Connecticut western news., 1890-11-26
Local News.

The frame for Mrs. N. A. Var Deusen's house has been raised.
 Service will be held in Christ church at 1O.3O a. m., Thanksgiving day.
 Frank Smith recently purchased : pair of horses from Luke Brennan, oi Winsted.
 Rev D. O. Stone will exchange with Rev John DePeu, of Norfolk, next Sun day morning.
 A tramp who stole box of Brussels soap concealed his identity by washing himself with Q cake of it.
 We are told that sufficient money has been raised to purchase pipe or gan for the Pilgrim church.
 Services will be held in the Pilgrim church next Sunday evening, at which time Rev D. 0. Stone will preach his Thanksgiving sermon.
 Under the caption of " Tit for Tat'' you will find the incident about the lawyers and the stenographer which we promised you last week.
 -Dr and Mrs Lee returned last eve ming from their bridal tour. Their house is handsomely furnished and they wlh commence housekeeping after spending Thanksgiving with the brides parents.
 Good Housekeeping, which is such . favorite with all housekeepers who have made its acquaintance, is to be changed with the new year from fort nightly to . monthly publication. Clark W. Bryan & Co.,, Springfield. publishers.
 It is reported that 8 new time table goes into effect on the 0. N. B. & W. road next Monday, the principal change being that the tram now leaving Winsted ct 7:l5 .. m. for Hartford will leave at 100 . m. or in time to connect with the Canal road at Pine Meadow.
 During the past week F. R. Collin has had more trouble than 8 married man. Part of the ceiling in his jewelry store fell down and "Fred" was com pelled to move all his goods, counters and showcases into the back room while new ceiling was put on. new floor laid and walls papered. Ke will be settled again in day or two and wants you all to come and see him in his renovated and improved store.
 Mrs Abigail Donalds, of Canaan Valley, narrowly escaped what might have been . serious accident on Sunday. She was sitting near stove with her back to the fire when her dress caught fire and slowly burned spot in her clothing as large as dinner plate. Luckily some of the household were at homo and the burning cloth was quickly exinguhhed. Mrs Donalds' body re- ceived no burns.
 The last issue of The Berkshire News contained column headed, Among our Exchanges" It has kind words for each, but modesty forbids our quoting what it says about us. This is not the first time however that Doug les Brothers have placed us under obli- gations to them. Their good will is shown by kind deeds as well as by kind words. For the past week we have needed an additional printer and they kindly sent Mir George Scott from their office to our relief. MT Scott is 8 good printer and will remain with us through the week. The Berkshire News is only about 13 months old but under Douglas Brothers management has already &C., quired large circulation; in fact it claims so have the largest circulation of any paper in Southern Berkshire.
 The new apparatus recently erected near the Blackberry river for supplying the c. N. B. & w. locomotives with coal and water, Is very convenient but unless extraordinary caution is used such apparatus is liable to prove death trap. When trains going east stop to take coal or water for the locomotives the passenger cars, especially when water is being taken, stand on the bridge over the river. A few rods west of the bridge is sharp curve. If any train following @ passenger train down Toms 8 hill should break in two, or get beyond control, a fearful smash up would occur on the Blackberry bridge. We don't predict such an accident but it is the unexpected which always happens and some system of signals to give warning of . runaway train should be provided at this point, or g derailing switch, like those in use near drawbridges on the Consolidated road. should be placed west of the curve SC that it would be impossible for one train to crash into another on the Blackberry bridge.
 The work of transforming the O N. 6. &.W. railroad yard in this village has been pushed of late but consider able remains to be done before winter sets in. The grading for two or thre. additional sidings is completed and { number of Italians arelaying the tracks A large space to hold coal has been ex cavated and trestle built in the cente of it. An incline track has been bull to connect with the trestle and coal car can be run upon the trestle and thei contents dumped into the coal yard. derrick with 8 steam hoist has beel erected to lift the buckets of coal iron