Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
WEDNESDAY, FEB. l, 1888.
Local News.

Local News.
 The mercury ranged from 10 to 15 below zero Saturday morning.
 Miss Florence J. Ramsay, of Jersey City, N. J. is visiting at s. w. Barnes. Forty five persons attended the sociable at Dr Geo Adams last Wednes- day night.
 Geo. W. Roraback, of Lee, Mass was storm bound at Canaan form Friday until Monday morning.
 January put on smiling face when taking his leave yesterday, and every one smiled to see him depart.
 The sociable at J. NJ. Roots last Friday evening was we'll attended con- sidering the zero weather and blizzard that prevailed.
 In Georgia and Alabama they are blowing for early potatoes. Up here we have been blowing for railroad tracks. --I Hartford Post.
 The eclipse of the the moon arrived on time Saturday evening. Zero wealth CT and snow drifts prevailed but the eclipse got there all the same.
 Editor Bolles, of the New Milford Gazette, is having tussel with the humps. He discovers that the humps are no 'respecters of persons, not even bridegrooms being exempt.
 Don't forget the missionary meeting to-day at Christ church, nor the piano recital, this evening, at the Warn House, nor the dime sociable, Friday evening, at A. T. Roraback's.
 There were 45 liquor licenses issued by the commissioners of Litchfied county last year, and the total receipts there from were $9, ,sSS.5O. From llquor licenses, s8, 800; beer, S65O; druggists, S938. 50. [-Woodbury Reporter.
 The Poughkeepsie Eagle says: The old Lebanon Springs Railroad employees have seized the rolling stock as security for three months wages. Locomotives are tied up at Bennington and Chatham
 It is stated that the Consolidated road is to sue the Housatonic for breach of contract in diverting the Housatonic Valley milk traffic to the Danbury and Norwalk.-[New Hartford Tribune.
 On account of excessive railroad rates Barnum and Bailey's circus will not exhibit in America this year. Pre- parations are now being made for two years tour of Europe Danbury Regis ter.
 Henry J. Mead, of Canaan Valley, writes us from Forestville under date of Jan 3Oth, as follows: Wife is sick here with diphtheria, but Is improving. Scarlet fever is somewhat prevalent here but generally of g mild type but few deaths have occurred.
 February Wide Awake has come; bright with pictures and full of enter tainment and wisdom for young folks, and old folks too. Wide Awake is S2. 40 aayear. A sample copy can be obtain ,ed by sending five cents to the publish sers, D. Lathrop Company, Boston.
 Special religious services have been held in the M. B. church at Hiilsdale, N. T. for four weeks, Rev. D. Phillips, pastor, resulting in great good; num- Der of persons have been converted, and the church greatly revived; She meetings are continued, and the good work goes on. A scientific paper says that the use lessness of the lightning rod is becoming 30 generally understood that the agents find their vocation trying one. Fewer and fewer rods are manufactured each year, and s'the day will come when a lightning rod on house will be regard ed in the same light as a horseshoe over mans door,"
 The Sharon correspondent of the .Amenia Times says: Mir. Fayette Root of Detroit, Mich, formerly of Sharon, . brought on the remains of his wife and ;interred them in the cemetery in this ualace ca Tuesday. The funeral services were held in the M. E. church and the seri,on was preached by Rev. J. H Michell.
 Any of our readers who -7ill send ten eouts to the American Publishing Com pany, 3s6O Fairmount Avenue, Phila- delphia, Pa, that Company will send them, postage paid, "The Weird and Wonderful Story of SHE; or Adven- lures in the Caves of Kor," by H. R. Haggard. Published in four volumes, size of Seaside Library. We hope all our readers will improve this opportuni- ty to get this fascinating story, which is so much praised by all the leading papers and magazines.
 The Sharon correspondent of the Amenia Times says: A sad catastrophe occurred at the home of Virgil Chap man on Tuesday, Mrs Chapman wa standing in front of the stove with wood fire, at table, when suddenly blast of fire blew out of the stove setting fire to her clothing and enveloped her g once in flames She ran out of doors rolled in the snow and her daughte and son-in-law, who were present, assist ed in putting out the fire; but she va fearfully burned and died on Tuesday