Connecticut western news., 1888-01-25

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 Internal Revenue Agent Hurlburt, of Lime Rock, has been promoted and transferred from the district of New En- gland to the district of Tennessee and Kentucky. He left on Monday for his new field.
 Edmund D. Lawrence writes us business letter from Washington D. c. under date of Jan 21. In the course of the letter he incidentally says: The weather is very cold down here but I guess if they get off the tax on whiskey things will warm up.
 -Messrs Edmund D. Lawrence and D. l.. Freeman went to Washington D. O. last Wednesday to view the sights at the national capital during the session of congress. They will return after they sec the elephant,
 Notwithstanding the mercury was below zero last Saturday evening the town hall was packed to witness Pat Maloney's show. The large audience got the worth of their money, and Pat got stocking full of money from the large audience.
 We shall close our forms as usual on Tuesday evening and shall publish the News as early on Wednesday morn ings as Jack Frost will permit us to. For awhile If the News does not reach you at the usual time you will know that it is Artic temperature in the press room.
 The dry goods store of w. B. Hall < Co.,, Bridgeport, will be closed on Feb 1st, to add an entire manu- lecturers stock of white goods, which will be sold with the Red Ticket Sale of winter goods during February. The free return fare will continue until March 1st.
 Clinton Marsh, resident of New Milford, brakeman on the Housatonic road was instantly killed near Van Deu- senville yesterday morning. While standing on freight car his head came in contact with telegraph pole and he fell under the wheels and his head was horribly crushed.
 Rev Wm H. Hammond, aged 55 years died suddenly of heart disease at Stam- ford, Conn.,, last Thursday. He was pastor of the North Stamford Congrega- tional church and occupied his pulpit as usual on Sunday Jan 18th. He leaves widow, two sons and two daughters, and wide circle of friends to mourn his loss.
 An editor who has not 8 few ene- mics is generally an easy sort of fellow. We do not believe paper can be run successfully where everybody acquiesc- es with the editor in his opinion of mat ters and things. It is not human nature. The faultfindefs, however, are almost invariably persons who are not subscrib- CTS to the paper nor patrons in any way of the ofice.-[Millerton Telegram.
 -.sThe Combination Book Holder" recently invented by the Rev E. H. Roys, of Spencertown, N. Y., is pro- nounced & most complete and useful little article. It is made of fine saw blade steel and steel wire. It weighs but an ounce and can be adjusted to any sized book. Agents are waiting to start out with them soon as they can be manufactured.
 On Monday morning the way freight train between Ct Harrington and Pitts field met with an accident near War ner's cut between Ct Harrington and Sheffield. The axle of one of the driving wheels on the engine broke while running at full speed. The engine was thrown from the track and the pilot and some other parts of the engine were broken. No person was injured and no cars left the track. The wreck ing train was sent from Falls Village to the scene of the accident and put the disabled engine on the rails but the accident delayed the mail train for New York II hours.
 Edmund D. Lawrence has purchas ed, of P. O. Cummings, a building lot adjoining Col Hardenbergh's law office, on Railroad Street. Rumor says that Mir Lawrence will erect brick building 20x3O feet in dimensions on said site on1 will than ,,rooanf Tho ,,roror4v &- the town to be used for public library and reading room. It would cer- tainly be very acceptable gift and such as only philanthropist would bestow. AS Mir Lawrence is in Wash ington at present we cannot ascertain his intention or wishes in regard to this subject but whatever they may be they should meet with ready response from the citizens of Canaan who should also promptly and cheerfully assist in the enterprise if he gives them an opportuni ty to.
 Rev B. H. Roys and wife, of Spencertown, N. Y., recently had quite an adventure. They started with horse and sleigh for Valatie. Just east of Chatham the horse fell down. The dominic and his wife sprang out of the sleigh just as the horse sprang to his feet and "yanked" the lines out of the dominie's hands and cleared himself from the sleigh. Away went the horse, and soon collided with another sleigh, breaking it into kindling wood, yet the horse was only slightly injured It was purely accidental and no damages could