Connecticut western news., 1885-11-25
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25. 1885.
Local News.
-"Ah, there!" is stale

-"Kiss your papa" is the latest.
 Wish you joyous Thanksgiving.
 -Reelers definition, see Lake = vile correspondence.
 s'Snow, snow, beautiful snow,"-But not such beautiful sleighing.
 New iron anti-freezing jackets have been placed on the hydrants.
 We are compelled to defer Goshen correspondence until next issue.
 Rev Hiram Eddy, D.D., is expected to preach in the Methodist Episcopal church next Sabbath, at 10:30 A. M.
 s.Where you goin' Thanksgiving ?" Give us an item next week about your family reunions, your guests, or whose hospitality you enjoyed.
 Allow us to introduce our new fore man, Mir F. G. Capron, recently con- nected with the Poughkeepsie News Press.
 Connecticut Western railroad Is and Hartford < Connecticut Western railroad stock have each advanced 50 per cent within few weeks.
 -Yesterday morning the Southfeld and Mill River stage found "a hard road to travel" and did not connect with the morning trains.
 Miss Mary Roots scholars gave her a surprise party last Thursday evening. They report Q grand good time, by which we conclude they were permitted to make racket equal to ''Tim Finne- gan's wake"
 In recent prayer meeting Rev B. F. Barlow stated he felt that burden of souls was placed upon him. The prayer meetings are we'll attended, and '"The harvest truly is great, but the la- bourers are few"
 The D. D. C.. NJ. will visit Housa- tonic lodge No 61, F. & A. M, Saturday evening, November 28. Every member is earnestly requested to be present, ''and don't you forget it"
 The young ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church will hold. dime social at the parsonage on Wednesday evening, (tonight.) Refreshments will be served. There will be singing, reel tation, etc.
 F. A. Peet purchased combination pool and billiard table last week and placed in the east room of his office. Complying with special invitation sever al of his friends christened the table on Saturday evening and enjoyed Franks hospitality.
 -PERsoNAL.-Miss Mary Weed of Lakeville is stopping at the Warner house. w. H. Camp returned from New York last Friday. His holiday purchases will soon arrive. Editor Rodemeyer was in town last Wednesday and Thursday.
 Goshen is progressing backward, or at least returning toward the days of the ''Blue Skins" when people shivered with the cold in church {; for Goshen correspondent says The stoves in the Congregational church are to give way to furnace. by vote of the ecclesiastical society.
 Tt has not been the custom to hold a regular service on Thanksgiving day, but Rev Mir Barlow announced that the general prayer meeting on Thursday evening would be of the nature of Thanksgiving service, and gave special invitation to the people to attend.
 Advertisers catch on We send out today 200 extra copies of the NEWS, to farmers in different parts of the United States. During the month of December we shall mail 800 extra copies each week, thus placing the NEWS in the homes of 2,500 different farmers, in addition to our regular subscribers.
 Lost the fee. While Rev E. H. Roys was in Canaan, week before last, three couple intending to commit inatrimony called at the parsonage in Millerton, that Gretna Green of Cupid's victims. Rev Rows has doubtless discovered that it does not pay him to exchange pulpit. He probably will also endorse the fol, lowing Notwithstanding pays better than huckleberring.
 -" London to New York " is the title of very interesting letter in another column. Mrs. Smith left Liverpool May IA, on the steamer Britanic and arrived in New York, May 23. She did not find time however to write the letter until August, and then she stated we might publish it when we could spare the space For the past three months our adver. tisers and correspondents have driven us into corner, but this week we make room for this letter, feeling assured tha before our readers go into winter quar- ters they would like to take another de 1ghtful excursion, and this they can do fn imagination at least, by reading Mrs Smiths letter. At our family gathering tomorrow around our native hearth stones and Thanksgiving tables let us bt thankful that we are not strangers in g strange land like the poor emigranti whom Mrs Smith mentions