Connecticut western news., 1884-12-03
New Advet tisements.
LOCAL NEWS.

Winter.
 About 35 couples attended the ball at Town hall, Thanksgiving night.
 About 30 young people had social hop at D. l.. Peirce's last Friday even- ing.
 Arthur P. Freeman and Irving Barnes returned to Wilbraham, yester- day,
 Mrs Patrick Lynch len down stairs Saturday evening, and was seriously injured.
 Mrs Emma Brown of Bridgeport, Ct, is visiting relatives and friends ln town. Lawrence Gillette started for Tren- ton, N. g., last Wednesday. to visit his daughter, Mrs Rev Wm. Strickland.
 The farmers convention, or winter meeting of the Connecticut board of ag- riculture will be held at Meriden, Dec. 16, IT, and IS.
 New telephone poles are being erected between here and Ashley Falls, to connect the Connecticut and Nassa- chusetts circuits.
 The 0. l.. s. 0. will meet with Mrs J. s. Corbit on Friday evening of this week. Quotations from Tennyson. A full attendance is desired
 In fear of the spread of hog cholera some of the stock owners hereabouts are killing their animals to save their lives.-Ne,o Milford Item. See2
 Harry Sedgwick of Cornwall Hollow called on friends in town on Monday. He returned. last Wednesday, from a trip through the southern states.
 Miss Marcella Ferris arrived home at Frederick Watson's, last Friday. For the past year or two she has lived with her nephew, Ferris Henry ,st Tuckahoe, N. Y. "..
 Hotel robbers are plying their voca- ton about the state It is well to keep an eye out for these gentry, as they sometimes show up unexpectedly.-Ne'c Byitain Herald. ..r Mrs P. A. James, an experienced dressmaker from South Norwalk, will locate here if the ladies give her share of their patronage. She is stopping at Rev F. w. Barnett's. Read her card in another column.
 A wagon left in demoralized con- dition, and shattered street-lamp near Humphreys drug store was the result of Miles Ferris horse becoming unman- ageable and dashing through our village Saturday afternoon. The runaway was captured near Humphreys store, where the wagon capsized, throwing Miles to the ground, but not seriously injuring him.
 Mrs Lucia D. Smith possesses the rare faculty of writing letters which are both instructive and interesting. Her second letter from London appears in another column. We should have pub lished 1t last week had not another arti- cle b zen in type when the letter was re- ceiyed. Dr and Mrs Smith left London Nov 13, for Vienna, Austria They went via Rotterdam.
 The next meeting of the Housatonic Valley Methodist ministers association will be held at Housatonic, Mass, Mon day. December 8: 10 A. M., business lO:3O essay by Rev B. N. Lewis ; II :45 sketch by Rev J. c. Ferguson 2 P. M., discussion, New England Methodism, Revs H. O. Humphrey and William Stevens; 3:30 question drawer, Revs D. Mccartney and l.. B. Scott 7:3O ser mon, Rev J. M. Yeager Afternoon and evening sessions open to the public
 REV H. c. HUMPHREY, Pres.
 REV L. B. ScoTT, Sec'y.
 We will mention few family gath erings that occurred Thanksgiving day David S. Proper and family of Eliza vile, N. Y., and Dr c. W. Camp and family of Canaan spent the day at Judge Granger's. Whiting G. Kellogg and wife and Miss Emeline Kellogg from Falls Village at s. c. Beckley's. Mir Nj. A. Peet and Mrs Eliza Sedgwick a F. A. Peet's. W. H. Camp and wife Mrs o. R. Camp and Mrs Dr Smith a William Adams, East Canaan. J. s Adam of Lime Rock at Dr Geo Adam s T. B. Strong and wife of Great Barring ton at Ct. P. Strong's. Charles Frencl and wife of Colebrook at H. B. Stevens Mir Blakeman and daughter, Miss Am Blakeman of Newtown at Rev F. w Barnett's. H. W. Watson and family o Bridgeport at Mrs N. c. Wards, Lake vile. Miss Helen Fields, of New Hart ford at J. H. Fields, Sheffield. W. A Roraback of Torrington at James Rora 4atA