Connecticut western news., 1886-12-08
Local News.

Mrs Frank A. Feet and Mrs. Mary A. Peet are on the sick list.
 See notice of annual meeting of the Stockholders of the National Iron bank,
 The merry jingle of sleigh bells was heard Monday, for the first time this season.
 The Housatonic railroad company earned s44. 156 more during the last year than in the year previous.
 Valuable dairy farm of 325 acres, desirably located, will be sold at public auction to close an estate See adver- tisement.
 Look in the advertising columns and see what George W. Hall has to say about clothing and "Old Pod-Au- gur Times"
 -Dr. Eddy Is in Atlanta, Ga supply ing the pulpit of his brother. Dr. Zach a-Y Eddy. whose wife died suddenly two weeks ago.
 Charles Moore was quite seriously injured last week by falling from the roof of W. H. Camps ice house on which he was at work.
 Now read ". B. Hall X Co.'S new advertisement and tell your beau you prefer 8 sealskin cloak to ice cream at this season of the year,
 There will be New Year's ball and oyster supper at town hall on' Friday evening, Dec. 31, under tho auspices of Thomas O'Hara and Peter Colligan.
 Steinway and Mathushek pianos, Els icy and Mason & Hamlin organs rented or sold on instalments by Capewell, the jeweler and music dealer, West Winsted, Conn.
 The Youths Temperance Banner of November 15 contains a short but excel lent temperance story, ''Clarence and His Flute" written by Mrs Lucia b. Smith.
 The funeral of Mrs. Betsey Camp, mother of Dr. O. W. Camp of Canaan, was largely attended on Monday at her late residence in Norfolk, Rev. MT. DePeu officiating.
 -J. E. Vollmer, formerly of Cornwall Bridge, visited friends there last week He is now engaged in the painting, pa per hanging and decorating business at South Birmingham, Mass, and employs IS men.
 We are not at all surprised that C.. s. Foster, of West Winsted and his hand iwork are mentioned in the parlor, on the street and elsewhere, but then, onr advertising columns, this week tell you why 1t is so.
 Geo " Capron does not s'keep'' holiday goods in either his Canaan or Falls Village stores. His new advertise ment tells you what he does with them, s, be lively and ssget there Eli" before they have disappeared.
 The New Milford Gazette copied entire the legal opinion on the court house question which an able jurist con- tributed to Tine NEWS of Nov. 24. This shows the Gazette valued said opinion. We'll, it was infallible.
 HI. W. Woodruff sold S1347 worth of carriages at auction at Washington Depot, Conn, Nov. 24. He has few sleighs and carriages remaining. which he will sell at bargains; for descrip, tion of the same see advertisement in another column.
 M. E. Tobey, the Great Harrington jeweler, has fascinating assortment ot holiday goods and is now giving s sserand free exhibition" as will be seer by his new advertisement in another col umn, to which reference may be had fol a more particular description.
 No one in Canaan and vicinity pur chases their holiday goods without frs visiting George L. Parsons store anc selecting some of his useful and orna mental wares which make sensible Christmas presents. His assortment i. more attractive than ever this seaso' but we must refer you to his advertise ment which tells you all about them.
 Whoever scattered myriads of pat ent medicine handbills broadcast on ou streets last week should be prosecuted Paper flying through the street is liable to frighten horses and cause loss of If, and property. Fortunately kind Prov idence sent a snowstorm which conceal ed the unsightly handbills and prevent ed them from doing any damage q present.
 Bargains. bargains! Where? At R Girling's clothing emporium on rail road s.reet, Great Harrington. Ia ad dition to his large stock of clothing, h has splendid line of gents furnishin: goods, ties, scarfs, handkerchiefs, fu gloves etc, just the sensible thing fo Christmas presents. Don't fail to rea' his holiday advertisement in anothe column.
 Canaan weather-mercury at 5 de grees above zero Friday morning, above Saturday morning, above Satul day night, above Sunday morning an & snow storm commenced about o'cloc which lasted until dark Mercury degrees above zero Monday morning A heavy snow storm commenced abou daylight Tuesday morning. At tn writing, Tuesday afternoon, 1t is sti showing, and the train from Brid yepo