Connecticut western news., 1891-12-17
Local News.

Read the short resume of the Presi- dents message in another column.
 --Edmund D. Lawrence and family moved into their new house last Thurs day.
 Rev Dr Hiram Eddy and Mrs Edd, returned on Friday morning from Jamestown, N. Y.
 Daniel K Spaulding says: "Wher. the old clock strikes into 1892 shall be 7S years old"
 Henry G Williams went to New York yesterday, and will visit several other places before his return.
 MT Oliver Mumford, of the Nor- walk Hour, called on us on Tuesday He was visiting friends in town.
 A few young friends Of Miss Julia Seward gave her very pleasant sur prise on Tuesday evening which Wal very much enjoyed by those attending. MT and Mrs S. W. Barnes, and Mr. Fl. c. Barnes. attended the wedding ot MT Ernest Jonson and Miss Ksti'. Sykes at the home of the bride in Pitts field, Mass, on Tuesday evening.
 The firms of Hall & Hornbeck, and the Hall, Hornbeck Furniture Go do not wish to change their advertisements but they do wish to a' nounce that the, are selling immense quantities of hol- iday goods at tempting prices.
 -Christmas celebrations for the children will be held at the Pilgrim church on Christmas eve, and at the NJ E. church on Christmas night. As re- gards Christ church the day Is not yet decided owing to the illness of the rec tor.
 A horse belonging to Mir s A Edd! came tearing through the village O" Wednesday. blanketed and with buggy attached. The H R R. gate was bare ly raised in time to let the ou; fit through. Young B.anjon stopped the horse. It had run from below Pine Grove camp ground without damage to itself and little to the buggy. Andrew Boijesen. the murderer Emma Anderson of Worthwhile, who will be hanged January 29th. has had Il night guard placed over him and will be vigilantly guarded until the deatt watch begins its duties next month. Al effort to commute the death sentence, on the ground that Boije>en has ha'i epilepsy and is not responsible for the crime, will be made-New Milford Gazette. ...
 Among those who now have or have lately had the grippe are Rev F. w. Bar nett (who is still confined to the bed) and all his family, Mir Edmund D Law renee. MT and Mrs DeFnrrest and thei' child. Frank Dempsey and his whole family five persons) Mrs George C. Peet, Mrs Catherine Brown, Mrs J. A. Bierce, Jr., Frederick Gillette, Miss Mary Gillette. MT and Mrs A B. Nal lory, Master Irving Messenger.
 At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Hartford & Conneciicu Western Railroad Company, held a Hartford on Tuesday, the old board O directors was unanimously reelected Next Monday, Dec 2l, is the twentietl anniversary of the opening of the road On that day four through passenge trains from Hartford to Millerton (tw' each way) and mixed train betweel Millerton and Winsted commenced run ming daily.
 The young ladies fair at East G. nsan was a wonderful success Quite number from Canaan attended and it estimated that at times as many as 15 persons were present The snpper wa most generous spread" and larg and tasteful assortment of fancy article was offered for sale. The net receipt will be between S6O and S70. We COT gratulate the ladies on the result ( thsir eff prts.
 On Friday night party of six we known gentlemen Of Canaan and on from out of town took part In coo hunt which merits more than passin mention. After slight delay cause by the vain attempt of oue of the part whose system of "home rule" does nc encourage coon hunting, to obtain tl maternal assent, the gentlemen gail sallied forth with an experienced COG dog and, wisely enough. with one ga only and a revolver. It was love night, 8 clear moon ight, we pr-sun an ideal coon night. It would carry | too far to try to describe the adveutur' 1t to say that they struck the mounta near Deacon B-ckley's, that in time tl company got separated, the dog wit characteristic intelligence joining il prty having the gun. The minori section fipally found themselves on u west brow of the mountain, fro whence, after gszing for awhile in ra ture on the landscape partly obscure by thin mist and batbed III the moo light, they returned to the village WI 10 coon, but with necks intact. " The other detachment pursu the chase with such ardor tn they did not psuse till the sight of La Wsngum sleeping iu the light of Di [, almonished them that they had go far enough. They encountered o >,,p hnt after a protra,t+,d bombar