Connecticut western news., 1892-02-11
Local News.

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 -Chock full-Canaau ice houses.
 Lent begins March End, and Eastt | comes April 17tn.
 The steam apparatus in Fuller & Peet's store Is now in operation.
 Miss Mamie Joyce is a telegraph student of Mrs w. Deacon at Millerton, NY.
 Mrs George O. Peet went to Bridge port last week Thursday to remain till Feb 13.
 Frederick Parsons is home from the New York College of Dentistry for short rest.
 The reward for being industrious and amounting to something Is being referred to as ''lucky devil.
 There will be Leap Year mas-' querade ball at tue town hall in this viii lage on Monday evening Feb 18th.
 Mrs. Dr. Adam entertained her Sunday School class, and Mrs. Eddy's class, at her residence Tuesday evening. / February has five Mondays this year, but an exchange has figured out that it won't happen again til the year 2l35.
 Jimmy Mcclure will remain here as before through the winter. Mrs Mcclure will stay in Millerton till spring. .-.
 The current issne of the NEWS is not a souvenir Poughkeepsie Bridge edition but it comes 'near it, mighty near it.
 John Nichols, of Alliance. O., who has been visiting his brother, Harry Nichols of this village, returned to his home last week.
 MT John Benton. of Clayton, in- tends to learn the printing business and he commenced work Monday in the composing room of the NEWS.
 Frank Roberts of East Canaan, i to be clerk in tho Canaan post office fol about month, after that he will go in the 0 N. E, & w. freight office.
 -F. B Catlin of Wiusted, sold sev enty three bicycles last year, an averag. of little over six month. That's what persistent advertising does.
 An exchange says: The barber is s sort of beilicose individual. He has his brushes right along. he fathers peo- pie and he occasionally smashes theil mugs.
 Miss Mabel Watson is giving dan cing lessons every Tuesday afternoons, her home, to class of little men anu women ranging in age from six to 16 years.
 If your cellar is damp, says an ex- change, but a box of lime in it to absorb the moisture. It will also serve to pre- vent foul and unwholesome odors. Linn. is great purifier.
 Mise Roxanna Stevens was moved on Monday from Mrs Church's house on High St to the residence of Julins Corbit. Miss Stevens sat up an hour and half the next day.
 The Young Peoples Society of the Pilgrim church gave sociable in the church parlers last evening, and the Y. P. s. o. E. of the Methodist Epls- copal church We're their guests.
 Invitations have been issued to the wedding of Edward Rose and Emma Abbott, at the home of the bride in East Canaan, on the 16th. inst. After the marriage Mir. and Mrs Rose will re- move to Geneva N. Y.
 Mir. D. K. Savage, of Collinsville. formerly resident of Sheffield, Mass and we'll known in Canaan and vicinity left on Monday for St. Andrews Bay, Fla, to remain an indefinite time. For the past 10 years MrsSavage has been in the employ of the Collins Go. at Col linsville.
 Tho mercury was two degrees above zero at II o'clock Saturday evening and two degrees below zero at sunrise Sun day morning, but rose over 30 degrees in the next three hours. What eli matei The weather changes as sudieD- ly as the control of the Poughkeepsie Bridge route.
 -Junius Rhoades has soli his bar Der shop to his brother, Lewls, and gave possession on Monday. Junius will go into partnership with Perrin Stanton m the steam saw mill bnsiness in this viz cinity. He and Mir Stanton went to Elmirs, N. Y. on Monday to purchase the outfit for said mill business.
 -Oh Mamma There is going to be another free excursion to Bridgeport. w. B. Hall X Co.say they are going 10 eclipse their previous efforts in the way of desirable goods at even lower prices than ever before. Their advertisement tolls us all about it but we must not for get the date, Thursday, Feb 25'h. Every time the old Connecticut Western road has changed ownership the purchasers have given the road a more imposing name. If the Reading road are in que.t of high and mighty sounding title for their new purchase, we suggest that the road be named after river in Litchfield county, to wit: NARANYoCKNownsUNKA
 There are some disa lvantages in building house upon @ rock notwith- standing the beautiful scripture parable