Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 3. 1886.
Local News.

-Sprang-the wind.
 -Sprung-church steeples.
 -"Spring, spring, beautiful spring. " If you wish to buy or sell, advertise in the NEWS.
 There is more weather than local news this week.
 Nothing lamb-like about March's debut.
 A rare chance to purchase real es- tate.-See notice executors sale"
 The water pipes arc frozen in some parts of the village and quite number of families are without water.
 Milton Killmer has bought the E. D. Lawrence place opposite J. A. Un- derwood's.
 Canaanites' appetite for square meal last Wednesday evening benefited the V. I. A. about S33.
 -G. Willis Parsons and A. P. Free man are home on Q two weeks vacation from Wesleyan university at Wilbrahsm. Our correspondents report the re- cent gale and we desire to only state that we hear of no damage done in this town.
 Our Sa isbury correspondent gives . comprehensive report of the great damage done in his vicinity by the re- cent blizzard.
 Owing to illness, Rev w. H. G. Tem- pie WAS obliged to postpone his lecture advertised for last Friday evening at the Congregational church.
 Miss NJ. E. Holcomb, the Lake vile milliner, will soon leave town, aud until March Is will sell goods regardless of cost Read her advertisement.
 70. H. Messick, of the late firm of Messick < Cone, at Norfolk, has gone to San Francisco, Gal. to remain a few months, and possibly permanently.
 The Housatonic railroad stock holders took their annual free ride to Bridgeport last Friday. A cold day to eat crackers and cheese in Seaside park.
 On account of the weather, the dime sociable to be held at the Cowles homestead has been postponed from Tuesday to Thursday evening of this week.
 Mrs N. Best of Millerton,N. Y.,who has recently been dangerously Ill, Is re- ported to be very much improved Ill health, aud her recovery is now fully expected.
 -Pepoon Jacobs caught cold last Friday and for AS hours or more suffered greatly with rheumatism or neuralgia II, his side. He Is improving but was un- able to attend the burial of his brother, the late J. F. Jacobs.
 February turned cold shoulder this year to the dwellers of earth. He is the shortest of the months, but just before taking his departure he put or
 good many airs and clustered around like March.
 George Lake, brakeman on tho Fl. & c. W. railroad, was squeezed be tween coal cars at B. R. Co.'S furnace last Thursday morning but was not a badly injured as was feared, and he is around again.
 Mrs P. A. James went to Soutf Norwalk last Monday for a two weeks visit. She requests us to state that sh was faint or had chill at the Warne House on Saturday, February 13. in stead of fit as reported.
 The New York Board of Under writers endorse the new self-feedip, steam generator sold by A. l.. Brow, < Son, and the people endorse it becsus it is as easily managed as parlor stove and four times as effective with sam amount of fuel See advertisement.
 William Watson has been in quit poor health for a fortnight or more, an, last week contracted a severe cold o, his lungs which he feared might lead t pneumonia, so he voluntarily went the Hartford retreat last Saturday, re marking that he needed quiet and tn best of care and medical treatment an he could obtain it at the retreat.
 While Milton Roraback was walk in1 down short hill at West Cornwall lass Nonday, hs dipped on some io