Connecticut western news., 1885-01-14

His father IS leading architect at Cln
 cinnati. and after visiting him Fred vii
 proceed to New Orleans and see tn
 Worlds exposition.
 A person who has been in the to
 bacco business for years and has visited
 many tobacco warehouses, told us las
 week that MT Grotta's new warehous,
 in this village was model one an(
 probably the most substantial, convent
 ent, best equipped and finest warehouse
 in New England.
 -Peirce, Lawrence X Co.'S bushes.
 card appears in another column. They
 have kindly volunteered to help repre-
 sent the business interests of this se
 tion and also help sustain the local pa
 per. Thanks, gentlemen. May it als,
 prove good investment to you. We
 trust that others will follow their exam
 pie.
 MT Elihu Donalds of Canaan Valley
 and Miss Laura Nudge of Sheffield.
 Mass, were married Jan. ', at the resi-
 dence of the brides sister, Mrs William
 Douglas, Brooklyn, N. Y. The happy
 couple returned to Canaan the same eve
 ming and host of friends congratulate them and wish them prosperity and a long and happy life.
 The tables are turned and during the past two weeks spring has sat in the lap of winter. Yesterday load of new maple sugar, the genuine article, appeared in town. Humphrey Brothers purchased quantity of it and perhaps other merchants did. Genuine new ma pie sugar in market before the middle of January! We'll, that almost equals blowing for corn on New Years day.
 -Beni. T Elmore. cl. rk in the office of the Consolidated road, Hartford (son of Conductor Fillmore of the Hartford < Conn. Western), was married on Christ mas day to Miss Parthenia J. Harris of Westfeld. Mass, at the home of th, bride. There were many friends of tn. contracting parties present. from New London, New Haven, Hartford and other places, who showered upon the happy couple many beautiful and cost ly gifts IFinsted Herald
 During the gale of Sunday night the flag pole in front of Town hall was blown down, demolishing the public sign post, but not breaking the flag pole or iniuring the wagon hub which adorn- ed the top of it. This hub has out-liv- ed two flag poles and is yet sound enough to out-live another About g years ago during the dark days of the war, the citizens raised a liberty pole and flag and the late Deacon Charles Kellogg presented the hub which cal'- ped the pole.
 Rev Robert Hunts letter, publish ed in another column, mentions the great revival at Fishkill-on-th Hudson In postscript, he promises that wh n he visits Florida again he will give | some interesting items from there. ", shall appreciate the favor and can assur him that the req lers of the NEWS wer deeply interested in the valuable a, reliable information contained in h. Florida letters, and many took pains t. mention their interest anl also to cxpr,.s their pl.asurA in hearing from thei former pastor. . -J. Rolcmeyer, Jr, proprietor an patented of tI.e Yellow Spusm was town ov'r Sunday. He called at ou sa s''tum Mo tlay morning ard 've off el him ,'hair. which he decline ,sa ing he hat not time to sit down as il, sas going on the train, which woui then be at tn, lap 1t if they only kn he v,ts rad. II k lpw 'npl rvr,l h the NorNalk G ,z 'tte anl ttk 's cha f ih1r i'b rri tins lepIrtnrIf T Eeli"l Spa.Dn hL~ .'rb'mhly at - t. iniu t!le alg.ls, nat gni,. t. ,iu Valley Ledger, and as Rhody do,.s ., . wear crape on his hat or appear likr mourner, We shall congratulate, him n,. wish him success in hi new fl ld.
 It was muddy travelling last Thurs Jay evening; it was dark; it looked lik a storm and it Ii |t IF il ut 10 o'cln.' but these unfavorll,l. circumstances d. not prevent good attendance at the ' . I. A. supper. The net receipts w..r $53. 66, and pleasant sn,.ial time. \. Moon shoue at the hall and the ladies faces shone with smiles as they saw the half dollars dropping into the till an also saw how highly their skill in the art of cooking was appreciated, as ey . denced by the rapi,lity with which the tempting edibles disappeared. The members of the V. | association expr ss thanks to all who have thus aided t. association and lifted 1t out of debt, an,I they intend tn reciprocate by providing better sidewalks anal thus lifting pedes- trians ont of the mud.
 Mrs Hopkins will build 5. 00O OOO palace at Great Burlington. During the three years require,l to build it, small army will be benefited by receiv- ing employment and furnishing the ma terial required. Mrs Hopkins undoul t. edly foresees that her S5. .OOO. 900 will be invested in property, which will return no income, on the contra vast sums must annually be expended on it and then the worry anl vexation of soul re- quired to maintain such an establish ment, but her desire to benefit Great Burlington, her native place, has already been manifested by her queenly gifts.