Connecticut western news., 1890-11-12
Local News.

Second hand safety bicycle for sale. Inquire at NEWS office.
 Have you seen those lovely lap robes at Fuller X Peet's?
 Cyrus Lake has been promoted to conductor of c. N. E. x W. train.
 Mrs w.. l.. Peckham, of Middle boro, Mass, is visiting at NJ l.. Osborne's s
 Who says that the Prohibitionists can't elect governor in Connecticut !?
 w. B. Hall & Go. give free excur- sion to Bridgeport on Thursday, Nov 20
 Those who worship at the shrine of the economical Brussels soap arise purified.
 -Go to "Southern Florida and the Bay of Biscayne this Wednesday, evening at town hall.
 Frank Hitchcock says we must give Selectman Williams credit for filling up the frog ponds on Railroad street.
 Miss Minnie Quinn has accepted the position of operator at the Postal Telegraph office in Great Burlington.
 On Thursday last, Dr F. H. Lee moved his office from Cummings block to the house recently vacated by D. D. Walter
 Mir Charles Collins has improved during the past week and is quite com fortable, although he does not leave his bed.
 Editor Hinman, of the Berkshire Courier, visited at H. O. Barnes last Saturday afternoon and also called at THE NEWS office.
 The High school department will be closed on Thursday, to enable the Principal Adams to attend the s. 5. con- vention ia Danbury.
 For a 6rst-class organ, fully war ranted for six years, at lowest living prices, call on or address w. A. DUN HAM. Gen1 Agent, Ashley Falls, Mass.
 The question is not, "how large is the democratic majority in congress ? !" but this is the question, "are there enough republican congressman left for seed ?''
 The date of the Grand Army sup per and fair is Friday evening, the 21st inst. The entertainment will be in the G. A. R. Hall, to which the public are cordially invited.
 -Freighting over the Housatonic system from the New England road and from Wilson's Point, is exceedingly heavy just now. Over 100 cars a day are sent into the Naugatuck valley via Shelton, over the Derby branch.
 There were 450 car loads of freight at Campbell Hall and May brook Satur- day last, waiting to be hauled over the c. N. B. & w. R. R. It is said 200 cars of freight pass over the Poughkeepsie bridge daily.-Winsted Citizen.
 The Lotus Glee Club, of Boston, will appear at the opera house in Win sted on Friday evening, Nov 21st. Re served seats now on sale at Mills drug store in Winsted, at 50 cents each. Take train leaving Canaan at I'll p. m. Returning leave Winsted at TO- 30 p. m.
 At the town hall on Monday even- ing, Nov 17th, under the auspices of D. S. Cowles Post, Mir T. De Quincy Fully, of Cleveland, Ohio, will pre- sent the magni6cently illustrated cam paigns and battles of the Great Rebel lion. Three-hundred grand scenes, covering 400 square feet each, Don't fail to see them, and thus at the same time aid Cowles Post, Tickets at Geo l.. Parsons store.
 Miss Mary s. Peet, aged 72 years, died last Friday at the residence of the Hon Frederick Miles. at Twin Lakes. For 8 number of years Miss Peet had been in feeble health and she had board ed in this village until last summer, when she was removed to Mir Miles house. Miss Peet was cousin of Mrs Miles father, the late Frederick Plumb. We think she was native of East Canaan, but removed to Winsted when quite young and resided there so long that until recently she called Winsted her home. Her funeral was attended Mon day afternoon at Mir Miles residence. The services were conducted by the Rev D. c. Stone. Burial in the ceme-