Connecticut western news., 1889-11-27
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27, 1889
Local News.

Mrs Owen Day, of Atlantic Heights, N. J., is visiting in town.
 Miss $. W. Adam and Miss A. O. B. Dunning were in New York over Sunday Albert Bullard Is clerking for Fuller $ Peet while Acel Rood is on the sick list.
 Rev J. H. George, of Salisbury, exchanged with Rev F. w. Barnett last Sunday.
 w. H. Emmons has taken posi- ton at the Stanley Works in New Britain
 Mrs Edwin s. Hoyt, of Griggsville, nl, is visiting her sister, Mrs D. l.. Freeman.
 Fred. s. Parsons is home from Wilbraham academy during the Thanks giving vacation.
 Miss Meta Rodemeyer returned home last Saturday from Troy. N. Y., where she has been visiting friends.
 -John B. Davis and William Cor man have nearly completed the cellar wall for Frank Dempsey's new house.
 We know you are now very busy preparing for cold weather, but
 When you get all ready for winter,
 Then please come here and pay the printer. Notwithstanding the rain, last Wednesday evening, twenty-five per sons attended the sociable at s. W.. Barnes.
 Lewis Corbit. of Negaunee, Mich, who has been visiting relatives here the past two weeks. started for home on Monday.
 Mrs John Rodemeyer returned from her visit to Norwalk and Bethel on Tuesday. Mrs Archie Evans and daugh- ter accompanying her.
 Rev Dr Eddy preached a grand Thanksgiving sermon in the Pilgrim church last Sunday morning. His text was Ecciesiastes IX-7, 8, 9. Alderman Ives, of Winsted, visited his mother st Canaan Valley over Sun day. She is S6- years old and for the past year her health has not been very good.
 Dwight L. Rogers, of West Corn wall, commenced canvassing this town last Thursday for that interesting and jolly book entitled :. Wit and Humor of the Age"
 The Choral Union has decided to give the cantata "Esther the Beautiful Queen" in town hall the evenings of Tuesday and Wednesday, December 10 and II.
 While James Rodemeyer was chop ping wood yesterday morning his ax caught on clothes line, thus bringing the ax against his forehead and cutting a long gash.
 Geo. l.. Parsons and Fuller < Peet will close their stores at 10 a. m. to- morrow for the balance of the day. The post-ofice will be closed from 10 a. m until p. m. and also part of the time during the rest of the day.
 Thanksgiving services will be held in Christ church on Thu sday at 10 a m. Rev F. w. Barnett will preach g sermon appropriate to the occasion. The other churches in this village remain closed tomorrow.
 George Benedict has recently had erected 8 family monument in the lower cemetery. It is made from Quincy granite and the design is copied from the Humphrey monument, which stands near 1t.
 Editor Stevens, of the Litchfeld County Leader, called at THE NEWS office last Friday evening. He is con templating publishing s.home print, thus discarding the "patent outside O his paper.
 Harlow Deming and family have moved to Daniel Roots house on the mountain east of South Canaan, il = order to make home for MT Root and keep the fire burning on that ancien hearthstone, and keep the beacon ligh in the window.
 Still another idea for raising reve nue at church festivals. Pretty young women are put mp at auction, the highest bidder having the privilege O taking his purchase out to supper ani paying for whatever her appetite call for
 If you are thinking of buying o renting aay make of piano or organ write to me and I will save you some money. A ticket on gold watch sen free to any one answering the advertise ment F. E. Capewell, Jeweler, Wes Winsted, Ct..
 Tt IS reported at Boston that the Poughkeepsie Bridge Connection Westerly people have either bought ths Massachusetts Central or made such traffic agreement with that road via tn, the Canal road from Simsbury to North ampton as to insure them direct Bos ton connection.
 The Pius Meadow correspondent of the New Hartford Tribune says
 '.The daughter of r. A. Farley, wh, has just reached her fourth birthday took trip in the parlor car of the 0. N E. X w. to visit her father at Canaan The little Miss is quite pet of tn conductors with whom she was place. in charge She was highly elated witf