Connecticut western news., 1884-12-17
LOCAL NEWS.

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 Miss Fannie James spent the Sab- bath at W. G. Kellogg's in Falls Village. Invitations are out for social hop at Village Improvement hall, Friday evening, Dec. 19.
 Mrs Hogle, mother-in-law of Rev D. Phillips, has been i'll for some days, but is better. - Damp weather recently. When it rains like sixty, tobacco shippers work like seventy.
 --Messrs Hubbard and Reed are ship ping great deal of poultry, etc. this week.
 Examinations at Canaan, Jan. 3, for State Normal school. See advertise ment..
 Miss Sarah w. Adam and Miss Al O. B. Dunning returned yesterday from weeks sojourn in New York. The calf trade was light yesterday. There were more buyers than calves in the market.
 Hot peanuts. Humphrey Bros. have just purchased new Gem coffee and peanut roaster.
 Charles H. Briggs received 15 tons of tobacco at this station last Friday, for D. E. Soule of New Milford.
 Useful and desirable presents can be found at G. L. Parsons. See his advertisement.
 Henry Roraback of Albion, N. r., brother of Insurance Agent M. Rora- back, is visiting relatives in this place and Sheffield. The C. l.. s. c. will meet with President Baldwin at the Warner house on Friday evening, at 7:30 o'clock. Quotations from Bret Harte.
 MT Beebe Branch of Waterloo, N. Y, arrived Saturday evening, for two or three days visit with his mother, Mrs Jane W. Branch.
 A carload of yearlings was shipped from this station to Danbury, Monday afternoon, by MT Walker. The milk train was delayed about 20 minutes in loading them.
 Henry Hanchett called at our sanc- tum yesterday and said he was not Ro- ing to Alabama, notwithstanding it has been currently reported that he intend @ to go.
 David S. Cowles post, No. 60, G. A. R., at. their regular meeting this even- ing will elect officers for the ensuing year and also app oint delegates to the next state encampment.
 Many desired to attend the Christ mas tree at each church and had it been convenient the societies would gladly have avoided having their tree on the same evening.
 George P. Strong Is selling ''rust- less hollow ware," or iron cooking uten- sils warranted not to rust. Some chem ical preparation is mixed with the mol ten iron when the utensil is cast.
 -Messrs s. A. Eddy, N. s. Stevens and Elihn Donalds are attending the farmers convention or winter meeting of the Conn c:icut board of agriculture now in session at Meriden.
 At the annual meeting of the Hart ford & Connecticut Western railroad held yesterday, the old board of direc- tors were reelected with this exception: R. B. Carpenter instead of Henry Gay.
 Prof s. A. Weaver commenced a singing school at South Egremont last Friday night, with over 50 scholars in attendance, which Is very encourag- ing beginning, especially for @ dark and stormy evening.
 Practical lessons on the teachings of King Solomon, in the book of Prov erbs, will be the subject of two special sermons to the young people, by Rev D. Phillips on Sunday evenings, Dec. 21 and 28.
 s--Lorenzo Lawrence is fitting up { bachelor home for himself in the roou formerly occupied as barber shop. IL the second story of the Cumming. blsck. He will take his meals at J. L. Bragg's
 The Washington Fire & Marine In surance Go. of Boston have appointed N. A. McNeil of Lime Rock, state agent giving him the entire control and man agement of the company for Connecti cut md Eastern New York, with ful power to appoint and remove agents settle all losses and transact any and al business which the company itsel