Connecticut western news., 1884-02-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Lent begins February 27.

Lent begins February 27.
 MT c. H. Preston was in town Sat urday evening.
 The country is being flooded with counterfeit 25 cent pieces.
 U. E. Conway offers his place for sale in this village. See his adver, tisement.
 MT N. 0. Stevens attended the milk meeting at New Milford yesterday (Tuesdayl.
 We received pleasant call on Mon- day from Editor Addis of the Windsor Locks Journal.
 MT Jacob Schamerhorn killed a wild cat on the large island at Twin Lakes, January 29.
 MT Reuben Stewart carries broken wrist in sling, the result of fall on the ice, few days since.
 Geo. Smith, of Conductor McCar- thy's train on the H. X c. w.. railroad, is taking weeks vacation.
 The ladies' foreign missionary society will meet at Mrs J. B. Reeds, to- morrow, (Thursday) at 3, p m.
 Mrs Proctor and daughter, Miss Sarah A. Proctor, of Detroit, Mich., for mer residents of Canaan, are visiting in town.
 MT John Calkins has bought the residence and farm near this village, which was owned by the late Dr A. A, Wright.
 MT F. B. Young, late compositor on the NEWS, went to Thomaston, last Monday, to accept 8 position on the Thomaston Express.
 An adjourned meeting of the Union society for the detection of thieves, will be held at the Wononsco house, Lake vile, Conn, tomorrow, February 7, at 2 p. m. ..
 MT A. P. Briggs attended the annu- al encampment of the department of Connecticut Grand Army of the Repub- lie, at Middletown, last Wednesday and Thursday.
 The Housatonic railroad company's wooden bridge over the Konkapot river at Ashley Falls is to be replaced with an ron structure, which Is now on the cars at this station.
 Our citizens stand ready to cooper ate lwith David s. Cowles' Post, No. COG. A. R., in celebrating Washington's birthday. Announce your program, and let us know your wishes.
 The juvenile entertainment and so- ciable which was announced last week, to be given February 5, at Village Inn provement hall, has been postponed to Friday evening February s.
 MT Arthur Van Deusen, who badly injured his hand while coupling cars at Lime Rock station, December 27, re- sumes his old position next Monday on Conductor Hinman's train.
 MT John Robinson called at the NEWS office one evening last week, and handed us Plymouth Rock hens egg measuring 6l x8 inches, and weighing 3a ounces. It proved to be double yolk egg.
 MT s. w. Barnes and family arrived safely at Jacksonville, Florida, last Fri day noon, but MT D. l.. Peirce and daughters did not reach there until Sat urday, as they remained one day in New York.
 When Hubbell, the Ct Harrington clothing dealer, cuts prices he cuts clear to the bone. He is selling over coats at $2. It's virtually giving them away, instead of selling them. Read his new advertisement.
 -One of MT Miles B. Tobey's barns at Canaan Valley was destroyed by fire, Sunday night. Several tons of hay were consumed, but there was no stock in the barn. Origin of fire unknown, at the present writing.
 A physician says in regard to diph- theria "If the throat is red and swol- len, no fear of diphtheria, but if it looks as if some one had thrown a handful of ashes into it--a dull grey color--look out. It is diphtheria's danger signal.
 The last issue of the Winsted Her ald shows marked improvement over IoSchb nuLnDeES. W0 ISCoBAAAo UAiC amount of hard work required to pro- duce such paper, and Brother Vaill's efforts should not go unappreciated.
 The annual meeting of the Housa- tonic railroad stockholders will be held Feb % at Bridgeport, Conn All stock holders desiring to attend said meeting, should provide themselves with tickets, in complyance with the notice published in another column.
 The Guild will give dime sociable at the residence of W. H. Camp to-mor- row Thursday evening. All are invited to attend. Refreshments will consist of coffee and cake and with various amuse- ments will tend to make the evening an enjoyable occasion.
 Notwithstanding the very depressed condition of the iron trade, the furnaces at East Canaan have been doing some lively work of late. The record of furnace No.3 during the past two weeks was the extraordinary production of 122 and 133 tons respectively of No. and 4 iron. No. l furnace has run 14 weeks the present blast, producing 1455 tons and No.3 3 in "A weeks of this blast shows a record of 7506 tons !; l33 tons is the largest amount made in one week by any charcoal furnace this side of the Hndson river, we believe.