Connecticut western news., 1890-03-12
Local News.

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 Miss Annie Hicks was home from Millerton, N Y.. over Sunday.
 -Chas. B. Capron visited his parents at Amenia, N. ,Y., over Sunday.
 Henry Beardsley is painting the in terior of Fuller & Peet's store.
 Snow shovels and the village snow blow were kept busy last Thursday.
 We are compelled to defer some letters and articles until next issue.
 Miss Minnie Quinn returned to her duties at Millerton, N. Y., last week. Over 100 new volumes were added to the Douglass library last week.
 To-day, March 12. is the second anniversary of the blizzard of 1888 " MT and Mrs Geo. H. Smith, Jr., of Sharon, were guests of Geo. s. Williams over Sunday.
 The Canaan choral union are re- hearsing "The Haymakers," and will present the same April 2S and 29.
 William H. Healey, representing the Berkshire Courier, called at the NEWS office last Saturday while en route to Salisbury.
 Frank Decker will move this spring from Dr Clemans' farm to Mrs M. W. Wards farm, now occupied by Edward Hawver.
 Clarence W. Warner, of Ct Barring ton, who has been visiting John G. Beckley since last Thursday, returned home to-day.
 The restaurant at Union depot seems to fill '.long-felt want" and many weary passenger stops to refresh the inner man."
 Miss Anna Rudge went to Brook lyn, N. Y., yesterday to visit her sister, Mrs Douglas. She will remain there two or three weeks.
 -Messrs J. & N. c. Scoville recently gave MT l.. P. Ashman, their agent at Chapinville, good watch and chain as birthday present.
 Peter Mansfield, of West Hartford, visited relatives at Huntsville and Winsted last week, also called on old friends in Canaan. Fred S. Parsons, who is attending the Wlbraham academy, came home on Tuesday, the 4th., for a two weeks va- cation. He will return the 18th.
 Arthur Partridge and George Dibble have purchased the creamery business of Merritt Hill and will hereafter run the creamery.-[ [Norwalk Gazette.
 The sound of footing horn mingled with the jingle of bells and the merry shouts of 8 party of sleighriders called people to their windows last Saturday evening.
 The Housatonic railroad company is about to begin erecting 8 long iron span across the Housatonic river at Shelton, where the extension branches off from the main line of the Derby railroad. It will be 1,5O0 feet long. -I -INorwalk Gazette.
 The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Connecticut Weekly Press Asso- citation will be held at the Tontine Hotel, New Haven, Monday, March IT, at2p. m. E. 0. Bross, of the Ridge field Press, will read an essay on How to Build up and Retain 8 Subscription List''
 From 15 to 20 tons of hay, four COWS, one yearling. one work horse, wagons, carriages, harness, large lot of agricultural implements, household furniture, stoves, etc, etc., will be sold at auction on Wednesday, March 10th, at 10 a. m. at the Averill farm in Wea- togue, town of Salisbury.
 During the past week most of the ice houses in this village have been fill ed with ice from Twin Lakes and from coves in the Housatonic river near Ashley Falls. The ice varies in thick ness from to 15 inches, according to time and place of cutting.
 A foot of snow on the ground, and the mercury at 10 below zero last Fri day morning is quite contrast to March ', 1871 (the morning that 8. O. Beckley commenced digging the cellal of his house) when no snow was visible and only three inches of frost in the ground.
 -Wm Mccormick, freight conductor on the 0. N. E. & w. road, slipped while trying to board the tender of ap engine at Hartford, last Wednesday, and tht wheels ran over the side of his foot ano crushed two toes. He retained his hole with his hands and thereby escaped