Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
WEDNESDAY, FEB. p, 1888.
Local News.
-Washington's birthday.
 The blacksmiths are happy.

A little cold weather would make good skating everywhere.
 -Thirty-two calves were shipped yes- terday from this station.
 Foster Silvernails cellar on West Main street is fall of water.
 Irving Barnes is home from New York, to remain until March 1st.
 Miss Julia Alseph, of South Canaan, ls waiting friends in this village.
 The leap-year February thaw dis tAuced the January thaw.
 Miss Lillie Fuller, of Lakeville, visited at Geo. $. Fuller's over Sunday. -Messrs Reuben and Martin McIn- tyre were home over Sunday, from Rhinecliff.
 Mir and Mrs Asa Rood spent Sum- day with Mrs Rood's parents, in Lime Rock.
 Mrs N R. VanDeusen, of Lime Rock, is visiting her daughter, Mrs B. W. Warner.
 -Beniamin Sedgwiok. If the Robbins school at Norfolk, visited his parents here over Sunday.
 Patrick Quinn will move from Wea- togue to the German house on High street.
 We hear of a number of marriage able men in town who are receiving "sealed proposals"
 The Pilgrim sociable will be held this Wednesday, evening, at the resi- dence of Sheridan W. Barnes.
 Don't forget Patrick Qulnn's auc- Gep at the D. l.. Scott place in Wea- toxue, on Friday, of this week.
 Rev Mir Barnett attended the funer- al on Feb. 7th, of the infant child of his brother, Mir Wm. E. Barnett. of Pelham Manor, N. Y.
 Pudding Lane is we'll supplied wixh water and if some enterprising nan will furnish the "meal' the resi- dents of the Lane will make the pudd- ing.
 Four new locomotives will soon be put on the Housatonic railroad. Two of them will be heavy freight engines. lNew Milford Gagette.
 IF. l.. Wooster. of Winsted, and F. E. Egleston, of Falls Village. are among the delegates and alternates to represent Connecticut at the national convention of the Prohibition party which will be held at Indianapolis, Indiana. next June. Monday to inventory his stock oi general merchandise. He has opened a remnant counter and will close out many articles at rare bargains. Now IS Many in this village have been quite i'll with hard colds, but all seem to be improving. For few days it re- sembled 8 hospital at the houses oi James Quinn and Isaac Lermond, as most of the inmates were on the sick list
 About 100 persons attend the socia- 6ls at Dr J. D. Clemans' on Tuesday evening of last week. They report very enjoyable occasion. Why Should n't they have a good time when Mir and Mrs Clemans did everything possible for their entertainment.
 Mrs Ferdinand l.. Beckley wa severely poisoned two weeks ago witf sumac wood, few sticks of which be came mixed with the fire wood. He hands and face were terribly swollel and for over a week she was helples -as her hands had to be encased in ban dages as large as boxing-golves. He daughter was also poisoned by tn wood but both have nearly recovered.
 We have received the initial mum Der of the Mocking Bird, new humor ous paper just launched by Edito Lewis NJ. Sweet, No. 1877 Madiso avenue, New York. The Mocking Bir is profusely illustrated and reminds of the old and favorite funny paper Yankee Notions. It will be publishe monthly. Terms only 50 cents year Send half dollar to the above addres and get S5 worth of roaring fun monthly installments.
 The Lenten services in Christ churc will be held on Thursday evenings s 7:3O o'clock, and on Fridays at 10:3O { m A course of sermons will be preacf ed at tue Thursday evening services b the clergymen of neighboring parishes on the subject of Responsibility" tl first one on Thursday evening of tn week will be delivered by Rev J. Crockett, of New Milford. Subject Responsibility in the church for nol church goers." All are cordially iuvite
 On Wednesday, March 2, Patrit Finnegan will sell at public auction, span of horses, seven COWS, one bugg two-seat wagon, one-horse lumb wagon, four sets of single and doub harness, several tons of hay, farmiI implements and many other articles, the J. Pease farm at Twin Lakes Sa begins at 9:30A. m. For full particula coaanlt large postsrA