Connecticut western news., 1891-02-25
Local News.

Judge Roraback is holding court al New Milford this week.
 The schools in this village still re- main closed on account of scarlet fever
 Mrs. Frank Emmons, of Canaan Valley, goes to Brooklyn, N. Y. to-day to visit her sisters.
 E. H. Harrison wishes attentio called to his horse advertisement in the Falls Village correspondence.
 Two locomotives of the 0. N. E & w road roasted in front of the post. office from Saturday night until Sunday afternoon.
 Joseph s. Mundry has gone to New Augustine, Fla. to remain couple of months and look after his real estate there.
 The titles of general of the army and admiral of the navy pass out of e1- istence with the death of Sherman and Porter.
 Several new cases of chicken pox are reported this morning. Among the number are Jessie and Florence Cargill and Mary Drake.
 The Citizens flag was floating at half mast from Monday morning until Saturday evening in memory of the late General Sherman.
 Miss Isabel A. Church, from the University of Buffalo, is staying with her brother, Dr. Church. and will as- sist him during the summer.
 Row. Elisha Whittle.ey conducted the services at Christ church on Sunday Feb. 15th but since then the church has been closed on account of the illness of Rev. F. W. Barnett and family.
 Miss Lillie Fuller, of Great Barring ton, is caring for the sick ones at Geo. S. Fuller's. Mrs. Fuller is recovering from scarlet fever but is making the second attempt to have the quinsy.
 Samuel A. Eddy has bought the Pequigney lot on High Street and he will immediately build theron double tenement to be occupied by George Deidrick and Conductor Briggs.
 A dividend of one dollar share has been declared to the stockholders of the Hartford and Connecticut Western rail road company, and will be paid the 28th of this month, and checks fol the same mailed. Winsted Leader.
 David s. Cowles Post and the Woman's Relief corps will hereafter hold their regular monthly meeting in their respective halls on the second Wednesday evening of each month in stead of the third Wednesday evening. The present generation want to learn that . living cannot be made for all hands by legislation, by resolution. by speculation or by imitation. Honest work is the only way at last to earn an honest living. We are hunting entirely too much rest.-Galveston News.
 MT Irving Stone, of Bethlehem, visited his brother, Rev D. O. Stone, from Wednesday until Friday. Irving is a graduate of Yale, but chose to be a travelling salesman and he has followed that occupation several years and been very successful.
 Tho of bo society will hold their next meeting on Friday evening. The question for de- bate, Resolved, that capital punish ment should be abolished is an old one but one which contains plenty of argu- ments for either side.
 Nathaniel Ruggles, of Chicago, son of Mrs. Levi W. Beckley, of Canaan, has been visiting eastern relatives. He re- mained two weeks in Winsted at his aunt's, and his mother went there and made her visit with him. He returned to Chicago last Friday.
 The Scientific association will meet in Grand Army hall on Tuesday even ing March Sd; subjects. Winter Birds, Physical Geography, Geology. A full attendance is requested as this will be the last meeting of the year, and sub jects of importance will come up fol consideration.
 John Beckley is acting foreman of THE NEWS while M. l.. Osborne Jr is on the sick list. CharlY Rodemeye of Canaan, and A. O. Brainard, of Grea Harrington are also setting type on TH1 NEWS this week. The scarlet fever ha closed the schools and one church bu as long as Beckley, Brainard and Ro demeyer remain in good health TIT NEWS will be published as usual.
 Last year the legislature passed al act to abolish grade crossings making provision that the work might be don gradually during the next ten years The report of the railroad commissioner just issued shows that sipce the passag of the law 33 grade crossings on tn Boston & Albany have been done ava but the Honsatonic road as yet has don nothing in this line.-Valley Cleaner.
 Whist players will be interested i the following illustration of the resul of playing whist by rule and of playin it according to individual judgment The Winsted Citizen of Feb 20th says
 In game of whist last night tn rules of the game as laid down b Hoyle were followed by one party an the other party played according t fhair iudumanf aa fn kha hands fha