Connecticut western news., 1885-02-11

Torrington, Conn.
 A young lady says, if the young
 men only knew how anxious the ladie.
 are to attend masquerade ball, the,
 would have one at Town hall befor,
 Lent commences, but the ladies are dis
 couraged flor Johnny's so bnshful, SC
 bashful.
 All stockholders of the HousatoniC
 railroad company desiring to attend the
 annual meeting, will present their cer
 titicates of stock to the ticket agents al
 their respective stations, who will issue
 them stockholders trip ticket t.
 Bridgeport and return. Those only will
 be permitted to ride free who comply
 with the above order.
 Last week an intelligent compos
 Itor (?) made Charles l.. Prindle's adver.
 tisement read, 'For sale in Sharon Val ley," whereas it should have read, "FoI
 sale in Sharon Village" The error is
 corrected this week. It makes quite Ii
 difference in the value of the propert!
 whether it is situated in Sharon village
 or Sharon Valley.
 Rev W. J. Thomson, who had a
 congestive chill about two months ago.
 is improving slowly and sits up a few
 minutes almost every day. For several
 weeks he was almost totally blind but can now distinguish faces and occasion, lv reads three or four lines of large print. Mrs Thomson Is ill again and for week or more has been unable to sit up.
 It is not all marriages in Millerton. On Monday, Feb. 9, at the funeral of little child, Rev E. H. Rows made tn, following statement: within the past seven days have attended four funerals and have been requested to come t" Harrington to attend another, but could not comply as it was the same time of this one.
 The train men are having a good laugh at the expense of the new route agent on the H. X c. w. railroad. Tuesday the train slacked up at Twin Lakes and he threw out the Chapinville mail bag. He soon discovered his mis- take and on arriving at Chapinville gave a boy 90 cents to go to Twin Lakes and get the bag.
 Harry Sedgwick, wife and daughter of Cornwall Hollow staid at the Warner house, last Friday night, and on Satur day called on friends in town. Mrs Sedgwick and the children have resided at Anenia Union during the winter while Mir Sedgwick, who is travelling salesman for H. J. Baker x Bro, has taken an extended trip. Saturday af ternoon they proceeded to their home in Cornwall Hollow.
 MT 0. J. Burget of Great Barring ton has one of the finest grocery stores in Berkshire county and carries splendid 1 line of goods, which he sells at tempt ing prices. It is pleasure to deal with | him, for he is very agreeable gentle | man and treats all with the utmost | ,orrtesey. We have known him a num- per of years and take pleasure in calling to his new advertisement, and | recommending our readers to give him call
 A Sunday school conference will be leld to-day, Feb. II, at Torrington Third Congregational church, con- at 10 A. NJ, and closing at 4 P. l., with an hours intermission at noon Leading speeches are limited to 10 min i ltes. Rev Dr Perrin, Rev F. H. Adams, H. P. Wetmore, Rev Charles Syming- | ;on,H. NJ. White, George H. Stoughton, Rev H. N. Kinney, c. J. York, Rev E. P. Atwood and others will participate n the exercises.
 Persons addicted to the use of in- to iicating lrihk may not consider va ter tr a., but the lecture in Village. | hall last Wednesday ev- ming by MT Charles L. Bristol of | Poughkeepsie was treat, although his subject was water. He gave much val nable and practical information and it. Instrated it by many interesting chemi- !. cal experiments and demonstrated that | you can ''set the North river on fire," if | it's only frozen over.
 J. N. Van Deusen started Monday l for New Woodstock, N. Y. to purchase 1 hay, at which point one of his presses is at present located. Every winter he purchases and presses large quantities of hay and straw at New Woodstock, De 1 Ruyter, Cazenovia, Fabius and other places in New York state. He trans ports his press from point to point. John is busy man, carrying on busi- ness at the places named, also engaged in the hay and straw business at Great and in Canaan and also ev- cry year he constructs concrete walks, already having contracted for large amount to be laid at Great Burlington the coming season.
 We have received copy of the Norwalk Gazette of Feb. 3. The name of John Rodemeyer, Jr.;; appears at tue heal of it's columns as associate editor, he having "beem engaged to fill the po- sitlon vacated by MT George R. Ewing ton, who recently left Norwalk to en- gage in new and more extensive enter prise in Washington, D. c. He will, therefore, have the entire control and of the Gazette job office and at the same time render valuable service in the editorial capacity" In looking