Connecticut western news., 1889-03-13

last Monday.
 pr H l. Ross spent Sunday with . friends in Bethel. @s
 J. 5 Adam started for Chicago last Thursday. on business trip. Rev D. c. Stone and Rev H. G. Hoaal-y exchanged last Sunday. N Mrs Allan M Pindar, of Milford, Conn.,. Is visiting relatives in town.
 Miss Mary Frein, of Ct Burlington, visited at H. 0. Barnes over Sunday.
 Insurance Agent B,ssell eof Bantam. Copu., was here on business last Thurs day.
 A fair warning! Boys read the tobacco bill passed by the Connecticut senate. "'
 -Thirty-three calves were bought here yesterday. at prices ranging iron, 5 to 6a cents per pound.
 Miss Mary Parsons is home from Wilbraham, Mass. during the school vacation ot two weeks.
 Mrs Dr Geo Adam went to New York last week to visit friends a couple of weeks.
 The Hon W. H. Barnum, of Lime Rock, left on Thursday afternoon for u visit to his son, in Marmaroueck.
 -Dr J D. Clemans veutnred ont too soon, caught more cold and has been "housed mp" again for several days.
 -J. A. Underwood succeeded in breaking up an attack of fever last Thursday and ventured out again Monday.
 Rev F. w. Burnett is recovering from severe attack of bronchial pnen- monia, aud he is able to sit up awhile each day.
 The weather prophets who pre- dicted a blizzard for Monday and Tuesday of this week are stuck in the mud.
 The Housatonic Valley Methodist ministers association held a meeting yesterday afternoon at tue NJ E. church in this village.
 The Wm Clark farm of 200 acres, in Southern Sheffield was sold at auction last Saturday, to Abe Millas, of Salisbury, for $l, 500.
 The Congl church at Salisbury will be re-deiicated on Friday, March 18th. The exercises ~ill begin at eleven g. m. The ladies will serve collation..
 Rev J. Fl. George, of Salisbury, preached in Christ church last Wednes- day evening, and Rev Joseph Ticknor, of New Marlboro. oficiated Sunday morning and evening.
 Ten carloads of horses, camels. etc. belonging to B.rnum's ''Gr-atest Show on Earth," were moved from their winter quarters at Pipe Plains, N. r., to Bridgeport. on Friday.
 Landlord Stevens, of Norfolk, drove to Canaan last Friday. He re- marked that the muddy travelling re- minded him of his experience in the days of stage coaching.
 Mir s. Mansfield writes from Nichols, Iowa. under date of March 5. reuews his subscription to THE NEWS. and remarks, I've have had tiue winter, no snow to speak of"
 The masons arc lathing W. G.. CargilPs house. The frame of Thomas Buffers house Is up aud tue chimney built. Tue frame of J. Fl. Drake's house was raised last Friday. Wm. Drums house is nearly all plsstered.
 The following should Serve as another warning to the boys and young men who make practice of jumping on and off moving trains:
 "A ls.l by tue name of Jerre Dallis ha.i his legs cut of while attempting tu bs,ard moving train, near Chatham, N. Y, on Thursday, Feb 2Sth., and died from the injuries the same evening""
 Mrs J. NJ. R ,ot has been confined to the house by illness f,r more than 8 week, and her place in the school room has been filled by Mrs J. G. Root. 8 portion of the time. It is expected that she will be able to resume her duties in a day or two.
 The Rev H. Bo.lley had sn inter esting letter in the last Chnrchmsn, II which he discussed the international series of Sunday School lessons, and se, forth his plan of conducting the teachers Bible class at St John'e church. North Adams Transcript.
 -Elsewh-re will be fonnd letter concerning "The T"bacco Cou,ro versy." It was received too late fo, publication in THE NEWS of March 6 We take it for granted that it's auth"l merely wishes to show that to,accc grievancies are not like jug handle all on one side.
 The children at the County Home in this village, will be removed to the Gilbert Home at West Winsted, Apri I. The mafron, Miss Laura R ,ys. vii go with them and remain with them and they will be under her persona care and supervision there inst ths same as they have been here. Mir R.bert VsnD-uSen will go to New York city, where she bas accepted I lucrative position as manager m fra e1aee boarding house.