Connecticut western news., 1890-03-12

-Ino !. F. S. U. E. or the M. E. church and the Pilgrim church will be the guests of Mrs Julius Corbit this Tuesday, evening, by special request
 The repairs on the interior of the Pilgrim church are progressing, and it is expected the ediice will be re-opened for worship on Sunday, March 23.
 The Housatonic Valley Methodist Ministers Association are holding their monthly meeting in the M. B church in this village at the hour the NEWS forms go to press.
 For the benefit of our southern and western subscribers we record the following illustration of New England climate. On Monday morning the sleighing was good here, with mercury from two to six below zero but 45 degrees above zero at noon and the sleighing about whipped.
 Miss Ella Brown, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who boards at O. P. Roots, has
 
 and occupied for many years by J. A. Underwood, who will move into the lower part of Mrs Scott's house, on West Main St. John Green has rented the upper part of Mrs Scott's house.
 -Kneeland J. Munson, of Millerton, N. T., has been sick and confined to his house for five or six weeks, but has nearly recovered. His son and daughter, Elmer and Della, went to New York on Monday to attend faith cure or divine healing convention, for one week.
 Tt appears that Luna Foote build- ed better than he knew when he stocked the Blackberry river with carp, so- called. Some of the fish passed down said river into the Housatonic river and now the Housatonic and its tributaries are also we'll stocked with said species of fish. In some sections they are called wing fish. A union praise service was held in the M B. church last Sunday evening. Rev T. H. Baragwanath and Rev Dr Eddy made short addresses. The latter spoke emphatically in favor of dispens- ing with Sunday evening sermons and substituting therefor union praise service to be held alternately at the M. B. church and the Pilgrim church.
 The question discussed at the meet ing of the Canaan Literary Society, Mar 4, was, Resolved: That self-educated men are better fitted for life work than college graduates. A. r. Freeman and J. H. Roraback for the affirmative, J. G. Beckley and s. A. Eddy for the nega- tive. The question was decided in favor of the negative. The question for the next meeting, March 18th, is, "Resolv- ed: That the married state is more con- dusIve to happiness than single life. |" The leading disputants will be F. N. Brown and Rev D. 0. Stone for the affirmative; c. M. Humphrey and s. A. Eddy for the negative.
 So much minion type is locked up this week in probate notices, tax collectors notices and otherwise that we must defer until next issue the publication of the elaborate time table which went into effect on the 0. N. B. & W. road March 10th. Suffice to say, trains leave Canaan as follows
 n and 7.26 p. m. Sunday passenger 4.46 p. m.
 GONG WEsT-6 15, 8 40 and 800 8. m. 12 30, 250 and g. 30 p. m. Sunday passenger 45 p. m. In addition the following trains arrive at and remain in Canaan From the west, 6.15 and 6.27 p. m. From the east at 9.05 p. m.
 The North Canaan Chapter of the Agassiz Association met at the residence of J. s. Adam on Friday evening, the 7th. The following officers were elected Rev Hiram Eddy, president Miss Sarah w. Adam, vice president ; Arthur P. Freeman, treasurer Miss Katherine 0. Whittlesey, recording secretary J. s. Adam, corresponding secretary Clarence Humphrey, cura- ] tor; Prof H. M Adams, Rev D. C.. Stone, Rev F. w. Barnett, exc cutive committee. A short paper was read by J. s. Adam on the Amaba as represent ing one of the lowest forms of animal life. Meetings will be held the first Tuesday evening in each month.
 Conductor Garter of the c. N. B.. < Western road either leads charmed life or else he exercises extraordinary caution and vigilance at all events, for 15 years he was conductor of a train on the Shore Line road and no accident ever occurred to the train while he was in charge. What seems still more remarkable is the following mentioned occurrence Once Conduc- tor Carter took 8 days vacation in order to enjoy brief outing with a party of friends. While returning home he received intelligence that his train had been wrecked at Stony Creek by meeting some obstruction on the track which derailed the train and caused part of it to fall through the bridge at that place. He says he has never been in railroad accident and does not banker to experience one. Absence oi body is far better than presence of mind in railway smsshup.
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