Connecticut western news., 1893-12-21

kIA1u uh6 IobuIuCu to AAo ousACos AO has been absent on his wedding trip. Mrs J. l.. Pease and Mir and Mrs O.. Fl. Pease returned from New York Mon- day night, where they had been visiting last week.
 When giving to the poor always be careful that your gifts are directed where they will relieve honest poverty and not shiftless laziness.
 We printed several extra quires of the NEWS of Dec. 18th and can still fur nish copies containing Rev Dr Oakley g article entitled "Lakeville-Seventeen Years After"
 Henry Kneelan and Whiten Proper went fishidg at Twin Lakes Saturday. Saturday afternoon Proper exhibited eleven nice pickerel. one of them weigh ing 4 lbs. ? OF.
 There will be no meeting of the Literary society this week, on account of preparations for the holidays. The next meeting will be held Friday even- ing, Jan. 5, 1894.
 -Truer words were never spoken from the pulpit or elewhere, than these "We may put on our best clotes among strangers and jnggle with words-the life tells the real story"
 l[-Five freight crews on the F., R. & N. E. were taken off Monday, owing to the dull frelghting business. The west end work train has also been discoEtin- ued to curtail expenses.
 According to the decision of Coro- ner Higgins, htely given out. James Lawrence White came to his death ;n the watch box at Chspinville tressle, on Oct. 30. in an accidental manner. The chicken pie supper and fancy goods sale at the M. E. church parlors Friday night was we'll attended and was gratifying financially to the ladies, the receipts being $77.40.
 Snow began to fall Thursday even- ing and made splendid sleighing but a rain set in Friday noon and on Saturday morning the snow had vanished and farmers could pasture their cattle again. Miss Watson's dancing class meets ct the town hall on Saturday evenings and good number of pupils attend. Miss Watson has been very successful with her classes in past seasons and will undoubtedly be SO this winter. The Hartford Courant's issue of Dec. IA is great display of newspaper enterprise. The paper is IA page. two pages in off colors one red and the other blue, and two two column pages one blue and one red. The paper was printed on thelr $25. 900 press. Sheriff Allyn, of Torrington. has received from the agricultural depart ment at Washington, large variety of seeds for free distribution. among them being several kinds of tobacco. Parties wishing seeds will call at his office, or send postal addressed, Torrington, Conn.
 During the wetness on Saturday, Railroad street commenced to fill mp with water and most of it ran in to Lew is Rhoades' cellar, destroying pork and other articles. Lew says the town will have to pay damages as the sluices and gutters had been changed 80 that the water was turned into his yard.
 The annual meeting of Housatonic Lodge No. 6l F. & A. M. occurs on Sat- urday evening of this week. Any mem- Der who wants an office should attend and accept one. Any member who does not want an office should also attend or one may be thrust upon him. A con- soIation supper will be served to those who get stuck with an ofice-and to those who don't.
 The Christmas services in the churches will begin with the Pilgrim church which holds Christmas service and presentation of presents to the lit tie ones on Sunday evening. Monday evening the M. E. Sunday school will have Christmas service. Presents will be given to the younger classes and a barrel packed for the Five Points Mis- sion. The church will be appropriate ly decorated. Holy Communion and sermon at Christ church on Christmas day at 1O.3O a. m. Children's festival on Holy Innocents' day (next Thursday at 7p. m. At St. Joseph's church, Mass will be celebrated on Christmas day at q 30 a. m., and High Mass at 11>A m.
 Mrs George Adam returned Friday from Bennington, N. J., where she at- tended the funeral of her niece's hus- band, Henry Clay Hammond, who died Dec. IA. The Hunterdon County (N.J. ) Democrat in brief review of MT Ham, mond's life ssys:
 | Mir Hammond was veteran of the late war, and in the service of his coun- | try he established for himself glorious record. He was the captain of 8 cavalry company and led many gallant charge in the battles for the old flag, and his body bore the grim evidence of several fearful wounds. At one time he was on Gen. Grants staff, and the General en- trusted to him many important and re- sponsibfe duties in the line of service. After the war he served for 8 time as colonel of cavalry in the regular army.
 POINTERS.