Connecticut western news., 1885-12-23

Some correspondence and items re- ceived at the 11th hour gets left 1; of course it does.
 MT and Mrs F. P. Miles af Lake vile are spending the winter at San Diego, Cal.
 The Western Connecticut poultry and pet stock exhibition held last week at Winsted was a success in every respect.
 The Housatonic railroad makes quick time, but it cannot pass dividend No. 72, so walk up and get your money See notice.
 The Methodist societies of this place and Ashley Falls, assisted by their Sun day schools, have jointly raised over $65 for the missionary cause.
 Little Harry Barnes, son of Edwin H. Barnes, has the scarlet fever in mild form. We hear of no other cases in town and there is no cause for alarm.
 The annual communication of Housatonic lodge, No. 61, F. X A. M., will be held at their lodge rooms Satur- day evening, Dec. 26. A full attend ance is requested.
 -Ninety-five persons took ip the ex- cursion to Hartford last Wednesday. The tickets sold as follows 66 at Ca naan, A at East Canaan, and 5 at Nor folk.
 The article "The Bear Mountain Monument" was received Tuesday after noon Dec. 15. We regretted we could not publish it last week but our space had already been apportioned.
 We close our forms this Tuesday, eve- ming while the drama "The Confe derate Spy" is being presented at Town hall by David s. Cowles Post. We cannot give report of the entertainment until next issue.
 -Abont 30 of Wesley Trescott's life long friends recently gave him surprise party, not intended as donation but as a reunion of old acquaintances. It was an exceedingly pleasant occasion for all present.
 A CoMPARIsoN.-On the morning of Dec. 20, 1884, the mercury registered A degrees belo,O zero, but on the morn ing of Dec. 20, 1885 only 24 above zero. The Hudson river was frozen over Dec. IT, 1884 and remained closed all winter. Navigation is still open on said river.
 -Over-production is one cause of hard times, but there is at least one in- dustry which is not overdone in this country, viz. The manufacture of pos tai cards. Canaan post-ofice has been out of postals for some time, because the government cannot fill the number less orders for them.
 The East Fishkill correspondence in the Poughkeepsie Eagle of Dec 19 reads: "Rev J. H. Lane, who delivered his lecture, ''That Girl of Ours" at Walden on Tuesday evening of last week, reports the largest audience thus far of the course, despite the rain. 70. Extra meetings are announced for this week at the EastS Hook district, under the direction of Rev J. H. Lane"
 The eighteenth annual reception, under the auspices of Housatonic lodge No 6l F. & A, M. will be held at Town hall Friday evening, January l. Music furnished by L. V. Barnard's orchestra of Pittsfield, Mass. Supper at the War ner House. The invitations are now being printed and are not transferable, but must be shown st the door.
 Personal al-Frederick Lee who has been very ill in New York with pneu- monia is recovering B. Grotta has been in town several days; his son Leon- ard l.. Grotta and Robert D. Forest manage the warehouse here. Miss Mary Cummings is visiting in Merlden, ... George F. Dunning of New York; Alderman Ives of Winsted; Mir Farrally, Editor Bolles and several others from New Milford were in town yesterday.
 IN. s. Stevens of East Canaan; s. A. Eddy of this place, and MT Francis of Pittsfeld, Mass attended the Farmers convention at Norwich last week. Nat exhibited IA varieties of apples besides several samples each of potatoes, corn, oats and carrots. Theron B. Platt of Bedding Ridge exhibited about 50 varieties of potatoes. Edward Norton of Goshen made & fine exhibit of pine apple cheese. s. A. Eddy was appoint ed Litchfield Co.,, committee for the Preservation of Forests and Game"