Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31

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 Miss Sarah A. Eddy gave g party to a few friends Monday evening.
 Miss Clara Anderson has been ill with rheumatism the past two weeks. <sAMr and Mrs F. R. Brown, of Housa- tonic. Mas,,, spent Sunday at Edward Herchant's
 Col Stevenson has been elected president If the New Haven $ Derby Railroad company.
 Judge Cowles and daughters, of New York, arrived Monday noon to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs Harvey.
 The mercury dropped to 6 below zero at 10 30 o'clock Sunday night, but rose to IA above zero by o'clock Mon- day morning.
 A young man, 19 years old, wishes a position as clerk in general store. country preferred. Address, F. O. Box IT, Dover Furnace, N. Y.
 Now is the time to ascertain whether the fire bydrants are clogged with mud or are frozen. Don't wait until some building is on fire before making such inspection.
 The 150th anniversary of the found ing of the Congregational church at Sharon will be celebrated today. We are promised report of the event for publication next week.
 The first rehearsal of the Choral Union will be held at the house of Mrs Louise Smith. next Wednesday evening, Jao. 2, at 30 p. m. It is earnestly re- quested that all who wish to join be present.
 An Ohio editor was married Christ mas Day to Miss Elizabeth Blizzard, and we arrived at the conclusion yester- day that they were spending thel, honeymoon Tn this vicinity. York Mail and Express, Dec 27.
 M. A. Gibbs, of the Iron Cliffs O.. Negaunee, Mich, arrived at his old home at Ore Hill. Wednesday, returning Friday. Having been called to Chicago, Pittsburg. and Philadelphia on business he took advantage of the opportunit, and made brie: visit home with friends over Christmas
 F, Stevens has been very il, with chicken pox. He broke out ove, 10 days ago but did not venture out until Monday. The village wit wonder whether it was Dark Brahma or Ply mouth Rock. Frank himself says he supposed he had the disease when he was chicken, or before he became & six-footer.
 Brother Beckley of the Connection, Western News who has so valiantl. taken up the cudgel against pack-ped- dlers and cheap excursions enters tn. lists this week in controversy with s Housatonic Valley farmer. The inter- e.ting discussion will be published ip full in The Gazette of next week.-Ne~ Milford Gazette.
 Stage Driver Kasson had quite a tussel with snow drifts last Saturday morning. With fifteen volunteer sh ovel- ers he started from Southfeld at 15 8 m. but 1t took them nearly three hour> to dig their way to Mill River. In some places where the drifts were eight feet deep the stage was driven across lots From Mill River to Canaan there were but few drifts and the stage arrived b ere about noon.
 Lester Root Is quite unfortunate Several times within 8 few years he has hurt one of his knees and these repeat ed accidents have made the knee rather weak. On the 11th of December ht dipped on the ice and hurt that knee again, which soon became very painful and swollen to twice its natural size Since then Lester has not been able tt navigate without crutches. He has beer to Hartford to see Dr Sweet and mus visit him again this week.
 Snow began to fall about o'clocl last Friday morning and continued unti after 10 p. m., although during the las three or four hours the storm wa mostly hail or sleet, which prevented the formation of large snow drifts il this section. About six or eight inches of snow fell. It made hard wheeling fo trains on both railroads On the Housa tonic road the evening express trail from New York was nearly two hour late. The evening mail train iron Bridgeport was over half an hour late and other trains in both directions wer also late. The C.. N E. & W. train were all disarrsnged in consequence c freight train getting of the track 8 StissinR. Five cars left the rails on a open switch, and it required sewers hours to replace them. This, with tn snow to contend with, was certainl very discouragine and to add to tn delay two engines ran of 8 snow-clogge frog at Winsted. and it required thre hours to get them on the ralls Tn evening train from Hartford was nearl m hour late. The train leaving CamI bell Hall at 3.25 p. m, and due at Cs naan at I'll P. m., and Hartford at g p. m., did not reach Canaan until 8 5 o'clock Saturday morning. Train fror