Connecticut western news., 1882-01-11

Mrs. 0. H. Camp spent the Sabbath with friends in Kent.
 -Biny colspassh Is selling chances on q s'wssch, to ss rsassd sE:
 -Jewelfz Gecd.er has just returned from ",a husinee Eiy to New Yok. Mary Rcdsneyer is learning the s'nick". Aknack oftype setting in the NEWS office. ,.,.-Mr. :. John S.. Wolfe of Pitts6eld, an old. .stims resident q tAis plaos, was in town last Thursday.
 The es 1se of the lats Hon. George W. Peet is var -esiy estimated ct from $2oo,Oo0 to Ssoo,0o0
 Mir. Fl. B. Stevens of East Canaan is to build house on his lot on West Main street in the spring.
 Miss Fannie v. Benedict, who is teach. ing school in Southfeld, spent her vacation at her home in this place.
 Will. Roraback is agent for all the news- papers in the country, and furnishes them at less than publishers rates.
 Misses Nellie A. and Ida A. Weaver, of Mount Washington, have been visiting at Mr. Albert H. Schutt's in this place.
 Miss Emma stiner, teacher in the Wetaus diatrict, and her brother Will spent the holidays with friends in Wallingford A ''freak of nature," in the shape of a perfectly formed calf weighing only 2s lbs. was born on the Watson farm yesterday.
 Ticket agent Fred Bartlett is sick at his home in Falls Village, and his place in the ticket office is supplied by Johnnie Reed.
 MT. H. Hanchett has purchased build. ing lot of Col J. B. Hardenbergh, north of the school house, and will build in the spring.
 -S. Heath has removed from Patrick Lynch's tenement on Railroad street, to the Dr. Belden place near the Methodist Church.
 A lovely violet blossomed out in full flower in MT. John Rodemeyer's door.yard on Wednesday, Dec. 18th. the same day that Willie died.
 Rev.. MT. Bodleys mother and sister, who spentthe summer here, started last week for St. Louis, where they will pass the rest of the winter.
 We sreuader obligations to superinten- dent Stillson, of the H. R. R. for New Years greeting. Also to supt. Beach of the Naug- atuck Road, May you both live long and prosper prosperously.
 -Deacoa-J John IF Belden. of Falls Village, had so far recovered from his severe illness pneumonia last Friday, as to be able to eend our local columns box of delicious cigars as Happy. New Year.
 We have added quite number of now subscribers to our list since Jan. 1st, and received no small amount of praise and con- graduation on. the excellence of the NEWS as alocal paper, all (which are duly appreciated.
 Mrs. Dr. Belden has sold her house on Church street to MT Frank Coons, cooper at the Peirce, Lawrence Coz lime Kilns, who will remove his family there in the spring, and they will be a desirable acquisition to the Centrevillians.
 MT. Schutt and wife have removed their sewing machine and music store from Wat sons block, to their residence in the west end of N. Hams house opposite the post office, where those who want trills or frills are re- quested to call.
 The chimney of Tom. Browns house on Railroad street caught fire last Sunday after noon, alarming the neighbors and nearly suf- focating poor old Tom who lies on a sick.be6, suffering froma stroke of paralysis. No damage was sustained
 A CARD:-Th undersigned desire 10 thank their neighbors and friends through the columns of the NEWS for the sympathy and assistance rendered them in their recent bereavement. MRS. GEO. W. PEET,
 FRANK A. PEET.
 A Canaanite received a letter the other day, and on reading it in the drug store, de- tected an error in the spelling, to which be called the attention of 8 bystander, as fol- lows: ''Just see how this fellow spells which-w-i-c-h; he's left out the t. Canaan came near having another e1- posture of spiritualism recently, by Prof. Dayton, but as Prof. Cook had so recently shattered the spirit business to pieces in ! Town hall he concluded it wouldn't pay to | pitch his teut-and the spirits breathe more l freely. Norm. Lawton of East Canaan changed | cars,hsre Last Saturday, arrayed in his store clothes with kip-skin trimmings, and really 1t looked as if Evangelins's bachelor brigade would have to mourn another bsreavement- but ws'rs not going to say anything about t, because Norm. says "Keep quiet Have cigar7"
 Landlord Mcdonald has been confined to his bed for few days, with sickness, but ws are glad to learn that he is now improving. 1fr. James Quinn, Foots harness maker, snd his infant son are also quite sick with fever It is seldom that our community experiences such period of depression ss has prevailed turing the present phenomenal winter. Is Uncle Toms Cabin, new version, is to be c presented in town hall next Tuesday night bvE- s. Sullivan's Black Diamond Combina ion. This company comes well rscpmmend- . ,d, and hes alwsys played to large bonssa, .