Connecticut western news., 1886-02-10

of3cefs-haTe survived the war of states. It is not possible to get up reunion of any but generals, colonels, majors, captains, chaplains, and suffers. Orleans Picayune.
 The account which one of the per- sons, who went to Florida from this place, gives is not very Aattering. He says that there is large company of carpenters encamped near Jacksonville who have no work, and no prospect of any. The facts are somewhat different from the glowing accounts circulated 8 few weeks ago which promised work to all who would come.-Norwalk Gazette
 -'tFacts for Farmers' is the title of 8 unique and handy memorandum book and catalogue combined, issued by H. J. Baker & Bro, manufacturers of ferti- hzers, 215 Pearl street, New York. Their travelling agent, Harry Sedgwick, has given us one of these convenient mem- orandum books, and says the firm will forward them free of charge to all farmers sending their address to the firm.
 Last Monday evening, in response to Editor Vaill's invitation, 16 Canaan ites attended Jahu Dewitt Miller's lec- ture on Uses of Ugliness in Winsted. They found the house crowded with Amorousites, Gittights and Hiveum- nights? The lecturer being wonderful Gabite gave the audience two hours interesting, instructive and amusing speech which dispeled all ugliness and placed all in most friendly frame of mind; so says one who attended.
 On Monday we received letter dated Faribault, Minn., February 3, and signed by M. H. Silvernail, once Lakeville boy. He says: I give you sample of our Minnesota weather, Feb. 1st mercury 21e below zero.
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 4U Such cold weather has evidently given him the blues, but he knows full well how to dispel them, for he sends us $2 and becomes one of our subscribers. He has heard of this infallible remedy, viz:
 The Connecticut Western News,
 Always eradicates the blues.
 On Monday, MT Henry G. Williams received the sad intelligence of the death of his nephew, Earl, only son of Albert P. Williams of Chicago. MT A. P. Williams is interested in a silver mine at Washington Bar. Montana, and he and son, Earl, have been superintend- ing the mining operations there since last spring. On January 24th as Earl was returning from the postofice, hay ing just mailed letter home, he was caught by snow slide and perished. He was an excellent young man, aged about 20 years, and his untimely death is great blow to his parents and rela- tives who have the sympathy of all who know them.
 The following concerning local news papers was the utterance of the emi- nent statesman and jurist, David Davis: "Every year every local paper gives from $1OO to $5,O ,OOO free lines for the sole benefit of the community in which it is located. No other agency can or will do this. The local editor in pro- portion to his means does more for his town than any other ten men, and in all fairness, man with man, he ought to be supported, not because you may happen to like him or admire his writing, but because local paper is the best invest ment community can make. It may not be brilliant or crowded with great thoughts, but financially it is of more benefit to community than the preacher or teacher. Understand us now, we do not mean morally or intel lectually, but financially, and yet on the moral question you will find the majority of the local papers are on the right side of the question. Today the editors of local papers do the most work for the least money of any men on earth. Subscribe for your local paper, not as a charity, but as au investment.