Connecticut western news., 1883-12-19
LOCAL NEWS.

No paper next week.
 Mrs E. l.. Johnson of Newtown wis tied in town over Sunday.
 Prof Weavers singing school has been postponed until tomorrow (Thurs- day) evening.
 Mir Myron Andrus of Ashley Falls, Mass, recently sold a. mare and two colts to Mir George H. Blodgett.
 MT George Benedict sold five-year- old horse last week to Henry Beers of Cornwall Bridge Price $40.
 The meeting of c. c. l.. s. c. has been postponed to Friday evening, Dec cember 28. It will be held at s. C.. Beckley's.
 ssMan's work is from sun to sun,
 But woman's work is never done.' According to this saying man has an easy time at this season of the year.
 -Mr Calvin Barnes of Winsted has purchased two car loads of rye in this vicinity, paying 63 cents per bushel. The second car load was shipped Friday. Regular meeting of David s. Cowles Post, G. A. R ,this Wednesday evening, December 19, 1883, at which time the annual election of officers will take place. Our correspondents will please bear in mind that the NEWS will not be pub ished next week, but please send us Q liberal contribution of items for the is- sue of January 2.
 The young ladies of the Methodist church will hold fair and festival at Village Improvement hall, Saturday evening, December %. A good supper will be served at reasonable price. -"Lower than the 1owest;' that is what MT R. Girling of the o. P. Cloth ing Emporium, Great Burlington, Mass, says about his prices. His new adver- tisement tells you the different lines of goods he is selling. Holiday goods that will "please the old and make the little ones happy, " can be found at Mir N. Van Deusen's s store, Ashley Falls, Mass, and the price at which he sells them also makes the purchaser happy. Read his new adver- tisement.
 Step in at Gardner's again and see the largest stock of jewelry in Litchfield county. He received the largest stock of rings ever shown in this town, the 18th, and has some of them yet. Look .at them. Sold at bottom prices and warranted to give satisfaction every time. -Editor Neus The evening of the 10th inst, Charles K Hunt, formerly of Canaan, had pleasant chat with George T. Lawrence, also formerly of that place. Mir Hunt was at his home in Winsted, Ct, and Mir Lawrence in the telephone office at Stamford, 8 distance by wire of over 100 miles, and each recognized the others voice the moment they spoke. Congratulations were ex- changed and after long and pleasant conversation, with cordial hand-shake and an appointment to meet again soon to talk over old times, they said ''good night" PINK.
 Stamford, Conn.,, Dec. 12, 1883.
 An excursion train will be run to- morrow, December 20, on the Housa- tonic railroad from Great Burlington to Bridgeport. Train leaves Great Bar rington at M, and arrives in Bridge port at 9:55 NJ, stopping at all inter mediate stations Returning train will leave Bridgeport at P M, sharp. Fare, round trip, from Great Burlington and Sheffield, $1. 25; Ashley Falls and Ca naan, 1.15; Falls Village, Lime Rock, West Cornwall and Cornwall Bridge, S1 Kent. 85 cents This will afford grand opportunity to spend all your ready money in the city for holiday goods, then come home and ask your village merchant to trust you for your grocer ies and the other necessaries of life.
 We predict large audience at the Town hall, Christmas evening, the 25th, to witness the beautiful tableaux to be given by the Young Ladies' Mission Circle. The following is the program
 PART FIRST.
 1. The Opening Hymn.
 2. Comin' thro' the Bye.
 3. Temptation.
 4. Longfellow's Children.
 5. The Death Warrant of Mary Stuart 6. Love's Greeting.
 2. A Collection of Paintings.
 s, Blue Beard's Wives.
 g. The Nooning
 10. Rebecca.
 PART SECOND.
 I. The Huguenot Lovers.
 2. Shoe Fly.
 B. Nothing to Wear lin two scenes). A. Sitting the Old Year out.
 5. Loves Me-Loves Me not, or, Count
 ing the Daisies in two scenes).
 6. The Jelly Won't JeA.
 2. Rejected. 8. The Misiletoe.
 Between the tableaux good music vii be furnished by the orchestra. Admis sion 25 cents, children 15 cents. Door B zS.s.k ssz ....s. ssz snsa,<.. s.k f1