Connecticut western news., 1891-01-07
Meetings are held in the Methodist church every evening this week.

Meetings are held in the Methodist church every evening this week.
 Mrs James Green has been qnite sick with Ia grippe for over 8 week past but is improving.
 Emma Abbott, the opera singer. died, of pneumonia, at Salt Lake City early Monday morning.
 Mrs Maria Adam is quite feeble. She is in her 94th year and has failed quite perceptibly the past two weeks.
 The Connecticut legislature meets today but only the Lord knows when they will part or who will be the gover- nor for the next two years.
 Petitions will be presented to the legislature asking for the incorporation of the borough of Norfolk, and that g charter be granted for street railway in Winsted.
 The Southington Phoenix says the presence of winter wrens are among th' curiosities of the present winter. The, come from the north and resembl. closely summer wrens.
 Newspaper advertising is like any other legitimate business. Good good. cost money {; poor stuff may be had a' any price. A man who gets his adver- tisement for nothing must not be sur prised if the returns are small.
 Mir Howard F. Laudon, of Salisbury. was one of the eight Connecticut law yers who were admitted to the bar or Monday of this week. He is a son oi Fitch Landon. of Sharon Valley, and is one of Judge Warmers law students.
 Mfrs Margaret Ferris, wife of Enei- neer Walter Ferris of the Housatonis road, died suddenly at her home il Bridgeport last Friday morning. Int remains were removed to New Milford on Monday for burial. The fora tributes at the funeral were numerou and very beautiful.
 The Norfolk correspondent of the Winsted Citizens says: "We occasion ally sec the genial face of Wm H Merrill among us again. Mir Merrill was sec. tion master here for number of years. but was promoted to road master of tn. west end division and stationed a' Rhinecliff. A change of divisions give. him beat from Norfolk to Silvernail He is now living at Canaan"
 --Talmage Pulver will soon move to Torrington. On Thursday Jan 18th he will sell at public auction at his place in East Canaan; 12 COWS, 1 mare with fosl, 25 tons of hay, lumber wagon, l moving machine, 1 Yankee horse rake. 2 ox-sleds, 1 OK x-cart, blows, harrows etc. in short. an endless variety of farming besides household furniture and articles to numerous to mention.
 Mir John H. Belden. of Falls Vii lage, and Miss Fannie Clark, of Salis- bury, were married last Thursday. A generally changes the bride'e name but seldom, if ever, changes tht bridegroom's name. Such being tn. case we consider the aforesaid marriag s remarkable one inasmuch as the Fall. Village correspondence in the Winsted Citizen of Jan 5 reads as follows:
 John Baldwin. one of Fl. Fl. & Co.'S. genial clerks, has taken one of Sails bnry's fair damsels for wife.
 Will ex-"Deacon" John Fl. Belden, now John Baldwin, please pass the cigars?
 Mrs Kate Collins, widow of Dennis Collins, died at her residence in thi. village at ' o'clock last Sunday evening. aged about 53 years. She has been 8 great sufferer with spinal disease and for eleven years or more has been help less and confined to her bed. She leaves two sons and one daughter. Her eldest son. James Keenan. by her first hus- hand, has been 8 most affectionate and iutiful son and has done everything pos. -ible for his mothers support and com fort. Kind friends have also shown sym s'athy by frequent visits and many acts If kindness. The funeral will be attend. -d at St Joseph's church at 10 o'clock this Wednesday morning.