Connecticut western news., 1891-02-18


 The 0. N. E. & W. road should have run their big snow blow yesterday to clear the fog of their line.
 We are indebted to Congressman Miles for new map of the United States. It is the largest and best map of the kind that we have yet seen.
 Charles Roraback, and Lawyer W. A. Rorsback and lady, of Torrington, were here few hours last Saturday and Monday on their journey to and from Sheffield.
 The ice is about 30 inches thick on Highland lake at Winsted, and about 200 trotting horses are speeded on the lake daily over straight-away course of nearly three miles. A match for $2OO is booked for today.
 -George Hanchett, postal clerk on mountains near Falls Village, 8 wildcat weighing fifty ounds.-Hartford Cour- ant. That is certainly g "wildcat |" story, and bigger and different story than our Falls Village correspondent tells concerning what is probably the same animal.
 We were promised an extended re- port, including resolutions, of the meet ing of the Citizens association held last Saturday evening, but we have not re- ceived it at the hour of closing the NEWS forms, therefore we copy the following concise report from the Canaan cores pondence of the Hartford Courant of today (Tuesdsy.)
 The Citizens association held an ad- journed meeting at Judge Roraback's office, Saturday evening, at which the committee on the Bennett's Hill cross- ing made an elaborate report, submit ting three practical plans for abolishinR the grade crossing in question. Resolu- tions were adopted, requesting the selectmen to bring the matter to the attention of the railroad commissioners
 The secretary was instructed to con- plain to the Central New England & Western Railroad officials of the danger ous practice of letting cars down the grade into this village and also to pro- test against the continued obstruction of the Main street and Church street crossings.
 The committee on sewage reported that sewage system could be establish ed at moderate expense and it was decided to call a public meeting for Saturday evening of thls week to discuss the advisability of applying to the pres ent Legislature for sanitary and sewer district.
 At the last quarterly conference of the M. E. church in this village. held several weeks ago, the entire official board presented request to Presiding Elder Travis asking that the Rev T H. Baragwsnath remain another year as pastor of said church The elder wishes and urges Mir Baragwanath to remain. All the church members and the congre- gation wish him to remain and so do those of other denominations, but Mir Baragwa- nath firmly believes in the three years limit and while he is 10th to leave this delightful village and part with his host of sincere friends here nevertheless he considers it his duty not to refuse larger opportunities for work in the Master 8 vineyard. We have for several weeks delayed mentioning the foregoing facts as we were in hopes NIT Baragwanath would yield to the unanimous desire for him to remain but he still thinks it his duty to leave yet of course the Bishop GOT the powers that be- are the ones that decide the question, yet they can- not change MT Baragwanath's opinion that it is best to change pastors at least once in three years; in short, MT Barag- wanath always says "I am three years man."