Connecticut western news., 1884-02-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Miss Fannie Benedict was hom over Sunday.
 - Read in another column, "Sav the Perishing."
 Mrs J. l.. Pease's house Is receiving handsome coat of paint.
 e: School exhibition, Friday evening Feb. 29. Full particulars next week.
 -Messrs Randall and Brewster, com missioners upon the estate of Richard L. Warner, deceased allowed Mrs Phebt Warner $500.
 MT John N. Van Deusen, now living at Great Harrington, Mass. will return tc Canaan, April Land occupy his residence on Church street.
 Mir Wesley Prescott is having his annual tussle with the rheumatism and has been confined to the house about six weeks, but is gradually improving. We. hope soon to see him in his office. '
 Whether the Chinese depart or remain will not affect MT R. Girling'a decision about his stock of clothing. His stock of overcoats must go," so please read his new advertisement Ill another column.
 The freight train leaving Great Harrington at 8 m Mondays, Wednes- days and Fridays and the freight train leaving Bridgeport at 5:30 m Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays have been discontinued.
 70. l.. s. c. tomorrow (Thursday) evening at Dr c. W.Camp's. Program: Plan of Salvation, How to Get Strong, Fitz Greene Halleck. Bring your Chautauquans. Roll call to be answered by quotations from Milton.
 Friend Northrop was in town last Thursday and Friday. He recently purchased meat market at Danbury, is having good trade and on April l his father will also move to Danbury and engage in business with him.
 MT Henry P. Lynch who was a compositor on the NEWS about four years ago, but who has recently worked in New York book printing house, entered on his duties as foreman of the New Hartford Tribune, February l2.
 Within few days complete trans formation has taken place in the interior of the new rectory. The floors are laid, all the rooms are lathed and ready for clustering whenever the weather will permit. You can now form an idea how the house will look when completed.
 The Masonic ball, last Friday even ing was very pleasant affair. Barreu- ther's orchestra furnished splendid mu- sic and an excellent supper was provided at the Warner house. Sixty-two dancing and supper tickets were sold. All were 10th to leave such pleasant scenes and it was nearly daylight ere the company dispersed.
 Mir William Shultz, for many years a resident of this town but now living at Winsted, fell on the ice recently and injured his spine. It will be a long time before he recovers. He was a Union soldier, was in many severe en- gagements and was badly wounded, but his splendid constitution pulled him through then and we hope it will now.
 There is movement on foot for the protection of the defenceless in this cor ner of the county. The proposed pro- lection is to be in the form of 8 cavalry company organized under the state militia laws. Some of the best young men in the towns of Canaan, North s Canaan, Cornwall, Salisbury and Sharon have the matter in charge and effected a temporary organization last Saturday al Lime Rock. A recruiting committee was appointed, which will report at the sanie place next Saturday. :s
 1.-The report of the board of directors to the stockholders of the Housatonie railroad company for. the fiscal year ending September 30, 1883, shows gross receipts $735, ,492. 54, expenses (includine repairs and permant improvements taxes, rent, interest, supplies purchased etc) $627, 142.24 net gain after deduct ing all expenses $1O8, 35030. Dividend! paid $94, 400, leaving $13, ,950.30 to ado to credit of profit and loss, which makes total balance at credit of profit ant loss, September 30, 1883, $237, ,391.0 03 There has been expended for equipment permanent improvement and repair' other than ordinary SIPS, 600.75.
 The comrades of David s. Cowle, Post, Mo- 60, G. A. R., will celebrate Washington's birthday at the Towr hall, Friday evening, February 22. Int program is virtually the same as all nounced in the last issue of the NEws Don't fail to be on hand at 6:3O D n and see the veterans march through Main street. They will present an i'm posing appearance with their new uni forms, muskets and accoutrements Tn exercises at the hall will be very inter esting and will represent army life il some of it's most interesting features The subject of Dr Eddy's lecture will b Washington. Doors open at 7, com mences at 7:45 sharp. Admission 2 cents; reserved seats 35 cents. Tn proceeds will be used to furnish tn hall for the use of the Post For furthe particulars see large posters Ther will be a dance at the close of the exel cises and rousing time is anticipated