Connecticut western news., 1888-05-23
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1888.
Local News.

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 The stores in this village were clos ed during Wm.G. Humphreys funeral. -Wm. Bennett's large, new barns are being painted handsome shade of red. Miss s. P. Norton. Miss Fannie James and Mrs Jennie Bierce are recov- ering from the measles.
 MT. and Mrs. w. T. Ferguson and children of Bridgeport visited at Judge Granger's over Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Willis Virgil of Vine land, N. J., visited at D.. l.. Peirce's from Thursday until Monday.
 Editor John Rodemeyer of the Nor walk Record, came up Monday to at- tend the funeral of w. G. Humphrey.
 Mrs D. D. Walters has commenced making ice cream. Boys who walk out with the girls please bear it in mind.
 Mrs. Harry Goodwin's funeral was attended from her late residence on Tuesday at 10 A. M, Rev. H e. Hoadly officiating.
 This season we not only had snow enough for "six weeks sleighing in March" but we had SIX weeks of March weather in April and May.
 w R. Sill, local editor of the Win sted Evening Citizen, was in town over Sunday. He was evidently in search of news and no doubt found it, for he was ably Aided.
 The Ladies Aid Society, of the NJ. E. church will hold strawberry and ice cream festival in " I. hall on Fri day evening, May 25. Supper from 6 to 10 p. m All are invited.
 This week the Housatonic R. R. has received two new Mogul engines, each weighing 92 tons. They Are said to be the heaviest engines of their class in New England
 The regular meeting of the Con- necticut Weekly Press Association was held at the United States Hotel, Hart ford, on Monday and was largely atten- ded. Were not many items already crowded out of this issue of the NEWS, we would give summary of the pro- ceedings, yet we will state for the bene- fit of those interested that the Hartford Courant of yesterday published com prehensive report of the meeting.
 A few days since common sized land turtle was found in the river meadow on Edmund D. Lawrence's farm in this town. On close inspection the date 1877 was found carved on the turtles shell. This travelling snuff box" has undoubtedly outlived the engraver of those figures, but Is there any legend that tells who said engraver was After inspection the turtle was given its freedom again and may possi. ply re-appear the proper year as 6 centenarian to have the date 1917 also carved on its shell.
 We clip the following item from the Hays City. Kan.) Republican oi May 12. "H. J. Holt and wife, fathe, and mother of Mrs E. s. Beach, leave Monday morning to spend the summe, with friends and relatives at their old home in Norfolk. Conn. They will also spend few days in Washington, D. o. They have made host oi friends here who will miss them ever for so short time"
 The drifts at Dr Buels are stil Ave or six sect deep, and will probabl, not disappear before the first of June lLitchfeld Enquirer. May F.
 This reminds us that on May 18tl William Mccormick, extra conducto on the H. & c. w. railroad, told us tha there was then Q snow drift eight fec deep on the hill on the west side of th' valley between Norfolk and Spaulding' Summit Prof Harvey may not believe the Enquirer's story just because "h seed it in print" but he is forced t, believe the latter because he heard M Mccormick tell it to us.
 The Republican state convention elected A. T. Roraback of this villag delegate from Litchfield county to tn Chicago convention. They we'll kne, he was eminently fitted for the positio and furthermore they knew he had silk hat suitable to wear there, for yes yerily, did not the NEWS in it's issues 0 May 4 and IS. 1887, publish pictur of said hat and Roraback's coronatio by his clients in the case of the Litch field county seat removal. Don't yo zee what debt of gratitude he owe the NEWS for paving the way for him t Chicago and giving him the privilege C paying his own travelling expenses an hotel bills while there
 Our villagers were surprised an psined last Saturday morning to lear that William G. Humphrey had died ( heart disease about one o'clock ths morning. Few were aware of his il ness and the family did not conside his condition alarming as he never el joyed good health and frequently WI apparently more ill than during th pest week. A cold had prevented hil from appearing at the drug store for
 fsw days, yet hs was dressed every d. ss srss '