Connecticut western news., 1886-02-10
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1886.
 Local News.
 -Georgie Cowdrey is on the sick list. pr. John Welch of Hartford was in town yesterday.
 -F. A. Peet went to Bridgeport yes- terday.
 Judge Hitchcock of Winsted visited friends here on Monday.
 -U. Fl. Miner of Falls Village was in town yesterday.
 -SmaH Jsqures cause the great boom in winter clothing at Hubbell's in Great Burlington. See advertisement.
 -Is dancing more demoralizing than the orthodox game of "good night ?"
 The sociable at J. E. VanDeusen's last Wednesday evening netted over $e. -Washington's birthday comes on washing day this year.-Norwalk Re- publican.
 By special request we reprint else where the article entitled Lawrence Townley Claimants"
 Extra copies of the NEWS can be obtained at Cornell's emporium, Lake vile, Conn. ....-
 There were three incendiary fires at Lee, Mass, last Sunday morning causing loss of nearly $4, 900.
 In th1s month the days grow 68 min utes longer, the mornings increasing 35 minutes and the afternoons 33 minutes. Special meeting of Davld s. Cowles post tomorrow (Thursday) evening. All comrades are requested to be present.
 A. P. BRIGGS, Commander.
 David S. Cowles post, No 60, will present the drama, "The Confederate Spy," at Village hall, Norfolk, Friday evening, February 19.
 Charles Emmons visited his brother, Clark Emmons, in Colebrook last week, and reports the mercury as IS below zero there at o'clock Thursday evening. Ice 24 inches thick is being cut at Pittsfeld, and the Housatonic railroad is getting some of the finest quality of any harvested for years from Morewood lake.
 Conductor John Cole of the Housa- tonic road is on the sick list and Con- ductor George Brown has been running his train for about week.
 The ladies of Christ Church Guild will give valentine sociable next Mon day evening Feb. 18th, at the house of MT Oliver Root. All are cordially in- vited
 Robert Peirce's condition is as com fortable as could be expected. The fever does not run very high yet it still con- tinues but no unfavorable symptoms have appeared.
 If it had proved true that the Heather man" had frozen to death, it would have paid the newspapers of western Con. necticut to have started another out Norwalk Gazette.
 Wooden nutmegs outdone-"It if said that Shanghai shipped to this country last year not less than 500, ,0OC pounds of willow leaves disguised as tea"
 There was very pleasant social gathering at the house of MT H. H Cogswell, last Friday evening. About 30 young people attended and enjoyed themselves immensely.
 The young people of the Methodis Episcopal society of this place will giv, an entertainment in Town hall, Frida, evening. February 19. Full particular next week.
 -Messrs G. B Gardner, F .VanD Dueser and Junius Rhoades went fishing a East Indies on Monday and caught 5 pickerel, none of which weighed thre pounds, but doubtless the 52 did.
 Our delinquents must have seel their shadow on Candlemas day, an burrowed themselves up again for tn next six weeks. Let us see your shad ow, if not your pocket book.
 Judge David Davis got his gree fortune by being compelled to talk eighty acres of land near the village o Chicago, when he vas young man for debt. The land is now in the hea, of the city.-Hartford Post.
 Over 100 persons attended tn china wedding of Mir and Mrs Remu Norton at Goshen, on the evening c Feb. 2 We have not space this wee to publish the list of presents, which nearly as long as the moral law.
 The quantity of wine made in Franc this year is only about one-third of whs it was ten years ago, yet the importatiu is said to be three or four times as mucl Most of it is vile stuff.-Seymour R cord.
 Apples, pears, peaches and orang' will undoubtedly be scarce the comir season. As substitute, raise an ext quantity of tomatoes and don't forg that it is already time to SOW the see
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