Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
Beautiful snow is fading.

-Beautuul snow IS fs0lng.
 Good music next Tuesday night.
 --Couductor Jim. Lake spent the Sabbatn in town.
 ---The latest agitation is g prospective '.plug hat club '"
 No sleighing, no wheeling, no walking, no staying at home.
 "A freight train on time Is an exceptional occurrence nowadays.
 Local news is even more scarce than editorial cheek this week.
 Blessed is he that hath spikes in his heels, for he walketh uprightly.
 No ar, we didn't get no valentines, and can rhssten any body who says we did.
 fine frog pond in the desert back or Union Depot is quite interesting this weather Station agent Ed. Norton of Pittsfeld was in town last Sunday, the guest of his slsssrs.
 The ladies of the Methodist church had supper in the basement of the church last Thursday evening.
 Mfrs. Olive Peck died at her residence in this place last Sunday morning. at the ripe oldags of 6a years.
 Remember the Masonic grand ball in Town hall next Tuesday evening, the eve of Washington's birthday
 -Anonymous communications respectfully declined It strikes us we've said this before, but ws may be mistaken
 Mir. N. l. Clark, a member of Housatonic Lodge, No 61 F. and A. NJ was buried with masonic honors last Friday afternoon.
 James Quinn has almost entirely recover ed from his recent severe illness. and IS ab e to be about, of which his many friends are glad.
 IA H. Schutt is to sell at auction on Sat urday of next week, all his household furni- ture, etc, at his residence opposite the post etacs.
 Sam. Beckley has harvested thus far, about thousand tons of ice at Twin Lakes. which has been stored in the sheds on the shore.
 The band have been prevented by un favorable weather and minor difficulties. from having regular rehearsal for the past two weeks.
 Butts says he isn't at all alarmed abcu any slip 'twixt cup and lip; what he's mos afraid of is slip from heel to hip, OF the icy pavement
 "A horse belonsing to Milo Davis wen the way of all good horses. and was given ride on a stone boat to his last resting plac' Last Monday.
 Conductor L.ne's passenger train nortl iast Friday night WAS two hours late at th. place, owing to poor locomotive coal, Whicl l. wouldn't make steam rapidly enough. -The Court of Probate has decreed tha ak months be allowed for the creditors of th' estate of the late Hon. George " Peet t. present their claims to the administrators "A big hog weighing 9s9 pounds, dresse, weight, went through this place on the c. w < B, R. last Friday On the freight train. It wa .- bound east, probably for Windsor Locks t' eonpare notes with Addis
 -According to our Southfeld correspond ent. stage driver Brewer wants to sell hi stage route, so he can till the soil. He tiled about all the snow he cares to. havin! piowsd through drifts "higher'n this house this winter.
 Squire Roraback was yesterday the for tunaie recipient of 8 valentine weighing tel pounds a little Republican post master an embryo statesman who'll make himself fell and carry everything before him in ''Bert's. household for some time to come. Shake Nr. R.
 "A load of sleighriders, mostly girls, iron ' Fails Village went gliding through this plac Last Saturday night, evidently enjoying tn affair for all il was worth. But how IS it tn boys of Falls Village allow the girls to yer ture % far away from home alone 7? Perhap "Idlewili" can throw a little light on thu question.
 ED EEws:-W wish to avail ourselve of the use of your valuable paper, to express our heartfelt thanks to the friends who st kindly rendered their assistance aud the sympathy in the care of our late dear hushanC and father, and in paylng the last sad rites tC his memory.
 ARs. N. [ CLARK AND FAMILY
 Somebody put nice square package gently on the seat of Frank Hitchcock's slelgi while under the Warner House shed last Err ny night, and Frank, thinking be had a prize, brought it home and opened the pack ago after locking himself snugy in his roou and pulling down the blinds but imagine his ckagrin when two big fish, -heacs dropped out tkseges hulging cut in their evident glee over his disappointment.
 Chaplain AcCabe is to deliver his famous lecture on she "Brlght bide of lite in Libby prisonr in Mlllerton next "Wednesday night and an extra train will be run to this place at the close. to accommodate those who W ish to attend from here. Tickets are for sale hy Rev. Mr. Mackey. Bishop H. W Warren, afesr listening to Chaplain McCabe's lecture