Connecticut western news., 1884-05-07
LOCAL NEWS.

this station yesterday.
 pr W. E. Battam will be at Sails bury May 15 and Is.
 Be sure and take in Prof s. A. Weaver's concert in Sheffield tonight.
 The Parks dairy farm will be sold at auction May 15. See probate notice.
 Soda water, pure fruit juices com- bined with best quality rock candy syr- ups at w. H. Camps.
 There were 70 arrivals at More houses New Hartford hotel last week. Ner HpTford Tribune.
 MT William Watson was violently attacked with the ague, April 24, and is yet hardly able to walk about.
 The Hollev Manufacturing Co.'S. band are expected to participate in the Decoration day exercises in this town.
 Rev E. H. Roys of Millerton will lecture in the Clinton avenue NJ. E. church, Kingston N. l., Friday evening May g.
 Mrs James A. Bierce of Buffalo, N. Y, is in town visiting her mother, will also visit friends in Cornwall before re- turning.
 We have received written request from a subscriber in Sheffield asking us to publish 1.-The Sheffield Police Force is Abolished.
 -George Bullard started for Saginaw, Mich, last Monday, where he will be employed as clerk or bookkeeper by a lumber dealer.
 Farmers and horsemen will be in terested in the advertisement of the horse, Oakland Chief, and it will be worth their while to see him.
 The pews in the NJ. E. church which were rented last Saturday for the ensu- ing year, brought S547, and a number of persons who were not present are yet to be supplied.
 MT William Adam is the owner of a promising colt, week old, sired by the Percheron stallion ''Bayard' that attracted so much attention here last summer.
 In connection with the full column announcement of Dr Merriam, We would state we have been informed that he has over 50 patients at Ashley Falls and vi- cinity, to whom he refers.
 Humphrey Brothers have their soda fountain in operation and are pre- pared to supply the public with nice, cooling glass of soda, which will be very refreshing these warm spring days.
 You will miss 1t if you neglect to read all the new advertisements this week. They are the cause of our being late to press, notwithstanding we employ ed an extra compositor and worked nearly all night besides.
 -C. l.. s. c. will meet at Horatio Adams, Friday evening of th1s week. Members will bring their examination papers with as many questions answer ed as possible. The meeting will be de- voted to comparing answers and en- deavoring to arrive at correct ones.
 MT and Mrs Frank Owen of Shef- field, Mass, returned from the South last Friday night They are highly elated with the southern climate. MT Owen IS much improved in health and will return south early next fall with his family and remain during the win ter.
 The Warner house is being painted; {; new windows in front reaching nearly to the floor and large bow window on the west side are added; changes made in the office, including the addition of reading, cloak and wash rooms and many other improvements are in pro- gress.
 The next meeting of the Housaton- ic Valley Methodist ministers associa- ton will be held at Lenox, May 12, '84 At 10 A. NJ, business, election of officers; Il, essay by B. N. Lewis; ? P. NJ, dis cussion, 'Time Limit" H. c. Hum phrey, J. D. Spriggs; 3:30, question drawer, Wm Stevens, D. Mccartney.
 A stranger clothed with dirty, rag ged and uneouth garments would natur- ally be taken for tramp. An inferior horse will look well in a new harness; likewise valuable horse looks i'll with an old harness on, therefore if you have a good horse don't disgrace him by mak- ing him wear dirty, ragged old har- ness, when you can get a new one so cheap at A. J. Hunts, Great Barring ton, Mass. See his new advertisement.
 -"De circus am a-coming" Thus read Mir Girling's handbills which were recently distributed In this vicinity. Dot handbill vas goot, so far as 1t went, but as a substitute for an advertisement in the NEWS it was like looking at circus pictures on a barn door instead of at- tending the circus itself. We look at circus posters and say this will suffice, but when the band begins to play and the time arrives for the performance to begin, we rush along with the crowd and struggle for front seat The time has arrived for the spring trade in clothing and we are pleased to call attention to Mir Girling's new advertisement, "The circus has arrived at the O. P Clothing emporium" This announcement is hailed with rejoicing by the waiting crowd, who will now rush there and pur- chase their spring and summer clothing "A x~~snaa a lnxu aa fhA Inweam%