Connecticut western news., 1885-02-18
LOCAL NEW 8.

Lent.
 Ash Wednesday.
 Mrs T. F. Watson of New Milford is visiting in town.
 Michel CallehAn's youngest child has the pneumonia.
 Paradise lost-the home where the mother-in-law rules.
 Rev Dr Eddy and wife started yes terday for the New Orleans exposition. Conductor c. P. Lane of the Hous- atomic road has been very ill with pneu- monia, but is recovering.
 70. L. s. c. meet with Mrs J. s. Corbit on Friday evening, Feb. 20 Quo tations to be from writings of Alice and Phoebe Cary.
 Contributed by an old bachelor. Why is the bridegroom worth more than the bride? Because sle IS given away, and he is sold.
 Notwithstanding the severe storm the guild sociable was held at Warner house last Monday evening and pleas ant time enjoyed.
 -Washington's birthday coming on Sunday this year, the 23i will be leg al holiday, and notes due on those days are payable the 2lst.
 Mrs c. A. James, who was called home last week on account of the death of her father, will return in two or three weeks to resume her work.
 MT Leitch's lecture last week in the Congregational church was greatly en- ioyed. The weather was very severe, but good sized audience was present. HI. H. Cogswell and wife returned from Kent last Friday, where for sever- al weeks Mir c. has taken Mir Gaylora's place in the store while the latter was taking southern trip.
 M. NY Barnes ventured out lat p:,.r. -'-r being housed up -. "1'e- which also
 "A'" severe coio' ''n to affected his eyesight, compelling na. remain in dark room good share of the tima.
 r--I want to be F. M., and with tue r. rA. s stand; an ink-pad on the table, a stamper in my hand. And there be- fore the letters I'll work with glowing face, and thank the great unterrltied for giving me the place. -Er.
 Services in Christ church, Ash We'd nesday at 10 o'clock. During Lent there will be services on Friday morn jag at 10, evening prayer and sermon at 2. The guild will work for missions during Lent. The ladies are cautioned to be on the lookout for sharper who is deceiv- ing ladies in the Hudson river cities and villages by selling them sewing machine nee lies at cent each, and sewing ma- chine attachments at about one-thlrd the usual price. He takes the money. The goods are not delivered. d.-Er.
 We acknowledge the receipt of IA box of wedding cake from Mir aud Mre W. H. Chapin of Falls Village We ex- tend congratulations. Mir Chapin is manager of the creamery and knows the value of cream, therefore it IS not surprising that in choosing wife among the fair daughters of Falls Village he selects from the cream of the lot.
 Prof Baldwin, and Miss Fan. nie Benedict gave their scholars sleighride to Sheffield last Friday afternoon. It required Eugene s. Roots team of four horses, and also the two-horse teams of H. G. Williams D. l.. Peirce, J. N. Van Deusen and H B. Stevens to convey the party and al had a splendid time, for the sleighine was excellent and the weather mild anC pleasant.
 Rev D. Phillips was called iron home by telegram on Friday last, to at tend A funera, in the family of friend son a former charge. This the sixth tim , Inc has been called upon to perform tn same sad duty in this family. The fu neral was held on Saturday, by whic means he was compelled to remain ava over the Sabbath, not being able to ge home until Monday evening. Rev t A. Allison of Sheffield preached in Ca naan on Sabbath morning. He is an abl preacher and his sermon was listened with the closest attention by the entlf audience. His text was RoH'ans Vnu'o' He stuck to his text and his se1me came from the heart and reached tl heart.
 We are indebted to N s. Stever for sleighride to Falls Village and r turn, last Saturday. Nat has splen' i'd pair of horses which he hitched | tandem before neat little cutter al with Nat holding the ribbons, ''away all flew like the down on the thistle Nat prizes his team more than ev since he has aseertained they also dri tandem so handsomely and we shi now expect to see him driving past shat sty.s with his best girl bealds hii