Connecticut western news., 1886-12-29
Local News.
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 -eFair warning"-see advertisement. -Wyandottes for sale.-See advertise ment.
 Communion services at the Metho- dlst church next Sunday morning.
 Lester H. Adams is visiting friends in East Windsor, Ellington and Vernon. F. B. Young was home from New Hartford from Friday until Monday. Robert Ellin and family have re- turned to Yonkers to spend the winter. All departments of the high school are having vacation until January 4th. -Messrs George O. and Ensign Peet were home from Bridgeport over Sun day.
 Counsellor Roraback and family ate Christmas turkey with Sheriff Rich mond
 Geo. B Cogswell and family of Lenox, Mass, visited at T. B. Strong's over Christmas.
 It is time to take down the old set of New Years resolutions and brush the dust off them.
 Miss Louise Bragg is home from Mt Holyoke seminary during the holi- day vacation.
 M. J. Callahan, supt. of the North ern Adirondack railroad is homefor a short vacation.
 MT and Mrs l.. $. Parsons of Shef- field celebrated Christmas in Canaan at George l.. Parson's
 Joseph Parsons and Misses Mary Parsons and Ila Freeman were home from Wesleyan academy over Xmas. Rev E. F. Barlow is delivering a course of Sunday evening lectures Oh ssThe Life of Moses" Lecture No will be given next Sunday eve.
 In the decadence of the custom of New Years callings, while a good old custom may be going out, some bad old practices are departing with it.
 Steinway and Mathushek pianos, Es- tey and Mason & HamIn organs rented or sold on instalments by Capewell, the ieweler and pusic dealer, West Winsted, Copa~
 Miss A.O.B.Dunning returned from Pennington last Friday accompanied by her sister Miss Fanny Cunning who will remain here during the holi days.
 Edmund D. Lawrence returned las, Wednesday from New York. He was accompanied by Miss Emma Lawrence who has been visiting friends i'll Vine land, N. J.
 Il, J. Stewart of Winsted your tray cling jeweler, who has been delivering goods in Ashley Falls and vicinity, made us call last Monday and showed us some cheap jewelry.
 1.-The Judges cash puzzle in be half of the Grant monument fund" gives you a chance to make money and hell said fund. For full information ol this subject consult our advertising columns.
 Read it again-chew on it-medi tate about it, that advertisement of tn Connecticut Mutual Life and Reserv Association. You need policy in tha company. s'What are you going to -d about it?'
 The late Mrs Ann s. Stephens, tn novelist, left fortune estimated a $500, ,OOO She was the daughter 0 John Winterbotham, former merchan of this town, whose store was once rot bed and the goods secreted under''Prles Cowles's " pulpit.
 -S. Mansfield of Nichols Iowa, in letter dated December B, containin money to renew his subscription to tn NEWS, takes occasion to report tn weather there and adds, "we have ha no sleighing yet"
 Don't chea yourself by neglectin to read every line of the unparallele offer which F. M. Lupton makes in al other column. His advertisement headed, ''Books Three Gents Each. He will also sell you 40 books for onl 75 cents.
 The week of prayer is to begi on Sunday, January 2nd, and the folio, ing topics have been suggested by u U. s. Evangelical Alliance: Sunday, SC mon on text, 70, Thou that h care prayer, unto Thee shall all flesh com -Psalm lxv,2; Monday Praise; ruesda Humiliation; Wednesday, Prayer f the church; Thursday, Prayer for Fal flies and Schools; Friday, Prayer Missions; Saturday, Prayer for Nation Sunday, sermon on text, ''Thy Kin dom oomop Matthew vi, 10. -1s~