Connecticut western news., 1890-01-15
Local News.

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 Of tue eighty thousand Swedes In New York city, not one runs 8 saloon.
 The thermometer at Elko, Nevada, Tuesday night, Jan. ', indicated 50 degrees below zero.
 Many of the windows in the Pilgrim church were cracked and ruined by the fire.
 Miss Nellie Miller, of Lakeville, has returned to Prof Harvey's to remain an indefinite time.
 Mrs K. B. Daly returned last week from New York where she has been soiourning several weeks.
 Miss Lillie Root has been confined to her bed the past week, with La Grippe, but is now recovering.
 We have more Copy than space to- day. Some copy that would keep" has been laid aside for next issue.
 Miss Hattie E. Root. of South Canaan, has been visiting at her uncle's, MT Harlow Roots, the past week.
 Mrs Irene Ems ign, of Winsted, vis- tied Mrs Jane Branch, last week. She also visited friends in South Canaan.
 Rev T. H. Baragwanath had 8 tussle with the grippe all last week, and n-Ell. oronobod for hin, loef Sunday Robbie VanDeusen Is attending the Robbins school in Norfolk. He left here Monday to commence his studies. Rev H. G. Hoadley, of East Canaan preached in the Pilgrim church last Sunday morning in exchange with Rev Mir Stone.
 -Messrs Lester Adams and Dwight Leffingwell watched the Pilgrim church all last Sunday night to guard against another outbreak of fire. James F. Keenan. of Winsted. road master of the eastern division of the c. N. E. & W. railroad, lost little child with diphtheria last Saturday.
 Ferris w. Henry, of Morrisania, N. r.. has secured the appointment of postmaster of that place. His duties commence January 15, 1890.
 -E. R. Lorrain has taken the con- tract to build. on Prospect St, house for D. D. Walter Work on the cellar was commenced last Thursday.
 Would it not be pious idea to examine the fire hydrants in this will age ? They are not frozen but perhaps they are clogged with mud.
 -"Truth is stranger than fiction. There is not particle of fiction in the reminiscence, "A True Story which { reliable townsman contributes to oul columns to-day.
 Miss Ella Hall came home from Danbury, Wednesday evening, where she has been very ill with typhoid fevel She has not fully recovered but ha come home to recruit her strength
 A full attendance of the member of the Pilgrim church is requested a the meeting to be held at J. L. Bragg tomorrow frhursday) evening to decid' what action to take in regard to th repairs to be made upon the church.
 Hartford has sustained an ire parable loss by the death of Stephen A Hubbard, who for the past 23 years ha been managing editor of THE CoURANT The entire press of this country vii also mourn the loss of such fair minded, public-spirited and whole souled man. A good man has gone t. his reward.
 The narrow escape of the Pilgrim church is loud call for fir hydrants on Prospect St. Two hydrant are needed one between the town hal and the Pilgrim church and one nea the Episcopal rectory. Don't wait unt thousands of dollars worth of propert vanish in flames before procuring tn hydrants. Now is the time to act. Tn writer is ready to pay his share of tn expense.
 Reuben Seward has recovered fror the pneumonia. Quite number are 1 with La Grippe, but the following hay nearly or quite recovered from it; Marti Rood. Julia and Ella Seward, Josep L. Parsons, John 0. Richmond. WI Waller, Mrs Junius Rhoades, John Xii mer, Samuel A. Eddy, Minnie Quinn Frank F. Stevens. Mrs J. M. Root an Mrs Warren Mo Intyre are quite i'll, an Martin Mo Intyre is trying hard to | in fashion with the grippe.
 About 7.3O o'clock last Monda evening passenger train on the Hous tonic road, and one on the c. N. E. w., attempted to back across the jun tion at Union depot at the same tim Result, one set of trucks on each e that collided were thrown from u lnaok ons platform on each car an