Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
OLEOMARGARLNE.

Railroad Commissioner Woodruff left Monday for California, to be gone several months.
 "Yes, "said the landlady sadly. 'ap- pearances are deceitful, but disappear ances are still more so."
 Three grade crossing are to be discon- t,nued at Waterbury, by order of the railroad commissioners.
 The ice companies along the Hudson finished the cutting of ice last Saturday The crop harvested is large.
 Herman F. Harmon, aged 39, an uncle of Mrs President Cleveland, died of pneumonia, ct Charlestown last week.
 The salary of ex-Gov. Thomas M. Waller as consul general at London is $6,OOO. His fees for 1886 amounted to $67.518.
 The man who fails to advertise in dull times is on . par with the fellow who refuses to eat because his stomach is empty.
 Fred Lathrop, 8 brakeman on the Fitchburg road, was killed at Green field, Mass, Friday, while coupling cars
 James H. Campbell, proprietor of The Macon Telegraph, and one of Macon's leading citizens, died Sunday of Brights disease. ,... <.
 Simon Mabee, formerly elder of the church family of Shakers at New Leba- non, died Jan 31 aged 92 years. He had lived in the Shaker family for 82 years.
 One of our exchanges aptly says |: "Nothing is too small to escape the notice of the editor-not even the man who tries to get his paper for nothing"
 A ten-cent box of shoe backing will go further than one-hundred-dollar diamond scarfpin toward making fel- low apper gentlemau.-[Springfeld Union. .-
 Colebrook claims to have more inhabi- tants over 80 years old in proportion to the population than any other town in the state. Must be g healthy place to live in.
 Nepaug farmers are said to be hold ing their apples for the spring market. We know g number of farmers in this vicinity who are holding them till they thaw out.
 Not for years has the Connecticut river been covered with ice of so great depth as at present. From Hartford to Say brook it is perfectly safe crossing anywhere.
 The great, Merced canal, which will irrigate 30O,000 acres of the Joaquin Valley, was opened Thursday in the presence of Gov. Waterman, of Califor- mia and an immense assemblage. The man who is supposed to have seduced Hattie Allen, who drowned herself recently at Guilford, has been expelled from the church, refused employment and practically driven out of town, ~ ~}'f ',' 1 A seat on the N. Y.. stock board which was worth $34, 900 two years ago, now brings but half that price. It is pleasing to see that even fools learned little wisdom recently.-lLitchtield Enquirer. 
 1 The tracks of the Harlem railroad, from Woodlawn to 13sth street, are to be depressed. The work will cost about $2,O00, ,0O0, and wilt be com menced soon. Thirty eight bridges will cross the tracks.
 The price of granulated sugar has risen nearly two cents pound. The retailers are not to blame for this as they have to pay the increase to the refiners. It is the trust that has put up the price.
 President Cleveland will accept the invitation of Jacksonville citizens and go to Florida to spend Washington $ birthday. He will make 8 flying trip both ways, and will not stop at any point on the route. ] The town of Amenia, N. Y, offers $500 reward for the capture of the desperadoes who robbed G. w. Ingra ham on the evening of January l7th. This, in addition to the other rewards, makes a total ot $75O offered for the arrest of Squire Ingraham's 8 visitors.
 Every day or two the New York police catch 8 Southern fool from the backwoods who has gone to that city tc buy "green goods." The fellows ought to be sent to jail with school attach, cd in which newspapers are the text books.-[Macon Telegraph.
 George Burnham. aged 30, brake. man on the New England road aud s resident of Putnam. was killed by the cars in the New England freight yard a, Hartford last Friday. He was uncoupl ing cars, when he lost his balanue au, fell on the track, where he was ru, over by number of cars.
 An exchange says the talented youuH editor of The Connecticut Home ha> sunk over $3, GOO in the endeavor tc provide for the prohibitionists of this state an official organ. The Home i e frst-class paper from its- politica standpoint If it is not financially sue cessful it only shows that strictl, partisan paper which depends on part, patronage has hard hill to row