Connecticut western news., 1890-10-15
Local News.

Mrs Lucia D. Smith kindly favors our readers today with GA Glimpse oi Block Island"
 Loves labor may be often lost, but Geo l.. Parsons customers say there is no labor lost using Brussels soap.
 The democratic senatorial conven- ton for the Nineteenth district, held at Falls Village yesterday, re-nominated I. N. Bartram, of Sharon.
 MT Albert Strong, of Vail, Iowa, is visiting his parents, MT and Mrs T. B.. Strong, and other relatives. He arrived here on Tuesday of last week.
 Read the registrars notice and don't fail to comprehend that no name can be added to the list "To be made" after tomorrow, Thursday, Oct l6, at , p. m.
 Even great fairs as we'll as little ones suffer from the effects of bad weather. This year tine Danbury fair nearly equalled the New Milford fair, there being only 600 paid admissions on the first day,-Gazette.
 Here is what lottery lobbyist said when he heard of the passing of the snti-lottery bill in the house of repre- sentatives. 'sThe newspapers did this; d-n 'em!" What better tribute could the press ask k2-Exchange.
 MT Samuel Newton, who spent the summer with his parents at Myrtle hill Tn this place, contemplates spending the winter in California. While in Eng land last year he contracted e cold or cough which still fingers with him, but it is hoped the climate of California will cure 1t.
 Mrs H. NJ. Adams was called to Granby about two weeks ago to care for her invalid sister, Mrs Willis Dewey. Her difficulty became perceptible in early April, soon after the death of her husband. She continued to fail rapidly and passed away Wednesday October 8, just seven months after her husband. The funeral was attended Saturday p. m. Rev MT Farnsworth, of Westfeld, officiating.
 Photographer Sheldon, of 359 Main street, West Winsted, has taken some excellent views of the Memorial Tower at Winsted, the Memorial Arch at Hart ford, and many gems of Litchfield and Berkshire county scenery, also views of the principal streets and buildings in said counties and adjoining counties. He has the finest collection of views of any artist In this section. When in West Winsted don't fail to call at Shel- don's and see them.
 The Berkshire News, published at Great Harrington, Mass, reached its first milestone last Saturday and con- graduates itself upon its success. It says it ''started year ago with 300 sub scribers and eight columns of advertise ments, and within the year 1t has gain ed about 2OOO circulation and an aver age of 20 columns of advertisements. :" It don't mean to say, however, that 1t has 2OOO subscribers. Most of its copies are sold by newsboys and at news stands in the county.
 The Winsted Herald tells as follows how Prof l.. W. Harvey gained an ex- cellent step-mother:
 MT William E. Harvey, late of Win sted, and for few years past a resident of Collinsville, was married in that viii lage on Thursday, October ?, the bride being Mrs Julia Watson. The cere- mony took place at the residence of the brides sister, at 5. 30 p. m.. and we'd ding breakfast was served at the Valley House. Mir and Mrs Harvey started the same evening on their wedding tour which included New York, trip up the Hudson and visit among relatives in the West.
 A dangerous counterfeit g bill is in circulation. The Waterbury Amer ican gives the following rule for detect ing the countsrfeit: "Hold the bill to the light and note the two fine lines Sometimes three) running lengthwise of the bill. Tear the bill at one of these lines and you will find that the line is printed on the paper while in the gen. uine bill it is caused by 8 small blue silk fibre. This fbre,' said bank official, has never yet been counterfeit ed. It is put into the bill by secret process.
 -Chipman, the New Milford photo graphist, advertised that he would take, free of charge, the photographs of all the babies who would come to his office on certain day. Rash man! Little idea had he of the effect of an advertisement. Babies began coming at dawn on the eventful Wednesday; they came all that morning; at noon the rooms were filled to overfowing. and coos, goes, crying and laughing resounded on all sides. Still, on came the babies. The plates were all exhausted, and all that Chip man could do was to promise to take the left overs another day. Moral when you advertise look out for results. -Thomaston Express.
 About 8 o'clock Monday morning there was another smash-up on tine c. N. E. < w. road The accident occur ed at this station. The night express (called the sleeping car train) going east crashed iEto the rear of a freight tram standing oH the mairr track just west of the Blackberry bridge. The front of the engine was badly broken up, aud the caboose and one or two cars of the freight train were shattered. A