Connecticut western news., 1886-12-22
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER p, 1886.
Local News.

-Dr. Cornwall of Cheshire, Conn.,, is visiting at c. H. Briggs.
 N. Van Deusen of Ashley Falls has just received another large invoice of holiday goods.
 Lawrence Gillette went to Union vile on Monday to take care of J. A Mae Donald who is quite ill.
 For safe investments it will pay our raaders to note the advertisement of the Iowa mortgage company.
 Nineteen excursion tickets to the R. I. Tyler Post fair at Hartford, were sold here last Saturday.
 Francis Pequigney sells number of copies of the Albany Telegram in this village every Saturday morning. D. c. Catlin of Litchfeld Is our new foreman iu place of H. P. Lynch, who started for Hartford on Monday. Miss Florine Pequigney Is in charge of the telegraph office at New Milford, while the regular operator takes vaca- tion.
 Santa Clans agent has opened an office in Wat,on's block in this village. See his announcement in another col umn.
 The annual meeting and elec'io If officers of Eousatonic Lodge, No 61 F. & A. NJ. takes place on Saturday eyen- iIg December p.
 Steinway and Mathushek pianos, Es- tey and Mason & Hamlin organs rs snted or sold on instalments by C.pewell, tl,e i,weler and music dealer, West Winsted, CDun.
 -Tba mercury Is gong down but the Hartford {, Connecticut Western rlilroad stock is steadily going mp and 55 was asked for it last week with sales reported at 4Ss.
 You can give friend no better Christmas present than years sub- scription to The News. It virtually is 52 gifts year, and the recipient appre- ciates the donors kindness every week. -Wm. Alseph of South Canaan, Wm. Shields, Jr., Joseph Kegler and Nh Sweeney of Canaan who are employed on the Northern Adirondack railroad came home Saturday for short vaca tion.
 -ss'rwas summer then, 'tis winter now, 'tis winter here, :" and its hign time you bought sealskin sacque for youl wife, fur overcoat or cap for yourself, and had your horse clipped. -Neu Hazford Tribune.
 The Norfolk Summit is spic. little sheet, keen as Damascus blade. l is published monthly by F. B. Catlin a Norfolk, Conn.,, and is devoted to the interest of Norfolk and vicinity. Sub scription, 25 cents year.
 "A new time table went into effect on the H & c. w. railroad on Monday Trains now le.ve Canaan as follows Going west-730 A. NJ. 12. 30, l 20 3.47 and 6 30 F. NJ. Going east 9. 40 A. M 12.OO (noon) 300 P. NJ and s. 12 P. NJ.
 At the annual meeting of the H. c. w. railroad company held yesterda.. at Hartford 13, 06S votes were cast an the old board of directors was reelected except that Lyman Dunning was sui stituted for l. B. Merriam. Within tn next five days the directors will cleo the officers of the company.
 Al the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Housatonic road held | Bridgeport last Friday the former boar of directors was reelected except c. f Ayerill and John B. Peck for whol Henry Hentz and Francis A. Whit were substituted. No meeting of dire' tors has been held as yet and the pr sent officers hold till February.
 At B. H. Levy's, No 395 Main St West Winsted ,can be found fine assor ment of holiday goods. You can als purchase copies of the Conn.,, Westel News there or if you wish to make friend Christmas present of yea subscription, Levy will receipt for yo1 payment and the paper will be sent any address desired.
 George Blodgett of Ashley Fal became bondsman for Salmon r. Ba low in the sum of g, 500 in the case l ferred to by our Great Harrington ct respondent. Mir Barlow returned Canaan on Monday. He denies t charges brought against him. The ca should not be tried in the newspape before it comes to court and ID t meantime individuals should refIa from expressing an opinion without a eviaenes to beck it up.