Connecticut western news., 1892-11-24
W. H. Camp returned yesterday from 8 trip to New York.


 The post office will close 15 min- utes after every mail on Thanksgiving day.
 The public schools at this village closed Wednesday afternoon (Nov 23d) for the remainder of the week.
 THE NEWS will be sent until 1894 for $2 % to new subscribers. Please inform your friends, and do them and us favor.
 What is the difference between Democrats and Republicans? Demo- crats wear new hats and Republicans old ones. s.-Millerton Telegram.
 The work of improving the high ways goes bravely on. Roal Agent Peirce and Selectman Bragg set a noble example of public spirit last Monday.
 Edward Fitzgerald has put up a building, adjoining his brother James house on Railroad street, to be used as a grocery store.
 Rev T. s Bond left here on Tues day for Kingston, N r., where he will spend Thanksgiving with his parents and other relatives.
 Rev T. s. Bond, of this place, and Rev I. T. Stafford, pastor of the Meth odist church at Lenox, Mass exchanged pulnits last Sunday The American eagle has had his in- nings;n let the American turkey go to the bat Springfield Union.-We cor dially endorse the above sentiment. s-An exchange tells of a poor man, who, less than one year ago, had only one suit of clothes, went into the news paper business, and now has eight suits. Seven of them are for libel.
 Herr Rudolf Prawdzicki, who has recently arrived in this country from Gorlitz in the province of Silesia ir Germany. is at the Canaan Academy, where he will give instruction in Ger man and French. Miss Olive Wilcox, of South Ga naan, is organist at the Methodist church. Arthur Code plays an accom- paniment,to the singing, on the cornet His playing on this instrument is very much admired.
 John Dooley. of Millerton, N. Y. had his fingers badly 'crushed while coupling cars at Brookfield Junction or Saturday. He will lose two fingers John IS a plucky little fellow and VI are sorry for him.
 "A newspaper is directory and ev cry business man in the town should have an advertisement in his local papel even if it contains only his name, ad !, dress and his business. It will nor. than pay him some time.
 Last Monday about two tons O dressed turkeys came by express to thi station from Ct Harrington, Mass, ant were transferred to the P. R. & N. B road for Hartford. So Thanksgiving day will be celebrated in Hartford.
 There will be services at Chris church at 10 30 a. m. on Thanksgiving day. The day will not be observed il the Congregational and Methodis churches. Rev T. 8. Bond will preacl a Thanksgiving sermon on Sunday next Last Friday night during the vio lent storm of wind and rain a freigh car on the Poughkeepsie bridge was un rooted. A brakeman by the name 0 Hutchinson, who was on the car g that moment, was thrown onto tn bridge, but escaped falling into tn river by grasping the railing. He wa badly bruised.
 That south wind of last Frids night was mo slouch." The hors sheds at the Episcopal and Pilgrir churches were blown partly off the un der-pinning. A barn, standing in
 meadow. belonging to Charles s. Adsr was unroofed, and many lengths ( fence were blown down. The NEW
 building was shaken to the foundation and would probably have been blow
 over if it were not that the NEWS is s firmly established. II Mrs Mary Mason died at her hom in South Paris, Me-, about o'cloc
 last Thursday morning. She had bee
 in poor health several years. Her az
 was about 60 years. Her funeral wi
 attended at South Paris on Saturda afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs Mason ha
 been an occasional visitor to Canaan
 She was sister of Dr P. O. Cumming ! and Mrs Caldwell. of Canaan, and F. i Cummings, of Hartford, and they star , ed for Maine last Friday and arrived time to attend her funeral. , The queerest election bet vet con
 to light is that made by Stamfoi , young man with his best girl. If Har1 son was elected they were to be imm F diately married, but if Cleveland got il
 the young lady. Jan ardent Republical
 was to call on the gentleman two or thr'
 times week for six months. Last ev
 ming amid the storm and rain she mat a her first call. A part of the agreeme {, was that in the event of Democratic su cess he was not to even enter her hom Q Leap year ought to be extended for h !. benefit. .-Stamford Advocate. 8 Mrs Mary Pease Franklin, aged '- years, widow of the late Homer Fran J lin of New York, died at her home @ Middletown, Conn. on Tuesday Nov
 Her funeral was attended at Middletov