Connecticut western news., 1892-04-28
Local News.

Stores that adVertlSe are always we'll patronized.
 -Only 20 degrees above zero last Monday morning.
 The real silver question is, twill you lend me dollar?"
 A new cesspool has been dug for the drainage at Union depot.
 Rev Dr Eddy preached in the Pres byterian church at Millerton, N. Y. last Sunday.
 Thomas Butler is building an addi ton to his house, nearly as large as the main part of the house.
 The older man grows the more cinvinced he becomes that he will have to be his own best friend.
 The Agassiz society will meet next Tuesday night May 3d) at the house of Clarence M. Humphrey. All are invit- ed.
 MT Ludovick Harrison, of Bethle- hem, student of theology at the Yale Seminary, preached in the Pilgrim church last Sunday.
 Mir Jenson Emmons, of Canaan Val ley, is regaining his health and was in this village last Monday for the first time in several months.
 -Dr Frederick s. Parsons went to Staplston, Staten Island, last Monday to take possession of the dental office which he recently purchased at that place.
 Major Bennett and John O. Rich mond have each horse, recently brought from the west, very sick with the distemper. Dr Heath of Winsted attends Major Bennett's. ..
 Grant Shultis, Charles l.. Adams hired man, cut off the end of his fore finger on his left hand, just at the base of the nail, last Wednesday. He was monkeying with g hay cutter.
 -Thad Downing has resigned the clerkship of the Warner House and gone into the employ of Harry Nichol at the oil lime kiln. J. l.. Trowbridge has taken Thad's place at the hotel.
 The members of the legislature will come together again May 3d, say their prayers, or have some said for them, compare notes and go home to spend kl~no
 The friends of John Fitzgerald. of Valparaiso, Neb., formerly of this town, will be pleased to know that he has ta- ken to himself help meet. We are unable to give the lady's name, but she is Nebraska girl.
 Many of our exchanges, urged no doubt by the annual reign of mud, are earnestly discussing the subject of roads But the road that most of us are inter- ested in, is the one that leads on to for tune. -Gnwanda Herald.
 Governor Bulkeley has appointed the following lady managers of the Worlds Fair for this county; Principals, Mrs George H Knight, of Lakeville, and Mrs Jabez H. Alvord. of Winsted. Al ternates; Mrs George H. Stoughton, of Thomaston, and Mrs John A. Bucking- ham, of Watertown.
 James Reel dislodged an immense quantity of Times tone at Peirce & Free mans quarry one day last week. He caused six holes to be drilled 20 feet deep and several feet apart, and then filled them about three fourths full of dynamite and hred them simultanious- ly. The result was an infant earth quake, but no damage done.
 We cannot resist the temptation to remark that our good friend, s. B. Rob bins, who writes the Montana letters which appear occasionally in the NEWS is enthusiastic about the climate, busi ness opportunities, and the attractions of Montana but when he chooses wife "Heaven's best gift to man" he select, e lady from good old New England.
 The marriage of Rev T. H. E. Rich ards, pastor of the M. E. church a Rhinecliff, N. Y to Miss Louise Reynolds was celebrated Wednesday evening April 20, at the residence of the bride in Hudson, NY. The presents were handsome and costly. The flowers were choice and profuse, many of them com ing from the conservatory of Vice-Pres ident Morton. The ceremony was per formed by Presiding Elder Travis, o Poughkeepsie, assisted by Rev T. H Baragwanath, of Rhinebeck.
 The last meeting of the season c the Literary Society will take place to morrow (Friday) evening at 7.45. Al are cordially invited. To give a littl idea of the program it may be mention ed that there will be music by the Ban jo Club, a sketch of the winters worl of the society, readings and recitations and, as the principal feature, the "circu lating library" in which the differen books will be represented by the mem bers, and the audience will be allowe to guess the names, those guessing tn greatest number correctly to receiv prizes.
 -One of the amusing features of tn election held in this town last Monda was the following: After the polls ha closed at 5 p. m. and while the counter were opening the envelopes, preparate " to counting the ballots, one envelop was found to contain receipted cos bill, instead of 8 ballot. It appears ths previous to going to the polls. Mir -