Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1893.
Local News.
Lent begins next Wednesday.

We hope the February thaw broke the backbon of winter,
 Mrs F. s. Spauldine, of Norfolk, is visiting at J. l.. Bragg's
 Mrs Roscoe Taft and her daughter, of South Egremont, Mass, spent the day with MT and Mrs Tobey on Tuesday.
 Miss Oakley, a daughter of Rev pr Oakley of Goshen, N. r., was the guest of Dr Lee several days this week and last.
 John Lorrigan opened meat mar ket under o. H. Pease's shop Feb. 1st. We are told that he is a good man to deal with.
 A. A. Mcleod announces that the Connecticut River road will soon be ex- tended so as to rect the Poughkeepsie bridge route at Tariffville.
 The pupils of Canaan Academy will render play, "The Silent Protector. on St. Valentines s evening, Feb. 14th. The benefit for the gymnasium.
 Editor Gard, of the Millerton Tele- gram, visited the NEWS office last Sat- urday on his way to Sheffield, Mass, where he remained until Sunday p. m.
 The monthly meeting of the Agassiz society was held Tuesday evening at J. l.. Bragg's. There was very fair at- tendance. The program proved an in- terestlng one.
 F. W. Warner will give free ride to Lime Rock and return to all who may desire to attend the sociable at the Casino this afternoon. The party will leave at two.
 A new block signal has been put up on the Union depot, on the Housa- tonic side. for the use of the telegraph operator when signaling to trains to wait for orders.
 The 18th day of February is the an niversary of the birth of Abraham Lin coin, and the Sons of Veterans have adopted that date as a day of general observance throug bout the country.
 MT and Mrs MA Brown, of Lenox, Mass, called on friends here Saturday afternoon on their way home from Win sted where for week they had been guests of Mrs Browns brother, o. K. Hunt.
 HI. D. Humphreys double house on West Main street is occupied by Eugene Flakes and Chas Nickerson; and the single house formerly occupied by Martin McGuire) is now tenanted by Norman Lawton.
 It is due to Landlord Warner to state that his s''toboggan slide death trap' near the post office has been the safest place to walk on in the village, when the walks have been icy. He has kept it we'll sprinkled with ashes.
 The great Alteration Sale" at E. P. Hunt & Co.'S emporium in Ct. Bar rington, Mass, began last Monday. Great reductions in prices of all goods throughout the store have been made, and the repairs and enlargement of the building will soon commence.
 II shall vacate my present store the first of April Until that date l will sell my stock of stoves, tinware, etc., at cost rather than move it. will also sell one set of timers tools and one set of piping tools at bargain.
 A. L., BROWN, Norfolk, Conn.
 Eight degrees below zero last Sun- day morning. Heavy snow storm Mon- day forenoon with rain in afternoon and evening, making artificial lakes in the streets and fields. Nearly down to zero Wednesday morning with good skating everywhere, especially on the tempo rary lake in front of Union depot
 On Washington's birthday there will bo reunion of the G. A. R. posts of Lakeville, Sharon, Millerton and D.. s. Cowles post at this place. The Wo- mans Relief corps of Lakeville and Ga naan will entertain the visitors. In the afternoon addresses will be made in the town hall Further particulars next week.
 -Hotchkiss & Eggleston's new ad- vertisement does not appear to-day be- cause their copy was not received until after the outside pages of the NEWS had gone to press It will appear next week. In the meantime we will state that they are offering genuine bargains in oyercoats and winter clothing to make room for their spring stock
 Harry Hart's Colored Concert Go gave an entertainment at the town hall Tuesday evening. There was pretty good sized audience, although the town wac not billed till afternoon. The sing ing was, for the most part, very good in the African style, and many features of the program were decidedly funny The boys were very rowdyish.
 -Endeavor Day was appropriately observed at the Methodist church by the holding of 8 missionary meeting The program consisted of hymns, re sponsive reading, reports of the prog ress of missionary work in various parts of the world and a very able address by the Rev T. s. Bond. The young peo ple's society of the Pilgrim church and the Christion Endeavor society of Eas Canaan attended the meeting by invita- tion. -...
 The Litchfeld County Times is the name of the paper launched at New Hartford last Thursday by the Diter