Connecticut western news., 1892-12-22
Local News.

Miss Jessie Peet will enter St. Agnes' school at Albany, N. Latter the holidays. #a.a
 Miss Mabel Watson now has % young ladies and gentlemen in her dancing class.
 Last year at this time the grip was prevailing and many of our people were struggling in it's tolls.
 The ladies of the Methodist church took in $SO at their chicken pie supper in the church parlors last Tuesday night. We trust that the Christmas sup plement to this issue of the NEWS will please the old folks as we'll as the oung folks.
 Miss Alice Partridge, of Lenoxdale, Mass, who has been visiting with her uncle, D. L. Freeman. returned to her home on Monday.
 Anyone wishing to hear Jerome Mays banjo quartet on Thursday night, next week, can obtain seats in the gallery for 25 cents. Concert begins at g. 20.
 You still have three days-Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday in which to purchase your Christmas goods. When ever you buy don't fail to see w. H. OAmp's assortment.
 Carl Swensen, the florist, keeps Q Ana ao~ortv,,a ar< of c,,k Aowaro oonsfopf ly oh hand. Beautiful palms and other plants suitable for Christmas presents. Holly for Xmas green or church decora- tions. Winsted, Ct.
 -"People don't read advertisementsp They dontf You just publish card with your signature stating that your next door neighbor is thief and liar and you will soon discover that people do read advertisements.
 Arthur Code. formerly of Canada, is now working in James H. Drake's blacksmith shop. MT. Peaslee, who has been with MT. Drake for several months, will go to Green River, N. r., in a few days, where he has bought 8 black smith business
 Tt is an interesting coincidence that . number of years ago Miss Susan Ben nett, the sister of Major s. A. Bennett, kept . select school in the house where the Canaan Academy now has it's home. There are still a number of her old scholars in town.
 Tt is surmised that the P. & R. O. intend to double track their line through this section, at least an observation train passed through Canaan last week and those in charge of it took measure ments of the cuts on the line.
 After the first of January, 1893, Miss Sarah Ferguson, of this town, will act as postal clerk at the post office in this village in~ the place of Mrs John Nicoll, resigned. Mrs Nicoll will re. main in the office till that date to in. strdct Miss Ferguson in her duties. As Frank Allen was driving his horse at rapid gait through the village last Tuesday. the animal, which wal smooth shod, fell down near w. H Camps drug store and broke one of it's forelegs between the hoof and ankle joint. The horse was promptly shot by James H. Drake. When the ground ii frozen hard it is perhaps as we'll to have horses calked.
 "A contemporary gives this advice to poets:
 In writing poems for the press-no matte
 what they be- "'
 If sonnets to your sweetheart or your moth Use one side of the paper-for the editor ,yo,
 May want to write local on the other. And oon't forget to put in stamps-wlth thes
 And paste them 80 no wind will make then
 sail of:
 Not necessarily for print but as guarantee
 That the editor will get his uaiIy mail of
 We are informed that the Philadel phia < Reading road will make the pub lie Christmas present in the form o an improved time table winch goes in to effect next Sunday. It will now b in order to thank the company for in creased travelling facilities. We hay not yet received copy of the new tim table but we understand that trai will leave Hartford for the west at m and another will leave Maybrook fo the east in the morning.
 Mrs Julius Dean had narrow es cape from death by exposure last Err day. On that day, toward night, Jame H. Drake, who was out hunting, foun Mrs Dean in the big swamp lying sout of this village. She had been gather ing running pine and had completel lost her way. If she had not bee found and directed how to find her wa out she might have wandered about i that trackless expanse of woods unt she died of exhaustion and exposure.
 The great work that Messrs Brag and Reel are doing on the highway neg Bennett's hill is progressing finely W are, however, requested to state that th funds, which have been subscribed b private individuals. are getting low One of the committee in charge of th work tells us that he is not ashamed beg for 50 good an object and that tt committee viii be happy to receive col tribations from any of our public spiri a catisens. Messrs D L. Peirce an 3s xA nEaeo ass ths ssn1hiaass.