Connecticut western news., 1888-01-25
WEDNESDAY, JAN. G5, 1888.
Local News.

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 Don't lose the pig.
 Don't show your apathy and lose the pig.
 -Messrs Fuller $ Peet are tskin g inventory.
 How to get rid of the surplus cold weather? Send it to congress.
 Mrs s. A. Cogswe1, of Kent, is so- iourning at Norfolk for awhile.
 Miss Mary Ferguson has been visit ing friends in Housatonic and Lenox Furnace.
 Mrs H. P. Tracy went to New Haven last Wednesday to visit lady friend from Elmwood, Ill.
 Mrs J. N. Fox, of East Canaan, returned Saturday from two weeks sojourn at Ancram, N. Y.
 The ladies' aid society of the Episco- pal church will hold dime sociable on Friday evening at J. G. Roots.
 The Pilgrim church sociable will be held this "Wednesday evening at the residence of Dr Geo Adam.
 Mrs James Lowrey, and daughter, of Pottsville, Pa, are visiting at J. s. Adams. Mrs Lowrey IS sister of Mrs Adam.
 The ladies' aid society of the M. E. church will hold dime sociable on Friday evening, Feb 3d, at the resi- dence of A. T. Roraback.
 Rev P. Fl. Mason, of North Corn wall, exchanged with Rev D. c. Stone last Sunday. Although Mir Mason has not completed his studies ct Yale, he preached two grand sermons last Sunday Mir Valentine Bond, whose death s recorded iu an other column, for . number of years drove the stage between Winsted and Canaan previous to the building of the Conn, Western railrord. Prof Harvey and his Canaan pupils, assisted by Grace Dudley, of Falls Village, will give piano recital at the Warner House in this village on Wed. evening Feb 1. All are cord dially invited The Millerton correspondent Of the Amenia Times says: Report has it that there will be new arrangement on the Rhinebeck & Conn Western R. R., and that the present night train will be run back as far as Canaan 2 milk train, re- turning the next morning to run as mail and express train to Hartford.
 We are indebted to A. V. Earth olomew, of Topeka, Kan, recently of Canaan, for g copy of the holiday number of the Saturday Evening Lance which gives 8 fund of informa- ton in regard to Topeka, and sketches and protraits of its pioneers, and des- cripions and pictures of the principal streets and buildings in Topeka.
 70. s. Foster, merchant tailor, of West Winsted, has our thanks for neat calendar for 1888. In the left hand corner of the calendar Is an ex- cellent photograph of MT Foster. The photograph, the calendar, and the suits which MT Foster makes are alike in two respects at least, viz, good and handsome.
 Last Wednesday morning we pub ished the following item
 "An exchange says: Only three sil- yer dollars of the coinage of 1904 are imposed to be in existence, and two of them are located. The whereabouts of the third is unknown. If you have 1t in your pocket you can get $500 for
 Mrs J. 8. Corbit, of East Canaan, read the item and immediately wrote us as follows: "I have collection of old coins and have 8 silver dollar with date 18O4"
 Mir P. M. Wells, former representa- tive from Roxbury to the state legisla- ture, who has been spending the winter It Morristown, Tenn, is seriously sick with pneumonia. We trust that news will soon arrive that he is better New Milford Gazette Mir Wells has ire quently visited friends in Canaan. The residents of the Housatonic Valley are indebted to him for his efforts in pro- curing the fish-way at Birmingham.
 We acknowledge the receipt of two very fine pieces of music sent us with the compliments of Hon Robbins Battell, of Norfolk. One is entitled Romance, composed expressly for Differs Comet Octet, by Fidel Zitter- bart, IT,, and dedicated to his friend, Francis A. Diller, of New York, by whom it is published. The other is a song entitled Evening"" composed by the Hon Robbins Battell, for Differs Comet Octet, words by Rev I. N. Tar box, D. D.. piano accompaniment by 0. O. Muller, published by Wm. A.