Connecticut western news., 1890-04-02
Local News.


 F. Fl. Harrison has already sold several of his Iowa horses.
 pr Clemans has sold his pair of farm horses to Mrs NJ. W. Ward.
 The cast of characters for the Haymakers" will appear next week. R. D. Peirce & Go. are building an office near their sash and blind factory. Phillip T. Ham has gone to Lime Rock to take clerkship in James Bar num's store.
 Charles Soules had his hand smash ed while coupling cars at 5imsbury last Monday afternoon.
 Grand excursion to Bridgeport on Thursday, April 10. For full particulars read w. B. Hall & Co.'S advertisement. Frank Fl. Emmons, of Troy, N. Y., con of Charles Emmons, of Canaan, is visiting relatives and old friends in town.
 This week the Pilgrim church prayer meeting and teachers meeting will be held on Friday evening instead of Thursday evening.
 Miss Helen Harvey, eldest daughter of Prof Harvey, IS visiting relatives in Hartland. Her sister, Alice, will go there to-morrow for short visit.
 Joseph Parsons left here on Mon- day night for trip through the west. He will stop at Chicago and other places of interest, and may possibly go to Lincoln, Neb.
 Congressman Miles was very ill for two weeks or more, with pneumonia, at Washington, but has returned to his home at Twin Lakes and has nearly recovered.
 The farmers of New Milford and vicinity held their fourth annual cattle exhibition and sale on the green at New Milford on March 25. Eighteen pairs of cattle were present and the exhibi- ton was success.
 -"Love and Cash," '' Three Easter Mornings" "Old and New" are three timely articles which appear on the first page and were written for THE NEWS but through inadvertance only the poem cold and New" mas the prefix "For The News"
 Mir B. P. Bailey, of Jamestown, N. Y., with his wife, is visiting relatives in Canaan and Winsted. Mir and Mrs Bailey and their daughter, Frances, are in Winsted this week, but are expected at Dr Eddy's again Friday or Saturday. The Housatonic road have just pur- chased big freight engine. It is the largest locomotive in New England, weighing 10000 pounds without the tender. It has eight driving wheels. The cylinders are 19x24 It will be run on the main line of the Fl ousatonie system. Bridgeport News.
 Improvements will soon be com. menced on the town hall. An entrance will be made on the east side. The stairs will pass up through the old library room. A ticket office will be located at the top of the stairs and F foot'doors will lead into the hall proper
 Rev T. H. Baragwanath and wife . started for New York yesterday, where Mir Baragwanath will attend the New York M. B. conference which opens to day. Mrs Baragwanath will visit he father, the Rev Dr Oakley. There vii be no preaching in the NJ. E. churcl next Sunday, but the Sunday schoo will hold their regular session, com mencing at 12 o'clock.
 -On and after April 5, The Berk shire News, published at Ct Burlington will appear as an eight page paper This IS phen ominal growth for paper hardly six months old, but dur ing that time one of its publishers, Nal com Douglas, has grown to be deput sheriff, capable of striking terror to tn heart of anyone who would otherwis, not be afraid to beard Fred Curtis Ii hls den or Harry Douglas in his hall.
 Don't view with critics eye thi first home print" issue of THE NEWS Some articles promised have nc arrived, some advertisements receive too late, the printing press staked number of times, but when all thes annoyances and difficulties have bee overcome we expect to publish pape that will be a marked improvement over recent issues Many of our reader married pe6ple-can comprehend tn trials experienced in THE NEWS ofic the past week if we use the illustration more trouble than a married man."
 Someone evidently stayed in s. Eddy's wagon shed last Saturday nigh at least on Sunday morning large be of hot coals, covered with dlrt, ws found on the ground in the centre ( the shed, and sled stakes and oths wooden articles were missing and Ina probably been used for fuel. It is wonder the building and contents wei not consumed as the ground ", filtered with straw and in the upp, part of the shed several tons of hay al stored. The horse stables connecte with the shed were found filled wit the smoke that had blown in tn direction.