Connecticut western news., 1884-02-27
LOCAL NEWS.

Lent.
 Ash Wednesday.
 Spring will arrive Saturday.
 Communion services at the Metho- dist church next Sunday morning.
 The dime sociable at the Warner house on Monday evening netted $23.
 Mrs Robert Van Deusen is visiting her sister, Mrs McGreggor at New York. -Dr W. H. Crocker of Ancram, NY, and Dr William Camp of Copake, NY were in town on Monday.
 The ladies' church aid society will meet at Mrs George P. Strong's to-mor- row (Thursday) afternoon.
 Halt moment and read the new advertisements this week; it will be time profitable employed.
 To-day Wednesday, is Longfellow day in the c. l.. S.C.society. The poet was born February 27, 1907.
 Mrs Archie Evans of Bethel is mak- ing her parents weeks visit. She ar- rived in Canaan last Friday.
 70. L. S. 0. will meet at MT Charles Adams tomorrow (Thursday) evening. Quotations from Longfellow.
 The time table of the Housatonic railroad, which appears in another col umn, has been corrected to date.
 -Messrs B. S. Smith of Litchfeld and Charles Gold of West Cornwall were guests of Mir s. A. Eddy last week. Compare the New Milford Gazette's home printed outside of February % with the NEWS patent outside of Feb ruary 27.
 MT Charles Paul returned last Thursday evening from 10-days' visit to his sons, Walter and William at Gar risons, N. Y, and Charles at Hackensack, N. J.
 David s. Cowles Post, No. 60, GA. R., netted $95 from their entertainment at the Town hall last Friday evening This will be judiciously expended in furnishing their hall.
 MT F. A. Bartlett of Torrington improved the holiday of February 22 by visiting his friends in Falls Village and Canaan and taking in the G. R. enter tainment at Town hall.
 MT O. P. Gillette has rented of Mrs s. J. Knickerbocker the building on West Main street formerly used as hard ware, four and feed store. He will convert it into dwelling house and take possession April l.
 Services at Christ church to-day (Ash Wednesday, at 10:30,-morning service, litany and sermon. During lent services will be held on Fridays,-morn- ing prayer and itany at 10:30, evening prayer and sermon at o'clock.
 Farmers, don't fail to read what Mir E. s. Roberts has to say in another column. He has the agency for fertili- gers and number of agricultural im- plements and is confident you can save time and money by purchasing of him. Oscar Keith has made the following appointments to deliver temperance lectures :-Danbury, February 28 and 29; Bristol, March 2; Norwich, March 4,5 and 6; Danielsonville, Sunday, March g. He has just closed series of meet ings at Canaan Valley and much good has been accomplished.
 Whenever person is discontented with their lot or sphere and imagine they have little or nothing to be thankful for, itis well to look away from self and see If there are not others in the world less favored than themselves. A good lesson can be learned by reading the sketch of MT Loren Whiting's life. See "Reminiscences of Southern New Marl- boro.
 Mrs Sylvia Emmons of Ellsworth, Conn. ,died at her residence on February 14 at the age of 93 years. She was an exemplary woman, humble christian, kind friend and neighbor and will be missed by many, as she had ever been a resident of Ellsworth. Monday, the 18th, she was laid to rest by kindred dust She was the mother of Conductor Emmons of the Housatonic railroad.
 The school exhibition to be held Friday evening, the 29th, promises to bt one of the best ever held in this place Declarations and vocal and intrumenta music ara on the program. The drama "The Last Loaf" and the farce, "L Quiet Family, Twill be given. Admission 25 cents, reserved seats 35 cents s;proceed to purchase books, maps, etc. for tn school
 We hope to see as large an audienc at the Town hall next Friday evening a assembled there last Friday evening Much time and labor have been expend ed in preparing for this school exhibi ton and the entertainment promises tt be a very pleasing and instructive one See program Remember this is home institution, therefore enconrag both teacher and scholars by attending