Connecticut western news., 1890-02-19
Local News.
Lent.

Ash Wednesday.
 Yes. Ash Wednesday, like every day, is merely lent to us.
 Foster Silvernail is adding large bow window to his house.
 Albert Bullard is visiting his brother at Lansing. Mich.
 The frame for Patrick Commins' new house was raised Monday.
 Four carpenters commenced repair ing the Pilgrim church last Monday.
 A Farmers Institute will be held at Millerton, N Y, Feb. 24th and 25th. All farmers cordially invited.
 Samuel Blodget, father of Mrs H. P. Barnum, of Weatogue, is in feeble health. His age is S7 years.
 Salmon Barlow's grove, near the residence of Mrs Cora Adams. has disap- peared beneath the woodman's B axe.
 Mrs Patrick Manogue, of Housa- tonic. is quite ill at the house of her brother, Jeffrey Purcel, in this village. Grove Knickerbocker is recovering from his illness and on Monday came to the post-ofice for the first time in four weeks
 Mrs Ann Baker. (usually called Mrs Ann Brown) widow of Thomas Baker, is quite i'll at her residence on Rrilroad street. Harlow Root thinks he IS sick but his friends say he Is only melancholy or got the blues. We will carry him some puzzles to work on. - Editor Hinmsn, of the Berkshire Courier, made brief call at THE NEWS office last Saturday afternoon. Come again and stay longer. 7 On Monday last Lewis Rhoades and Clem" Kegler caught 8 POI lb. turtle while drawing net for bait fish in . cove ct East Canaan. The calf buyers announce that they will receive calves at Canaan every Tuesday as follows Until II g. m. for Hartford and until noon for New York.
 The Winsted Herald says: MT Lyman Dunning. of East Canaan, has been appointed special agent of the Census Uf1ce to collect statistics oi record of indebtedness for Connecticut.
 The dogs of the village held 8 con- vention, on Simmons street, last Mon day morning. Fourteen were present, but it wasn't much of morning for dogs.-I Mi!lerton Telegram.
 St Joseph's church fair closed Monday evening. It has been well attended except the first evening. We have not been informed what the nel receipts are.
 Mrs Eliza Crowell, widow of Wm Crowell, is in feeble health and for { number of weeks has suffered greatly from asthma, but for several days has been more comfortable.
 While only two deaths have occurr cd among the membership of the Pil grim church it seems remarkable tha one family should be twice bereft there by, and within 80 short time.
 The c. N. E. & W. road found i necessary to put on new train to dt the switching for the furnaces, linn, kilns and other business here, So thu "crew" begun work yesterday.
 The whist club met at Mrs RI. W Watson's last Wednesday evening. Tn meeting closed 8 very pleasant season and the club furnished an elegan supper, also gave prizes and favors.
 Virginia Harvey, youngest daugh ter of Prof Harvey, celebrated he fourth birthday, Feb 18th, in move :. manner. She called on number o s' her friends and presented each with small loaf of frosted cake decorate' with chocolate figure GA"
 Mrs Amy Elizabeth Kellogg, age, 6s years, widow of Wesley Prescott died suddenly of heart failure at o'clock Sunday evening at her residenc in this town. Her funeral will be attend ed to-day "Wednesday at p. m. at tn house. She was daughter of the lat Albert Kellogg.
 -J. s. Halpine, of New Milford, we :. buying tobacco in this vicinity lss Friday. Geo Sardsm, of Weatogu' and Abram A. Kells, of Sheffield, sol their crops of tobacco to him. T. Soul' of New Milford, also was here the sam day and bought some tobacco in Eas Canaan, but we have not learned th names of the sellers.
 Last Friday night train on the ( N. E. & w. R. R. struck five heifel which had got upon the track nes Winsted. Two of them were killed ou right and the other three injured s badly they had to be killed. The valu of the five is saisl to have been abo, Sl25.
 MT and Mrs John Hussey, of Leno Patrick Manogue and family, of Hous tonic, Messrs William and Marti ODwyer and Miss Maggie O'Dwyer. Eartford, besides . number of friend ssoa osher places. attended the funer ef1Gn JsAtsy Purcell Let Wsdnssda' -<. .x7.z.,