Connecticut western news., 1888-12-19
Local News.

Merry Christmas to aU. The Blackberry river got full agaln ast Monday. As usual it started on its jpree in Norfolk.
 ,. A. l.. Brown, of Falls Village, is putting Pease heater or furnace into :. R. Lorraine's house.
 Geo. Brinton of Canaan Valley mtchered 15 months old pig on Dsc- enber 18th. that weighed 533 pounds. The carpenter work on the general otices of the H. X 0. w. railroad located in this village will be completed this week.
 There will be sociable at the M. E. parsonage on Friday evening of this aweek. also an apron and home made candy sale, All welcome.
 The annual meeting of Housatonic Lodge No. 6l, F. < A. NJ. will be held It their lodge room next Saturday eve hing Dec. p.
 Isn't it about time to call halt on church sociables and excursions if they have become such tax on our time and purse that we have neither an honr or 8 shilling left to attend 8 lecture in aid of i worthy Post of the G. A. R?
 The Hon. E. W. Seymour has noti- fed the Hon. Fredrick Miles that he will contest MT. Miles seat in congress, on the grounds of an error in the count of the vote of Westpoft.
 The meeting of the ladies' sewing society at Mrs. S c. Keckley's on Friday was we'll attended. Mrs, VanLsnnep gave au interesting talk on missions and . sketch of her work in Armenia twenty years ago.
 ewEArHER CATERS Zero last Friday moning. Five above zero Saturday mosping. Forty above Zero Sunday morning Rain and fog all day and evening Monday. Snow squall aud freezing weather again Tuesday morn ing. The Fl aed c w. R. R. are selling exchrsion tickets to the Winsted poultry exhibition at the following prices, which inclu1 Admission to exhibition. From ! Millerton LAO. Lakeville SIPS, Salis- bury $l,2O, Canaan 95c, East Canaan 9Oc. and Norfolk 6Uc
 We think that Editor Vaill of the
 insted Herald is the author of the
 owing conundrum, at least he pro-
 eded 1t to us during 8 recent visit to
 kactQp.W0yis Winsted like Pur- gatdr. Ans Because it Is between Sat Els Kingdom aud the Happy land of Canaan.
 Our predecessors omitted one issue of TIE NEWS during the holidays, but we do not follow the precedent they established. and if our correspondents will send in their grists next Monday morning. THE NEWS will be published next Wednesday afternoon or evening thus giving the printers Christmas holiday.
 -Charles Gillette and John c. Rich mone called on Lawyer F. E. Cleveland os Hkrtford on Wednesday last, and were info1med of the following coincidence: :: PreGlent Grover C. Cleveland and Frank E. Cleveland were both born on March IS, both are lawyers, and both hal law partners by the name of Bissell. Lawyer F. E. Cleveland Is blind, and it may be said by some that President Cleveland was also blind when he inser- ted that free trade clause in his message. A. Peet recently purchased a safel weighing three and one half tons. s and ;ast week he had 8 picnic with it in moving it from the depot to hls resi- denPe. The safe Is too corpulent to pass sstNtngh doorway, and the side of the x had to be removed before the < 1nched it's anchorage. Mir Peet had 1 sg1 good safe bs fore, but it Is said
 trent good many sleepless nights,
 ne burglars would come and com pe5nfm open it and deliver mp some of 11f 1palth. but this safe, besides being baDlnr proof has time lock. and we veoe to say that with Rod" and the bl4 hound to guard it the danger oi Mf IPeet's parting with any of his che Dls is reduced to a miainuna.
 dessrs w. B. Hall & Co.,, oi Brtkeport, have made very extensive pr4 lrasions for tbe holiday trade. and ha{lon sale seal jackets, furs, brass, lesbaer, willow, silver and bronze wares in thousand articles for presents
 l, volumes of standard gift and scrap T b0Ss; fashionable dress trimmings 3Anaaces, dress patterns, silk hosiery,
 uisrwear and all that pertains to a
 gr,d Christmas Bazaar. This firm give
 fr{eturn tickets to all purchasing tc
 amnt of $25 %. On excursion days
 thmay occur during holiday season
 tHwill give instead of return fare,
 D cent to all purchasers of any
 aunt It would we'll repay oul
 4aHs visit to the palatial establish
 u of w. 5. Hall < Go.
 rhat Comical Brown and his con.
 accompany will appear in their popu
 II attractive, uniqne and matchless
 Attainment at the town hall in thi age on Saturday evening, Dec. 9 Brown will be assisted by Miss s xgneritte Bragdon, the charming
 1ng soprano and ballad singer, ant
 Mr w. s Dunbar, the eminen