Connecticut western news., 1890-01-29

cpuCluslou oi WHiSu lue ualteI ol finishing off the basement of the church will be discussed.
 | Although not down on the time. table the train that arrives here at 7:2l D. m on the O. N E & w. R. R. from the west, continues on to Hartford every night, and will do so until fur, ther notice. The train runs from here into Hartford as freight but will carry passengers and express, and stop at way stations.
 The clergy of the Litchfield Arch deaconry will meet in the parish oi Christ Church on Tuesday and Wednes. day of next week. On Tuesday evening. Feb 4th., there will be public mission. ary meeting in the church at ' 80 p. m Addresses will be made by several l speakers from out of town. All are cor dially invited.
 r The last issue of the NEWS contained the enquiry, "Where is that cold wave that was due here Tuesday ? When the NEWS went to press that Tuesday after noon the weather was mild but at p. m. the water in the motor pipe was frozen. Make your wants known through the NEWS. for the above incl dent proves that it Is an excellent adYer- Using medium, bringing quick response. Many of our townspeople have been i'll with the La Grippe which we have failed to mention, from the fact that we did not hear of it until they had recovered, consequently no one need feel complimented or slighted, because we should have certainly men, toned them had we known it. Oh yes, that Is our vocation and we must not fall short of our calling. These cpl | demics are bonanza to an editor as we'll as the doctors, as they help fill local columns.
 | About thirty-fve veterans of the late war assembled in the Grand Army hall Saturday afternoon, in response to 8 call for an informal meeting, to take action in relation to the 'sService Pen- sion bill" now pending in Congress, and which interests every honorably dis charged soldier. s. A. Bennett was secretary. The bill was read and ex- plained, and vote taken, and the secre- tary directed to communicate the doings of the meeting to the proper authorities. | The date for the organization of a Woman's Relief Corps, as an auxiliary to the David s. Cowles Post, G. A. R, !, is Friday afternoon of the present week. The installation of officers will be in the evening, beginning at 7.3O o'clock. in Grand Army hall. Mrs A. B. Hammond, of Rockville, and Mrs J. E. w. Smith. of Norfolk, are the Department officers in charge of the services. Members of the Cowles Post, with proper insigina, are expected to be present in the evening. Tables will be spread after the evening exercises and very pleasant social occasion can be anticipated.
 The atmosphere was not very chilly on Thursday, yet the conductor of the express freight on the Housatonic road "got left" as also did the two coaches at the rear of the train. The trainmen had been doing some switching and had failed to couple on the coaches. Mistak- ing some signal or other for the one to leave, away they went to Ashley Falls, leaving the coaches across the junction and the conductor patiently waiting fo, a train to carry him hence. The 2l D. m. south bound passenger train switch ed the cars off the junction and out o the way of the 0. N. B. & W. trains After waiting for some time on the switch the freight backed down iron Ashley Falls and got their coaches ant conductor.
 | -Passengers over the Housatoni, road have heretofore complained tha they could get nothing to eat on tn, route. This source, of complaint is nov removed and colhred porter passe
 through the cars oftRs through train
 fully prepared to serve hsnch to all wh' desire it, at reasonable price. This ii another evidence that in everything tn, Housatenic management are bound t. please their patrons by looking care | f,,ll f<> khasr fo The second contest for gold meda will be held at Citizens hall, Fall } Village, next Tuesday evening A pleas
 ing feature will be 8 vocal ant
 instrumental concert by we'll know
 artists, which will add not little to tn, attractions. The young ladies who vii ] compete for the medal are: Misses Celi { Dimond, Ore Hill; Lizzie Turner, Lake
 vile; Marion Davis, Goshen; Mau,
 Prince, Emma Briuton, Minnie Ruige , and Nellie Barnum, of Falls Village an,
 vicinity. Rev T. a. Baragwanath, Re } D. O Stone and Principal H. NJ. Adam l; of this village, are to act as judges. The excursion to Bridgeport las Thursday was largely patronized, a fe, going to trade and good many goin. simply because it was cheap. But it
 question whether they got the wort of their money or not, for as is alway the case, anything that is cheap is quit } liable to be run on the cheap plan. an'
 the railroad company evidently had t economize In order to get out whole } and hitched on two cars at Falls Villag , 1 lxxrL: ls,l ] l.