Connecticut western news., 1881-01-26
Shake, Judge Warner.

IN. C. Ward, Esq. IS on business Vlslt to the sunny South. We are under obligations to supt. Still | son for favors received. A telephone line is talked of, to connect this place with Ashley Falls. Miss Anas Shields is on protracted wis l it to New York and Brooklyn. Steve Riley is the happy father of bouncing boy baby. See births. The sixth dance of the I. D. D. Y. club | comes of at Town hall tonight. A runaway and turn over attracted a little attention Monday afternoon. Miss Gertie Pulver of Copake visited her old friends in this place last week.
 There are l36 children in this school dis l trict between the ages of and 16.
 Rev. Mir Mackey attended the temper ance convention at Meriden last week.
 -Ex Gov. Andrews was in town last Fri day, in con pany with Judge Warner.
 Several of the service pipes of the water works have been frozen up for some time.
 Ut is reported that the series of the club dances at Ashley Falls is to close with a grand masquerade.
 Some of our correspondents are having their ''of'' week, it seems. Be on hand next week, in good season.
 Rev. MT. Mackey will deliver lecture on the subject of Mental Improvement" at tue N. E. church next Sunday night.
 fire dendis gnashing his teeth. The roads are impossible, the travel being mostly through the fields.
 - We have it, on good authority, that the report that the Cong. church society will en deavor to secure the services of Rev. Dr. Ed dy, as permanent pastor, is without founda- tion in fact.
 Mrs. Pixley is rather severe on Dr. Longfellow, in her letter in another column Whether the Dr. IS a pill peddler or not, his r refreshing originality and cutting paragraphs entitle him to respect.
 Fred. Lawrence, who has been employed as conductor of horse car in New York for the past few months. has returned to this place. Fred. is one of the few of Evangeline's bach elors who remain unscathed.
 Sunlight and Shadows" John B.Gough's new book, is beng canvassed for by Canaan lady, and now is good opportunity to SC cure perhaps the last production of the most eloquent platform orator of the day.
 -Engineer P Bronson, the oldest engineer on the Housatonic road, was taken with violent attack of neuralgia last Thursday, and was obliged to leave his engine at Falls Vii lage, in charge of another engineer, while he returned to his home in Bridgeport.
 Rev. Dr. Eddy occupied the pulpit of the Congregational church last Sunday. In the afternoon he took the milk train, en route to Jersey City to attend the funeral of his grand son, Willie Daily, who, with his mother, spent several summers in this place.
 The recent snow storms blockaded the railroads in several places. The Conn. West ern trains were delayed last Friday, Cum mings' west bound train Friday night being delayed about six hours. The Housatopic trains were also considerably delayed.
 The schools were to be treated to big sleigh ride last Saturday afternoon, but owing to the great depth of snow and the indictment weather, it was postponed until next Satur day, when, nothing interfering, the procession will move, to the jingling music of merry sleigh bells.
 Charles H. Fowler, barber, of this place has made arrangements to be in Norfolk on Friday of each week, at Hallocks hotel, from 10 a. m till D. m. Charlie is good bar Der, and Norfolkers will undoubtedly appre- ciate the opportunity given them, to get :. Gclean shave"
 Tine republican caucus held by the Litch- geld county representatives at Hartford lasI Thursday, resulted in the election ot Donald J. Warner of Salisbury, as Judge of the Dis trict Court, by majority of IA to '. This choice will give universal satisfaction to the members of the bar, and there Is no doubt that the scales of justice will swing in exact equipoise in the D strict Court house while Judge Warner yields the baton.
 -vennor predicts the weather for the re- nainder of 1881 as follows; Mild spell from January Is to February l2; March and 10, gales are probable around New York and Boston, and snow storms. In April there will be a snow fall on the 4th or 5th, but spring will be we'll advanced by the 18th. In May, after the 10th, hot weather: on the 18th and 18th, thunder storms. June warm untl 11th, then cold until 2Oth; frosts on 22d and 23rd; Bath to 26th, hot. July cold on 18th, 18th, 23d and 3lst; hot on 4th, 9th, 9th, 1lth, l6th. 17th, 18th and 26th. August and will be cold. In September, the cen- Ire of the month will be its warmest part. 1 October will open cold; November will be muddy, with little frost; December will be l ths Wsrmest ever known.