Connecticut western news., 1892-02-25
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 Two men were grooming one of H K. Bloodgood's iron horses last Friday
 Miss Ina A. Roberts has returned home from Seward. Scoharie County N. Y.
 Mays banjo quartet concert at towr hall, Friday evening. Admission 2s cents.
 Don't forget to attend Rev T. H Baragwanath's lecture next Wednesday evening.
 Prof Seacord and Miss French ol Lenox, Mass, visited over Sunday with Miss Lena Freeman.
 MT Lumau Foote was housed up with cold for over 8 week but on Mon- day he footed it to the post-ofice.
 -"Bi-choride of electricity" is the latest for New York's method of treating men afflicted with homicidal mania.
 -Old No. l, the first engine of the Conn. Western road, can be seen at the engine house near the railroad bridge. Mrs Anna Fairchild of Newtown, ,an aunt of Mrs Ophelia Camp, will arrive here next week to remain indefinitely.
 The ever humorous Dansville Breeze goes on in thls way:
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 And we'll always have money in our pants. The orange tea netted the Meth odist Episcopal society about $23 be- sides being very enjoyable affair soci- ally.
 -Messrs Joseph w. Peet, Junius Rhoades, Maitland Osborne, and Mrs James A. Bierce, Jr., are on the sick list.
 On the fourth page will be found Mr B. T. Buffers letter in regard to hauling through freight over Spauld- ing's summit. On the same page will be found our reply to said letter.
 We lately noticed French gentle man smoking hams in an unusual way. The hams were hung up in barrels which were connected with the fire by an underground passage at the mouth of which was the fire.
 We regret to learn that MT I. P. Stevens, formerly of Canaan, is serious ly ill, with chronic difficulty, at his home in Bridgeport. While his condi- ton is serious it is not hopeless, and we hope soon to hear that he is improving. An exchange proposes to print newspapers on the new blanket sheet postal cards, and have them delivered by carriers. All the actual news in some papers we know of could easily be printed in that space, with a broad mar gin to spare. Herald.
 A number of our young ladies of literary tastes, have organized reading club for the purpose of 8 critical study of some of the best works in English literature They meet at the homes of the mem bers of the club. They have begun with Hawthorne's ''Marble Faun."
 On last Monday, it being Washing tons birthday the gorgeous ensign of the Republic" was flying proudly from the liberty pole in front of the town hall, in honor of the great Father of his country" who twas first in war, first in peace, and will ever be first in sll true American hearts.
 The remains of Geo W.Stevens. who died at Oramel, Allegany Go. N. Y on Feb. 20, were brought here on Tuesday last for burial at Canaan Valley. Mir Stevens, whose fathers name was Ezra, was born in this town 75 years ago and is well remembered by many of the old CT residents. He left here in 1864 and went to Oramel, where he has been en- gagged in farming and in the real estate business. His five children are all dead except two, viz: Henry and Mrs Mary A. Lawrence, who live at Oramel. Mir Stevens wife and three children are buried at Canaan Valley. as are also his parents and grandparents.
 We have received copy of the Ne. gaunee (Mich.) Iron Herald of Feb 18th which contains an obituary of Mrs Nah. lon A. Gibbs who died at Negaunee, Feb 10, after long and painful illness with cancer of the stomach. Mrs Gibbs was most estimable lady. and her early death is sincerely mourned by wide circle of friends. To illustrate the es teem in which she was held at Negaunee we need quote only one of the many GU logistic paragraphs from said obituary, as follows; "Mrs Gibbs life was tri umphant vindication of the highest purposes of true womauhood. Mrs Gibbs age was 30 ears. Her husband was native of Ore Hill, Conn. Besides hel husband, Mrs Gibbs leaves three bright little children.
 Somebody, gifted with droll hu nor, has recently sent a communities tiou to the Hartford Times, which takes the form of an allegory. By the device of relating what proves to have been { dream, the witty writer suggests wha
 
 would probably happen, in case firt should break out in one of our large wooden buildings, some cold, windy winter night, or indeed any other night