Connecticut western news., 1893-12-07
Local News.
Winter in real earnest.

LOCdl NeWS.
 Winter in real earnest.
 There was dance at the town hall lest Saturday night.
 Mrs James Fitzgerald, who has been seriously ill, is reported as improving. Martin Rood is improving steadil y, and John B. Reed Is able to be around the house.
 We are afraid that our Cornwall correspondent will made "Idlewild" nearly wild.
 We received pleasant call from the Rev James H. George, of Salisbury, last Monday.
 Mrs Luman Foote fell on the ice in her door yard on Tuesday and broke her left wrist.
 Mrs Patrick Lynch is very ill with . severe cold and fever. Her recovery is considered doubtful.
 Some correspondence, and the sketch of the late Daniel Brewster will be found on the first page.
 Engineer Alfred E. Evans left the F., R. & N. E. road last week after 'railroading" eleven years aud six months.
 -Mr and Mrs Hull, of New York, have been guests of William Lawrence. at Norfolk, and Mrs N. A. Van Deusen, as Canaan, during the past week.
 -Dr Danielson. who is now practic- ing in Lebanon. was married on Nov 28-to Miss Fay. The doctor. formerly practiced medicine in East Canaan.
 Next V eek the NEWS will contain Q very interesting article written by the Rev Dr John c. Oakley. of New York. entitled, "Laksville-Seventeen Years After"
 1t became necessary to postpone until next Sunday evening the Thanks giving service which had been amour ced to take place at the Pilgrim church last Sunday evening.
 Michael Broderick, aged 21 years, of Ct Darlington, Mass, brakeman on the Housatonic road. was crushed to death while coupling cars at Falls Vil- lage last Thursday evening.
 -The Thanksgiving service at Christ church was we'll attended by all denom- nations. Rev F. w. Barnett has kind ly consented to have his address pub lished, and it appears on the first page.
 Rev w. A. Msckey. who has for nearly four years been the pastor of the M. B. church ct Lee. Mass., notified the official board of his church last Monday evening that he should leave next spring.
 Bear in mind that the last lecture of the course at the M. E. church takes place next Tuesday evening, Dec. 12, on which occasion the Rev Wm. Ackroyd will tell us about "A Preachers Life in the Wild West"
 The first sleighs of the season ap- peared Sunday, and on Monday the boys were using double rippers. An other snow storm Tuesday afternoon. with mercury at zero Wednesday morn ing and beautiful sleighing.
 
 The last set of forms on thel NEWS goss to press Wednesdays at p. m. when on time. The NEWS went to press on time last week. and that is the req son why that issue contained no an nouncement of Rev Dr Eddy's death.
 Through the courtesey of the Win stsd Evening Citizen in kindly loaning us . wood-cut of the late Rev Hiram Eddy, DID,, we are enabled to-day to give our readers picture of the fac< which will never more be seen on earth
 Going to move, going to have any weddings in your family, are you ir business, going to have au auction, oi
 
 to want any printinga If so remember us. Come and see our samples of pos ters, tags, envelopes. bill and letterhsads statements, wedding invitations, dance programs end invitations, cards, tickets etc.
 We quote as follows from lettel written by John Rodemeyer, Jr., from Worcester. Mass, under date of Dec.
 The pledge signers here now numbe 13.OOO and the list is growing. Frapci Murphy Is here now, and he and Net make mighty team. Yesterday (Sun dayl was the most disagreeable day i'm aeinabley snow and siush 8 foot deel and raining necessarily. yet the bit Mechanics' Hall WIS crowded with 3, ,00' people at each meeting, afternoon ant evening.
 The editor of the NEWS has received postal card from She Rev Robert Hunt dated Sharon, Conn.,. Dec. l, 1893, whIcl reads as follows: "I have not time t, write you ct length, but I knew tha you and your readers would rejoice t know that dear old Sharon is beinl visited with . great work of grace There were probably 30 seekers at tn altar last night. Thanksgiving Da will be, forever remembered by tn greatful people of Sharon. Mrs Maggi Van Cott, that wonderful woman of God haa been with us and will be the whol of next week.
 Thanksgiving guests: Mir and MT John D. Seacord, of Lee, at D. l.. Free mans; Mir and Mrs 0. E. Vroman. ( Brookfield, atD. l.. Peirce's; Rev T. $ Bond at Kingston. N. r.; Miss J. K Newton, of New York, at R. O. Newton'i Nr J. 8. Adam and family, Rev s. F