Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04
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LOCAL NEW 8.

-Housecleaning is in order.
 MT Fredrick Watson is said to be gradually failing in strength.
 The newsboys on the Connecticut Western road now wear uniforms.
 The lime manufacturers report bus mess rather dull for this time of year. Carl Andersen lights the street lamps east of the Connecticut Western track.
 -Dr Samuel Camp of Great Barring ton is recovering from his accident and is able to be out.
 Frank Barnum has removed to the Moon farm, in Weatogue, which he will work the coming year.
 Rev Dr Eddy has consented to preach in the Congregational church in She field for another year.
 Billy Reed, who has been at Fuller < Peet's the past winter, has left and will assist his father at the depot.
 MT Charles Lane, roadmaster of the Housatonic road, who has been residing in Falls Village, has moved to Great Harrington.
 Joseph Warner will work for J. A. Underwood the coming year and will occupy part of the Knickerbocker house at the lower corner.
 The annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society will be held at Mrs H.B. .Stevens's, tomorrow (Thurs- day) afternoon, at o'clock.
 Landlord Warner took possession of the Stevens house, Monday, J. A. Macdonald, the former proprietor, going to Unionville for the present.
 Six cars of the milk train coming east on the Newburg, Duchess and Connecticut road, Monday noon, were derailed at point west of Winchen mountain.
 Miss Mary J. Peck has removed her household goods from the residence of s. c. Beckley to the Ferris house on Elm street. After April 10, she will live with the family of James Beckley in Chatham, N. '.
 A special train ran from Great Bar rington to this place over the Housaton- ic road and one on the Connecticut Western to Hartford for friends to d. tend the funeral of Henry A. Patterson, Esq, of Hartford, who died last Friday. The weekly sociable for the benefit of the Congregational church, at Mir Charles s. Adams, last week, was at- tended by about 50 persons. A very pleasant evening was enjoyed and SIS was realized. The society is now near ly out of debt, only S20 being outstand- ing.
 At the annual meeting of the Read ing Room association held at the War ner house, Saturday evening, the follow ing officers were elected for the ensuing year:-President, D. l.. Freeman; vice president, D. l.. Peirce; treasurer, E. D. Lawrence; secretary, Samuel A. Ed dy. In view of the fact that it has be- come necessary to vacate the room for merly occupied and as there seems to be no other desirable room to be had at present, it was decided to sell the prop erty of the association at public auction next Saturday evening at Village Im- provement hall. The property to be sold consists of tables, chairs, lamps, paper holders and files of papers, to. gether with several unexpired subscrip tions to newspapers. A full attendance is hoped for, as all are invited.
 The annual meeting of the Tobacco Growers Mutual Insurance company was held In this place, last Saturday af ternoon, and was well attended. The annual report showed that the company is in 8 prosperous condition with { handsome surplus in the treasury owe, and above all losses and expenses. Th' cash premium, which was per cent las year, was reduced to 3 1-2 per cent fo the coming season. The following reso lution was adopted :-
 Resolved, That this company shal accumulate surplus fund not to exceed g, 900 and that no assessments shall b' made on policy holders if the amount in the treasury of the company is sui fcient to pay all losses.
 The old board of directors was elected to wit
 Lyman Dunning,
 J. B. Hardenbergh,
 Fredrick Bronson,
 Isaac Beebe,
 Edward s. Roberts,
 E. N. Phelps,
 A. E. Mallett,
 s. A. Bennett,
 c. H. Briggs.
 At subsequent meeting of the dl rectors the following officers were re elected
 President, Lyman Dunning;
 Vice President, Fredrick Bronson;
 Treasurer, J. B. Hardenbergh
 Secretary, 0. H. Briggs
 Superintendent, 2. s. Robssts'