Connecticut western news., 1890-01-08

Missionary Soclety Of the Pilgrim church, will be held at Mrs D. l.. Peirces on Friday i1Oth) at ? p. m. A full attendance is earnestly requested.
 We were misinformed about the limited express trains on the Housa- tonic road. They have not yet been discontinued for the winter but it is now currently reported that new timetable goes into effect next Monday.
 The engagement of Miss Emma Rodemeyer to MT A D. Waite, of Cohoes, N. Y, is announced. Their marriage will take place in a few weeks. They expect to locate in Birmingham, Conn. May happiness and prosperity abide with them.
 The Cargill Art and Musical Speci- alty Go. drew only small audience at town hall last Thursday evening. Prof Cargill's lightning drawings of heads and faces, with explanations of indica- tions of character were alone worth the price of admission, but with Canaanites stomach sociable las Clarence Humph- rey calls a church supper) transcends all other entertainments, and empty seats and empty purses greet any lecturer or snowman who follows in the wake of an orthodox or evangelical speculative picnic.
 The Canaan Choral Union met on Monday evening to legislate upon the condition which confronted them, viz, a surplus in their treasury. That sur plus has been ser1ous matter. The withdrawing from circulation and lock ing up that am punt of money has crip pied the industries of the country. To prevent a panic it seems necessary to wipe out a part or the whole of that surplus. Some are in favor of distrib- uting it among those who furnished their own costumes for the Oratorio of Esther There were but few present at the meeting Monday evening so it was voted to adjourn until next Monday evening before taking final action on so grave question.
 -sWhen Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war" J. M. Roys, teacher of the school in district No 5, and Principal Adams met in the editors sanctum last Friday evening. Mir Roys said to MT Adams, ''one of my scholars came barefoot to school yesterday" MT Adams facetiously replied, 'that indi- cates that you make it hot for your scholars" When MT Adams left the sanctum he unconsciously carried off the editors woolen gloves; or in other words, in an abstracted mood he abstract ed the gloves. That indicates that the scholars do not "mske it hot" for Mir Adams. Neither will the editor make 1t hot for him, because he cheerfully surrendered the gloves, the next morn- Ing. when requested to.
 The Rev William OR. Sheridan, brother of the pastor of the Catholic Church at Windsor Locks, died at that place Thursday morning after finger ing illness, of consumption. He was curate in the church over which his brother is pastor. Father Sheridan continued in the performance of his duties almost up to the time of his death He was greatly beloved by the people and will be mourned by large circle of friends. He was nephew of Vicar General Hughes. Hartford Courant. Some years ago Father Sneri- dan was curate for Lakeville, Falls Village and Canaan, and his death will be sad news to many in this vicinity.
 A letter in the Woodbury Reporter from Kansas says "Corn is selling here at 14c bushel, and that it costs Sc to husk and 1c to shell, leaving but 10c net.' According to that way of figuring it would appear to cost nothing to raise the corn up to the husking stage. We'll. that's about the way some farmers figure the cost of farm produce. They cheat themselves by neglecting to charge the interest on the capital invested in farm and it's equipments. They make no allowance for wear and and tear and depreciation of buildings, implements or land used. They neglect to charge crop for the fertilizers used. They also neglect to charge crop for nine-tenths of the labor required to raise 1t.