Connecticut western news., 1882-12-06
LOCAL NEWS.

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 The high, intermediate and primary schools were closed from Thanksgiving until the Monday following.
 The ladies of the Episcopal society will hold their sewing circle at Mrs. Fred. Watson's, Thursday afternoon.
 At last, work on the lock up has been commenced. There is an apparent need for it, notwithstanding the no license law.
 What was reported last week as diphtheria, in the family of Rev. Mr. Phillips, proved to be nothing worse than canker sore throat.
 The internal decorations of the Episcopal church, Thanksgiving day, consisted of fruits and sheaves of wheat very tastefully arranged and quite ap- propriate for the occasion.
 Tobacco growers are complaining about their inability to sell their crop at what they consider fair price. At this time last year nearly the entire crop of tobacco was sold; now 1t is an excep tional crop that has found purchaser. -Twenty-seven couples regaled them selves at the Stevens House, Thanks giving night No one knows better how to cater to the tastes of the public, than landlord McDonald, and his table was no exception to the general rule, Thanks giving night.
 If any one wants a nice outfit for the holidays there is no place he can be better accommodated than at Taylor's Bon Ton Clothing House, Sumner build ing, Great Harrington. All goods are of the best quality and latest style and lowest prices.
 -Ulrich < Kahn, proprietors of the ''Young America square-dealing cloth ing house" are out with holiday ad vertisement. It will be to the advantage of persons desirous of purchasing cloth ing to read their new advertisement and profit thereby.
 The ladies of Christ's church parish are to give sale and supper at the Town hall next Wednesday afternoon and evening to which all are invited to attend. Useful and fancy articles will be disposed of at remarkably cheap prices. Admission free.
 Misses Bena and Mary Rodemeyer, and Messrs. Archie T. Evans and John Rodemeyer Jr., spent Thanksgiving in Canaan, returning to Bethel Monday. The Rodemeyer sisters and MT. Evans were accessions to the M. B. Church choir last Sabbath morning.
 MT Samuel Ferris, the popular landlord of the Ferris House at Ashley Falls, has the champion weight turkey, it's averdupois being fifty pounds. The 'tgobbler" was present from friend of MT. Els living in the west. MT. Ferris takes pleasure in exhibiting stJumbo"-as he has named the bird. "A family reunion was held at the homestead of Chauncey Hart of Union vile, at which thirty children and grand children were present on Thanksgiving day. MT. Hart is the father of Mrs. Mcdonald of the Stevens House. Mrs. M. who was present on the occasion, informs us that she met some of her kins- folks for the first time on that day after g lapse of twenty years.
 The transit of Venus occurs to-day, commencing about 8:3O A. M, and the astronomer of the NEWS office had made extensive preparations to take observa- tions from the observatory on the Cum ming's building, but owing to unavoid- able accident to his piece of smoked glass, he is compelled to defer his sci entific experiments until the next transit, which will occur Dec. 9th, 1882.
 The first opportunity given to the citizens. of this village to listen to ''Roxy" the violinist was largely appre- ciated as was shown by the immense house that greeted his appearance last Thursday evening. We have spoken sc highly of him in former notices that we feel that we can add nothing in appro- bation to our former remarks, and il will be sufficent to say that his equal was never heard in this vicinity.
 At the ssOld Reliable" meat market in Cummings block may be found al the delicacies of the season in the mea line. Steaks of surloin, round steak and roast beef can be found in any quantity Also fowls, from the fates and tenderest turkey to the most de icious chicken may be had at price that cannot be undersold Old patron are invited to continue their favors, ant new ones are respectfully solicited t. give the market call.
 The preliminary arrangements fo singing class have been perfected, ant o'clock, all who have joined the class and others who may wish to attent school, are requested to be promptly ol hand at Improvement hall James Swins ton, of Stuyvesant, N. Y, has beel secured as instructor MT. s. is favor ably known in this vicinity, and is en dorsed by good authority wherever h is known. Give him hearty support
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