Connecticut western news., 1886-11-17
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equal for style, speed and endurance, can be found in Berkshire county"
 Carl F. Shoverling.s tobacco ware
 house at New Milford opened Novem-
 Der with picked force of 20 sorters
 B. Grotta's warehouse at Canaan re- mains closed and we understand but lit tie if any tobacco will be sorted there
 this winter.
 The limited express trains on the Housatonic road, leaving Pittsfeld at 4.15 P. NJ. and Bridgeport at 5.1S P. NJ. made their last trips for the season, last Saturday. The Monday morning spe- cial leaving Pittsfield at 6 A. M. has also been discontinued for the season.
 Snow fell all day Saturday but melted nearly as fast as 1t came. How ever in Central New York a terrible storm pevailed. At Geneva the &nc~ was 20 inches deep on a level, and in drifts from three to six inches deep. At Watertown Is inches on a level. At Auburn, Rochester and Ithica over a foot on level, with railroad trains greatly delayed.
 The Hartford Evening Post says: "In- addition to Samuel A. Eddy of Can aan and Frank L.. Jones of New Hart ford, heretofore announced as candidates for assistant clerk of the House, Leroy I. Hummer of Danielsonville has enter ed the contest x x As has been the case for the past few years, th1s con- test promises to be lively one for the young gentlemen who have laudable ambition to serve the state in hard working capacity
 The Western Connecticut poultry association has issued the premium list for its second annual exhibition at Win sted December 14-17. The show will be held in the skating rink, very large and we'll arranged building for the pur- pose. In connection with the exhibits of poultry, pigeons, etc., there will be 8 bench show of dogs, embracing all breeds; S350O is offered in premiums, Fanciers of feathered and canine life will do we'll to send for this premium list to G. l.. Foskett, secretary, Winsted.
 The Berkshire County Eagle, pub ished at Pittsfeld, Mass, will hereafter be issued on Saturday instead of Thurs day, which for over 50 years has been its publication day. This leads us to remark that during the winter mornings it is frequently impossible to heat our press room at daylight sufficiently for the printing press to work we'll and print plainly; therefore untilspring The News will be published Wednesday noon in- stead of Wednesday morning. The north and west mail will be sent out at noon as formerly, but the south and east mail will be forwarded on the 3 p. m. instead of the $40 a. m. trains. Cores pondence must be received as early as formerly, however, and in some instances earl1er to insure insertion.
 -"Dr" White Cloud, the great big dignitary of the Kickapoo Indians, who sold "Sagwa' in Canaan last summer, has created sensation at Fair .Haven, Conn. In speech which he made there November 6, while advertising the Indian medicines, he is reported as hay ing alluded to the late Gen Custer as follows: GA great many people have sympathy for Custer, but I have none. Custer was a man aUihzom c heayt, and he lore proposes from their mothers heu1tS and burnt item ct Me stuke, and he de- serred He death he met" The New Ha. ven Union says: "There are hundred or more of Busters old soldiers in Fair Haven and their ge neral sentiments as expressed were not very favorable to the medicine hawker, and many affirmed that unless White Cloud came out and apologized for his remarks they would just as soon run him out of town on a rail as to eat their dinners"