Connecticut western news., 1890-12-24
Local News.

S@@84~ 4 Merry Christmas toAl
 Eighteen excursion tickets to New York were sold at this station last Wed nesdsy.
 l-S. B. Adams and family, of Broae Brook, will be guests of H. N. Adams Christmas day.
 After the storm last Wednesday the slsishing was good from Cornwall Bridge to the North Pole but there wa, no sleighing south of Cornwall Bridge
 We wish that every member of the incoming legislature of Connecticut would read the article entitled "Tht Libel Laws" which we reprint on ths fourth page today.
 Mir and Mrs Acel Rood gave a very pleasant whist party at their residence on Church street on Thursday evening The severe weather prevented so mt from attending but those present enjoy ed the occasion very much.
 The Illustrated Buffalo Express o Nov 90 contains a fine double column portrait of the late N. O. Scoville, also . brief sketch of him., The Express ssys the fortune of the deceased and hi, brother, Jonathan Scoville. has beer estimated at $4, 900, 900. .-.- G Tho article published elsewhere under the caption "Tickets is vel worth reading. Conductors are ofter blamed without cause but as rule they are courteous. patient and long-suffer ing, and daily meet with the experi ence described in said article.
 The excursion to Hartford last Sat urday, under the auspices of the Sails bury Teachers Mutual Benefit Associa ton, proved to be losing venture fo, tho teachers. They chartered car 8, 60. but only sold 15 tickets, conse. quenty they are out of pocket over $40
 The furious storm of snow and rain last Wednesday evening was killer for entertainments and meetings; the walk ing was actually terrible. Even the railroads became demoralized and nearly an the evening trains on the Housatonic road were from one to three hours late as the telegraph wires were down and ne. orders could be issued. The evening train 1or Hartford was about three hours late in consequence of some delay on the P. P. & B. R. R.
 The funeral of Miss Laura Stevens was attended at Christ church at one o'clock last Thursday. Rev F. w. Bar nett conducted the services. The bear srs at the church were; Messrs J. B. HArdenbergh, J. A. Underwood, J. l.. Bragg, J. s. New, D. l.. Peirce, D. l.. Freeman. The burial was at Hillside oemstery in East Canaan. The brothers and the nephews of the deceased, Messrs Henry c. Stevens, Edward 0. Stevens, 6Stevens and Harry Stevens, tenderly lowered the remains to their last resting place.
 The Rev Isaac Platt Powell, oi Grand Rapids, Mich, formerly pastol of the Oongl church at East Canaan, Conn, and Mrs Helen Griffith Smith were married at Grand Rapids, last Thursday, Dec 18th. The wedding cards also announce that MT and Mrs Powell will be eat home" Tuesday Jan sth., and Thursday, Jan sth. The editor and the editress of THE NEWS were married twenty-one years ago next Monday, Dec 29th. and Mir Powell per formed their marriage ceremony. Now they improve the opportunity to con gratulate MT and Mrs Powell. TH NEWS also extends congratulations il behalf of Mir Powell's many friends il Canaan.
 We have not the facilities for giving you Q holiday edition of twelve page today, and even If we had such facilitie we doubt if you could find time, at thi busy season. to wade through twelv' pages. The quality of the reading matte in THE NEWS always more than compen sates for any lack of quantity. Tn Christmas story and other timely article are good and are as lengthy as man, desire to read. Dr Talmage's sermon published on the ir.t page, Is an excel lent production and will be riveted il your memory by the fact that Dr Tal mage preached said sermon on th shortest day of the year, but he called attention to the longest day in all his tory, and to the most magnificent fighte the world ever saw.
 The David S. Cowles post au Woman's Relief corps held their annua meeting Saturday evening for the cleo ton of officers. The Relief corps It elected without changes: Mrs J. E Hardenbergh. president Miss Fanni Whittlesey, secretary; Miss Len Roberts, treasurer. The post elected tn following officers Milton J. Kilmel commander; James Reel, senior vic commander; Wm F. Ssoket, junior vic commander; H. M. Adams quarte master. E. s. Roberts. sdjutsnt T. I Ssckett, surgeon Hiram Eddy, chaE lain NJ. l.. Osborne, officer of the day John Lepyon, officer of the guard. l L. Ssckett was appointed delegate t the convention in Meriden in February and Fl. Decker his alternate. The 1T stallstion of officers of both organizi lions will be on Wednesday evening ' Ian 4 in tha G. A. R. hall Past Con