Connecticut western news., 1891-01-21
Local News.


 gers last Thursday evening
 Rev F. W. Barnett exchanged with Rev J. Fl. George, of Salisbury, last Sunday.
 Mrs Sabra Humphrey has gone to West Norfolk, to remain 8 few weeks with Mrs Dewell.
 Whist party next Thursday night at Miles B. Tobey's. Wishes are expres- sed that it may be fine sleighlng and bright moonlight.
 Have you observed that new and handsome sign which Dr Ross hung out Saturday? It was painted by MT Pierre Mundry, of Falls Village.
 Elsewhere will be found sketch of the late Dr Moses 0. Camp, who was brother of Dr 0. W. Camp of Canaan, Dr Samuel Camp of Ct Harrington, and Dr William Camp of Millerton.
 -Dr and Mrs F. P. Whittlesey, of Ct Harrington, visited at !" The Grove " from Wednesday until Thursday after noon. when they left for New York and on Saturday sailed for Jamaica, W. l.
 Father Bannan, the Sisters and scholars from the convent at Lakeville enjoyed sleighride to Canaan last Wednesday and spent several hours here in making calls and visiting the public schools.
 The Devils Lake North Dakota) Inter- Ocean of Jan 10th contains nearly three columns of notices of mortgage sales. It seems that some people did take Horace Greeley's advice, viz: Go west, young man."
 The G. A. R. Post and Woman's Relief Corps met in their hall last Wed nesday night and installed their officers. Some speeches were made, and then an excellent supper was enjoyed by them and their invited guests.
 At the prayer meeting held last Friday evening in the Congl church at Housatonic, which was in the hands of the Y. P. S. c. E., Miss Lillie Fuller, of Ct Harrington, gave fine report of the meeting which she attended in Boston. The Hartford Courant says: MT and Mrs s. A. Eddy have closed their house at Canaan for the winter. Mir Eddy, Clerk of the House of Representatives, will be in Hartford great part of the time. and Mrs Eddy desires to make a visit to her former home in Jamestown, N Y. ...-.
 Rev Nathan Hubbell has written 8 book entitled My Journey to Jerusa- lem," which includes his travels through Europe. Palestine and Egypt. A large portion of the book was written by him while travelling in distant lands. It is a nicely bound book with 64 illustrations. Price $1. Printed by Hunt & Eaton, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York.
 -Beebe, of Lee, Mass, the weather prophet who predicted the blizzard in 1888, says the worst storm of the season will visit this country between the 1st and 18th of February. He has notified different ice companies to gather their crop this month, as after that there will be such quantities of snow as will com pei them to abandon their work.
 Just think of the fine sleighing there has been since the 18th of Decem- Der, and the many days of coasting which have been enjoyed by old and young. It IS really very amusing, also exciting, to watch the children sliding down the hill from the Episcopal church to the depot at break-neck speed, and the looker-on gazes with surprise to see them arise from thei, sleds whole and sound.
 On the fourth page is an article, copied from the Pittsfeld Journal showing the policy of the railroads run ming through the Naugatuck and Hous atomic valleys. We are little amused at the statement of "a gentleman prom inently interested in the Housatcnit management who says: "It is vel known that it is carnival time in the city during the holidays. The shoI windows are full of the newest and most novel attractions for old and young It does not follow by any means tha every one who takes advantage of th, excursion rates goes as buyer." Near ly every excursionist comes home loaded down with large packages and bundles of merchandise. If they do not go al buyers, what then? We don't wish t, intimate they stole all those packages and parcels in the city. Perhaps thei city cousins made them 8 present O said merchandise.
 The meetings of the Literary societ, are full of interest. The developemen of this society has exceeded the expect sncy of all. The last meeting was hel' in Armory hall on Friday evening, Jal Is. Interesting papers were read on dll fereut subjects one of especial interes being on the U. S Mint system, by M JS. Adam. The debate on the subiec Resolved, that there should be fire eolnage of silver," was an enthusiast one. Two of the assigned disputant being absent, tho leader of the afirms tive,G. w. Parsons, and of the negative W. H Camp, proceeded in their usss eloquent manner to present their argu ments. The debate was & warm one an lasted for some time. finally being de ei1ed, both the merits of the questio