Connecticut western news., 1891-05-27
Local News.

The gross receipts of the M. E festival last Friday evening were S34. 40. Twenty eight excursion tickets to Bridgeport were sold at this station last Friday.
 The Citizens band goes to Norfolk next Saturday to take part in the Memo rial day services.
 During the month of July the Housatonic railroad will give an excur- sion to Coney Island.
 The marriage of Miss Annie Casey to MT John Ivory occurs at St Joseph's church this morning at ten o'clock.
 Bans of the marriage of William O'Brien and Mary Fitzgerald were pub lished in St Joseph's church last Sun -Messrs Joseph and George Futile, of New Jersey, spent few days last week trout fishing with their cousin, MT J. s. Adam. ~ The Agassiz society will meet Tues day evening, June 2. An interesting pro- gram has been promised. All are invi ted to attend.
 Mrs Adeline BeckleY visited friends here last Friday and Saturday on her way from Kent to New Hartford where she will remain about two weeks.
 A. O. Brainard. of Great Burlington, Mass, for time connected with the NEWS, has accepted situation as clerk in the Beardsley House at Winsted.
 Miss Eva Corbit entertained some of her school friends last Wednesday evening. With games and mesmeric tricks. the evening was reported to have passed very pleasantly.
 An exchange says: Learned men tell us that in Latin the word editor means ito eat" In the United States it means to scratch around like blazes to get something to eat"
 The Winsted Christian Endeavor Union, to which the society in this vil- lage belongs, have meeting at New Hartford this afternoon and evening. The afternoon session begins at 30 and the evening at 7.3O.
 The Housatonic railroad will place on sale June 1st tickets from Canaan to Saratoga and return. on account of the American Home Missionary Society melting. Rate s5 %. Tickets good going June 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and good to return until June 13.
 The meeting of the Home Mission ary Society is at Saratoga next week. Among those reported who are to attend from this place are. Rev D. c. Stone, Mrs H. M Adams, Mrs H. N. Adams, Mrs Julius Corbit. Mrs D. l.. Freeman, Miss Lena Freeman and Mrs George Adam.
 There is an alarming increase of in- sanity among Iowa farmers.-Bridge- port Leader-It is not to be wondered at when we considered the vast number of Iowa farm mortgages held by Eastern investors. However, not all Iowa farm CTS will become insane; some will "go to bed and let the other fellow walk"
 Reuben Porter, 8 brakeman on the O. N. E. & W. road, was instantly killed while coupling cars at Ore Hill last Wednesday afternoon. He was walk ing backwards in front of the bumper and was adjusting the pin when the cars came together. Mir Porter was about 23 years old and his home was at Boston Corners, N. Y.
 The board of management of the Litchfield County Home paid Mrs Mary w. Ward S65OO for the Douglas place." The property is we'll worth the money. All the buildings are in good repair. The house contains IS sleep ing rooms and is equipped with steam heat. About 50 acres of land go witt the buildings. The Home children will be removed from Winsted to the '.Douglas place" next Monday.
 On Monday, June l, the Housatoni, railroad will commence running thei Famous Limited Express Train" tt the summer resorts in the Housatoni, valley, leaving the Grand Central Depo in New York at B. 30 D. m. (daily excep Sunday via New York, New Haven ant Hartford railroad. The equipment o the Limited Express" is unexcelled the drawing room cars and coaches ar of the latest pattern, and built expressl. for the Berkshire Hills travel.
 The Boston & Maine, Central Ne, England x Western, and the Pennsyl vspia, Pouahkeepsie & Boston superiu tendents met this week in this city t arrange for new through train fror Boston to Washington. The nigh train that was put on several month ago is said to be so popular that it car not handle all the business; heuce tn necessity for an additional train. will be day train leaving Boston an Washington early in the morning. reaches Washington via the Baltimol & Ohio railroad. York Sun.
 The personal items in newspaper always receive various criticisms. l every hamlet are people who say: |" wonder why editors cannot find som, thing important to fill up their papel with. Just read this item-sPeter Gin let is visiting on Mt Riga. or sFlol