Connecticut western news., 1891-12-24

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 AMerrVChristmas 4 To All HI. G. Williams is again at home.
 -Christmas Day services in Christ church will be at l0.30 8. m.
 Abraham Coon has built barn on his premises on High street.
 Misses Lillie Fuller, Lucy A. Smith and Minnie E. Pierce are now in town. Miss Florence Thomson is in town to spend the holidays with her mother. The services on Christmas day at St. Joseph's will be at 745 in the fore noon. ..-
 Mir. Fl. M. Adams is still reported as making good progress toward re- covery.
 Rev. T. s. Bond will preach 8 Christmas sermon at the M. B. church on Sunday next.
 Rev. F. Thompson preached at Christ church on Sunday last, in the absence of the rector.
 MT. and Mrs David Ross of Albany N. Y. visited Mir Ross's brother, Dr. H. L. Ross, from Monday until Wednes- day.
 Reuben Mo Intyre is engineer on construction train on the O. N. E. & w. road in the neighborhood of Ancram, NY.
 -Messrs Louis Jenkins and George Seeley, of Ct. Burlington, were in town on Friday and called ou Dr. F. 0. Whit tlesey. ...
 -Dr. Camp is enlarging his house by building on 8 room for an office. It will be about l5 feet square. He con- templates making still further sltera- tions next spring.
 Mrs Wm. J. Thomson has issued about 75 invitations to masquerade party at Mount Elm on New Years eve, given in honor of her daughter, Florence and son, William.
 A New Years ball under the aus pices of the U. M E. club will be giv- on at the town hall on Thursday even ing, December 31. The committee of arrangements is John Psrmelee, J. Me- Guire. J. Lorigsn and M. Hines.
 When the sun begins to appear above the hills on New Years morning the bell of the NJ. B. church will call the worshipers to sunrise prayer meeting. This will take the place of the usual New Years eve prayer meeting.
 Next Sunday will be the third an- niversary of the organization of the Christian Endeavor Society in the M. E. church. There will be religiousye1- ercises in the church at 2 o'clock. There will be addresses by the pastor and oth- CTS, and the reading of the secretary's report All are invited.
 pr George Adam has been gradual ly failing for several months but has recently failed quite rapidly, so much so that his family became alarmed and en Tuesday summoned, by telegraph. his son, the Rev. s. F. Adam, from Plain vile. His mind is also affected, but his condition to-day, Wednesday, remains practically unchanged.
 Since our last report the following named perons have become "grippers" jbut some of them are desertipg the fashionable circle" and are returning to the ranks of health. Mir and Mrs J. l.. Bragg, Mir and Mrs Eugene Root, MT and Mrs J. N. Van Duesen. Mrs O. R. Camp; Mrs D. D. Walter, Jame s Reel, Frederick French, Dr, H. l. Ross, Henry Weaver.
 Fuller & Pset's new building is progressing finely. The frame is en- closed and the tin roof is on. The up- per floor is laid and the rough or sheath ing floor of the first story is completed. The firm will have the finest carpet room in this section. It is in the second story and will be 8 room we'll lighted and 40 feet square without any posts o, chimney to interfere with the spreading of carpets.
 Mrs Charles E. Evans. organist oi s. Paul's church, Stockbridge, Mass. will generously give musical treat al the Pilgrim church on Wednesday e,eping December 30, unless illness prevents. At present her husband is ill with the grippe but if he continues to improve as expected land unless Mr' Evans herself is attacked with the grippe) Mrs Evans will give the organ recital on the above mentioned date This entertainment is entirely free, ant all are cordially invited.
 MT A. D. Wait and family moved from Birmingham, Conn.,, to Cohoes N. Y on Tuesday of last week. M Wait is member of the Birmingham '. M. O. A. bicycle club, On the eve ming previous to MT Waits departur for Cohoes, the bicycle club rendered him 8 parting supper at the Birming ham hotel. There were score O x young men present and they had , pleasant time. After the supper wa eaten and cigars were lighted. speeche were made and stories were told. Afte an hour spent in this manner, Mir Wal vas presented with diamond stud, as token of appreciation of his labors a
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