Connecticut western news., 1880-01-07
This is the week of prayer.

with bare feet
 To-day is the opening day of the Legisla- ture at Hartford.
 A dog distemper is carrying of the canines in Danbury.
 Prof Lee employees his leisure hours writing visiting cards.
 The publisher of the PittsAeld Sun issued @ neat almanac for 1880.
 Measles are in blossom about midway be- tween this place and Clayton.
 Let's see-Maine-Maine- yesi Co., lumbus was discovered there, wasn't he3
 -Collinsville it is said, is to erect 6 fur mace for the manufacture of charcoal iron.
 Farmers hereabouts complain that some- body's dogs are reising havoc with their sheep.
 Alvin Ferguson of this place, is making cigars in Bliss cigar shop at Ct. Burlington.
 Miss Addie Spaulding of Norfolk is a guest of her sister, Mrs. J. L. Bragg in this place.
 W. [. Bliss, the Gt Harrington oornetist has accepted the leadership of the New Mil ford Band
 IL L. Cartwright of East Canaan started Monday on a business trip to Iowa, to be ab- sent about two weeks.
 The decision in the Funk vs. Calvin sew ing machine case, has been deferred another week by Justice Roberts.
 Ct. Harrington young people have been enjoying sleighing parties to Sheffield, Nor folk, and neighboring towns.
 Between April and November, Waterbury entertained ss tramps, against 4ss for the corresponding period in 1878.
 Charles c. Wilson, an expressman of Winsted has just been made happy by leg acy of $5, 900 from deceased friend.
 Resell Underwood of this placs, a prom. ising young Tennyson, of l4 years, writes very good poetry, in an easy, natural vein.
 -50 new platform cars are being built by the H. R. R. Co. at Falls Village. A new heavy locomotive is also soon to be added to their rolling stock.
 -Mrs Sheffield, who resides near Pine drUvo eamp orouno, arrer long, prorracted illness, is slowly recovering under the skilful care of Dr.. Averill.
 The marriage "boom" is booming in Falls Village, and seems to be working this way. But ick"i-who'd a thunk it9 Shake tB 8, George.
 The annual meeting of the Ladies' Mis- sionary Society of the Congregational Church will be held on Friday afternoon next at Mrs. J. L. Braggs at 9 o'clock.
 The marriage of c. E. DeHart to Miss Mattie Brinton, both of Canaan Valley, is announced to be solemnized tonight, at the residence of the brides parents.
 Seth Pratt of Litchfeld has just returned from the West with stock of fine horses, which will be sold to the Barnum Richardson Co., for their mines at Salisbury.
 There was considerable public observance of New Years day at New Haven. The day was ushered in with tin horns the discharge of fire arms and singing in the streets.
 -EJ. Beardsley, publisher of the Hills dale Herald, issued last week the first num- Der of the Philmont Sentinel, which he will conduct in connection with the Herald.
 Miss Hattie Lawton, daughter of Mrs. Lawton, the female temperance lecturer of Poughkeepsie, N. r., has been visiting at W. McIntyre's in this place, also at Ashley Falls
 Do not fail to read the Traoeller's pros. pectus for 1880. Read it through and sub scribe either for the Weekly or Semi-Wec,-,J and add one more pleasure So the household
 The "Great Metropolitan Combination advertising l2 stars from the leading varie- ty theatres of the country" are billed for an entertainment at Town Hall next Saturday night.
 The workmen employed in the Harmony Mills, Cohoes, N. Y., enjoyed their Christmas dinner. They were informed on Wednesday that their wages would be increased 16 per cent.
 -"Charity begins at home and stage at home" is said to be the motto hereafter of a gay Lothario whose charitable offerings were misconstrued, and repulsed with a pistol muzzle.
 -Clergymen will confer favor which will be appreciated, by sending us the usual mo- tices of marriages performed by them, as they frequently escape our notice, as well as our correspondence.
 A colored jubilee concert is to be given in M E. Church th,s evening by Sheppards troupe of ex-slaves. The concert will consist of plantation songs which were sung in the dark days of slavery,
 -George Mcclellan, Lisbon farmer, had become dissipated, and took on Dec. 24, enough laudanum to keep him asleep for GA hours, when he awoke and immediately died. He leaves wife and three small children.
 Moody contradicts the alleged conversion of Dan Rice, the circus man, and says that in a recent conversation with him he gave no evidence of having been born again. It amounts to good deal of dead head adver- Using for Dams circus, anyway.
 Miss Adelia M. Payson, missionary of the American Board at Foochow, China. will meet the ladies of North Canaan at the resi- dence of Rev. MT. Reid on Saturday afternoon next at two o'clock. All ladies interested in foreign missions are invited to be present..