Connecticut western news., 1890-09-24
Local News.

-Junius Rhoades is building an ice-house.
 Mir and Mrs Ayers and daughter, from New Haven, are visiting at T. F. Bigelow's.
 Henry Roraback is assisting Prin- cipal Adams in his department of the public school.
 Mir A. D. Wait and family, of Blr- mingham, visited at J. Rodemeyer's over Sunday.
 Fuller < Peet guarantee that one bar of Brussels soap tho rosin) is equal to two bars of rosin soap.
 pr Talmage preached very in structive and comforting sermon last Sunday. Said sermon is published en- tire on the first page.
 -Go to Geo l.. Parsons and buy 5O csnts worth of Brussels soap (no rosln) and convince yourself that one bar of 1t is equal to two bars of rosin soap.
 Miss Florine Pequigney, of Thom- sonyille, visited in town over Sunday, and tells us that Francis is attending Hannum's Business College at Hartford. The Danbury News recommends that new quarters. bearing date of 1854, be looked at twice before taking, as < lot of spurious coins of that date have been distributed in the city.
 Miss Ina A. Roberts returned home last Tuesday, after an absence of nearly five weeks. Besides visiting in Swanzey, she took . carriage drive to Walpole, N. B., and Bellows Falls, Vt.
 Rev A. Goodenough, of Winches- ter, filled the Pilgrim church pulpit last Sunday morning and preached ser mon which was good enough for any one to listen to. His text was Isaiah Lv. 2.
 The front part of Village Improve ment hall has been divided into three rooms for a store and restaurant to be occupied, about Oct 1st, by Mrs Mary Griffin. The remainder of the hall can be fitted up for dwelling, or for offices and store-rooms.
 MT s. 0. Bradley, general agent for the U. s. M. P. Association of New York, who has been unable to be here lately on account of undergoing treat ment for his eyes, will be in town next week and look after the interests of the association and the subscribers.
 Don't throw away your old gum boots and shoes. Save them for the agents of the chewing gum manufactor- ies, who are buying them up all over the country. Pulverized boots and shoes, favored with vanilla, strawberry and other extrscts, make nice chewing gum.-Pawling Journal.
 There are now 9S members in the Home Department of the Pilgrim Sun day school and the average attendance at the Sunday school in Weatogue has been 31, but lately not corporars s guard have attended the Sunday eve- ming preaching services at the Pilgrim church and said services have been abandoned until further notice.
 Hon William Fl. Barnum once said, toward the close of his life: "I've been . pretty close observer of men for many years and I never knew single instan ce where one man raised himself higher by pulling others down. He may seem to prosper for time, but, sooner or later, the end will come and he will find him. self sinking even below his former level l"-Seymour Record.
 -S. A. Barnes, of Winsted, writes af follows to the Winsted Evening Citizen ssWhst man in the Bible that had neith CT grandfather or grandmother, that was born before his father was born and died before h1s mother was born and killed at the commencement of the longest war that was ever known? The above question was given out in Sun day school and stands yet without ar suswer.. We submit the same for ar answer."
 The Torrington Register says:
 "Prof Weaver comes out as bool publisher. He has just got out Practical Suggestions for Supervise and Regular Teacher copyrighted. I gives Q series of condensed practica instructions in the teaching of musi for the primary ysintermediste and gram mar grades and high school. The bod. of the book is taken up with blan1 pages prepared for lessons and recita tions lon opposite pages.) there beinI forty of each. The book has receives high endorsements from the Bosto S papers and is being adopted in school Dghat city"
 -Yesterday afternoon the east boun' passenger train on the c. N. E. & W road, which leaves Poughkeepsie a 12.3O p.m. and Canaan at p. m struck . team at Salt Point crossing, $ few miles east of Poughkeepsie. On man and two women were in the wago and they were instantly killed. The names could not be learned, but tn bodies were tenderly laid beside eac other near the scene of the accider and the conductor of the tram sent man to notify the coroner. The hors was also instantly killed by the engin' and the wagon was broken into kindin wood.
 Miss Selinda Bradley, the vetera school teacher, will celebrate her 88t birthday on Saturday. Sept 27th. Mi'