Connecticut western news., 1885-04-01

William Alseph, who for the pas
 two years has been an engineer on tho
 H. & c. W. railroad, has accepted DO
 sition on the Wabash railroad and vii
 run between Detroit, Mich. and But Ter. Ind. He left Canaan last Monday
 for Detroit.
 There will be no preaching nex
 Sabbath at the M. E. hnrch, as it ii
 Conference Sunday. A praise service
 will be held at 10.30 A M. Sunday
 school at the usual hour. In the even
 ing the Sunday school hold a quarterly review concert.
 We have frequently been asked
 "Who wrote the California article, pub.
 lisbed in THE NEws?" We did not feel at liberty to divulge the authors name, hut after informing him of the numer- ous enquiries, we have been permitted to state that MT Edward N. Oles of
 Amesville is the author.
 Conductor Brown of the branch lief
 m Monday of this week, and will nov, to Bridgeport. He is to run the New
 Milford special for few weeks, then h,
 toes from the special on the fast mail train. Ed Barnum of Lime Rock fills his place. We all wish George good luck, and he will be missed by all, fo, he was good, faithful conductor. - Brooh7ield Correspondence in Ne,O Miyfo''d Hem, March 26.
 Mir E. Hollister, the- veteran mer, chant of Great Harrington, fully under stands that merchant cannot sell goods unless he has the goods to sell; thrr' fore he carries an extensive assortment If merchandise and his many years study of the particular grades and qual- ities of goods required in Souther, Berkshire enables him to place befor his customers just the line of goods they desire. Read his advertisement.
 On Saturday, March 14, o. H. Pease gave up his position as foreman of THF NEWS, and W. L. Brown was promoted to the position. Henry P. Lynch, for merly connected with THE NEWS, is again employed here and everything is moving along pleasantly except the press, which for several weeks has be, mulish and does not print to our sati- faction, but with new rollers, milder weather and a thawing out of the water mains so we can use the motor once more we expect an improvement in the ap pearance of THE NEWS.
 The executive committee of the V. [. A. has decided to hire the hall for another year and propose to make it pay financially if possible. The rel will be raised to $1 50 per evening, past experience having demonstrated the fact that the old fee of $1 barely covers ne expense of warming and lighting. The committee propose to give series ,f entertainm ents in the hall once a month during the summer and probably once in two weeks on stated evening turing the winter. The first of the series will take place on the evening of April p.
 Rev David Phillips leaves to-day fer he New York Conference at Pough- Last Sunday he announced rom the pulpit that he had never preached 8 farewell sermon, for he leemed it best to continue the regular | hnrch wark, even including tho lat lay of his pastorate. He has preached ere three years and, although we all now that three years Is the allotted ime, the limit of Methodist pastorate. | ct 8 congregation and pastor become ttached to each other and it is trying o snnder these ties. At the close of hls | ermon MT Phillips took occasion to ! hank the congregation for their many 1 cts of kindness to himself and family | turing their residence here. MT Phil | ips and his family will always be pleas .ntly remembered by residents O: Can an and Ashley Fa1s.