Connecticut western news., 1885-12-02
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ?, 1885.
Local News.

"Now comes winter; now comes winter, Hail and rain and snow and sleet, Pay the printer pay the printer,
 Let him warm his hands and feet Pay the printer pay the printer,
 All remember his just due, Pay the printer pay the printer,
 He wants food as well as you
 Winter.
 Six severe cases of small pox are reported at South Adams, Mass.
 Hog cholera has made it's appear ance at North Adams, Mass.
 Canaan town bonds for sale. ''Go for um. "-See advertisement.
 The lecture and supper at East Canaan, Friday evening, Nov. 20, net ted about $14. .........
 Miss Ga rrie Brinton of Canaan Val ley picked handful of ripe, red rasp- berries Nov. 19.
 -Rondout has more dogs than any place of its size along the Hudson river. -Exchange.-A good place to start an "Ulster County Sausage factory"
 Henry Pulver of Copake Iron Works, N, Y., son John H. Pulver formerly of Canaan, has been captured by Wright. marriage column.
 The net receipts of the dime social at the Methodist parsonage last We'd nesday evening were very pleasant en- tertainment, and $9 besides When you use 85 loads of fertilizer to the acre, you'll have to wait until the snow is four feet deep before you can endure it to husk your corn.
 There are five liquor saloons within a radius of 300 feet on the 'sFlat" in Winsted. = New Hartford Tribune That's enough to ''lay out flat half of Winsted. 5...
 The Congregational and the Metho- dist Sunday schools are contemplating union excursion to Hartford before the holidays. Further particulars will be given next week.
 Friday morning the mercury was only g degrees ahead of zero, but zero overlook the mercury on Saturday m orning, yet dropped 32 or more de- grees behind it when the contest closed Saturday afternoon.
 We thank Mir and Mrs E. H. Barnes for large box of wedding cake, or re- ception cake. We could live on cake continually if occasionally mother-in- law was only half as generous as Mrs Barnes.
 The Southfeld stage got stalled in a snow drift last Wednesday morning. After shovelling awhile the driver back ed the team out of the drift and then came forward across the lots. The previous evening Conductor Lakes train was also stalled in snow drift near Copake.
 IA terrible explosion n"-competitor badly hurt merchandise scattered all over Falls Village, Amesville, Lime Rock, Huntsville and vicinity-immense crowds visit the scene of the explosion for full particulars, read Geo. w. Halls account of it.
 Santa Claus work shop has recently been raided, but good portion of the plunder can be found, not secreted, on exhibition at M. E. Tobeys jewelry store in Great Harrington. Read what Mir Tobey's advertisement says about it.
 Rev Dr Eddy preached grand and comprehensive sermon in the Methodist church last Sabbath His text was Peter IT, part of 17th verse, "Honor all men," We will not attempt even { synopsis of it for 1t would be like g chain with every other link missing.
 The railroad commissioners having recently inspected the H. & c. ". road pronounce it in good condition gener ally and note improvements made sine, last inspection. New ties are recon mended in the trestle east of Tarifvill, and new ties and stringers for the bridg east of Collinsville.
 A summer school for teachers, to con tinue two or three weeks, will be opened at some convenient place in Connect cut in July, 1886. There will be no ex pense for tuition. Inquiries can be ad dressed to Charles D. Hine, Secretar. State Board of Education, Hartford Conn.
 Advertisers catch on We send ou today 500 extra copies of the NEWS, t farmers in different parts of the Unite, States During this month we shal mail 800 extra copies each week, thu placing the NEWS in the homes of 2,5O different farmers, in addition to our res ular subscribers.
 Joseph s. Mundry sailed from Ne York yesterday for St. Augustine, FL He left Canaan last Wednesday an visited friends at Great Harrington, Pitt field and Boston previous to leavin New York. He promises to send Il NEWS an article about the rapid growt of St Augustine and New Augustine, which latter place he has built .himse e winter residence.