Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05
Local News.

The January thaw arrived prompt ly and immediately got in it's work.
 There were four hundred freight cars at Maybrook, N. Y., at one time, this week.
 The boys are skating on-the pond which was formed in the desert, near the depot, by the recent thaw.
 Mir and Miss Clute. of the Canaan Academy, returned on Monday from Westport where they have spent the Holidays.
 -One of the older inhabitants say 6 that there is only one married couple in town who were married and living he re 40 years ago. !. In digging a grave at the lower cemetery last Saturday the sexton found the ground frozen to the depth of about 20 inches.
 William L. Brown will act as bag gsge master for the Housatonic railroad while A. A. Hubbard is attending the session of the legislature.
 = On du that R. D. Peirce < Go. will build two more houses (besides the one mentioned last week. on High street in the not distant future.
 Misses Fanny Holcomb, Emma Bull ard and Amanda Langdon have returned to tho State Normal school at New Brit ain. They will all graduate next June.
 We are informed that the P. & R. B. R. company has been and still is adding very materially to it's siding ae- commodations west of Poughkeepsie.
 -Kneeland J. Munson and daughter Della, of Millerton. N. Y., expect to start on Saturday of this week for Bluff ton 8. o. where they will spend the winter.
 James M. Shultx was brought to trial before Justice Bennett last Friday on charge of selling liquor without a license. The case was adjourned for 30 days.
 The collection taken up at the Methodist church on Christmas day, to be sent to the Methodist hospital at Brooklyn to go toward the support of bed, amounted to '810.
 About 30 persons, including sev- eral from the Pilgrim church, attended the sunrise praise and prayer meeting at the Methodist church on the morn ing of New Years day.
 The heavy rain last Sunday after noon and evening caused flood which swept all the ice out of the Blackberry and Honsatonic rivers. Some persons who had their ice houses partly filled were around on Monday gathering cakes of ice that lodged on the meadows.
 A special town meeting has been called for Saturday afternoon at two o'clock to hear the report of the com mittee on the town and probate records and to see whether the town will accept the bequest of Mrs Mary A. Peet of e15OO in trust for the care of the lower cemetery.
 The Old Year died gracefully. He wore . sunny smile the live long day of his departure. The New Year arrived weeping but gave unmistakable evi- dence of his warm young heart by lm- mediately clearing the rivers of the thick ice which had taken Jack Frost ten days ormore to manufacture.
 -'sThe Frogs of Windham", an original comic opera in three acts, founded on fact, composed by Burton E.. Leavitt, will be presented by home talent at the Opera House in Winsted on Wednesday ard Friday evenings Jan uary II and 13. Tickets on sale at Mills drug store in Winsted Saturday January 7th at a. m. Prices 25, 35 and 6Oc.
 On Sunday last. MT and Mrs Ferris W. Henry accompanied the remains of Miss Marcella Ferris from Morrisania to Canaan. They were obliged to re- turn to New York early Monday morn ing to attend the funeral of Mir Henry's father. Much sympathy is expressed for Mir Henry in his double bereave- mont, the death of his aunt followed the next day by the death of his father.
 Tho Agassiz society meeting at J. L. Brsgg's on Tuesday night was large ly attended and was uncommonly in- teresting and spirited. Ably written papers were read on the ''polar star, the formation of pearls" the ''carpen- ter bee" and standard time". A letter from an anonymous contributor, believ- cd to be Prof. J. s. Adam, was read which described remarkable meteoric phenomenon in Wisconsin. Somebody innocently asked the precise time when tho 18th century would end, and the expression of much diversity of opinion and consequent hilarity was the result.
 Just ask Conductor Michael Madden of the P. R. & N. E. road to show you his Christmas present. Some of you may not have the opportunity to see it therefore we will state that said present consists of a watch chain charm. made to order from solid gold, in the form of . railroad conductors punch. Mir Mad den's name and the initials .'P, R & N. E. R. R." are engraved on it The donor is unknown. Accompanying the present was a letter dated at Hartford and bearing the signature "M. Gran A>11O khopEipn Mr MoAAao for tho