Connecticut western news., 1888-03-14
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IA, 1888.
Local News.


 Fred Lane ani wife were the guests of A. Mallory last week.
 J. l.. Gillette will take charge of Dr George Adams farm after April 1. The shovel is mighty aud it will eventually prevail against the snow- hnakx.
 The meeting of the Litchfield North Ministerial association was unavoidably p ,stponed.
 70. P. Gillette and family move to Danbnry April l, where MT Gillette will be employ ed in brick yard.
 An effort is being made to form 8 Society of Christian Endesvor among the young people of the Pilgrim church. The scarlet fever has subsided or else been showed under, at least ho new cases reported, and none proved fatal. The Pilgrim church has extended call to the R.v D c Stone to bacome its settled pastor Mir Stone has been supplying the desk for nearly year. -D.L Freeman took the train Monday m ,rning for Winsted to attend the fun eral of his uncle, Mir Edwin Rowlry, and Frilay evening had not returned. Mir Kilbourne of Lee, Miss Lena Gill lette of Hartford and Miss Emma Au- drn< of s Jeff ,ll were among the unfor- tuiase ones who vera snowb1uad in town.
 By a recent law the custom of paying commercial paper the day be- fore legal holiday is changed so that such pspsr can be pail the day follow ing the holiday.
 Conductor Hook, of the H. & c. " road, has been laid up at his home in Nillerton for several days. and his trzia has been in charge of Dudley J. Psine-
 MT 0. D. Stoae Is again rnnninR as expres~ messenger on the Fl. & c. w. road. His many friends along the line are glad to see "Chuck" on the road again, anl hnpe his health will permit him to remain.
 MT E. Collins, our jeweler, hal some business to attend to at Falls Village and went down on the o'clock train Mon- day morning, expecting to get back at 9:3O but did unt arrive home until about 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
 1,L I up for summer resort the next season. Ous of N nrfolk's wealthy men has bought 100 acres of land and will build . summer cottage with accommodations for refreshm snt. an picnic parties. an,l sae,l, and fse f,r horses. There will be several boats % the lake.
 -L@t . woman go t" India with all avowed purpose of bettering the condi ton "f the natives, and we call her x missionary. In any town in the state let her show her interest in laws thai may affect our bnys and our homes, and the foulest. dirtiest. profanest man pronounces her a crank and 8 long haired fool.-(Ex.
 A western exchange says that { practical revivalist r-qrested all in the ooaxrsgation who paid their d-bts, t. rise The rising was general Aftel they had taken their seats, call wa, made fir those who di.ln't pay theil debts. and one solitary individual arose who explained that he was the litor and could not, because the rest of tn, congregation were owing him thei subscriptions.
 The Orleans Republican lpublishe, as Albion. N. Y,) in its issue of Marcl Eth, says:
 .Mrs Chloe Lawrence. widow of tn late Wm Lawrence. died at tn. famil residence on West State street last Fri day, aged S4 years The funeral wa held on Sunday, Rv A. c. Bnncl officiating. ana the interrnent was a Mt Albion. Two sons, George and WI H., survive her.
 The late Wm Lawrence referred to i the foregoing item, was a brother ( Frederick and L,renzp Lawrence an Oi6TlcS i1uoiu, oi OouhSu
 The schools in the village hay never received such shock as tn. pre ent stormy week. Tue upper depar ment on Monday had five boys. no g'r venturing out; the other rooms bein temporarily closed on account of scarls fever. Tuesday morning two boys al noare,l hnt th.. s..asi,p was hrief We, nesdsy the fires We're out and no se> sic held. Thursday m 'rning all the room were reopened In the upper roo there were Is. in the intermediate nir and primary seven. It is hoped by ne, week the equilibrium will be restore for the former times are by far to preferred to the Manitoba blizz .rds al blocka.ies.
 It has been said that j'kes nev gain over an enemy, but som.ti ues To . friend like firearms, they are risl sort of play things, wonnding whe only sport was intended. Tn ordinarily betrsy a Lack of delicacy the feelings of others. or a disrega for ths dignity and responsibility life. They are not needed in orier create laughter. Life has enough humor in it, anl the occasions
 nirth and happiness arc sufficient