Connecticut western news., 1893-03-23
Work will soon be resumed at the Anchor Lime Company's kiln.

he and w. J. Thomson will work the farm the coming season.
 Rev B. M. Wright occupied the pulpit of the Pilgrim church on Sun day, having exchanged with the pastor. His text was taken from l Kings XIX: 12. "'The still, small voice"
 James McLally has left Dr Church and gone to live with his sister in One onta, N. y. Jimmy is reported as hay ing said that he wanted to '.see the world. :" He already has some idea of it.
 |The Winsted Citizen says: The Officials of the New England division of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad are much annoyed by some of their brakemen stealing perishable goods from the cars of freight trains.
 A new time table will go into effect on the Berkshire division of the Consol- dated about May 1st and correspond ing change will probably take place on the Danbury division. .-Danbury News
 -Alice Flynn, of Ore Hill, was found dead by the side of the railroad, just east of Winchell's crossing in Millerton. N. Y., on Wednesday evening of last week. She was in the habit of making daily trip from Ore Hill to Millerton. It is supposed she died in a fit.
 The Housatonic Christian Endeavor Union will hold their fifteenth meeting with the Congregational church in New Milford on April 9th. This meeting was appointed for February 22d, but was postponed on account of the great snow storm on that day. Nearly the same program will be presented at the April meeting.
 The Winsted Herald reports that lady recently called at it's office to put in an advertisement for lost ring and then found it in her purse when she opened it to pay for her "adv." This proves, what everybody knows. that it pays to advertise, but we mention it as probably the quickest return from an advertisement on record.
 At the recent meeting of the stock holders of the Berkshire railroad com pany, held to ratify the lease executed by the directors, 4, 439 of the 5000 shares were represented. The action of the di- rectors was ratified, and the lease will go into effect April l. The Stockbridge and Pittsfeld company also ratified the lease to the N. Y. N. H. & H.
 V-The abutment at the east end of the iron bridge at Silvernails, N. Y.. on the P R. & N E. road was washed away at about II o'clock on Sunday night, which delayed trains for from four to five hours, A pile driver was brought out from Ancram and the bridge was temporarily repaired. It is reported that several bridges on the P. R. & N. E. road are in bad shape.
 Not long ago it was reported that Agent Simmons, of Winsted, had taken some colored children by the name of Johnson from East Canaan to the Gil bert Home in Winsted. The selectmen of this town had already investigated the matter and learned that the children belonged in Sheffield and would be taken care of by that town and so not;- fled tho keepers of the Home, and now loo hot Aa lx.. sent to Sheffield
 There is dog, having his home On Church street in this village, abont which we hear very curious stories. He is frequ ent visitor at the services in the Methodist church, and at the time of the recent ministers meeting he in- spected the commissary department in the church parlors, where the ladies were making preparations to entertain the Rev clergy with their well known generosity, and succeeded in securing very liberal samples of the feast. Last Friday was the fourteenth birthday of Miss Jennie Ham, and tle happy anniversary was very appropri- ately observed by party in the even, ing. About twenty young ladies and gentlemen came by invitation. Besides the members of Mrs Hams family anl household Mir Warren. of Syracuse. N Y, and Mss Catherine Andrus, of Ash. ley Falls, were also present, making the whole number about 35. The occasion was very enjoyable one, variety If amusing games followed by refresh ments making up the program.
 Rev Michael E. McCartan, whose sad death occurred at Danbury last week Wednesday, was for time cur. ate on this mission. some years ago. He is very pleasantly remembered by all who came in contact with him while he was here. At the time of his death bt was one of the curates at St. Peters church in Danbury. On Wednesday morning about 5.30 o'clock his dead body was found hanging by the fee over picket fence. The fence was on of place, the lower end of it slanting tt within a foot of the sidewalk. It Ii supposed that Father McCartan, whc was returning from sick call, fell owe the fence in the dark and, being stun ned, died while unconscious. He wa about 32 years old. His parents live il l New Haven.
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