Connecticut western news., 1892-04-14

-Calves this week, 4S; pr1ce to of cents.
 The infant child of William A'Hern is very sick.
 Mrs James O'Hern is on the sick list, not seriously ill.
 MT and Mrs E. W. Warner have returned from New York.
 Mrs James Hanlon has had a slight attack of pneumonia but with careful nursing is doing nicely.
 Arthur P. Freeman, though. he still has little fever, was able to sit up for short time on Monday and Tuesday.
 The upper furnace at East Canaan was blown out for repairs last Saturday after having been run for nearly three years.
 Tt IS said that the Brooklyn bridge" will not be rebuilt, so the foot way over s. A. Eddy's land will be abandoned.
 MT Henry Abbott, of East Canaan, was alive at 10 o'clock yesterday Wed nesday) morning but was not expected to live through the day.
 To-day, April 14th, is the anniver- sary of the capture of Fort Sumter by the Confederates in 1861 and of the as- sassination of Lincoln in 1865.
 A car load of potatoes, purchased in this town by Hall & Hornbeck of Falls Village, was shipped from this station to Bridgeport yesterday.
 The council to dismiss the Rev. D. o. Stone will meet at the Pilgrim church on the 2Oth. inst at 10.30 o'clock in the forenoon. The churches of the adjoining towns will be represented.
 Sparks from locomotive ignited the grass in 8. A. Bennett's meadow one day last week and the flames swept across the field to the highway near Mrs N. A. VanDeusen's house before they were subdued.
 -CARPErsl GIL Parsons & Son have just received samples of ingrain carpets from the leading carpet house in New England, to which they would invite your attention. Quality guaranteed and prices as low as can be purchased any where.
 Miss Flora Spaulding has returned from her winters sojourn at Winsted. She is boarding at the Warner House and calling on her friends in this village preparatory to her departure for Oramel, N. Y. where she will make her home with her sister, Mrs Stevens.
 A stranger is swindling the people of neighboring towns by representing that he is the representative of large photographing establishment and that he will supply twelve cabinet photo graphs for one dollar. He collects his money in advance, and fails to show up again. Look out for him. .-Millerton Telegram. ..
 The dry grass in Conn Lynehan's yard took fire last Tuesday and. as the wind was high, much alarm was felt for the adjoining buildings. But the neigh bors, especially the ladies, rallied to the rescue in force and, headed by the stal- wart blacksmith, Jim Drake, they quell- ed the fiery element with copious liba- tions of cold water in pails and from the hydrants.
 Before beginning her lecture last Saturday Miss Knapp took occasion to say that Hawthorne once visited the house now occupied by Dr Eddy. He speaks of the house as the ''old tavern" and he was especially interested in the great door step, inscribed, as we we'll know, with names and recording that Isaac Lawrence settled here in 1738 and built that house in 1751. | MT Ludovick Harrison, of Bethle- hem, student of theology at the Yale Seminary, preached ut the morning and evening services at the Pilgrim church on Sunday last. In the morning he de- livered 8 very able discourse on the text, 2 Tim. 4. 2. II have fought good fight, have finished my course, I have kept the faith" In the evening he gave a very interesting narrative of his experi ences during his three years connection with the Jerry McAuley mission in Wa ter street in the lower part of New York city. MT Harrison was a near neighbol and schoolmate of the Rev D. c. Stone at Bethlehem.
 Last Saturday afternoon Mis-. Knapp, professor of English literature at the Mt. Holyoke College, delivered { lecture on the writings of Nathanie Hawthorne at Miss Eddy's under the au spices of the young ladies reading club The lecture, which was listened to witl deep interest by large com pany of la dies and few gentlemen, was strong argument against the idea that Flaw therne was a pessimist. After the lee ture Mrs George O. Peet took her plac, at the "samovar" and proceeded to pre- pare the tea, assisted by Miss Watson The cheering beverage was then served to those present by several of the younl ladies. After short time in converse
 tion, during which many were present ed to the lecturer, the company dis
 persed. The whole affair was an intel , lectual entertainment of very high ol
 der.
 Since the 11th of last October has been impossible for persons Twin