Connecticut western news., 1881-12-14
-"Christmas odors'on the breeze"

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 -"Christmas odors on the breeze"
 -hrs. J. R. Fuller is quite sick with { fever.
 -s. A. Herman, Esq, of winsted, was ir town last Friday.
 Sam. Ferguson occupies Charlie Spauld' ing's place as ticket agent at Union depot.
 Some of our correspondents are little late this week, in sending their communica. tiona
 Roll. N. Rood of Manchester, has been sick with malaria at his home in this place for few days.
 The Christmas festival of Christ Church will be held on Wednesday evening, Dec. 18th, in Town hall.
 And while you are about it, order the NEWS sent to your friends for year, as a Christmas gift. Only $l.5o.
 Editors Erwin and Harding contributed to the beauty and dignity of the audience in Town hall last Friday night.
 There is a great amount of sickness in this town and vicinity, much of which, no doubt is occasioned by the sudden changes in the weather.
 -J. c. Mather of West Winsted announces a closing out sale of cloaks, dolmans, etc, which will repay careful investigation Read his adv.
 Conductor Elmore's passenger train was delayed nearly two hours at Simsbury last Monday, by the blowing out of a cylinder head of the locomotive.
 Prof. Lee was in town last Wednesday He has finished his writing terms in Miller. ton and Lakeville, and after short rest will tackle Sharon and Amenia.
 Prof. Adams school exhibition comes of in Village Improvement hall next Wednes. day evening, the Fist inst, when a good programme will be presented.
 The officers of the Methodist Sunday school met at Brother Cummings last night, to make arrangements for having a Christ mas tree in the basement of the church.
 North Carolina letters. reform documents and rush of advertisements crowd out our vicinity and Berkshire county items this week, but they'll come in next week, all the same.
 "A number ofsubscriptions on our list ex. pire Jan. 1st Prompt renewals are re- quested. Those who are ''taking more pa. pers than they can read," will please be just as prompt in notifying us to "stop my pa- per-" --.-
 MT. Geo. L. Parsons has a word to say about holiday goods. George has fine line of useful and ornamental goods suitable for holiday gifts, and those who want to make a present that will be of service should call on him.
 The members of the Canaan Comet Band take this method of extending their thanks to their friends and patrons who turned out so handsomely at their entertainment last Fri day night, and made it financial success ex ceeding their most sanguine expectations.
 Charles White, formerly brakeman on Conductor Lakes ore train, got two fingers smashed up, while coupling on the Naugatuck R. R. last week. Charlie seems to have his full share of ill luck. While braking on the ore train short time ago, he was laid up over week with sprained ankle.
 The last dance of the I. D. D. Y. club was the pleasantest given by the club this season. "Bub." White of Winsted furnished che music. and many of his old friends, who were present, say that it carried them right back to the good old days. Bub. holds his own yet, and the person who can stand per fectly still when his violin is talking, has no poetry in his soul.
 . The Young America clothing house, of Winsted, changes its adv. in another column, in which manager Ulrich announces still furth- CT reductions in the prices of clothing, over coats, etc, which means that clothing is to be sold at figure that will astonish even the closest Yankee shaver of prices. Ulrich sells immense quantities of clothing, and the beau sy of it all is, that those who buy of him once always go there again to trade. Superintendent Stillson is still confined to the house in close communion with his new adversary, inhammatory rheumatism. In | Ehe meantime his efficient clerk, Chas. Wood, ! is the medium through whom the business and orders of the company are promulgated. | -Eogle. That's 80, and Charlie has stood nanfully at his post during all of MT. Still I Don's illness, with almost the entire duties of | he superintendent devolying upon him, and he efficient manner in which he has dis. hanged them entities him to great credit. Deacon John H. Belden's Falls Village lass united with our Canaan class last Fri. lay evening, after the show, and enjoyed 8 rsry pleasant season, in which Harding of hs Pittsfeld Eagle, and Erwin of the New [ilford Gazette participated. Letters of re- ret were received from the following hon. rary members: James Bryan of the Berk- hire Courier, Cheney of the Bridgeport acle. McArthur of the Winsted Times. Af- F supper at the Stevens House, Union class eeting adjourned, subject to the call of the ,uamittee. 1t Mrs. Fsyette Root of Lanesboro, is 8 ,snding few days with E. s. Root in this e see. She has just returned from NewiP