Connecticut western news., 1892-05-19
Local News.

Who was the belle of the ball last Friday night?
 Have you seen J. L. Bragg's yellow wagon2 We'll, Pasmore painted it.
 pr. Clemens house has been painted . light cream color and looks very we'll indeed.
 Don't forget the supper at G. A. R. hall from to 10 o'clock next Wednes- day evening, May 25th.
 HI. N. Brackett. of Brocton, Mass, with his corps of roof painters and teams have arrived in town for the summer campaign.
 The band gave street parade here last Monday night before going into the hall to practice. The parade was most creditable performance.
 Charles l.. Davis, baggage master on the 0. N. E. & w. road, narrowly escaped having pneumonia last week, but he is now on duty again.
 All dogs in the State not registered on the last day of April are kept in vio- lation of the statute laws, and the own CTS upon conviction are subject to fine of fifteen dollars.
 Special sale of ladies'and children s garments on Saturday, May 21, at R. H. Moore's store in Ct; Burlington, Mass. Don't neglect this opportunity to se- cure great bargains.
 Make an effort to attend the Rev James H. Georges lecture in town hall at 8 o'clock next Tuesday evening. May 24th; subject, ''Some Characteristics of the Southern Negro"
 -Wm. H. Camp, as town clerk. and B. s. Roberts, as counter, were sum- moned to testify in the Walsh Phelan case in the Superior Court at Winsted before Judge Hall yesterday.
 The magnolia tree on Dr Camps lawn has been in bloom during the past week. It is young tree, not over sev- en or eight feet in height. It blos- somed last year for the first time. It is quite curiosity in this vicinity and eli mate.
 "A man never realizes how rich he is in this worlds goods, says the Dansv1lle Breeze, until he goes home on house. cleaning day and sees all his furniture out on the lawn waiting for him to come and lug the heavy end of it back into the house again.
 A large black dog, the property oi Station Agent Darrel, of Norfolk, killed eight of MT. O. E. Holcomb's lambs last week. The dog has been boarding ct Mrs. Thompson's this winter. MT. Darrel has settled with MT. Holcomb for his dog's irregularity.
 On dit thatArnold Silvernail and the Widow Sparks are soon to be married. We cannot vouch for the accuracy oi this report, but it is fact that Mrs Sparks five children, ranging from three to twelve years, be to be placed by the selectmen in the Gilbert Home il Wlnsted.
 Charles Kilmer has bought build ing lot of Jacobs Brothers and has al ready commenced digging the celia for house which he will build there It is "corner lot'' on the south eas side of the intersection of Elm stree with the Bacon Hill road, so called.
 The best articles in ladies garment are the ladies themselves. You furnish the ladies. and Messrs Hollister, Hun and Moore. of Ct Harrington will fur nish the garments. Competition is live ly now at Ct Burlington and trade i booming. Just look over our list of Of Harrington advertisements.
 The Berkshire News is welcome t reprint items from the CoNNECTICU WESTERN NEWS but we cannot fathe those typographical errors made by tn B. N. and which do not appear in tn O. w. N. We already make enoug typographical errors and we do no need credit for those which do not bt long to us. See2
 An exchange hits the nail when says: "The man who is always telling newspaper to pitch into this, that or th other thing and claims that it lack nerve because it does not rip people u the back, is the same one who nevs wants his name used under any circun stances and is the first to cry that il justice has been done"
 The officers elected at the annu meeting of the Housatonic Valley Metl odist Ministers association held at She field, Tuesday are as follows: Presiden Rev T. s. Bond of Canaan, Ct.; vic president, Rev B. O. Warren, Sheffield secretary and treasurer, Rev J. B. Gro of North Egremont. The next meetir will be held in connection with the E worth league at Lee, June IA. Rev l Sawyer of Pittsfeld will be invited
 deliver the address, New May IA.
 Daniel Root died last Friday nor ing at his abode on the mountain ne South Canaan, His funeral was atten
 ed on Saturday. No one in this vicini
 knows MT. Roots exact age, and diffe
 ent ones estimate it at 76 years and u
 wards. One of his townsmen claln
 that Mir Root was 90 years or more
 age. as not long since MT. Root sal
 Eat such time shall be 90 years old
 He leaves one sister, the widow of Hi
 low DaminQ s.Dan', Root'a famili