Connecticut western news., 1885-12-30
Local News.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

HAPPY NEW YEAR. .............-. ...........!."
 Rev E. H. Roys has been reaping another harvest of wedding fees. See marriage column.
 pr H. H. Smith has decided to re- sume his medical practice by opening an office in Hudson, N. Y, January l, 1886.
 On Christmas day the ladies' aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church placed a $2O library table in the parsonage study.
 Large time tables of the Housatonic railroad can be obtalned of the compa- ny's agent, Mir J. B. Reed, for hanging up in offices, stores. etc.
 NEIGHBoR-"Who made those excel lent fitting pants, coat and vest?"
 NE1GHBoR (opposite)-"Why, G. A. Boinay, of course; the French tailor of North Canaan"
 On Monday, David Soule received D car load of tobacco at this station and shipped 1t to his warehouse in New Milford. The crops were of excellent quality and were raised by O. H. Briggs, E. M. Rood and William J. Ferguson.
 NOTICE I am required by law to settle my account with the town of North Canaan the first day of January, 1886. I request all persons who have not paid their tax due said town to settle at once W. H. CAMP, Collector.
 North Canaan, December 28.
 At the annual meeting of Housa- tonic lodge, No 61, F. & A. M., held Saturday evening, December 26, the following named officers were elected and appointed for the ensuing year: c. H. Johnson, W. M; M. K. Belden, s. w.; J. H. Drake, J.W.; G. B. Gardner, treasurer; O. P. Gillette, secretary; W. H. Chopper, s. D.; H. E. Holt, J. D.; M. Roraback, s. S.; T. Pulver, J. S.; D. l.. Peirce, chaplain; s. c. Beckley, marshal; c. A. Wright, tyler.
 Ely Ensign, secretary and treasurer of the Ensign Manufacturing company at Huntington, Wa, sends us a check which pays his subscription to January 9, 1888, thus placing himself in advance of the picket line and long way ahead of the main army of subscribers. We thank him for his substantial support and hope many others, especially the stragglers (delinquents) will follow his commendable example, at least join the advance guard even if they don't get in front of the picket line.
 Tobacco buyers have as yet pur- chased only small proportion of their usual supply but they are holding off and are not offering price which the raisers are willing to accept. The rais- CTS think the buyers are playing game which will kill the goose that lays the golden egg. The dealers or warehouse owners should remember that the far mers are not dependent on them for @ living as they can raise other products, but as soon as the farmers cease to raise tobacco, the warehouse business goes up the spout.
 The Rev J. H. Lane, formerly pas tor of the M E. church in Canaan, now settled over in Duchess county, is said to be having great success with his lec- ture "That Girl of Ours, ," which he is delivering to we'll pleased audiences over toward the Hudson. This gentle man is supposed to be the original ''Parson Blabberton, whose name fre- quently figured in Betsey Barleycorn's "Notes from Pugwash'' few years ago aud we suspect the reverend gentleman may be paying off C Betsey" now from the lecture platform. Whether the par son succeeded in catching Betsey," or vice versa, we leave our readers to guess. = Winsted Herald.
 The Congregational church at East Canaan was well filled last Friday even- ing and the Christmas services were of g very interesting character, not the least of which were the class recitations, and the anthems and other appropriate se- lections admirably rendered by the choir. The church was beautifully trimmed with evergreens. The Christ mas tree bowed under weight of 22O presents. Rev E. F. Atwood was pre- sented with "Macauly's History of Eng. land" (5 vols.). He also received two other large and elegantly bound vol. umes.
 -PERsoNAL-Mrs J. s. Adam of Lime Rock is visiting at Dr George Adam 8. -. George Roraback of Lee, E. D. Norton of Pittsfeld, F. A. Bartlett oi Torrington, Will Rudge of New Hart. ford, John Rodemeyer of Norwalk, L. s. Parsons and family of Sheffield, spent Christmas in town. Rev Dr Eddy returned Friday from three weeks toul through the oil regions of Pennsylvania F. B. Young of New Hartford if spending a week in town. .. Miss Mary Rodemeyer went to Bethel last Satur day to take a leading part in 8 con cert. Frederick Goodrich of New Britain is visiting friends in this village