. A. D. Warner has been in the place for th
 past week, but so taken up with business " did not have chance to talk with him. H is looking as if the Thomaston air or-agree l k1ooA L~ |,