Connecticut western news., 1893-01-12
Local News.

Four calves and eight sheep were shipped to Hartford on Tuesday.
 State Attorney Huntington, o Woodbury, was in town Monday and Tuesday.
 Don't forget the meeting of the lit erary society tomorrow (Friday) night al G. A. R. hall.
 -Harmon' Schamerhorn has beer quite sick for some days with pneumo mia and erysipelas.
 -P. o. Cummings went to Norwalk on Tuesday to visit his son Sherwood for the remainder of the week.
 Two flat cars were derailed at this aide of Norfolk on Wednesday. This was the extent of the alleged accident.
 Milton Roraback is having another tussle with sciatica, and he has been confined to his bed for several days.
 The fee for registering letters al the post office has been reduced from 1C cents to cents, commencing Jan. l, 1898.
 The son of G. Otto Elterich, the well-known china clay man of Clayton, is attending the Robbins School in Norfolk.
 During the week Of prayer the eve Z ming meetings at the Pilgrim church and at the Methodist church were well attended.
 About five inches of snow fell Mon. day afternoon and night, but the sleigh ing is poor although the mercury reg. istered eight below zero yesterday morning.
 The officers of the D. s. Cowles G. A. R. Post and of the Woman's Relief Corps were installed last night. A large delegation from O. H. Knight Post and w. R.. Corps, of Lakeville was present.
 On the 18th. of this month MT and Mrs Irenus Elton, of Vineland, N. J., formerly of East Canaan, Conn.,, will celebrate the 75tn anniversary oi their marriage with diamond wedding . Our Cornwall correspondent is well known as dry wit. He now is very dry, and we suggest that some legis- lator give him a sample of "Heublein' E Private Stock, to compare 1t with HSwichell".
 The Rev Father O'Connor, who was recently ordained at St Johns sem mary near Boston. has been assigned to the Lakeville parish as assistant to the pastor. and will celebrate Mass at this place on Sunday g a. m.
 How many times have you written i. 2 instead of this week ?-New Milford Gazette.-We notice that in the same column about four inches under the above inquiry the Gazette uses the figure 2 when it should have used the figure 3
 The Rev John De Peu, of Norfolk, occupied the Pilgrim church pulpit last Sunday morning in exchange with the Rev Charles D. Milliken. MT De Peu preached an eloquent and impress i've sermon from Hosea IT. 15. "And l will give her the valley of Achor for g door of hope"
 -Is marriage failure? Not if y ou aspire to the legislature. Of the 24 members of the Connecticut Senate 1 are single, are widowers and IT mar. ried. Of the 252 members of the House 43 are single and 2O9 married. Who can estimate the influence of good wife even in politics.
 Charles Emmons, the faithful and vigilant gateman on the Housatonic R. R. crossing, was attacked by Juniuf Rhoades' dog and bitten in his righ hand last Tuesday. One of the dog'l teeth penetrated the back of the hand and inflicted wound about one incl long and pretty deep. The only pro vocation offered by Mir Emmons was tt extend his hand toward the shiverint animal saying at the same time. :" Dog gie cold? Doggie cold?" Possibly tn dog suspected latent satire.
 Regarding the violation by the Nev York and New England in one instance and the New England division of tn Philadelphia and Reading railroad il several instances, of the law restricting the running of Sunday trains, the re port of the railroad commissioners say that the state treasurer will bring suit for the collection of the penalty provid ed.--Winsted Citizen. Jan. 7.-The fore going item evidently did not scare tn Reading managers for they ran freigh trains last Sunday as usual.
 The state board of managers of tn Worlds Fair commission met in Hart ford last Saturday and chose Joseph H Vaill, of Winsted, as executive commif sioner, vice Major George H. Woods resigned. MT Vaill was the executiv secretary of the board. We congratu late Brother Vaill on his preferment and we would incidentally state that hi salary will be $2OO % per month. Wit Brother Vaill at the helm in Chicag we can safely say that all Connection editors may consider themselves GO, porals" whenever they visit the World Fair.
 The case of Mrs Lucy Nj. Joslyr deceased, late of East Canaan, againl Barnum Richardson Company was sci tied Tuesday of this week. The cas- involved the title to an undivided inter