Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09

l-There is in circulation dangerous counterfeit five dollar silver certificate of tue series of 1885, letter D. The front # the certificate Is good imita- tion, but the back Is poor.
 -Samuel 4. Eddy " eut 10 Hartford Monday afternoon aud A. T. Roraback went there yesterday morning, to attend the op .pins of the Iegisittuge and witness the inauguration ceremouies. Mir Eddy will undoub.e,Hy be advanced from assistant clerk to clerk ot the House.
 The Newtown Be entered on Vol MI with its last issue Under Editor SInith's management ile circulation has risen from SIP on Jan |, 1882 to 1925 on Jan l, 1889 and some week. over 2,5OO copies are printed and sold. No, one man in thousand could endure the haed work which MT Smith volun- tarily places on himself and he well
 
 Will D. Adam. who has been clerk ing for several years in stores at Litch field and Roxbury, has returned and may again be seen behind the counter of his fathers store at East Canaan -. It is rumored that George Cunning will soon return from Manning, Iowa, and resume his former place in his fathers store at East Canaan. All will welcome Messrs Adam and Cunning home.
 John Gallivan, workman in the Portland stone quarries, had a leg broken by the fall of derrick on Sat urday, and was taken to the New Haven hospital. .-I Hartford Courant. The person mentioned Ill the foregoing item is probably John Gallivan, who formerly lived in East Canaan.
 The Canaan correspondence of the Norf ,lk Tower contains the following item: "Messrs Henry B Ives and Ernest Webster, of this town. have bought out Geo A. Beers, of Bristol, Conn.,, and will succeed him in the grocery business" We were informed of the above item three weeks ago but were requested to refrain from publishing it at present, but as it has appeared ilr other papers we feel at liberty to mention 1t.
 The Week of Prayer extends from January 6th.. to the 18th. The topics suggested by the Evangelical Alliance are: Mon., Jan., 2, Thanksgiving and Confession;" Tue, ''The Holy Spirit We'd, "The Family and the Church;' Thurs, Reforms;" Fri, Missions;' Sat, "Nations" Sermons are suggested for Sunday, Jan 6, from Isaiah, k. l; Romans. xiii. IA; John, xv 5; Philippi- ans, iv. 13; and for Sunday, Jan l3, from Corinthians, iii. g, and xv. 58.
 Rev D. c. Stone. pastor of the Pilgrim church, is now taking his annual vacation and he is improving the opportunity to continue his studies at the MuLroe School of Oratory in Boston. He was home over Sunday. however, and officiated at the con- munion service in Pilgrim church, at which time two persons united with the church. The Week of Prayer will be observed at said church by holding meetings on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, but there will be no preach ing service next Sunday.
 Let no one despise the day of small things. The |" Marriage Bells" are ringing merrily. Rumor says land We believe it) that three more of "Evange- lines" bachelors, who have so long been drifting about on the shor.less gulf of ''Celibacy" have at last surren. dered to the force of ''Cupid's" power 'ver their hinty hearts and are soon to take upon themselves the marriage VOWS. The world moves. "LeaI Year" has not been without it's fruits Let the contagion spread, and all be made happy Tn their mutual endeavors to promote peace, harmony, prosperi ty and social enjoyment in theil households, A. WELL W1sHER
 Canaan, Jan. ', 1889.